13-Day Uganda – Kenya & Tanzania (Gorilla-Big 5) Combo
The 13-Day Uganda – Kenya & Tanzania (Gorilla-Big 5) Combo is a grand tour through East Africa that takes you through Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania (Kenya, Tanzania Uganda itinerary). This well-crafted 13-Day Uganda – Kenya & Tanzania (Gorilla-Big 5) Combo is an African Safari and gorilla trekking package that offers travelers opportunities to combine two of the best wildlife encounters in Africa. This tour allows you to explore East Africa on a single African Safari Vacation – visiting top safari parks and attractions. The 13-Day Uganda – Kenya & Tanzania (Gorilla-Big 5) Combo takes you to Uganda to trek gorillas in their natural habitat. After your gorilla trekking experience, you will visit Tanzania and Kenya for unbeatable wildlife watching experience. This classic 13 Days Safari package allows you to enjoy watching the African Big Five (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, and buffalo), giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, hippos, hyenas, African Wild Dogs, and various antelope species in Tanzania and Kenya. You will also have the opportunity to witness one of the world’s natural wonders – the Great Wildebeest Migration.
You will enjoy thrilling adventures through the golden savannas in some of the most renowned safari parks in Africa. on this tour, you will visit Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in Tanzania, and Uganda’s Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth National Park. This 13 days grand tour in East Africa is a great opportunity to combine both gorilla trekking and wildlife safaris on a single African safari tour.
Tour Summary, 13-Day Uganda – Kenya & Tanzania (Gorilla-Big 5) Combo
Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe Airport
Day 2: Ngamba Chimpanzee & Uganda Wildlife Education Centre Tour
Day_3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Day 5: Bwindi to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day_6: Queen Elizabeth to Entebbe to Nairobi
Day 7: Nairobi Wildlife Sanctuaries
Day 8: Masai Mara Game Drive
Day_9: Masai Mara Game Drive
Day_10: Masai Mara to Serengeti via Isebania
Day 11: Serengeti Game Drive
Day_12: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Day 13: Ngorongoro to Arusha
Detailed day-by-day 13-Day Uganda – Kenya & Tanzania (Gorilla-Big 5) Combo
Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe Airport
Arrive at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport, to start this grant tour through East Africa. Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by our representative who will then transfer you to your booked hotel within Entebbe Town.
Arrive at the hotel and check-in. You will spend the rest of your afternoon at leisure.
Dinner and overnight at Entebbe.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 2: Ngamba Chimpanzee & Uganda Wildlife Education Centre Tour
Wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast at your hotel. After breakfast, depart your hotel and head to the docking area for a sail to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. This Sanctuary is home to 52 rescued from bad situations such as poaching, illegal pet trade, or orphaned chimpanzees. You will visit this sanctuary for opportunities to learn about Chimpanzees, their behaviors, conservation challenges, and other efforts of chimpanzee conservation.
After your half-day guided tour at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, you will boat a boat for a sail back to the mainland. You will then drive back to your hotel where you will be having lunch. After lunch, you will embark on an afternoon adventure to the Uganda Wildlife Education Center. At the Wildlife Education Center, you will enjoy viewing different wildlife species native to Uganda – you will see lions, giraffes, chimpanzees, and various bird species.
Later return to your hotel for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Today you will enjoy a long day transfer to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the far southwestern corner of Uganda. Wake up early at your lodge and have breakfast. After breakfast, depart your lodge and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The long drive is a great way to witness the charming beauty of the countryside as you will get a chance to witness the rolling hills and stunning greenery.
You will have a short stop at the equator for pictures and later continue with your journey to Bwindi. Arrive in the late afternoon and proceed with a drive to your booked safari lodge.
Check in at your lodge. Relax and unwind at your lodge.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Today you will enjoy gorilla trekking at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast before you embark on the trek. After breakfast, depart for gorilla trekking at the park’s headquarters. You will join a group of other trekkers at the headquarters for a briefing session. After the briefing, you will be allocated a gorilla family to trek – you with a group of other seven members will then embark on your gorilla trekking experience in the park.
You will navigate through challenging terrain and thick vegetation cover until you locate your allocated gorilla family. After trekking for a while in the forest, your ranger guide will inform you when you advance to gorillas. He will then guide you on how you will approach the gorilla family and what to do while with the gorillas. Enjoy this exclusive 60 minutes with the gorillas in the wild, take as many pictures and videos at this moment. Gorillas share DNA with humans, you will witness a lot like us humans in them. You will see these primates as they feed, play, and groom their young ones.
After your time elapses, your guide will lead the way back to the starting point. At the starting point or visitors center, you will be awarded a certificate of participation by park rangers. After your trek, your driver guide will take you back to your lodge where you will be able to refresh and relax.
An afternoon tour around the park visiting communities can be arranged (optional).
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5: Bwindi to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast at your lodge. After breakfast, depart your lodge and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will be enjoying your next adventure on this 13-Day Uganda – Kenya & Tanzania (Gorilla-Big 5) Combo. You will arrive at Queen Elizabeth National Park in the afternoon and proceed to your booked safari lodge. At your lodge, you will have breakfast and a short rest before you embark on your first adventure in the park.
