Detailed day by day 7 Days Bwindi Gorillas and Masai Mara Safari Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Entebbe airport and transfer to Bwindi NP

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 in Kayabwe for photos and lunch in Mbarara town. Proceed to Bwindi arriving late afternoon with a stunning view of Kigezi highlands.

• Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Accommodation: Four Gorillas Lodge
• Activities: Transfer by Road from Kampala City to Bwindi Impenetrable National park
• Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner, Drinking Water

 

Day 2: Gorilla trekking and community visit

A great experience and memorable day starts with breakfast and then head for a short briefing where you will be instructed with the dos and don’ts while trekking. You will be grouped in a group of 8 people to trek one gorilla family in the forest. This helps to avoid the habituated gorillas not to get used to human beings behaviors. Start the trek with the help of the armed park ranger to protect you in case of any danger.

Trekking can take 2-5 hours depending on where you locate these great apes due to their movements in search for food. An hour will be given to you after locating them to enjoy watching them as you take photos and videos. After you will trek out of the forest and meet your driver to transfer you to the lodge. In the evening you may take a community tour around Bakiga / Batwa homes and enjoy their traditional dance, meals, and artwork.

• Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Accommodation: Four Gorillas Lodge
• Activities: Enjoy Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest & community visit
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking Water

 

Day 3: Transfer to Jinja

Enjoy breakfast and transfer back to Jinja town with lunch en-route in Mbarara town and a stopover at the equator for photography if you please. Proceed to Jinja past Mabira forest, tea and sugar plantations and arriving in the evening to check in the hotel for dinner and overnight.

• Destination: Jinja
• Accommodation: 2Friends Guest House
• Activities: Transfer by Road from Bwindi Forest to Jinja
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking Water

 

Day 4: Transfer to Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya

You will depart Jinja early morning and embark on this full day drive to Masai Mara crossing into Kenya through Busia border and lunch enroute.

You will also have several stopovers en-route as required for photography or stretching out. Arrive Masai Mara late evening, check in and enjoy dinner and stay overnight at the booked hotel.

• Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
• Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp or Mara Sopa Lodge
• Activities: Transfer by Road from Jinja to Masai Mara
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking Water

 

Day 5: Full Day Safari Viewing in Masai Mara

Enjoy your breakfast and spend the whole day in viewing the game as you visit the Mara River where there is an accumulation of animals. You will be served a picnic lunch as you watch the crocodiles, hippos and other animals living in water.

After you will visit the Masai village and experience the Masai culture with the way they live; traditional dances and meals. In the evening, return to the booked accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

• Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
• Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp or Mara Sopa Lodge
• Activities: Full Day Adventure in Masai Mara National Reserve
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking Water

 

Day 6: Second day in Maasai Mara

Enjoy the game viewing, the Masai Mara is now the 4th preferred tourist destination in the world and the 7th wonder of the world, a home of abundance wildlife and variety that is hard to imagine.

It hosts over 90 species of animals which include lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, wild dogs, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephants. This will reward you with a memorable experience.

• Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve
• Accommodation: Sarova Mara Game Camp or Mara Sopa Lodge
• Activities: Full Day Adventure in Masai Mara National Reserve
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinking Water

 

Day 7: Transfer to Nairobi and departure

After breakfast, depart 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.

• Destination: Jomo Kenyatta Airport
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Drinking Water

End of 7 Days Bwindi Gorillas and Masai Mara Safari