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Kenya, Uganda Gorilla Safari ๐Ÿ˜

Kenya
Not Rated
Duration

11 Days

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English

Overview

NET COST IN USD

Validity Each of 2pax Each of 4pax Each of 6pax SRS
03/01/22 โ€“ 28/02/22

01/06/22 โ€“ 30/06/22

01/10/22 โ€“ 31/10/22

$12,369.00 $11,379.00 $11,052.00 $2,518.00
01/03/22 โ€“ 31/03/22 $10,314.00 $9,324.00 $8,997.00 $1,896.00
01/04/22 โ€“ 31/05/22

01/11/22 โ€“ 30/11/22

$9,424.00 $8,434.00 $8,107.00 $1,011.00
01/07/22 โ€“ 30/09/22 $14,691.00 $13,616.00 $13,261.00 $3,607.00
01/12/22 โ€“ 30/11/22 $11,479.00 $10,490.00 $10,162.00 $1,663.00

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Highlights

  • Gorilla trekking is a strenuous activity and one should be physically fit to enjoy this tour.
  • Minimum gorilla tracking age is 15 years.
  • Minimum chimpanzee tracking age is 12 years
  • Anyone with signs of communicable diseases will NOT be allowed to track. While possession of a gorilla permit is a guarantee of trekking and sighting the gorillas, the quality of the gorilla trekking cannot be guaranteed.

Itinerary

Itenirary
DAY 01: NAIROBI โ€“ FLY MAASAI MARA
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and after health and immigration formalities, met and transferred to Wilson Airport for your scheduled flight to Masai Mara. On arrival at the airstrip met and transferred to the Camp for lunch. Late afternoon game viewing drive. Dinner and overnight at SANCTUARY OLONANA

Room Type: Suite Tents Meal Basis: AI All Inclusive
Itenirary
DAY 02 & 03: MAASAI MARA
Two full days spent in Maasai Mara Game Reserve with morning and afternoon game viewing drives (optional full day game drives with picnic lunch boxes). All meals and overnight at SANCTUARY OLONANA
Room Type: Suite Tents Meal Basis: AI All Inclusive
Itenirary
DAY 04: MAASAI MARA โ€“ FLY ENTEBBE โ€“ FLY MURCHISON FALLS
Breakfast at the Camp after transfer to the airstrip to depart for Entebbe on Airkenya @ 0815hrs, on arrival at Entebbe Airport.
All arriving travelers are required to carry a negative COVID-19 PCR result that is not older than 72 hours. You will be received by staff from Aerolink and assisted to board your flight to Murchison falls national park. The flight departs from Entebbe at 1300hrs and arrives in Murchison falls at 1400hrs. You shall be received by our safari guide who will drive you to your accommodation. Check in, have lunch and rest for the remainder of the day.
In the evening, you will drive to the top of falls for a brief picturesque walk at the point where the Nile squeezes through a 7 meters gap. Your accommodation is located inside the park besides the great River Nile. In the night you can hear the calls and roars of the wilderness.
Dinner and overnight at NILE SAFARI LODGE
Room Type: Luxurious Banda Meal Basis: FB Full Board
Itenirary
DAY 05: MURCHISON FALLS
After an early breakfast, proceed for a game drive. Murchison falls National Park is the largest in Uganda and boasts of 76 mammalsโ€™ species and 451 birdsโ€™ species. Elephant, Cape buffalo, Rothschild's giraffe, Uganda kob, hartebeest and waterbuck are commonly seen. You may also spot Oribi, bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, bush duiker, warthog and Bushpig. Large carnivores include lion, leopard and spotted hyena. After lunch, you will go for a boat safari upstream the calm Victoria Nile. En-route, marvel at the toothsome hippos and crocodiles and over this 17 km stretch where you may also see elephant, waterbuck and Uganda Kob besides the Nile. This is also a zone of many bird species like Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork. The boat will stop just tens of metres from the sinister, frothing and bubbling base of the falls.
Itenirary
DAY 06: MURCHISON FALLS
At 7am, you will start a boat ride to the Delta point on the Nile. This is a haven for numerous birdsโ€™ species including the rare Shoebill stock. Youโ€™re on board guide will help you identify the birds. After the boat, you will return to your lodge to relax. In the evening, you will have another game drive in the park.

Dinner and overnight at NILE SAFARI LODGE

Room Type: Luxurious Banda Meal Basis: FB Full Board
Itenirary
DAY 07: MURCHISON FALLS โ€“ ROAD ENTEBBE
After breakfast you will depart Murchison falls national park and drive back to Entebbe town. You will enjoy photography and sightseeing opportunities along the way. En-route, you will visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the home to the only remaining rhinos in the country after the animals were extinct in the wilderness. You have a guided walk to see the rhinos and learn about the history and motives of the sanctuary. Upon completion, you will have lunch at the sanctuary and later proceed to Entebbe town.
Upon arrival in Entebbe, you will check in at your accommodation and relax.

