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You will be picked up by our driver and taken to ViaVia Guesthouse. You may be able to explore the area depending on the time of your arrival. There are numerous options in Entebbe, all of which can be easily arranged through the reception of ViaVia Guesthouse. An excursion to the Botanical Gardens or the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, for example (UWEC). Please keep in mind that all activities and transportation for today are at your own expense.
ViaVia Entebbe is a very comfortable accommodation in Entebbe that is only 10 minutes from the airport. All of the rooms are self-contained and have a private terrace with a view of the beautiful garden. Enjoy a hammock while watching the monkeys play in the trees, take a hot tub bath, watch a romantic sunset, and sit by the campfire at night. The restaurant serves fresh and healthy food that has been spiced with world flavours to create a well-balanced international and local menu. ViaVia will provide you with a truly heartwarming experience that is difficult to top!

Travel Time: 30 Minutes

Accommodation: Guesthouse Via Via

You will be transferred to Kibale Forest After an early morning breakfast. The drive is breathtakingly beautiful, passing through tea plantations and the lush green countryside that characterizes so much of Uganda. You’ll enter a completely different world when you arrive at the forest… some serious monkey business!

Kibale Forest National Park is a dense tropical rainforest located just outside the colonial town of Fort Portal. Because of the severe monkey business here, this park is regarded as one of Uganda’s major highlights. Many primates live here, and a visit to one of the habituated chimp groups is a truly unforgettable experience. The rare red colobus, as well as the black and white colobus, red-tailed monkey, olive baboon, blue monkey, and l’hoest’s monkeys, can all be seen here regularly. Where else would you find a better place to have encounters with nature, smelling the forest and listening to the various sounds? Your safari tent or cottage is surrounded by lush green diversity, home to a plethora of bird and butterfly species.

Travel Time: 5 hours

Breakfast and Dinner Meal Plan

Accommodation: Treetops of Turaco

Chimpanzees are our closest because they share 98 per cent of our genes. They are found in 21 African countries, but they are most easily seen in Uganda due to their dense populations. There are approximately 5,000 wild chimps left in Uganda today. The Chimpanzee Trekking experience here takes place on several well-maintained walking trails. There is also a remarkable diversity of other primates, more than any other forest in East Africa. Aside from our adorable cousins, the chimps, there are red colobus, red-tailed guenon, white-nosed monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, blue monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey, and the black and white colobus monkey. You may also see olive baboons, bush babies, and nocturnal pottos.

The goal of your jungle trek with a professional guide is to have one hour of eye-to-eye contact with the chimps. We cannot guarantee to see them because they are still wild animals, but your chances are excellent.

Your next excursion will take you to the Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary, home to eight primate species, over 200 bird species, and various reptiles. During the 2 to 3 hour walk, you will see many animals, but the highlight will be catching a glimpse of a famous bird, the Great Blue Turaco. KAFRED, a registered community-based organization, runs the sanctuary. As a result of the walk, funds are raised for community development projects including schools and hospitals.

Travel Time: 15 Minutes

Breakfast and Dinner Meal Plan

Accommodation: Treetops of Turaco

The scenic Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in southwestern Uganda and is frequently included on visitor itineraries. It is the country’s second-largest park, situated at the foot of the majestic Rwenzori Mountain range, next to Lake Edward and Lake George, linked by the Kazinga channel. Few reserves have such a diverse landscape, with savannah, bushland, wetlands, and lush forests. It’s the best time to visit Uganda and explore the Queen Elizabeth National Park’s 200 kilometres of well-maintained game viewing tracks on your first game drive. We recommend that you remain alert and proactive during your game drive to assist the ranger in spotting as many animals as possible.
Marafiki Safari Lodge is set in a one-of-a-kind location and was designed with local materials and fitted by artisans from the community. This lodge provides private safari tents with raised wooden floors and roll-up canvas walls. You can sit comfortably while watching the savannah plains with breathtaking views of the Rwenzori- and Virunga Mountains across the park. With an en-suite open-air shower, you can adequately experience an African sunrise or shower under the stars at night. Enjoy your delectable meals (prepared with fresh and local ingredients) on the restaurant veranda or by the campfire. While on a game drive, a new pool in this beautiful area invites you to cool off after a day of sun.

Kasenyi Safari Camp is an optional upgrade.
For an exclusive and luxurious stay, stay in one of the en-suite safari tents located on the lake rim of Lake Bunyampaka in Queen Elizabeth National Park. This small camp only has four tents, and you may encounter lion pride and other animals during your stay. So keep your eyes peeled while taking in this authentic African experience.

