This Gorilla Trekking and Masai Mara safari is an incredible package that enables you to immerse yourself in the primate world in Bwindi forest for your dream gorilla trek and explore the expansive plains of Masai Mara, all littered with lots of wildlife, giving you a remarkable safari experience.
You will also get the chance to interact with people of different cultures, notably the Masai people, and taste a great deal of food!
This Gorilla trek and Masai Mara safari is offered on a budget, mid-range, and luxury basis, depending on your budget. It can be done by road, flight, or a mixture of both.
7 Days Gorilla Trekking and Masai Mara Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe
Our representative will pick you up from an agreed location in Kampala or Entebbe Airport and transfer you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with a stopover at the equator for photos and lunch in Mbarara city. Proceed to Bwindi, arriving late afternoon.
Overnight: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
Meals: Half Board
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Bwindi
Breakfast will be served early, and lunch will be packed. The briefing is at 7 am. Your guide will give you highlights and specific details about the way of life of the gorillas you will be tracking. The hike can take anything from one to seven hours.
Trekking through the thick forested hills of Bwindi and then finally coming across the gorillas camouflaged in the vegetation is an inspiring and privileged moment. Once you reach the gorillas, you are allowed to spend one hour with them as you stand 6 meters away.
Upon completion of this magical encounter, you will drive yourself back to the lodge, where you can relax in the afternoon or go for another walk to visit one of the communities around.
Overnight: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
Meals: Full Board
Day 3: Transfer to Jinja
Enjoy breakfast and transfer back to Jinja city with lunch en route in Mbarara and a stopover at the equator for photography if you please.
Proceed to Jinja, arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Source of the Smile Hotel.
Day 4: Jinja to Masai Mara
You will depart Jinja early in the morning and embark on this full-day drive to the Masai Mara, crossing into Kenya through the Busia border and having lunch en route. You will also have several stopovers en route as required for photos or stretching out. Arrive at the Masai Mara late evening, check in, enjoy dinner, and stay overnight at Masai Mara Serena Hotel.
Day 5: Masai Mara Full Day
Early breakfast followed by a full day of game drive within the reserve.
The Masai Mara is renowned for its high animal concentration and abundance.
Black-maned lions, elephants, and buffalo can be seen (3 out of the big 5), though luck is essential for spotting leopard and rhino, which make up the other two.
The reserve is essentially the northern extension of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is home to numerous plains game, including wildebeest, common zebra, and the Masai giraffe, as well as antelopes like Thomson’s gazelle, hartebeest, impala, and dik dik, among others.
You will have a break for your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, where hippos are in view and, with luck, crocodiles. Return to Masai Mara Serena Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Masai Mara Full Day
Morning game viewing in the Mara with an option of a nature walk or a visit to a nearby Masai village in between the meal breaks. (Masai village visit available at extra cost).
The Masai Mara, now the new 7th wonder of the world and the 4th most preferred tourist destination in the world, is home to wildlife in such abundance and variety that it is difficult to imagine.
The most spectacular event of the natural world takes place here: the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture while being followed on their heels by the predators of the savanna: lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena, and vulture.
It hosts over 450 species of animals, which include lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, leopards, many kinds of antelopes, and elephants. Dinner and overnight at Masai Mara Serena Hotel as above.
Day 7: Transfer to Nairobi and Departure
After breakfast, depart the Masai Mara and embark on your journey to Nairobi with lunch en route, arriving late afternoon.
Drop off at the airport for your onward flight, and that’s the end of your Bwindi Gorilla trekking and Masai Mara safari.
Note: Accommodations can be changed to fit your interests and budget, so just contact us!
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