25 Days East Africa Safari / Gorilla Tracking

 

Day 1 Nairobi – Masai Mara

We depart Nairobi soon after breakfast and drive into the Great Rift Valley to the world famous Maasai Mara game reserve to arrive in good time for Lunch at the Enchoro Wildlife Camp.  Take an  afternoon game drive followed by dinner and overnight stay at the Camp

 

Day 2 & 3 Masai Mara

Both days spent exploring the park in search of the big 5 - Optional balloon safari can be arranged at an extra cost of US$ 450 per person. Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Enchoro Camp

 

The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant. It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures.  This happens between July & October

 

Day 4 Masai Mara Lake Naivasha

Take an early morning game drive in the park and return to the camp for breakfast and thereafter depart masai mara for Lake Naivasha.  Arrival will be in good time for lunch at the Cray Fish Camp.  Afternoon can be spent visiting the Hell’s Gate National park for a walk or bicycle riding, an optional boatride in the lake can be arranged.  Dinner andovernight at the Crayfish camp

 

Day 5 Lake Naivasha – Lake Nakuru

Depart Lake Naivasha in the morning and make a short drive west to lake nakuru national park.  Lunch will be at the WCK Guest house inside the park.  Take an afternoon game drive in this park which is famed for abundance in wildlife and various species of birds which resides in the lake.  The main attraction in the lake is the thousands of flamingoes which live in the lake.  The park is also a rhino sanctuary.

Dinner and overnight will be at the guest house.

 

Day 6  Lake Nakuru – Lake Bogoria – Lake Baringo

Depart Lake Nakuru in the morning and drive North past the Menengai Crater into the Volcanic active Lake Bogoria National reserve.  The main attraction here are the Hot springs (Gysers).  Animals to be found here the rare grater Kudu antelopes and occasional leopard.  After visiting Lake Bogoria you’ll exit the park and proceed further North to the Lake Baringo.  An optional boat trip around the lake to see hippos and birds can be arranged.  You can as well visit the local Jemps community in the island.  Dinner and overnight will be at the Roberts Camp.

 

Day 7 Lake Baringo – Samburu

Depart after breakfast and drive south crossing the Equator to Nakuru and further through the Thomson Falls in Nyahururu and further north into the Semi arid Samburu game reserve.   Game viewing will be enroute to the camp for dinner and overnight.

 

Day 8  Samburu

The whole day will be spent in Samburu with early morning and afternoon game drives offered.  Optional visits to the local samburu villages can be arranged.  Dinner and overnight will be at the camp.

 

Day 9 Samburu – Mt Kenya

 Breakfast then view game as we exit the park and drive to Mount Kenya Region. Lunch at Mountain Rock campsite then proceed for afternoon game drives at Sweetwater’s sanctuary. Dinner and overnight at the camp

 

Sweetwater’s is the only sanctuary for rehabilitation in Kenya of these widely abused chimpanzees with two groups living in an environment as close to their natural habitat as possible. The site is also a dedicated rhino sanctuary

 

Day 10 Mt Kenya - Amboseli

Depart after breakfast with picnic lunches and  drive via  Nairobi proceeding further to the Amboseli national park at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro arriving in the late evening at the Amboseli kibo safari Camp for Dinner and overnight.

 

Day 11 Amboseli

Depart the camp after breakfast and spend the whole morning viewing game in this unique park.  Lunch will be at the camp.  An afternoon ziesta  to take a rest and another game drive will be at 4 pm.  Dinner and overnight will be at the Kibo Safari camp.

 

Day 12 Amboseli – Tsavo West

We depart kibo safari camp with packed lunches after breakfast for  Tsavo West National Park and a stop-over is made at Mzima Springs, the source of most of Mombasa’s fresh water; you can walk down to an underwater observation chamber where it is literally possible to watch hippo or crocodile swim along the floor of this crystal clear spring.   We will proceed with a full day game viewing, with a stop at the scenic “poacher’s lookout “ post to have our picnic lunches.  Tsavo is particularly famous for its large herds of the ‘Red elephants’ of Tsavo  .  .  Dinner and overnight will be at the KWS public campsite

 

 Day 13 Tsavo West – Tsavo East

After breakfast depart Tsavo West and drive across to the Tsavo East national park whose boundary is the Nairobi / Mombasa main road.   Spent the whole day game viewing.  Dinner and overnight at the Ndololo KWS campsite.

