9 Days Uganda gorilla and Tanzania wildlife safari

9 Days Uganda gorilla and Tanzania wildlife safari : Witness Tanzania’s wildlife and the endangered mountain gorillas on this 9 Days Uganda gorilla and Tanzania wildlife safari, this package combines Tanzania wildlife game viewing and Uganda gorilla trekking.

This safari starts in Uganda and ends in Tanzania

Detailed itinerary of 9 Days Uganda gorilla and Tanzania wildlife safari

Day 1: Depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Early in the morning after your breakfast your driver/guide will meet you at your hotel, and he will take you through the details of your trip. Thereafter, proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is located in the southwestern part of Uganda for gorilla tracking. You will have a stopover at the equator to take photos and the other one in Mbarara to have your lunch. Along the way you will see a lot of sightings such as the beautiful scenery as you approach the park, this park is also endowed with a lot of plant and animals species like the mountain gorillas chimpanzees, colobus monkeys, forest elephants, birds, and waterfalls though Mountain gorillas are most popular. Check-in at the lodge, unwind, have dinner and an Overnight.

Accommodation Options: Buhoma Haven Lodge

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking -Bwindi forest

On this day you will need to be very early, by 6:00am you should be up, have breakfast, and pack your lunch. Drive ahead reaching the Park headquarters, where you will be briefed by the ranger guide concerning what to do and not to do while in the park. Thereafter proceed with the ranger to look out for the mountain gorillas, this involves hiking up and down rugged paths whereby you will need to be physically fit and also carry a walking stick. Also you can use the local porters to carry your luggage. When you meet these gentle giants follow what your ranger guide tells you especially standing 6 meters away from them as you watch the mothers feed the young ones, the juveniles playing and the silver backs guarding the territory. How long this search will take is based on where the gorillas are located and feeding from so it can take 2-8 hours. Also don’t forget to carry enough water, a rain coat, sturdy shoes, long sleeved trousers, and snacks. Return back to your lodge after trekking. In the afternoon you may choose to relax at the lodge or go for a walk through the Batwa community/homesteads, see how they live and enjoy their cultural performances through dance and drama.

Accommodation Options: Buhoma Haven Lodge

Day 3: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Ishasha Sector

After your early breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park passing through the Ishasha sector which is the southern sector of the park. Along the way you will have sights of different animal species including; the birds, bushbucks, elephants, gazelles, buffaloes, monkeys, and kobs, but the tree climbing lions are most common. On your arrival, check in at the lodge and enjoy your lunch, as you prepare to engage in a launch/boat cruise on Kazinga channel in the afternoon. This boat trip takes 2 hours and will give you an opportunity to watch different water animals closer, some of the animal species include; hippos, crocodiles, elephants and buffaloes along the banks. Also birds like the Saddle billed stork, African fish eagle, pink backed pelicans, Pied and malachite kingfisher, African Skimmer and the shoebill thats if you are lucky. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight.

Accommodation Options: Elephant Hab

Day 4: Morning Game drive and Depart to Kampala

Take your breakfast in the morning. This day being your last, you may opt for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi trail where you will have chance to see animals such as the lions, warthogs, elephants, topis, buffaloes among others, also during this morning you will observe a number of different bird species or choose to visit the Kyambura gorge for chimpanzee tracking. Thereafter, start off your journey to Kampala, you will stopover in Mbarara for Lunch. After lunch, proceed to Kampala whereby you will reach in the afternoon and be dropped off at the airport for your flight back home.

Day 6: Fly to Arusha and transfer to Serengeti national park

On your arrival in Tanzania at Kilimanjaro you will be picked up by your safari deriver-guide, he will give you a short safari briefing then set off on a drive to Serengeti national park via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro conservation area. When you arrive in the park, you will check into your lodge then go for an evening game drive, with a help of a flashlight you will be able to spot predators such as lions, cheetahs, African wild dog, hyenas and leopards as they hunt the prey. Then head back to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Osinon Tented Camp

Day 7-8: full day in Serengeti national park

Wake up for early breakfast then head to the park together with your packed lunch for a full day game drive in the plains of Serengeti, on this game drive you will have a chance to enjoy the unequalled natural beauty of Serengeti and a high population of wildlife species composed of animals like wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, prides of lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, rhinos, cape buffaloes and many more. Your lunch will be set in the wilderness of Serengeti national park and will be treated to delicious meals and the scenic natural views of the park then go for another game drive. In the evening you will return to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Osinon Tented Camp

Day 8: transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Have early breakfast, meet your safari guide and head to Serengeti for the last morning game drive, later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation area with an en-route game drive. Ngorongoro Conservation Area is one of the 8 wonders of the world due to hosting the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world in the names of Ngorongoro crater said to have been formed million years ago due to volcanic eruption.

On your arrival, you will check into your lodge for lunch then descend to the crater floor for a game drive on which you will enjoy watching many animals such as lions, buffaloes, leopards, rhinos, wildebeests, zebras, Jackals, hyenas, Thomson and grants gazelles and many birds such as storks, herons, secretary birds and many more.  Return to your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Karatu tented Camp

Day 9: Departure

After breakfast, descend into the floor for the last game drive of your safari lasting for 5 hours with picnic lunch, the crater floor is one of the most densely crowded African wildlife areas in the world hosting an estimated 30,000 animals including the some of the last remaining black rhinos in Tanzania. Apart from rhinos other animals you will watch on the game drive include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, leopards and many more. After the game drive and lunch you will head on a drive back to Arusha for a drop off either at your lodge or at the airport.

End of the safari of 9 Days Uganda Gorilla and Tanzania Wildlife Safari

Inclusions

• Park fees
• All activities (unless labeled as optional)
• All accommodation as stated in the itinerary
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
• All Taxes/VAT
• Roundtrip airport transfer
• All Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
• Drinking water on all days
• Camping Equipment
• Porterage

EXCLUSIONS

• International flights (from/to home)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips (tipping guideline US$20.00 pp per day)
• Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
• Alcohol drinks
• Rescue Fee
• Climbing Gear
• Sleeping Bag