Bwindi gorilla treks, Tarangire, Lake Eyasi and the Mara River crossings in northern Serengeti.
- Duration
- 15 Days
- Style
- Gorilla & Primates
- Country
- Tanzania & Uganda
- Format
- Private
15 days · Gorilla & Primates
At a glance
- 15
- Days
- 14
- Nights
- 7
- Places to stay
- Private
- Group
Where you'll stay
- Kigali Marriott Hotel
- Gorilla Leisure Lodge
- Hamerkop House
- Lemala Mpingo Ridge
- Lemala Ngorongoro
- Lemala Nanyukie
8 stops across Rwanda & Uganda & Tanzania
- 1KigaliDays 1–5
- 2BwindiDay 4
- 3KilimanjaroDays 5–15
- 4TarangireDays 6–7
- 5Lake EyasiDay 8
- 6Ngorongoro CraterDays 8–10
- 7NdutuDay 10
- 8SerengetiDays 10–15
Every day is flexible — we tune the pace, lodges and game drives to you.
Arrival in Kigali
You are met at Kigali airport and driven to your hotel.
Where you stay
Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meals
Bed & breakfast
Kigali to the Gorilla Lodge
You visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which commemorates the 1994 genocide and has a visitor centre for those wishing to understand the events. You then drive about 2 hours to the Katuna border, cross into Uganda, and drive 1 hour to Arcadia Lodge for lunch before the last stretch to your lodge near Bwindi.
Where you stay
Gorilla Leisure Lodge
Meals
Full board
Gorilla Trekking
Trekking begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the UWA staff; carry a rain jacket, drinking water, snacks and hiking boots for the slippery slopes. Guides lead you into the forest to the gorilla group you have been booked for; tracking may take 2 to 6 hours but is well worth the effort. You return to the lodge for lunch, then travel to the southern part of Bwindi.
Where you stay
Gorilla Leisure Lodge
Meals
Full board
Second Gorilla Trek and Bwindi Forest Walk
You explore the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest on a guided walk through ancient rainforest that is home to 120 mammal species including 7 diurnal primates, around 360 bird species and over 200 butterfly species.
Where you stay
Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meals
Full board
Kigali to Kilimanjaro
After breakfast you transfer to Kigali airport for your flight to Kilimanjaro, then transfer to your hotel in Arusha (45–60 minutes).
Where you stay
Hamerkop House
Meals
Full board
Tarangire National Park
You enjoy a game drive in Tarangire, which runs along the Tarangire River with low hills on the Great Rift Valley floor, acacia woodland, baobab trees and swamps that draw wildlife in the dry season. Lunch is a picnic overlooking the river.
Where you stay
Lemala Mpingo Ridge
Meals
Full board
Tarangire National Park
A full-day game drive in Tarangire, a gem for elephant lovers, with views over the river where large elephant families gather.
Where you stay
Lemala Mpingo Ridge
Meals
Full board
Hadzabe and Datoga Experience at Lake Eyasi
After breakfast you visit the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes, hunter-gatherer peoples who still live in East Africa. You join the Hadzabe on a morning hunt and see their skill at tracking prey, still using homemade bows and arrows, in a place of tranquility and community involvement.
Where you stay
Lemala Ngorongoro
Meals
Full board
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast you descend over 600 metres into the crater for a half-day safari, with its dense population of predators including lions, hyenas and jackals.
Where you stay
Lemala Ngorongoro
Meals
Full board
Ngorongoro to Olduvai Gorge and Central Serengeti
You leave Ngorongoro for the Serengeti, stopping at Olduvai Gorge, where Drs. Louis and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of the Nutcracker Man and Handy Man, key links in human evolution. You arrive in time for lunch at Olduvai.
Where you stay
Lemala Nanyukie
Meals
Full board
Central to Northern Serengeti
You head north with game viewing to the Mara River, which provides the migration with its most difficult obstacles. You spend the full day at the river waiting for the wildebeest to cross, with crocodiles ambushing them.
Where you stay
Lemala Kurya Hills
Meals
Full board
Northern Serengeti
You take in as much as you can of the Mara River wildebeest crossings, with hundreds of thousands of wildebeest, waiting predators, crocodiles, zebras, hippos, elephants and birds.
Where you stay
Lemala Kurya Hills
Meals
Full board
Game Viewing at the Mara River, Kogatende
After an early breakfast you spend the day at the river, where wildebeest gather on the banks until one brave animal takes the plunge and the rest follow, with those that survive the crocodiles rewarded with the green grazing of the Masai Mara.
Where you stay
Lemala Kurya Hills
Meals
Full board
Northern to Central Serengeti
You drive back through the central Serengeti along the Orange River, crisscrossing the river and walking through rock kopjes where wildlife is spotted along the woodlands and plains.
Where you stay
Lemala Nanyukie
Meals
Full board
Serengeti to Kilimanjaro International Airport
After breakfast you are taken to Seronera airstrip for your flight to Arusha, then transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport in time for your flight home.
Rates are in US dollars, per person sharing, based on the lodges in this itinerary. We'll confirm exact pricing for your dates and party.
Per person sharing
USD
Per person in double occupancy, USD; minimum 4 people. Prices are guides and may change with season, availability and exchange rates. See our terms for payment and cancellation details.
Included
- All transfers according to program
- English-speaking safari guide
- Entrance fees to all national parks
- Concession fee and crater service fee
- Flight from Kigali to Kilimanjaro
- Overnight at hotels/lodges according to program
- Full board during the safari
- Safari starts and ends with lunch boxes
- 1.5 litres of mineral water per person per day
- Unlimited game drives
- 18% VAT
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