12 Days: Enchanting Gorilla & Big Cats Experience in Uganda & Tanzania.
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- 12 Days: Enchanting Gorilla & Big Cats Experience in Uganda & Tanzania.
Uganda and Tanzania.
- Entebbe Town,
- Bwindi forest NP,
- Arusha Town,
- Tarangire NP,
- Karatu Town,
- Serengeti NP,
- Ngorongoro Crater and
- Lake Eyasi.
Duration
12 Days
Tour Type
Combo Safaris.
Group Size
6 People
Languages
English.
- Overview
The tour will take you to four pristine national parks within two countries of east Africa. Start with Uganda for unmatched gorilla experience, which will leave you with life memories cherries before visiting Tanzania, action parked national parks for incredible big cats sightings especially the queen of the chase, begin with two days in Tarangire and explore the park from the might Tarangire river, acacia woodland and Esilalei swamp for the area mob of elephants, lions, leopard and cheetah sighting before moving to Serengeti central and Namiri plains for the cats who rule the plains and the fastest land mammal. Descend to the Ngorongoro for a day of game viewing for its resident population of animals and finish in Eyasi by spending a day with the Hadzabe people for one of the best cultural experiences you can get in Africa.
- Tour Highlights.
- Come face to face with the Silverback of Bwindi
- See unmatched big cats sighting in the best northern Tanzania national parks
- See some of the biggest herds of elephants in Tarangire
- Admire the sunset in Tarangire and Serengeti with a glass of gin and tonic in the bush
- Walk in the small village of mto wa mbu and enjoy sumptuous local lunch
- Included & Excluded
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- Mineral water
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Itinerary
12Days /11 Night
Day 1: Arrival -- Hotel Transfer.
Our representative will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel in Entebbe. You will check on your hotel, refresh and then our guide will brief you about your safari. Retire for Dinner and Overnight at 2Friends Hotel. BB.
- Location: Entebbe Town.
- Accomodation: 2Friends Hotel.
- Meal: Dinner.
- Activity: Game-drive
Day 2: Fly Enttebe -- Bwindi Forest NP
Our representative will pick you up from your hotel and drop you off at Entebbe airport or Kajjansi Airstrip for your local scheduled flight with Aerolink to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Arrive in the morning, check in, and have lunch. Please note that most local scheduled flights depart early morning and the drive from the airstrips to the lodges is between 1 and 2 hours. Overnight at Chameleon Hill Lodge
- Location: Bwindi Forest NP.
- Accomodation: Chameleon Hill lodge.
- Meal: Lunch and Dinner.
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking - Bwindi Impenetrable.
After an early breakfast and a briefing by a ranger guide, penetrate the impenetrable Bwindi Forest for your adventure. The beauty of this rainforest is spectacular. The area offers a dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time is taken and the terrain varies with the movements of these great primates. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome, exciting experience to be long savoured. Many find it to be a rare and moving opportunity. A unique and unforgettable experience! Dinner and overnight at Chameleon Hill Lodge
- Location: Bwindi Forest NP.
- Accomodation: Chameleon Hill lodge.
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 4: Bwindi Forest NP -- Entebbe
Enriched with an experience of a lifetime and unforgettable memories you will say goodbye to the Land of Mountain gorillas. Our guide will drive you to the airstrip and take your flight back to Entebbe arriving in the afternoon in time to connect your flight to Kilimanjaro. On arrival, our representative will welcome you and transfer you to the Arusha Villa for dinner and overnight.
- Location: Entebbe & Kilimanjaro airport
- Accomodation: Arusha Villa
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Gorilla Tracking.
Day 5: Tarangire NP.
Pick up from your hotel after safari briefing and drive to Tarangire National Park. Your first experience of safari will be the thrilling game drive through the vastness of Tarangire National Park, the park has a great landscape and scenery dotted with huge magnificent baobab trees which offers water from the bark for elephants during the dry season. The Tarangire River is the centre piece of the game drive as is the only source of water in the park and all animals come down to drink here. The sightings of the day can be elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, leopards, lions, zebras and wildebeests.
