9Days Gorilla and Wildlife Safari in Uganda and Tanzania
9Days Gorilla and Wildlife Safari This Adventure Safari in Uganda and Tanzania takes you on a journey to experience the highlights of Uganda and Tanzania. Furthermore, you will visit some of the top tourist hot destinations. However, our first stop will be Bwindi Impenetrable Forest endowed with; Elephants, duikers, buffaloes, golden cats, bush pigs, giant forest hogs, black-fronted Duiker, yellow-backed duiker, clawless otter, side-striped jackal, civet among others, Serengeti National Park gifted with more than 35 species of plains animals, there are some 3,000 lions and great numbers of spotted hyenas, leopards, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, giraffes, cheetahs, and baboons. Crocodiles inhabit the marshes near the Mara River and Zanzibar. As well as visiting Uganda and experience a lifetime memorable activity that you can’t easily forget. Eventually, you should consider having Gorilla trekking on your bucket list for your African vacation.
Highlight
Uganda
Day1; Entebbe -Bwindi NP
Day2; Batwa Experience (Highlight)
Tanzania
Day3-5; Serengeti NP
Day6; Arusha Airport
Day7; Stone Town (Zanzibar)
Day8; Jozani Forest (Zanzibar)
Day9; Zanzibar
Day 1; Welcome to Uganda and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Arrival in Uganda, you will be picked by our Kubwa Five Safaris representative with your name printed on an A4 paper from Entebbe International Airport in the morning hours and be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. For the moment you will have lunch on the way reaching in Bwindi between 1pm and 2pm, check in your hotel. lastly, dinner and overnight will be at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite.
Main destination Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite
Meals plan;
Break first, lunch and dinner
Water and fruits throughout
Day 2; Gorilla Trekking, Birding and Batwa Cultural Interaction
After your break first, we’ll prepare for your gorilla tracking adventure which begins at 8:00am with a briefing at the information center by the Uganda Wildlife Authority staff. We will then be guided into the jungle to track the shy primates.
Gorilla trekking may take 3 to 7 hours but it is well worth the effort. Once you get sight of the gorillas, you have an hour to admire, observe and take photos of them. 9Day Gorilla and Wildlife Safari, Furthermore, it’s advisable to bring along a rain jacket and hiking boots. And then the end of this long and exciting adventure, return to the lodge for a well-deserved shower.
Have your lunch and thereafter,9Day Gorilla and Wildlife Safari you will head out for a community walk where you will visit the Batwa, which is an Indigenous group of people that have lived in the forest for 500,000 years, enjoy traditional dances and drama from them. While, dinner and overnight will be at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite
Main destination Batwa Experience (Highlight, Uganda)
Accommodation:
Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite
Budget tented camp
Meals plan;
Break first, lunch and dinner
Water and fruits through
Day 3; Equator | Fly To Arusha | Travel To Serengeti National Park
Nevertheless, the day will begin with a delightful breakfast after which we return to the mainland and prepare to drive back to Entebbe. We make a lunch stop at Mbarara and proceed to Kampala making another stop at the Equator in Masaka, see where this imaginary line divides our planet into two equal hemispheres. Besides, snacks, souvenirs and photographs may be taken here. Arrive in Kampala later that evening and transferred to Entebbe Airport for your scheduled flight to Kilimanjaro Airport.
On your arrival in Tanzania, you will be picked by our Kubwa Five Safaris representative with your name printed on an A4 paper from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Outpost Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Main destination Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
Accommodation:
Outpost Lodge
Budget lodge
Meals plan:
Break first, lunch and dinner
Water and fruits throughout
Day 4; Travel to Serengeti National Park
After your break first, drive to Serengeti National Park. The Serengeti is also home to the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – and today you might be able to see all the members of this group. However, the Serengeti National Park meaning “endless plains” in the Maasai language, is one of the world’s most celebrated Wilderness areas and is an ongoing source of inspiration to writers, filmmakers and photographers.
The optional activities are viewing the picturesque scenery of Serengeti National Park in a hot air balloon safari, then why not take time to see the Maasai Rock Paintings and even hear the Musical Rocks.
Additionally, we strongly recommend a traveler book for air balloon safari in advance to secure your place. However, we have limited capacity and this exclusive adventure is frequently fully booked. 9Day Gorilla and Wildlife Safari, Meanwhile, the price is US $560 per person for balloon safari in Serengeti National Park. It can be organized early morning then proceed with the normal program. While, dinner and overnight will be at Osero Tented.
Main destination Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
Accommodation;
Osero Camp
mid range tented camp
Meals plan;
Break first, lunch and dinner
Water and fruits throughout
Day 5; Full Day Game Drive In Serengeti National Park
You have full day in this wonderful park, rising early to make the most of our time. in the same way, our guides will choose the best spotting locations for the time of year, we can spend time at the Hippo pool watching these majestic animals laze about in the cool water happily living alongside the crocodiles, watch a big pride of lions, and many more. lastly, dinner and overnight will be at Osero Camp.
Main destination Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
Accommodation option:
Osero Camp
Mid-range tented camp
Meals plan;
Break first, lunch and dinner
Water and fruits throughout
Day 6; Fly To Arusha | Fly to Zanzibar
After an early break first game drive with packed lunches and then proceed to Seronera airstrip to fly out to Arusha airport. Then you will a connecting flight to Zanzibar airport. Meanwhile, on arrival in Zanzibar, you will be transferred to Tembo House Hotel & Apartments for dinner and overnight.
Main destination Arusha Airport (Airport/Airstrip, Tanzania)
Accommodation option:
Tembo House Hotel & Apartments
Mid-range hotel
Meals plan:
Break first, lunch and dinner
Day 7; Stone Town City Tour | Spice Farm Tour
Meanwhile, morning at 09:00am have the Stone Town City Tour takes around the historical culture and architectural important town of Zanzibar with a century history. Furthermore, it includes a visit to former slave market site, now stands as Anglican Church built in 1871, town market, visit the Zanzibar. While, at 02:00pm trip to Spice Tour, on this tour you will see and taste the tropical fruits, spices plantation or plots in the island.
However, a variety of spices plants used as ornament, medicines, and flowers. Meanwhile, Zanzibar known as ‘Spice Island’, Zanzibar is a place like no other. However, its history can be traced back to the spice and slave trades and its culture is rooted in the Portuguese, Omani Arab and English traditions. While, dinner and overnight will be at Tembo House Hotel & Apartments.
Main destination Zanzibar Stone Town (Zanzibar, Tanzania)
Accommodation:
Tembo House Hotel & Apartments
Mid-range hotel
Meals plan:
Break first, lunch and dinner
Water and fruits throughout
Day 8; Jozani Forest Tour
Meanwhile after break first, with knowledgeable guides, you will drive to Jozani Forest in Tanzania for Red Colobus Monkeys, natural forest, and mangrove forest and the living species of fish underneath. While, dinner and overnight stay will be at Tembo House Hotel & Apartments.
Main destination Jozani Forest (Zanzibar, Tanzania)
Accommodation:
Tembo House Hotel & Apartments
Mid-range hotel
Meals plan:
Break first and lunch as well as dinner
Water and fruits throughout
Day 9; Final Day | Flight Back Home
meanwhile, transfer to Zanzibar airport and fly back home. furthermore, on this day, you will spend half day at the hotel. Then be transferred to the Zanzibar Airport for your flight back home.
Main destination Zanzibar Airport (Airport/Airstrip, Tanzania)
Accommodation: No accommodation( end of tour)
Meals plan:
Break first(lunch and dinner excluded)
Water and fruits throughout
The additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
You’ll be dropped off at the airport for your flight ack home.
