Explore the evocative Kenyan landscapes and the expansive plains of the world-famous Serengeti, track the highly sought-after mountain gorillas of Uganda, and then unwind in the serene blue waters of Zanzibar. If you want to explore everything that East Africa has to offer in 12 days, this is the best safari. Accommodations at carefully chosen, top-notch hotels and resorts are also included in this trip. Welcome to the best experience in East Africa.
Day By Day
Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe, Uganda
Our staff will meet and greet you when you arrive at the airport exit point. For your overnight stay and check-in, you will be picked up and taken to your hotel in Entebbe. If you have time, you will visit the handicraft centers and take a quick tour of the Entebbe Botanical Gardens. If you require local cash, this is also your opportunity to exchange it. Later, head back to your hotel to unwind and prepare for tomorrow’s adventures.
Day 2: Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Following breakfast, you will be driven to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from your hotel in Entebbe. There is never a dull moment on the full-day trip from Entebbe to the west-side Bwindi since the route is dotted with some of the most breathtaking scenery. Additionally, there are stopovers for thrilling experiences like as the Equator adventure in the middle of the planet. For an additional fee, you can choose to fly to Bwindi, which will arrive in just two hours.
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking
Get up early, eat breakfast, and leave the resort with picnic lunchboxes packed for the unique experience of gorilla trekking on this particular day. One of the most thrilling animal experiences on the planet is gorilla trekking. Only 650 mountain gorillas remain in the world today, and it is invaluable to view them at Bwindi, home to more than half of them. As you enter the kingdom of a real King Kong, your ranger or guides will lead the way. The one hour you are permitted to spend with a gorilla family will be enjoyable, because the mountain gorilla is a fairly calm animal.
Day 4: Bwindi to Kigali International Airport to Nairobi, Kenya
After a hearty breakfast in the morning, depart from the lodge and travel from Uganda into Rwanda, arriving at Kigali International Airport in time for your departure to Nairobi. Compared to Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, Rwanda’s Kigali Airport is closer to Bwindi (around three hours). In order to enter Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, we advise visitors to obtain an East African tourist visa.
You will only be in Rwanda for transit this morning. Our agent will pick you up from the Nairobi airport and transport you to your accommodation for the night. Your guide will be pleased to give you a tour of Nairobi’s nightlife if you’d like.
Day 5: Nairobi to Masai Mara National Reserve
Start your Kenya safari journey to the renowned Masai Mara National Reserve with an early morning pickup from your Nairobi accommodation. Make a little break to take in the amazing views and optional shopping at the curio stores as you drive through the gorgeous and picturesque Great Rift Valley. Before continuing on to Masai Mara, enjoy another little stop in Narok Town for refreshments and to use the bathrooms. Before arriving at the resort, do a quick wildlife drive.
Make it to the lodge in time for lunch and check-in. Before embarking on an exciting inaugural evening game drive in the stunning Masai Mara, spend the day relaxing and taking advantage of the lodge’s amenities. For dinner and your overnight stay, head back to the lodge.
Day 6: Masai Mara National Reserve Game Drive
For a full day of wildlife viewing across the lush, tree-studded grasslands and undulating hills, start your day with an early breakfast and pack your lunchboxes. Our guide will choose a picturesque (and secure) location for you to eat lunch while listening to the sounds of birds chirping, animals roaring, and the powerful Mara River rushing across the savannah, which gives the park life. After taking in more of the never-ending display, return to your accommodation.
Day 7: Masai Mara National Reserve to Serengeti National Park
With packed picnic lunch boxes, depart from your lodge after an early breakfast and take in a last game drive before heading to the Isebania border. After completing the border procedures, our Tanzanian staff will pick you up and take you to your Serengeti lodge, where you will have the opportunity to go on game drives. After arriving at your resort, have dinner and spend the night there.
Day 8: Serengeti National Park Game Drive
Get up early for a memorable game drive at sunrise. As you look for big cats that are hunting for their early food, you can marvel at how the sun ignites the savannah. Savor your morning meal in the wilderness.
After breakfast, spend the whole day exploring the Serengeti grasslands in search of various wildlife, including the Big Five. You’ll witness some of the most recognizable species in the world as you weave through kopje, where lions sun themselves, set against the vast plains and expansive sky of Tanzania’s crown gem.
Day 9: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Drive through the stunning high-lying farms of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area after enjoying a leisurely breakfast. Bring a picnic lunch and head down into the crater for a day of exploring the amazing Ngorongoro Crater. After climbing 600 meters in the late afternoon, head to your Ngorongoro lodge for dinner, check-in, and the night.
Day 10: Ngorongoro to Arusha to Zanzibar
After a leisurely breakfast, depart from the resort and take part in one more wildlife drive before traveling to Arusha. Transfer to JRO Airport when you get to Arusha so you may catch your trip to Zanzibar. Enjoy the facilities at your opulent resort when you arrive in Zanzibar this afternoon.
Day 11: Zanzibar
After breakfast, spend the remainder of the day relaxing on the beach or touring the beach resort’s amenities. You can make arrangements in advance with our representative if you would rather engage in other activities. Your hotel in Zanzibar is where you will spend the night and have dinner. The Stone Town city tour, Spice Island tour, Safari Blue, Prison Island, and Mnemba Island excursion are just a few of the extra-charged activities you might choose to partake in while in Zanzibar.
Day 12: Zanzibar
Savor a leisurely breakfast, spend some time photographing your final moments on the white sand beaches, and snap your final pictures at the hotel and on the beach. After leaving the resort, make your way to the airport in preparation for your trip.
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