12 Days Serengeti Migration and Gorilla Trekking Safari (July, Aug, Sept)
Tour Overview
The 12 Days Serengeti Migration and Gorilla Trekking Safari Tour to Tanzania and Uganda through Rwanda features two of East Africa’s Wildlife experiences, Gorilla Trekking and the great Wildebeest Migration specifically the Mara River Crossing. This memorable Great Wildebeest Migration Serengeti and Gorilla Trekking Safari Tour is recommended during the Months of late July, August and September as this is the time when the Migration head has reached the Kogatende Area in North Serengeti and has started or is already crossing the crocodile infested Mara river to Kenya’s Masai Mara. On this Safari tour, you will visit Lake Bunyonyi, Tarangire National Park and Ngorongoro Crater and by the 12th day the tour will have created a lifetime’s worth of memories for you.
To ensure that you maximize your time in Northern Serengeti(Kogatende Area), we have recommended that while in Tanzania you Drive-In and Fly-out of Serengeti North to either Arusha National Park or Kilimanjaro International depending on the availability of flights from where you will depart for your onward journey to Kigali International Airport-Rwanda. This trip begins in Tanzania and ends in Kigali-Rwanda.
12 Days Serengeti Migration and Gorilla Trekking Safari:
Day 1: Arrival in Tanzania and Transfer to your Hotel in 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.
Accommodation Option: Mt Meru Hotel
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 2: Transfer from Arusha to Tarangire National Park and Full day Game Drive
After an early breakfast, you will be transferred from Arusha to Tarangire National park for a full day game drive. Ranked as the third largest park in Tanzania, the Tarangire is home to a large population of elephant the ancient giant Baobab trees, also known as the “Tree of Life”,
You arrive in time for a full day Game drive, lunch and later check in to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: Burunge Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a Full Day Game Drive in the Crater
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 descend down into the Ngorongoro Crater Rim for a game drive in the world’s largest unbroken Caldera where thousands of animals live. Here you will be able to see all the Big Five animals. Enjoy your Picnic lunch at the hippo pool and continue with the drive as you exit or ascend out of the crater for your transfer to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: Tloma Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Transfer to Serengeti National Park and Full day Game Drive in the Seronera Area (Central)
After breakfast, you will begin your drive to the Serengeti National Park (Central) through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and with stops for photography and lunch arriving in time for a game drive where you must look forward to witnessing large prides of lions, cheetah, leopard, elephant, giraffe, buffalo and antelope as well as various species of birdlife and indigenous trees. Later in the evening you will check in to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: Tanzania Bush Camp (Central)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park (Central and North)
After a very early breakfast, you will start your journey to the kogatende area (North of Serengeti) with an en-route game drive in the Seronera Area. On arrival in the North, you will continue with a game drive with prospects of witnessing the Wildebeest Migration Mara River Crossing and then enjoy your picnic lunch. After lunch you will continue with the game drive and later retire to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: Tanzania Bush Camp (North)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Full Day Game Drive in the Kogatende Area of Serengeti (North)
Today is without question one of the highlights of your safari. After a rich breakfast you will start your adventure a little earlier than usual and head to the Mara River to witness the great migration Mara River Crossing. Today’s full day game drive will help you experience the Serengeti in its full glory! You will be waiting for crossing along the river but you will also do game drive the rest of the Kogatende Area. The Mara River is the last major obstacle standing between the Wildebeest Migration and the relative safety of the Masai Mara. If you’re patient and a little lucky, you will get to witness the death-defying crossing itself where wildebeest and zebras brave the river’s currents and crocodiles in an attempt to reach safety on the opposite bank. After witnessing the crossing, you will continue with the game drive in the rest of the area and retire to your camp for Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: Tanzania Bush Camp (North)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Morning Game Drive and Flight to Arusha
After an early breakfast, you will head out for a morning game drive from where you will transfer to Kogatende Airstrip to catch your afternoon flight to Arusha Airport arriving in time for transfer to your hotel.
Accommodation Option: Mount Meru Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Flight to Kigali International Airport
Today you will wake up lazily, enjoy your breakfast and then transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport arriving in time for check in for your onward flight to Kigali. 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.
Note that to move between Uganda and Rwanda, you will need to buy an East A frican Tourist Visa from your first country of Arrival (Rwanda) at a cost of 100USD Per Person
Accommodation Option: Hotel Des Mille Collines
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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.
Accommodation Option: Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 11: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for a Boat Excursion
Today you will wake lazily, have your breakfast and thereafter transfer to Lake Bunyonyi which is home to 19 islands, several little birds and otters. You will arrive in time for a boat cruise to explore the lake’s islands (Zebras Island, Punishment Island and Pygmies island) and then check in to the lodge for dinner and overnight. In the evening you may decide to stay relaxing at the lake/pool side
Accommodation: Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 12: Transfer to Kigali City and Later to Kigali International Airport
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: N/A
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of Trip
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