11-Day Thrilling Safari In Kenya And Uganda

<p>On arrival in Kenya, you will be welcomed and picked up by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide, who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and be transferred to your hotel in Nairobi.</p><p>You will check in, and do some relaxing for the rest of the day to recover from the jetlag.</p><p>Meals and overnight at&nbsp;<strong>Ibis Styles Nairobi Westlands Hotel/ Diamond Palace Hotel/ Stardom Hotel</strong>.</p>

<p>After breakfast, you will be transferred to Masai Mara National Reserve.</p><p>One of our favorite places to look for wildlife in Kenya is the Masai Mara National Reserve. That's because the wildlife here is incredible, with big cats (lions, leopards and cheetahs) and elephants among the highlights, not to mention black rhinos in the Mara Triangle.</p><p>There's a very good chance you'll also see giraffes, buffaloes, wildebeests, zebras, hippos, hyenas, and, of course, impalas. And bring your binoculars, because more than 500 species of birds have been recorded in the reserve. It's a place of beautiful savannah landscapes as well, with lots of acacia trees.</p><p>On arrival, you will visit the local Maasai village for a Maasai cultural tour. Learn about the Maasai community and interact with the local Maasai people.</p><p>An overnight stay at the Maasai village can be organized upon request.</p><p>You will have an evening game drive afterwards.</p><p>Going on an evening game drive is one of the highlights of any safari. This is when temperatures cool, the light becomes softer and the wildlife begins to get active. Not only will you be out when the light is best for taking photos, but it's also one of the best times of day for seeing the animals.</p><p>Meals and overnight at&nbsp;<strong>Tayari Luxury Tented Camp/Rhino Tourist Camp</strong>.</p>

<p>After breakfast, you will spend the whole day in the park&nbsp; in search of its well-known predators and their opponents like zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, lions, cheetahs, elephants, buffalos and other animal species.</p><p>It is the Maasai Mara National Reserve that perhaps has the most spectacular event of the natural world . This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeests and zebras from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture.</p><p><strong>Optional activity</strong>: A balloon safari at USD 485 per person can be organized early in the morning on this day, then proceed with the normal program.</p><p>Meals and overnight at&nbsp;<strong>Tayari Luxury Tented Camp/Rhino Tourist Camp</strong>.</p>

<p>After breakfast, you will be driven to Nairobi for shopping, have lunch in town, then be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your scheduled flight to Uganda.</p><p>Upon arrival in Uganda, you will be welcomed and picked by our Kubwa Five Safaris guide who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Entebbe International Airport and be transferred to your hotel in Kampala.</p><p>Meals and overnight at <strong>Jet Villas Entebbe / Cycad Guest House</strong>.</p>

<p>After breakfast, you will be transferred to Murchison Falls National Park.</p><p>On your way to Murchison Falls National Park, you will branch off to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking; this activity is truly one of a kind in Uganda, the pearl of Africa.</p><p>After the rhino tracking, you will be driven to Murchison Falls National Park.</p><p>Your first tourist attraction in the park is the top of the falls, which are the most powerful waterfalls in the whole world . It is a breathtaking experience that brings you very close to these magnificent falls, where the Nile forces its way through a gorge in the rocks and tumbles 43m below flowing westwards into Lake Albert.&nbsp; The resulting mist from the turbulence often produces rainbows.</p><p>After seeing the top of the falls, you will go for a short evening game drive en-route to your lodge.</p><p>Meals and overnight at <strong>Parkside Safari Lodge /</strong> <strong>Wild Palace Safari Lodge / Red Chilli Rest Camp</strong>.</p>

<p>After breakfast, you will set off very early in the morning for a morning game drive. You will be able to see various animals like lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos, elephants among others.</p><p>Other activities in this game drive include bird watching and sightseeing across the open savannah, dotted woodland, and riverine vegetation along the Nile and Albert deltas.</p><p>After the morning game drive, you will head out for lunch.</p><p>After lunch, you will embark (between 2pm and 4pm) on a three-hour boat cruise on the Nile. This boat cruise offers an amazing view of the falls from the bottom. Hippos, crocodiles, antelopes, and aquatic birds can be seen along the shores of the river.</p><p>In the evening, you will have an evening game drive</p><p>Meals and overnight at <strong>Parkside Safari Lodge /</strong> <strong>Wild Palace Safari Lodge / Red Chilli Rest Camp</strong>.</p>

<p>After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale National park, driving Southwest through the Albertine Escarpment of the great Western Rift Valley. You will&nbsp; have lunch on your way.</p><p>On arrival in Kibale National Park, you will be driven to Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a community walk and cultural interaction. It is a fascinating area, located in Magombe swamp.</p><p>This area is recognized for an extensive array of biodiversity among which are several primates species like the red colobus monkeys, baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkey grey cheeked, mangabey, vervet monkeys, red tailed monkeys and the L’Hoest monkeys. Additional mammals such as sitatungas, mongooses, bush pigs, otters plus bush bucks.</p><p>Meals and overnight at&nbsp;<strong>Kibale Forest Camp (Non-self contained tents)/ Kibale Forest Lodge/ Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge.</strong></p>

<p>After breakfast, you will head out with your guide and a packed lunch to the park head offices for a briefing about the do’s and don’ts of chimpanzee trekking. You will start early and take about two to six hours, depending on the location of the chimps.</p><p>After trekking, you will go back to your lodge and spend the entire evening relaxing.</p><p>The opportunity to see chimpanzees in the wild is one of the most memorable of all safari activities. Getting close to these creatures that share so much of our DNA is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and the excitement of walking through the forest and knowing that they are close will stay with you forever.</p><p>Meals and overnight at&nbsp;<strong>Kibale Forest Camp (Non-self contained tents)/ Kibale Forest Lodge/ Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge.</strong></p>

<p>After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home of the famous mountain gorillas.</p><p>On arrival, you will check in at your lodge and have some lunch. Later in the evening,&nbsp; you will head out for a community walk where you will visit the Batwa. This is an indigenous group of people that have lived in the forest for over 500,000 years. You will enjoy traditional dances and drama from them.</p><p>Meals and overnight at&nbsp;<strong>Gorilla Friends Resort Lodge/ Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort/ Nshongi Camp</strong>.</p>

<p>After breakfast, you will head out with your guide and a packed lunch to the park head offices for a briefing about the do’s and don’ts of gorilla trekking.</p><p>Afterwards, you will head out for gorilla trekking through the misty rain forest. Trekking lasts two to six hours, depending on the location of the gentle giants. Make sure you carry enough water, sturdy shoes, non-flash cameras, and rain jackets.</p><p>Spending time in the presence of mountain gorillas is a real privilege, so we are sure you will enjoy trekking deep into the forest to find them. This is one of the most memorable experiences you can have while on safari.</p><p>At the end of this long and exciting adventure, you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi, which is a twisting water body, dotted with 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water.</p><p>Upon arrival, you will go for optional activities payable at the lake such as canoeing, kayaking, ninja warrior challenge and Zip lining at 40 USD per activity.</p><p>Meals and overnight <strong>at Paradise Eco Hub/ Bunyonyi Overland Resort/ Crater Bay Cottages and Camp.</strong></p>

<p>After your breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport.</p><p>You will have a stopover at the Equator in Masaka see where this imaginary line divides our planet into two equal hemispheres. Lunch, snacks, souvenirs, and photographs may be taken here.</p><p>After the stopover at the equator, you will be transferred to Entebbe International Airport for your scheduled flight back home.</p>