Gorilla Trekking, Serengeti Safari and Relaxing on the Beach in Zanzibar
- Ready to experience an unforgettable trip that includes Gorilla Trekking, Safaris and relaxing on the beach? Check out our itinerary below that some of our clients will be enjoying over the holidays later this year!
Day 1: Entebbe
- Upon arrival in Entebbe (international flights booked on your own), you will be met by your Timely Traveler representative and transferred to Karibu Guest House, for your first night in Uganda. Enjoy dinner (on your own account) at the hotel and sleep well as your adventure begins tomorrow!
- Weight limits on this trip are 33lbs (15kg) per person in soft bags. Flights may make additional stops before your final destination.
Included
Day 2 : Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to Entebbe International Airport, where you will catch your flight to Kihihi Airstrip (flight included). Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to Buhoma Lodge. Spend the next two nights in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, interacting and engaging with gorillas in their natural environment. Bwindi forest is a magnificent luxuriant swathe across the steep ridges of the Albertine Rift Valley, this ancient rainforest – one of the few in Africa to have flourished throughout the last Ice Age – is regarded to be one of the most biologically diverse forests in Africa. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park has at least 90 mammal species, including 11 primates and is ranked as one of the best in Uganda for forest birding, with 23 highly localised Albertine Rift endemics. Bwindi is renowned for it’s Mountain Gorilla population, slightly more then half the world’s mountain gorilla population is resident in Bwindi: an estimated 280 – 320 individuals living in 15 groups. Looking deep into the expressive brown eyes of these gentle giants is an extremely special privilege and encounter unparalleled in most likely the whole of Africa.
Included
- Full board accommodation, all meals and local drinks, flight from Entebbe to Kihihi Airstrip, transfers
Excluded
- Premium and imported drinks
Day 3 : Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- Rise early this morning for your gorilla trek in the Buhoma region.
- The pre-trek briefing takes place at the Buhoma Uganda Wildlife Authority headquarters at 08h00, which is a short walk from most lodges in the Buhoma area. At the briefing it will be determined by the UWA Head Guides which family you will be trekking. Depending on which family you are allocated to on the day, you will either start walking from the briefing point or be transferred by vehicle to the alternative start point. Porters will be available to hire at the start of the trek. Please take cash for tips and porter hire with you.
- The trek can be long and rigorous, but it is also the most rewarding for the spectacular views and size of the family – take your time and enjoy your incredible surroundings. Once you have located the family, you will have one hour to spend with the gorillas!!
- Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park has at least 90 mammal species, including 11 primates and is ranked as one of the best in Uganda for forest birding, with 23 highly localized Albertine Rift endemics.
Included
- Full board accommodation, all meals and local drinks
- Gorilla permits
Excluded
- Premium and imported drinks
Day 4 : Arusha
- Today, you will be taken to Kihihi airstrip in time for your flight to Entebbe International airport. On arrival, connect to your flight to Arusha, Tanzania via Nairobi . Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for dinner and your first night in Tanzania.
Day 5 : Southern Serengeti
- After a restful night’s sleep and breakfast, you will be met and transferred to Arusha Airport for your flight to Ndutu, in the Southern Serengeti (scheduled 10:45-11:45). On arrival, you’ll be met by a camp representative and transferred to your tented home for the next three nights.
- Here, you will have the opportunity to game drive amongst herds of the great wildebeest migration, who typically make their way to the Southern corridor (January-March) to foal their young. In addition to the Mega Herd, these plains are host to an abundance of elephant, giraffe, zebra, hyena, antelope, lions, and more!
Included
- Includes – Full board accommodation, local beers and wine, tea, coffee and drinking water, shared game drives maximum 6 pax in a 4×4 Land Cruiser, drinking water during the game drive
Day 6 : Southern Serengeti
Day 7 : Southern Serengeti
Days 8 – 10 : Kiwengwa
- Bid farewell to the bush! After a morning activity, you will be transferred to the airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar (scheduled 10:30-12:55). On arrival, you’ll be met by our location representative and transferred to the north to Shooting Star, a small boutique property on a nice strip of beach. It’s easy to walk here to fun beach bars and do some self-exploring! This is an area popular with expats living in Tanzania, so its lively and fun!
Included
- Full board – breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 11 : End Of Itinerary
- Bid farewell to Africa today! You’ll be transferred back to Zanzibar International for your flight to DAR. Connect on to your international flights home.
dshorter
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