17 days Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania safari
17 days Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania safari is a combined East African safari taking you on a visit to several safari destinations found in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Some of the amazing destinations you will visit include Bwindi impenetrable national park a home for mountain gorillas, Masai Mara national reserve and Serengeti national park home to abundance of wildlife among others.
Highlights of 17 days Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania safari
- Day 1: arrival in Kenya
- Day 2: full day resting at the hotel
- Day 3: transfer to Masai Mara national reserve
- Day 4 – 5: full day fame drive
- Day 6: transfer back to Nairobi
- Day 7: fly to Uganda, pick up and transfer to Jinja (Lake Victoria) and do a boat cruise to the source of the Nile
- Day 8: drive to Queen Elizabeth national park
- Day 9: morning game drive and Kazinga channel boat cruiser
- Day 10: morning game drive and transfer to Bwindi
- Day 11: mountain gorilla trekking
- Day 12: transfer back to Kampala
- Day 13: fly to Kilimanjaro Tanzania
- Day 14: transfer to Serengeti and have an afternoon game drive
- Day 15: morning game drive and transfer to Ngorongoro
- Day 16: game drive at the crater and transfer back to Arusha
- Day 17: departure
Detailed itinerary of 17 days Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania safari
Day 1: arrival in Kenya
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International airport, you will be warmly welcomed by a representative of Focus East Africa Tours and a safari driver guide. After a short safari briefing you will be driven to your hotel for resting. Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: La Maison Royal Hotel
Meal plan: dinner
Day 2: full day resting at the hotel
You will spend this day relaxing at your hotel in Nairobi, alternatively you can go for a Nairobi city tour visiting the giraffe centre for an encounter with the elephants, Nairobi national museum and the Elephant Orphanage for an encounter with orphaned elephants. Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: La Maison Royal Hotel
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: transfer to Masai Mara national reserve
On the 3rd day of your 17 days Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania safari, Have breakfast and embark on a journey to Masai Mara national reserve – the most popular wildlife destination in Kenya and on the African continent, the reserve is a home to the largest population of wildlife in Africa and famously known for the Great Migration. Along the way you will have a stopover in Narok town for an encounter with the locals and at the viewing point for the magnificent views of the rift valley escarpments then proceed to the park arriving in time for lunch which you will have at the lodge. In the afternoon you will go for a game drive on which you will enjoy views of various animals such as lions, elephants, cape buffaloes, wildebeests, elands, zebras, cheetahs, African wild dogs among others. In the evening you will head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: AA Mara Lodge
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4 – 5: full day fame drive
You will have an early morning breakfast followed by a full day game drive at the Masai Mara National Reserve on day two of this masai mara safari 3 days, drive to the park entrance where you will have a chance to view more animal count around the park including lions, elephants, giraffes, wildbeasts, leopards, cheetahs, zebras, hippos, thompson’s gazelle among many others with your guide coming in hand to give you all the details of the animals you will have spotted plus their ways of life.
The full day game drive in Masai Mara will enable you to explore other areas of the Masai Mara National Reserve and the Mara Triangle to the Mara Bridge, which is at the border of Tanzania just next to the famous Serengeti National Park. You will make a few stops along the banks of the scenic Mara River as to allow you to stretch your legs during your game drive. With your packed lunch you will have a 1 hour’s snug picnic lunch break as you enjoy more of this park. Later have a guided community tour to the Masai village and experience the stable pastoral culture of the oldest inhabitants of East Africa, the Masai.
