25 Days East African Safari | Uganda Gorilla Trekking and Zanzibar Beach holiday

Early morning breakfast at the hotel, short safari briefing by your tour guide and thereafter our East Africa Overland safari proceeds to Lake Mburo National Park which is located in the south western part of the country. Along the way you will have several stopovers such as Mpambiire drum makers point where you will get a chance of buying yourself souvenirs, and at the Equator where you will have a great time and take enough photos. You will arrive at the park early afternoon, and have lunch at the lodge, check-in as you prepare for the game drive within the park. During the game drive, you will get a chance to see different wildlife species such as Kobs, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, antelopes, water hogs, and impalas among others. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge

Early morning breakfast, after breakfast depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, as you drive you will enjoy the great volcanic landscape with rolling hills covered with vegetation. Have your lunch en-route as you travel and later approach the park, which harbors over 340 individuals of mountain gorillas. The park has four main tracked gorilla groups with 12 gorilla families which are visited daily by the gorilla trackers. As you drive, you will enjoy many banana plantations and steep hills all over and you will arrive at the park late afternoon. If time allows, you might opt for a guided nature walk within the park in the evening or relax at your lodge to prepare for the tracking of gorillas the next day. Dinner and overnight stay. Our Uganda Wildlife and Gorilla safari spends the evening in Bwindi.

Have an early morning breakfast, thereafter proceed to the park headquarters to have a briefing about what to do and no to do while trekking gorillas in the forest. The rangers will then guide to you to and through the rainforest as you start trekking searching for mountain gorillas. It is not easy to tell how long the tracking would take since it entirely depends on the location of these gentle giants, but in most cases it takes between 2 to 8 hours. Trekkers are always advised to carry enough water, snacks, boots and raincoats since the weather is unpredictable in most cases, also remember that tracking needs you to be physically strong. On sighting the gorillas, the ranger guides will tell you what to do and how to behave while near the gorillas especially standing 6 meters away from them. After the trek, head back to your lodge for lunch and in the afternoon you could choose to unwind at the lodge or visit the Batwa community and have a great time watching them dance and sing through cultural performances.

Our African holiday safari starts with breakfast at the lodge. After breakfast start your journey through the Savannah vegetation, you will also pass via the Ishasha sector where you will get a chance of viewing the tree climbing lions and many other animal species as you approach Queen Elizabeth National Park. This national park is famous for this channel which is known as the Kazinga channel connecting both Lake Edward and Lake George and has variety of wildlife species including crocodiles, hippos, birds, buffaloes etc. On your arrival at the park, you will have lunch and later go for an evening game drive were you will be able to view many animals including the elephants, kobs, antelopes, warthogs, waterbucks, etc. After, return to the lodge to enjoy your dinner and overnight.

Early morning game drive along the Kasenyi track, you will also be able to view different animals such as elephants, antelopes, water bucks, buffaloes, lions, kobs among others. After the game drive, head back to the lodge your breakfast, relax and later have lunch as you prepare for the afternoon boat cruise. You will have a great time cruising along the Kazinga channel and getting a chance to view water birds such as the saddle billed stork, pink backed pelicans, the malachite kingfishers and animals such as crocodiles, elephants, hippos, buffaloes, feeding along the channel. Later in the evening, head back to the Lodge, for dinner and overnight stay. Uganda Wildlife safari spends the day at Queen Elizabeth National park.

Have your breakfast and set off for Kampala, you will go through Mubende whereby you will have great and beautiful scenery along the way due to the beautiful vegetation. Have your lunch in Mubende and continue to Kampala whereby you will arrive late afternoon. Check in at the hotel for overnight stay. End of our Uganda safari

Our East Africa overland safari heads to Nairobi on day 8. Early morning transfer to Entebbe airport to board Uganda Airlines to Nairobi departing at 6 am to arrive in Nairobi at 0715 am. – Your tour guide will pick you up from the airport on arrival then drive to the Masai Mara Game Reserve as you enjoy the scenic views of the Great Rift Valley .

Masai Mara game reserve is the northern part of the Serengeti, one of Kenya's most favored game viewing areas. The reserve covers 700 square miles of magnificent wilderness. It is the Africa of the imagination; endless reaches of acacia-dotted grasslands studded with hazy hills. Afternoon game drive to see the sun downer as you trail the Big 5 i.e. Lions in large prides, Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and numerous plain game. Dinner and overnight stay at Enkorok Mara camp.

This East African Safari spends 2 days exploring the park in search of the big 5/ trailing the wildebeest migration Morning and afternoon game drives are offered. Optional hot air balloon safari can be arranged at an extra cost of US$ 450 per person. Dinner and overnight at Enkorok Mara Camp

The Mara offers wildlife in such variety and abundance that it is difficult to believe: over 450 species of animals have been recorded here. You will easily see lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffe, wildebeests, zebras, buffalo, warthogs, hyenas, jackals, buffalo, leopard, many kinds of antelopes and elephant.

