Detailed 17 Days Kenya Tanzania Uganda Wildlife Safari Via Kigali City

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to the hotel

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta Airport, you will meet our tour guides who will welcome you and transfer you to your hotel in Nairobi for dinner and overnight stay.

Dinner and overnight stay at Silver Springs Hotel Nairobi

Day 2: Transfer to Masai Mara Game Reserve.

After breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel by our representative and will be transferred to Masai Mara Game with a stopover at the Great Rift Valley for viewing. Masai Mara is one of East Africa’s most famous reserves. It consists of undulating hills and great rolling grasslands that sustain some of the most varied wildlife in Africa.

You will arrive in time for lunch. In the afternoon, you will embark on game viewing where you will spot lions, elephants, cheetahs, giraffes, buffalos, wildebeest, gazelle and other plains game abound, not forgetting the hundreds of species of birds.

Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Springs tented camp

Day 3 of 17 Days Kenya Tanzania Uganda Wildlife Safari Via Kigali City: Full Day at Masai Mara

After breakfast, you will set out for game drives through the unique park which really forms the northern part of the famous Serengeti National Park.

Masai Mara supports the biggest population of cats besides other predators. You will spot elephants, lions, Cheetahs, Leopards, Giraffe, Zebras and wildebeest. You will return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Springs tented camp

Day 4: Another Full day at Masai Mara

You will wake up at 6:00AM for an early morning breakfast and will set out for a full day game drive in the reserve.  You will have another chance to spot the Lion, Cheetah and Leopard roam the vast grasslands in search for their next meal. You will also spot other animals including the impalas, warthogs and many more.

You will return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

Dinner and overnight stay at Mara Springs tented camp

Day 5 of 17 Days Kenya Tanzania Uganda Wildlife Safari Via Kigali City: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park

After breakfast, you will depart for Nakuru National Park with lunch in Narok town enroute. You will have a stopover at Lake Naivasha where you will enjoy an optional one-hour boat ride through the lake. You will proceed to Lake National Park arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

Dinner and overnight stay at Maili Saba Camp 

Day 5: Transfer to Lake Naivasha

Early morning breakfast. After breakfast game drive en-route. Leave Nakuru for Lake Naivasha with a game en-route arriving in time for lunch, check in at the hotel and have lunch. You will arrive in the afternoon and have an optional boat ride. Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Safari Lodge

Day 6: Transfer to Amboseli National Park

After breakfast, you will have a short morning game drive through the park and will be transferred to Amboseli National Park. You will enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Great Rift Valley enroute.  You will have lunch at a restaurant along the way and proceed arriving late afternoon. You will relax by the lodge and after enjoy dinner and overnight stay.

Dinner and overnight stay at Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Day 7 of 17 Days Kenya Tanzania Uganda Wildlife Safari Via Kigali City: Full Day at Amboseli

You will wake at around 06:30am, enjoy breakfast and then proceed for the full day game drive at the back drop of Kilimanjaro. You will be in the park and picnic lunch will be served at the view point. Amboseli Park is one of the most visited Park in Kenya for its serenity and the view of the peak of Kilimanjaro during the sun rise and sun set in the evening.  You will spot the big five and other animals like the hyena, zebra, giraffe, impala jackals’ topis among others.  You will then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Dinner and overnight stay at Amboseli Sopa Lodge

Day 8: Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Arusha

After early breakfast you will have you final en-route game drive in Kenya on your way out of the national park. Your Kenyan driver/guide will take you to Namanga border where you will meet with your Tanzanian driver/guide who will assist you with the border formalities.

Your Tanzanian driver/guide will transfer you to Ilboru Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Dinner and overnight stay at Ilboru Safari Lodge

Day 9: Transfer to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast you will proceed to Tarangire National Park for game viewing and a picnic lunch. The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses through the park, which is the only source of water for the wild animals here during the dry season. The park is famous for its large numbers of elephants, baobab trees and tree climbing African pythons.

Dinner and overnight stay at Tarangire Roika tented lodge

Day 10: Transfer to Ngorogoro National Park

After breakfast you will drive to the Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing and a picnic lunch. This park is one of the most densely crowded wildlife areas in the world and is home to an estimated 30,000 animals. The crater is often called “Africa’s Eden” and is also considered the eight Natural wonder of the World. A visit to this amazing place is a main draw for tourists coming to Tanzania and undoubtedly a world-class attraction!

Within the crater rim, large herds of zebra and wildebeest graze will lions sleep and laze in the sun nearby. At dawn, the endangered black rhino will return to the thick cover of the crater forests after grazing on the dew-laden grass in the morning mist. Just outside the crater’s ridge, tall Maasai herd their cattle and goats over green pasture and through highland slopes. They live alongside the wildlife here as they have done for centuries.

Dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge 

Day 11 of 17 Days Kenya Tanzania Uganda Wildlife Safari Via Kigali City: Transfer to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast you will drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to Serengeti National Park, enjoying game viewing and a packed lunch en-route. The Serengeti covers over 6,000 square miles of sprawling, unspoiled landscape.

