12 Day Tanzania Safari & Uganda Gorilla Trekking Adventure

Detailed Itinerary for 12 Day Tanzania Safari & Uganda Gorilla Trekking Adventure

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Kibale Forest national park

Transfer from Entebbe international airport to Kibale forest national park, the drive to Kibale takes you through different towns and villages including Mitiyan and Mubende town, you will also have lunch stopover in Fort Portal Town and late processed to Kibale Forest. In the afternoon go for Bigodi swamp walk or Bigodi community walk

The Bigodi community walk leads you to the homes of the local communities who stay near the park. While on this village walk, you will be escorted by a local resident with enough information about the culture and norms of different people and their tribes. It will be a door to door village tour where you will visit schools and churches. This walk will expose you to the village life especially in the remote areas. Dinner and overnight at…….

Accommodation Options for Dinner and overnight

Budget: Rwenzori View Guest House or Rwitera Lodge

Mid-range: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or Kibale Forest Camp

Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

After breakfast, your driver/guide will transfer you to Kanyanchu park headquarters for briefing from the senior park ranger and at 8.00 am your guide will transfer you to the starting point for chimpanzee trekking. The whole activity of Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest takes about 4 to 5 hours, after you go back to the lodge for lunch and checkout before transferring to Queen Elizabeth national park. It takes 2 hours to get to Queen Elizabeth national park. Overnight at Bush lodge or Buffalo Safari Lodge (mid-range safari)

Accommodation Options for Dinner and overnight

Budget: Irungu Safari Lodge

Mid-range: Buffalo Safari Lodge or Bush Lodge

Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Kazing channel

After an early breakfast go for game drive anticipating early risers including predators and other nocturnal mammals before they retreat to their hideouts. On this morning game drive expects to see different animals including hippos, buffaloes, hartebeests, leopard, lions, etc and a plethora of both endemic and migratory birds. After return to the lodge for an early lunch as you prepare for afternoon boat ride on Kazinga Channel, This Channel connects Lake Gorge and Lake Edward and also the channel is a magnet to all wildlife in this park. It boasts of a big number of birds than any single destination in Africa. Overnight…….

Accommodation Options for Dinner and overnight

Budget: Irungu Safari Lodge

Mid-range: Buffalo Safari Lodge or Bush Lodge

Day 4: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

After an early Breakfast, drive out southwards via the Ishasha sector in such for the tree climbing lions. This sector is famous for the tree climbing lions. After a short game drive around, we will continue to Bwindi. Dinner and overnight at …

Accommodation Options for Dinner and overnight

Budget: Broadbill Forest Camp

Mid-range: Bakiga Lodge or Ruhija Gorilla Lodge.

Day 5: Gorilla trekking day – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

The highlight of your safari; a meeting with the gentle giants of Bwindi! Expect to walk in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. But it will definitely be worthwhile as you observe them closely while they eat, play and rest. A unique and unforgettable experience! Upon return, you may opt to go for evening village community. Dinner and overnight at….

Accommodation Options for Dinner and overnight

Budget: Broadbill Forest Camp

Mid-range: Bakiga Lodge or Ruhija Gorilla Lodge

Day 6: Golden Monkey tracking in Mgahinga gorilla national park

Have breakfast early morning and proceed for golden monkey tracking, this is another existing moment. Prior to meeting the golden monkeys, you will see other primates, fauna and flora. Finally get face to face with the beautiful golden monkeys. You will see them play as they jump from one branch of tree to the other; all this will be amazing and memorable for your safari. Dinner and overnight at ….

Accommodation Options for Dinner and overnight

Budget: Virunga Camp sit and Hotel

Mid-range: Travelers Rest Hotel-Kisoro

Day 7: Drive you back to Entebbe airport to get to flight Kilimanjaro airport in Tanzania

After breakfast, your guide/driver will transfer back to Entebbe international airport for your evening flight to Tanzania, on your arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, our company tour guide/driver will be waiting to transfer you to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Options for Dinner and overnight

Budget: Snowcrest Hotel or Kilimanjaro Mad Monkey’s Hotel

Mid-range: Serengeti Villa

Day 8: Drive you to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, your guide/drive will transfer you to Tarangire National Park, once you get to the park, you will have lunch and after go for afternoon game drive through the golden savannah plains characterized of scattered acacia trees with fantastic viewing points as you also enjoy Big five and other wildlife  including buffalos, cheetahs, elephants, lions and rhinos, other wildlife include hartebeest, giraffes, Impala, Eland, tree climbing lions, birds and many others diner and overnight at lodge

Accommodation Options for Dinner and overnight

Budget: Whistling Thorn Tented Camp

Mid-range: Tarangire Sopa lodge

Day 9: Transfer to Lake Manyara National park

After early morning breakfast, your guide/drive will take for game drive through Taragire national park with great views of wildlife and after in mid-morning transfer to Lake Manyara national park. Lake Manyara is one of the smallest parks in Tanzania located at the base of the Rift Valley escarpment., Lake Manyara is one of the best bird watching destination in Tanzania, among the birds includes the famous seasonal flamingo flocks, sighting of Big cats including tree climbing lions, see large herds of elephants among other. Dinner and overnight at lodge on the edge of the Great Rift Valley

Accommodation Options for Dinner and overnight

Budget: Africa Safari Glamping

Mid-range: Karatu Tented Lodge or Heart & Soul Lodge Manyara

Day 10 and day 11: Explore Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After morning breakfast, drive off to Ngorongoro Crater for 2 full days exploration, Ngorongoro national park is one of most visited national parks in Tanzania with the biggest concentration of wildlife in Africa and in the whole world, it’s on record that Ngorongoro Crater is a home to over 30, 0000 wildlife species,

Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is the only where you can find a last surviving black rhino in Africa. The beauty about Ngorongoro crater is that it has water throughout the whole year making it the best home for different wildlife including Big cats’ lions, cheetahs, leopard, jackals and others, large herds of zebras, wildebeest, hippo, buffalo, eland, warthog among others. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Accommodation Options for Dinner and overnight

Budget: Ngorongoro rhino lodge

Mid-range: Ngorongoro serena lodge.

Day 12: Departure- Transfer to Arusha

Have a relaxed morning and after transfer to Arusha for afternoon flight back home which makes the end of your 12 Days Ngorongoro Tanzania safari and Gorilla Trekking in Uganda.

COST PER PERSON SHARING TWIN/DOUBLE ROOMS

Transportation & Guides

We use both standard 4×4 customized safari vans and 4×4 luxury customized safari Land cruisers as our road mode of transport for game viewing, taking photos wildlife filming, and photography, all our safari vehicles have a pop-up roof for proper game viewing and easy to take as many photos as you can, with also charging system for your cameras, phones and also every client is guaranteed of a window seat for easy view.

Our drive/guides are very professionally and well trained, we know every successful safari needs a great guide, majority of the comments from our clients regarding our services are centered on the professionalism of our guides, returning clients request the same guide on their second and third trip.