6-day Gorilla & Masai Mara gorilla and wildebeest safari
6-day Gorilla & Masai Mara gorilla and wildebeest safari
This 6-day Gorilla & Masai Mara tour combines awe, stories, adventure, and pleasure. Meanwhile, experience two of the most popular safari locations in East Africa. These are Masai Mara National Park in southern Kenya and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. With a variety of plants and animals, birds, and other wildlife, the two are among the best parks in Africa.
The scenery is breathtaking, and the lodging options are mostly traditional and tented camps. Main activities here also include gorilla trekking, birding, game drives, and city tours. Among the extra activities include cultural trips and nature hikes. Except for the journey to the enchanted country of Kenya, it is a road trip. The journey begins in Uganda’s Kampala and ends in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast at your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe, you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. It is the home of Uganda’s Mountain gorillas. You will have a stopover at the Equator crossing for photographs and souvenir shopping. Expect to also see fascinating landscapes, different local cultures, and the long-horned cattle in Ankore. Check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight: Four Gorillas Lodge/Rushaga Havens Gorilla Lodge
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
After breakfast, you will transfer to the park headquarters. The rangers will brief you about the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking. After, you will trek into the forest to look for the gorillas. The trek takes between 2-3 hours to 8 hours, depending on the movement of the gorillas. After finding them, you will spend up to one hour with them as you monitor their behavior. You will then after trek back to the park headquarters, and your respective accommodation.
Dinner and overnight: Four Gorillas Lodge/Rushaga Havens Gorilla Lodge
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi & Sunset Boat Cruise
First, have breakfast and then transfer to Lake Bunyonyi (The Place of Many Little Birds) in Kabale. Then in the evening, you will have a sunset boat cruise on the lake.
Dinner and overnight: Birdnest Resort/Bunyonyi Overland Camp
Day 4: Flight to Masai Mara, Kenya
You will fly from Bwindi to Entebbe and from Entebbe to Maasai Mara in Kenya. Meanwhile, head out for Kenya’s best safari destination, Masai Mara National Reserve in the southern region. Upon arrival, our Kenyan safari guide will meet and greet you at the airfield. In case you land in Nairobi city, embark on the approximately four to six-hour onward trip to Masai Mara. There is a photo break at the huge rift valley. After eating lunch while traveling, you’ll enjoy a late check-in at the lodge inside or close to the park. The day is done after dinner.
Dinner and overnight: Sentrim Mara Camp/Maji Moto Eco Camp.
Day 5: Full-day game drive in Masai Mara National Reserve
Firstly, the whole day will be devoted to monitoring lions, leopards, zebras, wildebeests, cheetahs, and other animals. This will be for photography and hoping to see a hunt or an elephant giving birth. Furthermore, you will learn more about hyenas and observe more love birds. You will also be able to see ostriches and flamingos. However, this is wilderness with no guarantee of encountering animals but only pure luck.
By sunset, it is hoped that your favorite animal will appear. Then, you will have a Bush breakfast and a picnic. Expect a spectacular moment with the big wildebeest migration. Furthermore, Masai River will be the location for lunch and a good portion of the evening. While here, you’ll keep an eye out for animals like kingfishers, hippos, and crocodiles. Conclusively, you will have Dinner and a restful snooze to mark the end of this day.
Dinner and overnight: Sentrim Mara Camp/Maji Moto Eco Camp.
Day 6: Departure
Check out of the resort following a morning breakfast and depart for Nairobi, the agreed drop-off location. A sunrise game drive, which may give you a chance to see some of the creatures you might have missed the day before is a gratifying experience. Don’t forget to pick up a few trinkets to remember the trip.
End of safari.