Travel Time: 3.5 hours

Breakfast and Dinner Meal Plan

Accommodation is available at the Marafiki Safari Lodge.

You go on a long game drive to catch the sunrise after an early breakfast. The best time for a game drive is in the morning because the African animal kingdom is most active during the golden hours of the first sunlight touching the savannah. You will continue searching for all wildlife, including elephants, buffalo, lions, waterbuck, leopards, Uganda kobs, warthogs, and birds and primates.

Following lunch, you will hear about the Kazinga Channel in a boat safari. Among the many animals who drink or bathe in the waterhole you will find hippos in greater numbers than you can imagine. Expect to see buffaloes, crocodiles, elephants bathing, and birds of all kinds. This will undoubtedly be one of your tour’s highlights. After the boat safari, you will take a game drive back to the lodge.

Lion tracking is an optional activity.
A research trip is a rewarding adventure for visitors who want to get close and personal with wild African fauna. This one-of-a-kind experience allows visitors to actively monitor some of the park’s lions using locator devices. This optional activity costs an additional $100 per person.

Chimp tracking in Kyambura Gorge is an optional activity.
The next morning, you’ll hike through the Kyambura Gorge, the easternmost portion of Queen Elizabeth National Park. This gorge, also known as the “Valley of Apes,” is a world unto itself. It is now home to a diverse wildlife bio-diversity, including a best family safari kenya of 16 chimps and numerous bird species, and is drained by the River Kayambura. The view from the top is spectacular, with a gorge filled with lush green tropical vegetation and an impressive valley in the background. Hiking through the canyon allows you to see chimps and other primates such as red-tailed monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, baboons, and vervet monkeys. Several forest birds find refuge in this green-riverine forest. Although the chances of seeing chimps are not as good as on official trekking in Kibale or Budongo forest, this landscape is one of the most beautiful in Uganda and is well worth a visit. This optional activity costs an additional $50 per person.

Meals Plan : Breakfast and Dinner

Accommodation is available at the Marafiki Safari Lodge.

After breakfast, you will be driven to Kisoro in Uganda’s south-western region, near the borders of Rwanda and Congo. You pass through a beautiful part of the country known as “the Switzerland of Africa.” You will see beautiful countryside, a bamboo forest, and spectacular views of the Virunga Mountains. You will stop for lunch at a local restaurant along the way (lunch is not inclusive).

Mutanda Lake Resort has one of Uganda’s best views! This lodge offers comfortable accommodation in a unique corner of the country, perched on a peninsula in Lake Mutanda and isolated in the shadow of the Virunga Mountain Range. The Resort is located between Kisoro town, Mgahinga and Bwindi National Parks, making it an ideal base for gorilla trekking, volcano hikers, bird-lovers, and those looking for a secluded magical place in nature. Don’t forget to take advantage of the lake’s Bilharzia-free status, making it safe to swim, paddleboard, or canoe alongside the locals going about their daily business on the lake! The sunsets are breathtaking, so make sure to be on one of the verandas (with a sundowner drink in hand) at that time.

Luxury Cottage is an optional upgrade.
The spacious Luxury Cottages at Mutanda Lake Resort, combined with the tranquil setting and breathtaking views, will make your stay unforgettable. This setting is a beautiful hideaway, with small islands dotting the surrounding lake and a backdrop of misty volcanoes. On a clear night, be mesmerized by the starry sky from your private veranda and enjoy total relaxation.
Optional on days 6 and 7, for an extra $40 per person per night.

Travel Time: 8 hours

Breakfast and Dinner Meal Plan

Accomodation: Mutanda Lake Resort

Following an early morning breakfast, you will set out on an encounter with one of Bwindi’s gentle giants: the endangered Mountain Gorilla. For the majority of visitors, this is the absolute highlight of their Uganda tour.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a must-see for many visitors because it is the home of the gentle giants. On the Rift Valley’s edge, in southwestern Uganda, is the country’s largest national park. In Uganda’s mist-covered hillsides, there are two ancient and biologically diverse tropical rainforests. This forest has been around for more than 25,000 years, and it even survived the last Ice Age (most forests were destroyed). A forest of incredible biodiversity, Bwindi has both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, making it unique in Africa. Half of the world’s gorilla population lives here, divided into nine habituated family groups. Bwindi is also home to 5 other primate species, 120 mammal species, 220 butterflies, and 360 bird species. This is the place to get up close and personal with critically endangered mountain gorillas for your very own ‘Gorillas in the Mist’ experience.

