11 Days Gorilla Trekking and Wildebeest Migration Serengeti Safari (Mara River Crossing)
Get to watch Mountain Gorillas and the famous Wildebeest Migration Mara River Crossing across the Mara River with this 11 Days Private Gorilla Trekking and Wildebeest Migration Serengeti Safari in Uganda and Tanzania. This Gorilla Trekking and Wildebeest Migration Serengeti Safari is recommended during the Months of Late July, August, September all through to Early October and will involve flying from Arusha to Serengeti North and drive back to Arusha through Ngorongoro and Tarangire on your Tanzania leg of the trip.
Our 11 Days Gorilla Trekking and Wildebeest Migration Serengeti Safari in Bwindi-Uganda and Serengeti-Tanzania takes you to witness two of Africa’s top wildlife encounters the Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda and the Mara River Wildebeest Migration Crossing in the famous Serengeti National Park. This Classic Gorilla Trekking and Great Migration Safari will create a lifetime’s worth of memories for you.
On this 11 Days Gorilla Trekking and Wildebeest Migration Safari Holiday, you will fly from Arusha to the North of Serengeti and spend your time in the Northern Serengeti and thereafter fly to Kigali International Airport to connect to Uganda by road into the Bwindi Jungles.
11 Days Gorilla Trekking and Wildebeest Migration Serengeti Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Arusha
On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania you will meet and greet with representatives of Engabi Tours and Travel who will transfer you to your place of Accommodation in Arusha where you can relax as you get ready for the upcoming days of the safari. Dinner and Overnight at the lodge of your choice.
Accommodation Option: Mt Meru Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 2: Flight from Arusha To Kogatende Airstrip
After breakfast, you will transfer to Arusha airstrip for your flight to Kogatende Airstrip in Serengeti North which will depart around 7am and arrive at 10am for a game drive in Northern Mara. Serengeti, among other incredible wildlife and stunning views is famed for the annual migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and hundred thousand of zebras, a frenzied bout of territorial conquests and mating happening from July-October. Witness an actual survival of the fittest as these animals plunge through crocodile-infested waters. The wildebeest produces more than 8,000 calves daily before the 1,000 km (600 mile) pilgrimage begins again. Lunch Dinner and Overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation Option: Tanzania Bush Camp North
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Full Day in North Serengeti National Park
After breakfast, you will head out for a game drive viewing the great migration Mara River Crossing. River crossings at Kogatende start in August as the mega herd settles into the area. Between August- October, game viewing is at its best with river crossings pretty much guaranteed every day. There is no distinct movement as the herds tend to cross back and forth over the river, following the rains and subsequent fresh grasses.
Accommodation Option: Tanzania Bush Camp North
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park in North and Central
After breakfast at the Camp, you will drive to Serengeti central arriving in time for game drive and later check in to your camp for dinner and overnight. Central Serengeti in the Seronera area offers an amazing game-viewing in Africa with great herds of buffalo, predators, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle.
Accommodation Option: Tanzania Bush Camp Central
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area With En-route Game Drive
After an early breakfast, you will embark on a transfer to the Ngorongoro conservation area arriving in time for a game drive in the crater. You will have your Picnic lunch and continue with your game drive. Later in the evening you will head to your lodge for check in, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: Tloma Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Transfer To Tarangire National and full day Game Drive
Today, we will proceed to Tarangire for a full day game drive in the park located slightly off the main safari route. Tarangire National Park is a lovely quiet park in Northern Tanzania most famous for its elephant migration, and birding safari with a quiet atmosphere.
Accommodation Option: Burunge Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Transfer To Arusha Town
Today you will wake up lazily and enjoy your breakfast after which you will transfer Arusha town arriving in time for check in and lunch at your hotel. In the afternoon you may choose to stay in your room or do a city tour of Arusha. Dinner and overnight at the lodge
Accommodation Option: Mt Meru Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Flight to Kigali International Airport
Depending on the schedule of your flight, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport to catch your flight to Kigali International Airport in Rwanda. On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will meet and greet with representatives of Engabi Tours and Travel who will transfer you to your lodge in Kigali City for overnight.
We recommend arriving and departing from Kigali City due to the short road driving distance from Kigali City to Bwindi (Just 4 Hrs) compared to the 10 Hrs Road Drive from Entebbe to Bwindi. Note that to move between Uganda and Rwanda, you will need to buy an East African Tourist Visa from your first country of Arrival (Rwanda) at a cost of 100USD Per Person
Accommodation Option: Hotel Des Mille Collines
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 9: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Today you will be picked up from your Hotel by your driver who will transfer you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the home of Mountain Gorillas via Katuna Border Crossing arriving in time for lunch at your lodge.
Accommodation Option: Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Community Experience
After breakfast at your Lodge, you will be transferred to the gorilla trekking starting point. Here you will be briefed about the gorilla trekking rules while your guide takes care of the practicalities. After briefing you set off into the forest with a specialized guide who leads you to the point where the gorillas are. For one unforgettable hour you are in the area of the mountain Gorillas seeing them in their daily life, with a chance to spot some forest interior birds.
After trekking the gorillas, you will have your packed lunch and you will head back to the starting point where your driver will pick you and take you back to the lodge for refreshing. Later in the evening you will visit the Batwa community for a cultural experience Dinner and overnight at the lodge of your choice.
Accommodation Option: Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 11: Transfer to Kigali City
Today after breakfast and depending on the schedule of your flight, you will be transferred to Kigali City and later to Kigali International Airport to catch your outbound flight marking the end of your tour.
Accommodation Option: N/A
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of Trip
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