Dinner and overnight at HOTEL NUMBER 5

Room Type: Luxury Room Meal Basis: FB Full Board
Itenirary
DAY 08: ENTEBBE โ€“ FLY KISORO โ€“ ROAD BWINDI
At 05:45hr you will be picked from your hotel and transferred to Entebbe airport to check in for your flight to Kisoro airstrip. The flight departs Entebbe at 07:00hr and arrives in Kisoro at 08:15hr. In Kisoro, you will be received by another safari guide who will transfer you to your accommodation on Lake Mutanda.
Drive through the "Switzerland of Africa" area known as the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside and winding roads to Bwindi. You will rest and prepare for the next dayโ€™s Gorilla tracking in Bwindi impenetrable national park โ€“ The home of Mountain Gorillas in Uganda.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda's oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. More famously, this โ€œimpenetrable forestโ€ also protects more than 400 mountain gorillas โ€“ roughly half of the worldโ€™s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked. This biologically diverse region also provides shelter to a further 120 mammals, including several primate species such as baboons and chimpanzees, as well as elephants and antelopes. There are around 350 species of birds hosted in this forest, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics.
Bwindi impenetrable national park was declared a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site in 1994.
Itenirary
DAY 09 : BWINDI
After an early breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters from where you shall be briefed and grouped for the Gorilla trekking exercise. You will be led by experienced ranger guides and guards off into the tangled and mist-shrouded forests with trackers that assist in locating the gorillas by finding the nest the family had used the previous night. The search for these majestic animals goes through thick untamed rainforest and it can be arduous at times, but the encounter is worth the effort. Tracking gorillas on average takes 3 โ€“ 8 hours depending on how far the animals have moved. Watching gorillas in their natural habitat is a memory that will last a lifetime. The experienced ranger guides will willingly share with you a lot of information about history and lifestyle of the Gorillas. You will spend an hour following, observing and photographing the Gorillas as they feed, play and groom each other. After the experience you will exit Bwindi Forest and rest at your accommodation.

Dinner and overnight at CLOUDS

Room Type: Cottages Meal Basis: FB Full Board
Itenirary
DAY 10: BWINDI
You will have today at your own terms to do any optional activities. Around Bwindi, you may opt for another Gorilla tracking experience. In this case, you will be allocated a different Gorilla family from one you had tracked the previous day. You may also visit the Batwa communities around the park or take a nature walk. If you do not mind driving, you can choose to go for Golden monkey tracking in Mgahinga Gorilla national park.

Dinner and overnight at CLOUDS

Room Type: Cottages Meal Basis: FB Full Board
Itenirary
DAY 11: BWINDI โ€“ FLY ENTEBBE โ€“ DEPART
Early in the morning you will be transferred to Kisoro airstrip from where you shall take a flight back to Entebbe. The flight departs Kisoro and arrives in Entebbe at 11:25hr. Upon arrival, you shall be received and taken for COVID-19 testing by our driver. Results are expected after 4 hours. He will transfer you for lunch at a lakeside restaurant. After receiving your results, you shall check in for your flight to Nairobi.

Included/Excluded

  • In Kenya:
  • During Safari transport in 4 x 4 Land Cruiser with local English-speaking driver/guides (Exclusive use of vehicle 6 passengers per vehicle).
  • 3 nightsโ€™ accommodation at Sanctuary Olonana on full board basis
  • Schedule flight Masai Mara โ€“ Entebbe
  • In Uganda:
  • An experienced English-Speaking Safari Guide
  • Murchison Falls / Entebbe โ€“ Kisoro- Entebbe
  • All meals as stated
  • All Park entrance fee
  • All game drives as stated
  • Accommodation in all the mentioned lodges
  • All activities mentioned as part of the itinerary except those mentioned as Optional.
  • Transportation in 4*4 Safari vehicles to and from the areas indicated.
  • 1 Gorilla trekking permit per person in Bwindi impenetrable national park
  • Domestic flight fees to Murchison falls, to and from Kisoro airstrip.
  • Fuel and meals as indicated on respective days.
  • All Entrance Fees and relevant government Tax.
  • Mineral Water on the entire Safari.
  • AMREF emergency evacuation cover.
  • Administration fees.
  • Drinks, Tips, Souvenirs, any personal purchases
  • Water rafting fees
  • All activities indicated as optional in the itinerary.
  • All COVID-19 testing fees
  • Visa fees, International flight costs and All kinds of travel insurance

Tour Length

1 - 2 weeks

Group Size

10 - 15

Tour Type

Excursion

Tour's Location

Kenya
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