It is in the Mara that perhaps the most spectacular event of the natural world takes place. This is the annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. Following on their heels are the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, jackal, hyena and vultures

After breakfast, exit the park and drive to Naivasha -visit to hells gate national park- this park can be explored on foot or by cycling- bicycles are available for hire at an extra cost. Dinner and overnight stay at Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort or similar. Hells gate national park is characterized by diverse topography and geological scenery. It has historically been an important home for the rare lammergeyer, but it is now thought that the famous pair of birds may not have nested in the park for several years. One is encouraged to hike and cycle in the park. This is a rarity in Kenyan National Parks, and is only made possible due to the lack of large predators such as lions and cheetahs

Optional morning boat ride ( extra cost) then proceed to Amboseli national park. Via Nairobi Amboseli is the magnificent park at the foot hills of Mt.Kilimanjaro.After noon game drives followed by dinner and overnight stay at Kibo safari Camp

This small park (at 392 sq km) is the second most popular park in Kenya after Maasai Mara, mainly due to the spectacular backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro on the southern. Your epic African holiday safari rests in Amboseli National park.

Full Day spent exploring this park. The waters from melted snow drain down the mountain under lava flows and surface on the Amboseli plains, creating a green belt of swampland amidst dusty plains. Here elephant, buffalo, lion, cheetah, wildebeest, hyena, jackal, warthogs, zebra and the Maasai giraffe are likely to be seen.

Amboseli National park is one of the most popular wildlife sanctuaries in Kenya. It is situated close to Kenya- Tanzania border, The Park lies at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa (5,896m) whose snow-capped summit presents a splendid view on clear days.

Early morning breakfast, then drive into Tanzania via the Namanga border. We also pass through Arusha to Lake Manyara National park with lunch en route. Regardless of the direction, we approach Manyara from, the view is always fantastic. We proceed to the Manyara Lakeview Oasis for dinner and overnight stay.

We have breakfast at the camp. After breakfast our ultimate East Africa overland safari continues to Serengeti national park. Game is viewed as we proceed to Serengeti Kati Kati camp or similar for dinner and overnight stay.

Full day spent exploring the park. Morning and afternoon game drives are offered. Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti Kati Kati Camp or similar

Serengeti is Africa’s most famous and Tanzania’s largest park covering 14,736 sq km and is adjoining with the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. With a wildebeest population of about 2 million and several other hoofed species (which include zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, topi, Grants gazelle, Kongoni, Eland, Kirk’s dik-dik, klipspringer, roan, Oryx, oribi, waterbuck, buffalo, giraffe and warthog), the Serengeti is sure to attract a string of prey such as lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, golden jackals and bat-eared foxes. Elephants are relatively scarce and the few remaining black rhinoceros are restricted to the Moru Koppies area.

Serengeti also offers rewarding bird viewing with ostrich and kori bustard being common, a variety of larks, finches, and raptors can be seen but the most distinctive small bird is the lilac-breasted roller

We have an early breakfast at the camp. Our East Africa safari continues southeast up into the magnificent Ngorongoro Conservation .Full afternoon crater tour followed by dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Farm House or similar

The Ngorongoro crater is the world’s biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq km and is arguably the most stunning arena. It is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world, not only because of its geological magnificence, but also because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s largest populations of large mammals. Ngorongoro and other freestanding mountains are volcanic in origin, formed during the fracturing process that created the Rift valley 15 to 20 million years ago. When it peaked in size 3 million years ago it was a similar height to Mt. Kilimanjaro today

Early breakfast then we check out of the lodge and proceed to Tarangire national park ; game drives .dinner and overnight stay at Tarangire Burunge Tented lodge.

Herds of up to 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed for underground streams, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland crowd the shrinking lagoons. It's the greatest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti ecosystem - a smorgasbord for predators - and the one place in Tanzania where dry-country antelope such as the stately fringe-eared oryx and peculiar long-necked gerenuk are regularly observed

After an early breakfast check out of the camp and drive to the airport to board your morning flight to Zanzibar. on arrival you will be at the airport and after formalities you will proceed to drive to spice tour for 2 hours tours include local lunch, then drive to stone town for city tour which will take about 2-2.5 hrs. Your guide will take you to Dhow palace for check in and freshen up till 17hrs where you will walk with the guide up to the shores for the for Sunset Cruise, thereafter return to the hotel for overnight stay.

Pick up from your hotel at 0900 hrs and proceed to Jozani Forest The Jozani Forest Reserve is the last sanctuary in the world for the rare red colobus monkey, which is endemic to Zanzibar. The 484-acre reserve, which is the largest area of mature forest left on Zanzibar, is located 35kms from Stone Town in the central-eastern region of Zanzibar island. The forest is also home to Syke's monkeys, bush pigs, and nocturnal Zanzibar leopards. A series of nature trails lead through various different types of habitat, which feature over 40 species of birds including the African pygmy kingfisher, little greenbul, dark-backed weaver, and the Fischer's turaco. Your tour will be led by a well-trained guide who can offer information on the other inhabitants of the forest, which include; the red-bellied coast squirrel, the endangered Aders' duiker, the Zanzibar suni, the black-and-white rufous elephant shrew, and the tree hyraxes. The forest also offers a boardwalk, which leads through the mangrove forests at its southern end, which is an excellent place to spot the rare mangrove kingfisher. Proceed to Fumba Beach Lodge to start your beach vacation.

Days spent sunbathing and relaxing at the beach hotel,. Water sports and Zanzibar excursions are available.