The gorillas you will see belong to one of nine family groups that can tolerate humans for a short time each day. Your journey will be an exciting (and for some, challenging) journey through forested (and sometimes slippery) slopes, entwined vines, bushes, and bamboo before arriving at the gentle giants. You will be shown previous evidence of gorilla activity along the way. Consider dung, nests, and bamboo shoots that have been chewed. The time it takes to complete the gorilla trek can range from 2 to 7 hours! Once the gorilla best family safari kenya has been located, you will have a maximum of one hour to observe them. Meeting the mountain gorillas is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is an excellent part of your tour that you will remember for the rest of your life.

Travel time: 1 to 1.5 hours each way

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Meal Plan

Accomodation: Mutanda Lake Resort

GYou have some free time today to relax at Lake Mutanda. After lunch, the Mutanda Lake resort driver will transport you to Kigali Airport in Rwanda. Please keep in mind that activities in Kigali and lodging in Kigali are not included in the itinerary. If you’d like us to book one (or more) nights in Kigali, could you let us know? We strongly advise you to obtain an East Africa visa, which allows you to visit Uganda, Kenya and visit Rwanda gtrekking cost with a single visa.

Kenya Airways will transport you from Kigali to Nairobi. This one-way flight is included in the price of your tour!

Specifics about the flight Kenya Airlines:
Time of Departure: 19:20
Time of Arrival: 21:50

When you arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, your driver/guide will be waiting to meet you. During your first night, you’ll stay at Wildebeest Eco Camp, located outside Nairobi’s busy town centre. The luxurious safari tents and other comfortable accommodations will be a welcome place to stay before and after your safari. You can relax in the tranquil tropical gardens, home to hundreds of different plant and bird species, while still being close to shops, markets, cinemas, banks, the Nairobi National Park, and public transportation.

Travel Time: 30 Minutes

Lunch and Dinner Meal Plan

Accommodation is available at the Wildebeest Eco Camp.

After a leisurely breakfast, you depart for your first national park of the trip! National Park of Lake Nakuru On the way, you’ll stop at Thomson Falls and the Rift Valley viewpoint, where you can take beautiful landscape photos. Lake Nakuru National Park is located on the floor of the Great Rift Valley, surrounded by wooded and bushy grassland. From the surrounding escarpment to the ridges and lakes that surround Lake Nakuru, you’ll be enchanted by the ecological diversity and varied habitats found here. Game drives, bird watching, and hiking are all popular activities in Lake Nakuru National Park.

Upon arrival, you will go on a long game drive through the park, searching for lions, buffalos, antelopes, warthogs, and other wildlife. Afterward, you’ll enjoy a delicious lunch at the lodge. You’ll go on an evening game drive around 4 p.m. when the light is best for taking beautiful landscape photos.

Travel time: 4 to 5 hours

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Meal Plan

Accomodation: Flamingo Hills tented camp

You will travel to the Masai Mara game reserve after a delicious breakfast to see lions, buffaloes, antelopes, hippopotamuses, and even crocodiles in the Mara River. You’ll have a picnic lunch on the Tanzanian border. It has a high animal concentration all year and is known for its typical short savanna plains. Serengeti in Tanzania safari Serengeti is home to the Great Migration that occurs from July through October.

Travel Time: 5 hours

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Meal Plan

Accommodation: Mara Eden Safari Camp.

After early morning breakfast, we will park your lunch and go on a game drive, where we will search for predators who may have made a kill the previous night. You will return to the camp for breakfast as the sun rises over the game reserve. Then return to camp for some relaxation while watching the River Mara.

Journey Time: varies according to game drive

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Meal Plan

Accommodation is available at the Mara Eden Safari Camp.

A morning breakfast will be followed by a drive to Lake Naivash, with a stop for a late lunch en route. Lake Naivasha is home to a diverse range of wildlife, including a large population of hippos, which frequently invade our property during their nightly forays for food. Among the many fish-eating birds that frequent the lake are Long-tailed and Great Cormorants as well as Fish Eagles, Pelicans, and various kinds of Kingfishers because it is a freshwater lake. You will go on a boat safari on the lake to see the birds and hippos in the afternoon.

Travel time: 3–4 hours

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Meal Plan

Accommodation is available at the Naivasha Sopa Lodge.