 

Day  14  Tsavo East - Aberdares

Early morning game drive and the depart Tsavo East with picnic lunches and drive to the Central Kenya highland via Nairobi  arriving in the Aberdares national park in the evening.  Dinner and overnight will be at a campsite inside the Aberdares national park.

 

Day 15  Aberdares – Nairobi

Take a morning game drive in Aberdares visiting the waterfalls and the dense equatorial forests and thereafter  depart for Nairobi arriving in the afternoon.  Drop off will be at the Kenya comfort hotel where you’ll be booked on bed & breakfast.

 

Day 16 Nairobi – Arusha

Depart Nairobi and drive south to the Kenya Tanzania border town of namanga for immigration formalities to enter Tanzania.  Proceed further to Arusha.  Drop off will be at a budget hotel where you’ll be booked on Bed & breakfast.

 

Day  17  Arusha – Lake Manyara

You’ll be picked up at 0730 hrs and drive west to the lake manyara national park.  Arrival will be in good time for lunch at the Twiga (giraffe ) campsite.  Take an afternoon game drive in the park, which is famed for the ‘tree climbing’ lions.  Dinner and overnight will be at the Twiga campsite

 

Day 18 Lake manyara – Ngorongoro

You’ll do a morning game drive in lake manyara and depart for the world famous Ngorongoro Crater which has been classified as a UN world heritage site.   You’ll descend 2000 ft into the Crater for a full day game viewing drive.  You’ll drive out of the crater  and go to Simba (lion) campsite on the rim of the crater for dinner and overnight.

 

 

Day 19 Ngorongoro – Serengeti

Depart after breakfast and drive further west  to the world famous Serengeti National Park.  Arrival will be for lunch at the seronera public campsite.  Take an afternoon game drive and return to the campsite at sunset for dinner and overnight.

 

Day 20 Serengeti national park

The whole day will be spent exploring this vast park, which is home to all ‘The Big Fives’  Dinner and overnight will be at the campsite.

 

Day 21 Serengeti – Tarangire

After breakfast at the camp depart Serengeti with game viewing enroute exit through the Naabi gate and drive to the Tarangire national park.  Of all the national parks in the northern circuit of Tanzania, Tarangire national park is the remotest and much drier.  Here, big herds of elephants roam the wild.  Take an evening game drive.  Dinner and overnight at a campsite just outside Tarangire national park.

 

Day 22  Tarangire – Arusha – Nairobi

Depart in the morning and drive back to Arusha to board your afternoon shuttle bus to Nairobi arriving in the late evening.  Drop off  will be at the Comfort inn Nairobi for overnight.  You’ll be booked on bed & breakfast.

 

Day 23  Nairobi – Entebbe – Bwindi National park

You’ll be transferred to the airport for your morning flight to Entebe, where upon arrival you’ll be picked up and start the journey to the impenetrettable Bwindi national park.  Dinner and overnight at a campsite.

 

Day 24  Gorilla tracking Bwindi national park

An early morning set off for gorilla tracking and return to the camp in the afternoon. 

Dinner and overnight at the camp

 

Day 25 Bwindi – Kampala

Depart Bwindi national park in the morning and drive back to Kampala arriving in the afternoon where the safari will end.

 

Cost of safari  in US Dollars   8240

 

Return flight Nairobi – Entebe – Nairobi   US$ 310

 

 Tour Price includes:

• Transport in a customized  safari minibus with pop up roof in Kenya and a customized safari 4x4 jeep in Tanzania  ideal for game viewing and photography each person is guaranteed a window seat
• Full board accommodation in camps
• Park entry fees
• Gorilla tracking licence
• Game drives as per the itinerary
• Ngorongoro crater conservation fee USD 200
• Services of a professional Driver/guide
• Guaranteed reservations upon confirmation
• 1 litre Mineral water per person per day
• Return flight to Uganda

Tour Price Excludes

• Personal travel insurance
• Cultural visits to Masai villages costs US$ 25 per person
• Hot air balloon safari in Masai Mara costs US$ 450 per person
• Tipping
• Drinks
• Personal effects
• Extras not mentioned above