Add to that an extraordinary population of resident and migratory animals in a constant bid for survival, and you will begin to understand why this place is often called “the world as it was in the beginning”. As soon as you enter the park the wildlife viewing will begin! Search for leopards and lions and watch in awe as zebra, wildebeest appear from amidst the woodlands and plains.

Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti kati kati tented camp

Day 12: Great Migration Mara River

Early morning game drive in Central Serengeti looking for hunting predators, then return to the camp for breakfast. After breakfast depart with picnic lunch and drive towards the North Serengeti for game drive. The great migration is supposed to be in this area from late July to mid-October crossing the famous Mara River to Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya and back to Serengeti.

You will have high opportunity to see them crossing while the crocodiles in the river attack them. The North Serengeti has also lots of big cats, elephants, giraffes, impalas, hippos and it is another good place to see the endangered black rhino. In the late afternoon you will continue to Serengeti Mbugani camp (located in the North Serengeti) for dinner and

Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti kati kati tented camp

Day 13 of 17 Days Kenya Tanzania Uganda Wildlife Safari Via Kigali City: Another Full day in Serengeti National Park

Morning and afternoon game drive along the Mara River, with early departure. The great migration is supposed to be in this area from late July to mid-October crossing the famous Mara River to Maasai Mara reserve in Kenya and back to Serengeti.

You will have high opportunity to see them crossing while the crocodiles in the river attack them. The North Serengeti has also lots of big cats, elephants, giraffes, impalas, hippos and it is another good place to see the endangered black rhino. All meals and overnight will be at Mbugani migration camp.

After early breakfast you will drive to Lobo area for game drive. Lobo is the area in North-East of Serengeti National Park with unique landscape, and you will have high opportunity to see leopards, cheetahs, big prides of lions, the rare clip-springer antelopes and others. In the late afternoon you will continue to Central Serengeti.

Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti kati kati tented camp

Day 14: Transfer to Kilimanjaro – Departure for Kigali International Airport

After breakfast you can go shopping in town or relax at the lodge (time permitting). You will then be transferred to Kilimanjaro for your departure for to Kigali International Airport. On arrival, you will be picked up by our guide and taken for overnight stay at the hotel

Dinner and overnight stay at Onomo Hotel Kigali

Day 15: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, you will be picked from your hotel by our representative and will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda by road, the home of mountain gorillas. You will also receive instructions for the trip from our guides. You will relax by the lodge on arrival.

Dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Mist lodge

Day 16 of 17 Days Kenya Tanzania Uganda Wildlife Safari Via Kigali City: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the park Headquarters in which you will be briefed about gorilla trekking. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is renowned for its impressive mountain gorillas. Trekking may last 1 to 4 hours depend on the location of the gorillas.

You will be availed with walking sticks by the park rangers. After locating the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend only one hour with them for the purpose of conservation. The ranger guide will brief you on how to conduct yourself while in the presence of the gorillas. You will return to the lodge for lunch.

Dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Mist Lodge

Day 17: Transfer to Kigali Airport – Departure

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kigali Airport for departure.

End of 17 Days Kenya Tanzania Uganda Wildlife Safari Via Kigali City

Highlights of 17 Days Kenya Tanzania Uganda Wildlife Safari Via Kigali City

• Day 1: Arrival and transfer to the hotel
• Day 2: Transfer to Masai Mara Game Reserve.
• Day 3: Full Day at Masai Mara National Reserve
• Day 4: Another Full day at Masai Mara National Reserve
• Day 5: Transfer to Lake Nakuru National Park
• Day 5: Transfer to Lake Naivasha National Park
• Day 6: Transfer to Amboseli National Park
• Day 7: Full Day at Amboseli National Park
• Day 8: Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Arusha
• Day 9: Transfer to Tarangire National Park
• Day 10: Transfer to Ngorogoro National Park
• Day 11: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
• Day 12: Great Migration Mara River
• Day 13: Another Full day in Serengeti National Park
• Day 14: Transfer to Kilimanjaro – Departure for Kigali International Airport
• Day 15: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Day 16: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Day 17: Transfer to Kigali Airport – Departure

Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Price includes:

• All services in national parks i.e park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives
• Gorilla Trekking Permit
• Chimpanzee Tracking Permit
• All accommodation and meals as specified in the itinerary (Unless listed as upgrade)
• Full-time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser
• Full-time services of experienced English speaking drive/guide
• Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas, or soft drinks while on Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes, or transfers
• All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program
• All airport pickups and drop off from Arusha Tanzania, Kilimanjaro Int. airport & back to Arusha Tanzania, Kilimajaro Int. airport
• All activities indicated & mentioned in the itinerary

Note: Mid-range Safari Adventure Safari – Uses a mix of lodges and tented camps for accommodation, rates reflected herein can be amended to fit your luxury requirements on request/the company may change the booked hotel/lodge/tented camp at the time of booking in case the reflected accommodation is full.

Price excludes:

• International flights and airfares (From/to home)
• Roundtrip airport transfer inland charter flights
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, bar bills, phone calls, etc.)
• Any Government imposed or increase taxes and/or park fees
• Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
• Laundry service in different hotels we stay
• Personal insurance and medical bills
• Airfares
• All other services of a personal nature
• All services marked as Optional in the itinerary
• Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity (Tips and tipping guidelines US$10 pp per day)