Combine Gorilla Trekking with a safari

Are you interested in seeing the Gorillas and the Big 5 animals for your safari in Africa, then it is best if choose to Combine Gorilla Trekking with a safari, this safari will take you to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda for the Big 5 animals and wildebeest migration, Kigali, Rwanda and ending in Uganda for Gorillas? Below is the itinerary for you to Combine Gorilla Trekking with a safari.

Day 1:  Nairobi-Maasai Mara (Drive time 5+ hours) 

Pick from your hotel/JKIA Airport & drive through the stunning & scenic Great Rift Valley with a brief stopover to admire the breathtaking views and optional shopping at the curio shops. Enjoy another brief stop-over in Narok Town for refreshments and to use the restrooms before continuing your journey to Masai Mara with a short game drive en route before reaching the lodge. Arrive at the lodge in time for check-in and lunch. Day at Leisure to enjoy the facilities the lodge has to offer before going for a thrilling introductory evening game drive in the Magnificent Masai Mara. Return to the Lodge for Dinner and Overnight Stay 

Meal plan : {Lunch & Dinner}

Masai Mara Game Reserve 

The Maasai Mara (also known as the Masai Mara, and locally simply as The Mara) is a large game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Maasai people (the ancestral inhabitants of the area) and their description of the area when looked at from afar: “Mara” means “spotted” in the local Maasai language of Maa, due to the many trees which dot the landscape. It is world-renowned for its exceptional populations of lions, leopards, cheetahs and elephants, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, Thomson’s gazelle and other antelope, to and from the Serengeti every year known as the Great Migration. The Masai Mara “Big Five” are the Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino. 

The Greater Mara Ecosystem encompasses areas known as the Maasai Mara National  Reserve, the Mara Triangle, and several Maasai Conservancies, including: Koiyaki, Lemek, Ol Chorro Oirowua, Olkinyei, Siana, Maji Moto, Naikara, Ol Derkesi, Kerinkani, Oloirien, and Kimintet. Masai Mara Wildebeest Migration 

Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Every year, around 1.5 million wildebeest; 350,000 Thomson’s gazelle; 200,000 zebra; and thousands of eland and other ungulates (hoofed animals) participate in ‘the greatest show on Earth’, The Great Wildebeest Migration when the grassy plains of the southernmost Serengeti begin to dry out and the ever-moving columns of wildebeest follow an age-old route in search of grazing and water that takes them across the plains of the Masai Mara in Kenya from between Mid June and Early September (however the dry seasons may change due to global warming) 

The three groups of migrant grazers take advantage of different heights of grass, which means they stick to their own kind with only a small overlap in their distributions. The grasses of the plains have the highest protein content in the whole of the Serengeti, as well as being high in calcium. 

It is unclear how the wildebeest know which way to go, but it is generally believed that their journey is dictated primarily by their response to the weather; they follow the rains and the growth of new grass. While there is no scientific proof of it, some experts believe that the animals react to lightning and thunderstorms in the distance. It has even been suggested that wildebeest can locate rain more than 50km away 

Day 2,3,4 & 5: Explore Maasai Mara 

Early morning breakfast and depart the lodge with your packed lunch boxes for a full day game viewing across the rich tree studded grassland and rolling hills. At lunchtime, our guide will pick a scenic (and safe) spot where you will enjoy your lunch and hear animals howling, birds chirping and the mighty Mara River flowing across the savannah bringing life to the park. After watching more of the spectacle that never gets dull, transfer back to your lodge. Dinner and overnight stay in Masai Mara 

 Meal Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 6: Maasai Mara – drive to Nairobi

Wake up and have an early morning break fast. With breakfast done,  we overland you to Nairobi for any last minute shopping and sight seeing and for your flight check in to take you to Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania.  

Meal Plan {Breakfast} Overnight in Arusha

Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport – JRO (Time: TBD), you will be picked up and transferred to Arusha to your hotel overnight.

Day 7: Depart & check out after an early breakfast and drive to Central Serengeti via Ngorongoro NP and enjoy your game drive along the way. Lunchboxes will be provided to you at the picnic spot. In the late afternoon, you will head to your lodge/camp for sunset, dinner & overnight.

Day 8: After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the Serengeti plains. Lunchboxes will be provided to you at the picnic spot. In the late afternoon, you will head to your lodge/camp for sunset, dinner & overnight.

Day 9: After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the Serengeti plains. At noon, drive to a scenic location in the middle of the Serengeti for your delicious bush lunch. Afterward, proceed with your game drive in the Serengeti and return to your lodge/camp for sunset, dinner & overnight.

Day 10: After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive in the Serengeti plains. Lunchboxes will be provided to you at the picnic spot. In the late afternoon, you will head to your lodge/camp for sunset, dinner & overnight.

Day 11: Depart & check out after breakfast and transfer to the Kilimanjaro International Airport –

JRO via Ngorongoro CA for your flight back home (Time: TBD). 

Night in Kigali 

Day 12: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, you will have a stop at the Genocide Museum and lunch en-route. Overnight at Rushaga sector southern part of Bwindi Bugambira.

Overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp

Day 13: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi after drive to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxing besides the Lake and overnight

Overnight at Birdnest Resort Lake Bunyonyi

Day 14: Drive to Entebbe via a stop at the Uganda Equator and Lunch-route after proceed to Entebbe for drop off at the Hotel or Airport to end the safari.

End of the Safari.

This cost includes:

Includes:

• 5 nights in Maasai Mara on FB at Mara Sopa Lodge 
• Services of an English Speaking driver guide 
• Transport in a 4×4 Safari Landcruiser jeep for Kenya and Tanzania modified for safari with open roof for easy game viewing 
• 1 lt water per person per day while on safari 
• All park entrance fees
• Arusha Serena Hotel (BB) for night in Arusha
• Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge (FB) for 4 nights in Serengeti
• Gorilla Permit of $700 Per person per trek
• Transport in a 4×4 Safari Landcruiser prado for Rwanda and Uganda

This cost excludes:

• Drinks 
• Tips & gratuities 
• Items of personal nature
• Anything not mentioned in the includes 

EXTRA ACTIVITIES AT THE DESTINATION:

In Masai Mara:

• Visit to a Masai Village: USD. 25 per person
• Balloon Safari with champagne bush breakfast: USD. 450 per person.
• Horse riding in the Maasai Mara: USD 200 per person  

In Serengeti 

• Balloon Safari with champagne bush breakfast: USD. 550 per person.
• Community walk: USD 100 per person  

In Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi

• Batwa Community walk: USD 50 per person 

Best time for booking a Combined Safari with Gorilla Trekking.

Combined Safari in Kenya Tanzania and Uganda is possible all year round. The best months to see the Big 5 animals and gorillas include; June to August and December to February since they receive the lowest rainfall and the forest is less slippery. On the other hand, when you happen to travel during March to May and November there are chances of higher rainfall, you will be able to get discounts from some lodges for your accommodation.

Why Combine Gorilla Trekking with a safari Booking Through Eco Adventure Safaris?

Eco Adventure Safaris takes pride in customizing tailor made safaris. It has a very diligent and trust worthy team. Your queries are answered within 30 minutes by our team of professional tour consultants. These consultants will make you a travel plan for you, answer to all your questions and make sure all your services are booked in advance for you to avoid inconveniences. Feel free to contact us for you to Combine Gorilla Trekking with a safari.