14 Days Tanzania and Uganda Game Drives

Days

14

Destination

Safaris in KenyaSafaris in Uganda

Enjoy the biggest wildebeest migration and get to see the big five in Serengeti National Park, and also get to have a drive in the biggest crater lake in East Africa with a Masai cultural experience. Cool this safari off with a boat safari in Murchison Falls in Uganda.

Itinerary at Glance

Day 1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport

Day 2: Transfer from Manyara to the Serengeti National Park

Day 3: Game drive into the Serengeti's endless plains

Day 4: Transfer from the Serengeti plains to the Ngorongoro conservation area

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Lake Drive

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater to Tarangire National Park

Day 7: Tarangire National Park to Kilimanjaro International Airport

Day 8: Transfer from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Day 9: Transfer to Lake Buyonyi

Day 10: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

Day 11: Game drive in Murchison Falls National Park

Day 12: Game drive

Day 13: [Day 13 & 14] Transfer the Rhino sanctuary and then Kampala.

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Day1

Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport

Upon arrival, we shall drive to Manyara to Isiotok camp Manyara for an overnight and dinner. Early in the morning, we shall have an experience of the Masai culture and livelihood just a 10-minute walk from your camp lodge, and you will also have the chance to see how the women milk the cows for milk. Dinner and overnight at Isiotok campsite.

Day2

Transfer from Manyara to the Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, we head towards Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-laying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro conservation area. We descend into the heart of wild Africa, Serengeti National Park, with the endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.

You shall head to the western corridor of the Serengeti. Just 50km east of Lake Victoria. We shall arrive in time for lunch and then relax for the afternoon or do a short drive. Dinner and overnight at Grumeti migration camp.

Day3

Game drive into the Serengeti's endless plains

After breakfast, we shall pack some lunch for our full-day game drive. This is where we tap into the soul of Grumeti Wildlife around the Grumeti River in Serengeti, Mara Region. We tour the surrounding wilderness and see a wide variety of wildlife within our concession area.

Then enjoy the sunset over the hills of Africa. A great way to end the day. dinner and overnight at Grumeti migration camp.

Day4

Transfer from the Serengeti plains to the Ngorongoro conservation area

After breakfast at the lodge, we shall drive to Ngorongoro conservation area, where we shall be able to see more zebras, giraffes, Thomson gazelle, Topi, ostrich and also we shall pass by the visitor’s centre to learn more about these animals and their movements.

Day5

Ngorongoro Crater Lake Drive

After breakfast, we descend 600 m into this magnificent crater for a full day game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the most densely populated African wildlife areas in the world. It is home to an estimated 30000 animals, including Tanzania’s last remaining black rhino. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder.

The centre supports a wide variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippos and giant African elephants. Huge population of predators which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard. We enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor. Dinner and accommodation.

Day6

Ngorongoro Crater to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, we depart for the Tarangire National Park. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of acacia woodland and giant African baobab trees with huge swamp areas in the south; both swamps and rivers act like a magnet for wild animals during Tanzania’s dry season.

The park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African national park is also home to three rare species of animals, the greater kudu, the fringed-eared Oryx, and a few ashy starlings. After lunch, we do an afternoon game drive.

Day7

Tarangire National Park to Kilimanjaro International Airport

We enjoy an early morning game drive in the Tarangire National Park, followed by breakfast at the lodge. You will then transfer back to Arusha, along the journey, your driver will take you to the souvenir shop to buy some gifts, then proceed to Kilimanjaro airport for your flight to Uganda.

Day8

Transfer from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

It is only in Uganda that you can be with a Mountain Gorilla Family for 4 hours on a Gorilla Habituation Experience along with researchers in Bwindi’s Impenetrable Forest – this amazing experience – to be with a Mountain Gorilla Family as it is being habituated is a one-of-a-kind experience in Africa.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with 480 plus Gorillas, remains the best place in East Africa for Gorilla Trekking, besides it has more Habituated Gorilla Groups than anywhere else.
Upon arrival, you will continue on an 8-hour drive to south-western Uganda in Kanungu district, where Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is found. Upon arrival, we shall check into the hotel/lodge to freshen up and have breakfast, then start with our gorilla trekking.

You will be taken to the starting point, where you will be briefed by your guide and grouped into groups of 8 for the trek. You will be given 1 hour with the gorillas and later start on your hike. You will have a lunch break at the lodge, then visit the Batwa village, where you will find the pygmies who are believed to be the first people who lived in the forest and the oldest at that.

Day9

Transfer to Lake Buyonyi

Early morning after breakfast, we shall then transfer to Lake Buyonyi, referred to as the Wakanda land. It will be 2 hrs. drive. Upon arrival, we shall go for a boat ride and visit the traditional healer and later come back for lunch and relax by the lodge as you watch the sun set. Later, have dinner and a good rest for your next drive to Murchison Falls National Park.

Day10

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

We shall have breakfast very early in the morning and set off at 5:00 am for the northern part of Uganda to Murchison Falls. We shall have a stopover in Kampala for lunch and then proceed for another 4 hrs. to Murchison Falls, we shall have dinner and overnight in Masindi.

Day11

Game drive in Murchison Falls National Park

Early morning after breakfast, we shall then drive to Murchison Falls, where we shall have a registration at the gate (Bungugu Gate), 135km from Masindi town. You will be driven to your hotel for check-in and then proceed to the top of the falls to view the two falls that join each other with a magnificent view of the rainbow that never disappoints.

We shall head back to the lodge for lunch, then have an afternoon drive. dinner and overnight at Red Chillies Lodge.

Day12

Game drive

We shall have an after breakfast, we shall get up early to go and search for the lions, you will then come back for breakfast and later proceed to the bottom of the falls(2hrs) with a boat ride where you will see the Nile crocodile and hippos up close, elephants, elands and a lot of bird species will be seen as you sail to and from the bottom of the falls.

We shall have a lunch break and later proceed with the afternoon game drive. dinner and overnight at the lodge, red chilies lodge

Day13

[Day 13 & 14] Transfer the Rhino sanctuary and then Kampala.

After our breakfast, we shall have a morning drive as we head out of the park for the rhino sanctuary in Nakasongola district, where you will track the white rhinos on foot, have lunch and then proceed to Entebbe for your flight.

  • Ground transportation 4*4 safari car
  • Entrance to all the activities
  • A bottle of drinking water per day
  • Accommodation FB
  • English-speaking driver
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