You will be fascinated by the men who stand tall and proud with their culture. The Masai women are bejeweled with bright beaded earrings and adorned with the brilliant red, blue and purple patterns of the shukas and scarves they wear. This will all be a 2 hour’s activity full with Traditional songs, dances, cultural practices and a community walk. Return to the lodge for relaxation dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: AA Mara Lodge
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6: transfer back to Nairobi
On the 6th day of your 17 days Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania safari, You will have to a leisurely breakfast and then ready yourself to leave the park. You will then carry on with your journey to Nairobi where you will have a second stop for lunch and then transfer at your Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: La Maison Royal Hotel
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 7: fly to Uganda, pick up and transfer to Jinja (Lake Victoria) and do a boat cruise to the source of the Nile
Have breakfast, check out of your hotel and drive to Jomo Kenyatta airport for your flight to Uganda’s Entebbe International airport landing at 11:15 am. On your arrival, you will be picked by your safari driver guide and embark on a journey to Lake Victoria the source of the Nile in Jinja. When you arrive, you will have lunch and in the afternoon you will go for a boat ride on the calm waters of Lake Victoria. In the evening you will head to your lodge for dinner and overnight
Accommodation: 2 friends Hotel
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 8: drive to Queen Elizabeth national park
Have breakfast, checkout of your lodge and embark on a drive to Queen Elizabeth national park, a popular national park in Uganda known for tree climbing lions and a huge population of wildlife. Along the way you will have lunch and proceed to the park arriving in the evening, check in to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Elephant Hub
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 9: morning game drive and Kazinga channel boat cruiser
On the 9th day of your 17 days Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania safari, You will wake up very early to take tea/coffee then go for the early morning game drive at the Mweya peninsular around the Kazinga Channel. The safari is for about 3 hour and you will follow different trails to spot Jackals, buffaloes, forest hogs, warthogs, the Uganda Kob, Elephants, lions and the elusive leopard. You will be taken back to the lodge to have late breakfast then relax or stay at the poolside as you wait for lunch. The two hour afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga channel will give you opportunities to spot several bird (Kingfishers, pelicans etc) species, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, crocodile and other water animals. Dinner and overnight
Accommodation: Elephant Hub
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 10: morning game drive and transfer to Bwindi
Wake up for breakfast and go for a morning game drive exploring the park more, after the game drive you will drive to Bwindi Forest National Park via Ishasha for the game drive for the tree-climbing lions. arrive in the park in the late afternoon, check into your lodge and have an evening of resting as you prepare for the next day’s adventure.
Accommodation: Buhoma Haven Lodge
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 11: mountain gorilla trekking
After breakfast, head to the park headquarters for a briefing about the mountain gorillas and the park. Enter into the jungle to search for the shy primates in their mist. One hour is allowed to stay with the primates for the clients to enjoy those playing, take unforgettable photographs. Carry with you the rain gear, walkable shoes, hut, insect repellent, sunscreens, packed lunch, and bottled mineral water. Spend the evening visiting the local communities around the park-like the typical Bakiga homes, local breweries, traditional healers, Batwa cultural performances, local schools, and art and craft shop
Accommodation: Buhoma Haven Lodge
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 12: transfer back to Kampala
On the 12th day of your 17 days Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania safari, After breakfast, embark on the safari vehicle and drive back to Kampala, lunch en-route. Stop at the equator again to shop for souvenirs from your time in Uganda to take back home. Drive to the airport for your return flight back home.
Accommodation: Forest Cottages
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 13: fly to Kilimanjaro Tanzania
Have breakfast at your hotel, checkout and drive to Entebbe International Airport for your flight to Kilimanjaro International airport landing at 16:25. On arrival you will be picked from the airport and transfer to the hotel in Arusha city for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Runako Hotel
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 14: transfer to Serengeti and have an afternoon game drive
After breakfast, 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 arriving in time for lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon you will go a 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 camps and lodges
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 15: morning game drive and transfer to Ngorongoro
Have early breakfast, meet your safari guide and head to the plains of 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: Osinon camps and lodges
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 16: game drive at the crater and transfer back to Arusha
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 at your lodge the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Runako Hotel
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 17: departure
Have breakfast at your hotel, check out and be driven to the airport to catch your departure flight back home.
End of your 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
- Vehicle that is a land cruiser
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