After lunch, embark on an evening game drive for opportunities to spot different wildlife species in the park. Some of the species that you are likely to see while here include lions, leopards, buffalos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, elephants, various antelope species, and a diversity of birdlife. After your afternoon adventure in the park, return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth to Entebbe to Nairobi
Wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast at your lodge. After breakfast, depart your lodge and embark on a transfer back to Entebbe. Arrive at Entebbe in the late afternoon and board a flight to Kenya. upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, your driver guide will welcome you and transfer you to your booked hotel in Nairobi.
Arrive at the hotel and check-in. Relax and unwind at your hotel.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 7: Nairobi Wildlife Sanctuaries
Wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast at your hotel. After breakfast, embark on an adventure around Nairobi City. Visit the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, located in Nairobi. You will also visit the giraffe center where you will enjoy interacting with the endangered Rothschild giraffes. You will adventure Nairobi with an opportunity to immerse yourself in the unique culture of Kenya at the Bomas of Kenya.
After your morning adventure, return to your lodge for lunch. After lunch, embark on another adventure in Nairobi, visiting the Karen Blixen Museum and the Nairobi snake park among others.
Later in the evening return to your hotel. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Nairobi.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 8: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
Wake up and have breakfast at your hotel. After breakfast, embark on a transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve. This journey takes you through the scenic countryside, along the way you will enjoy viewing the stunning landscapes and natural beauty of Kenya. Arrive in Masai Mara National Reserve in time for lunch and proceed to your booked lodge. Arrive at the lodge and check-in.
Lunch will be served at your lodge. After lunch and a short rest at the lodge, embark on your first adventure in Masai Mara National Reserve. Enjoy a thrilling game drive for opportunities to spot various wildlife species and birdlife. Masai Mara National Reserve I popular for its large populations of wildlife including the famous African Big Five species. You will enjoy sighting lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, African Wild Dogs, warthogs, and various antelope species of Antelopes. Enjoy your game drive in the golden savannas of the Mara.
As your night draws to a close, return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 9: Full day Masai Mara Game Drive
Today you will spend your entire day adventuring the stunning Mara plains for opportunities to spot from the famous African Big Five Animals to the world-renowned wildebeest migration. Wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast at your lodge. After breakfast, depart your lodge with lunch boxes and venture into the Mara plains. Your experienced drive guide will take you to some of the popular wildlife hotspots in Masai Mara to grant you opportunities to spot different wildlife species.
Enjoy viewing lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos, zebras, wildebeest, hyenas, African Wild Dogs, warthogs, and various antelope species of Antelopes on your safari vehicle. You will have a lunch break in between the drive, and enjoy a picnic lunch at a scenic spot in the Reserve.
After lunch, embark on another thrilling game drive to discover different areas of Masai Mara National Reserve.
As your day draws to a close, return to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 10: Masai Mara to Serengeti via Isebania
Wake up and have breakfast at the lodge. After breakfast, embark on a safari through Masai Mara en-route to the neighboring Tanzania Serengeti National Park. Enjoy watching wildlife as you proceed to Serengeti National Park via Isebania. Arrive in Serengeti and drive to your booked lodge.
Check in and have lunch at the lodge. After lunch, adventure the iconic Serengeti National Park on an evening game drive. Serengeti is world-renowned for its abundant wildlife all year round. Serengeti hosts the spectacular wildebeest migration and the African Big Five Animals. You will enjoy adventuring the park for wildlife sightseeing opportunities. After your adventure, return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 11: Serengeti Game Drive
Start your day early in the morning with a sumptuous breakfast at the lodge. Depart for a sunrise game drive in Serengeti National Park. During your game drive in Serengeti, you will enjoy viewing various wildlife species like lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos, elephants, cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, zebras, giraffes, and various antelope species among others.
Your experienced guide will take you to top wildlife hotspots in the park for an opportunity to witness the spectacular wildebeest migration in the park. Explore the diverse habitats including the vast savannas, forests and woodlands for opportunities to witness all the iconic African species.
You will have a lunch break in between the drive. A picnic lunch will be served an a scenic spot in the park. After lunch, embark on an afternoon game drive in the park. As your day draws to a close, return to the lodge.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 12: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Today you will visit the world’s renowned Ngorongoro Crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a natural wonder. The crater floor is famous for its large population of wildlife including lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalos, elephants, wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, hyenas, and cheetahs among others.
Wake up early in the morning and have breakfast at your lodge. After breakfast, depart your lodge and drive to Ngorongoro. Arrive in Ngorongoro and proceed with a wildlife-watching safari tour. Descend into the crater floor for opportunities to encounter various wildlife species. As it nears lunchtime, drive to your booked lodge in Ngorongoro. After lunch, descend into the crater floor for more wildlife sightseeing opportunities. After your evening adventure return to the lodge.
Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 13: Ngorongoro to Arusha
Today marks the end of this 13-Day Uganda – Kenya & Tanzania (Gorilla-Big 5) Combo tour. Wake up and enjoy breakfast at your lodge. After breakfast, you will embark on a transfer to Arusha. Arrive at Arusha and proceed to the Airport to catch your departure flight.
Meals Included: Breakfast