- Location: Tarangire NP.
- Accomodation: Balloon tented camp.
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 6: Full-day Tarangire NP.
Full day in the park and experience of safari will be the thrilling game drive through the vastness of Tarangire National Park, the park has great landscape and scenery dotted with huge magnificent baobab trees which offers water from the bark for elephants during the dry season. The Tarangire River is the centrepiece of the game drive as is the only source of water in the park and all animals come down to drink here. The sightings of the day can be elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, leopards, lions, zebras and wildebeests.
- Location: Tarangire NP.
- Accomodation: Tarangire Balloon Camp
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Game Drive.
Day 7: Tarangire NP -- Karatu Town.
After breakfast embark on a game drive on your way out of the park enjoying bird’s song and other animals and birds sighting after proceeding to a small village town of mto wa mbu where you are going to do a village walk. Tanzania has over 120 native tribes and all of these are presented here, your local guide will take you through the rice field, banana plantation, local Makonde carving factory and local beer brewing factory and if time permits a local primary school. These will give you insight into the local people life, belief, the economy and social life. You will have a local lunch under the banana plantation prepared by a local women group and after proceed to the lodge for leisure and enjoy your time at the poolside.
- Location: Karatu Town.
- Accomodation: Plantation Farm lodge
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Game Drive.
Day 8: Karatu Town -- Serengeti NP.
Breakfast at the lodge and proceed to Serengeti through the Ndutu plains And Explore Serengeti habitats from the plains dotted with kopjes, riverine, woodlands, valleys and swamps for the big cats, lion, leopard, and cheetah other sightings may include elephant giraffe, jackal, baboons, birds and warthog. In the months of December to May, you might encounter the great wildebeest migration around this area, although the central Serengeti offers good game-viewing throughout the year and for big cat’s lovers, it’s always the area to be.
- Location: Serengeti NP.
- Accomodation: Mawe tented camp
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Game-drive
Day 9: Fullday Serengeti NP.
The whole day will be dedicated to exploring the central part of Serengeti national park for its incredible sightings of lions, cheetah and leopards. Other sightings here may include elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hyenas, jackals, and a host of antelope’s species, around the water areas you might see hippos, crocodiles and birds in the evening your guide will stop for your sundowner drinks while watching the sun set.
- Location: Serengeti NP.
- Accomodation: Mawe tented camp
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
- Activity: Game-drive
Day 10: Serengeti NP -- Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
On your outward journey to the park gate, you will enjoy some more game viewing before you leave the Serengeti National Park in the early afternoon to continue your journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
- Location: Ngorongoro conservation area.
- Accomodation: Ngorongoro Sopa lodge.
- Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Activity: Game-drive.
Day 11: Ngorongoro Crater -- Lake Eyasi
After early breakfast around 05:50 am, descend down crater at 06 am for 6-7hrs game drive, with picnic lunch. We venture onto the crater floor for an up-close at the residents of this World Heritage Site and enjoy a picnic lunch here. The Ngorongoro Crater provides great game-viewing with all year-round. The wildlife here makes up a permanent population because grazing and water supplies are plentiful throughout the seasons.
- Location: Lake Eyasi.
- Accomodation: Lake eyasi safari lodge.
- Meal: Breakfast & Lunch.
- Activity: Game-drive.
Day 12: Lake Eyasi -- Arusha Town.
After breakfast, a true African experience awaits. You will visit the Hadzabe, an ethnic minority and one of Tanzania’s last hunter-gatherer tribes. They have managed to maintain their traditional lifestyle until this day in this dry and mostly barren area. Thereafter you will pay a visit to the pastoral nomads and herdsmen, known as the Datoga tribe. The experience is completed with a stop at the blacksmiths where you will witness craftsmen in rather rudimentary working conditions. After this interactive cultural experience you will then drive back to Arusha and we will drop you at Kilimanjaro International Airport for your departure flight, or Arusha at the Hotel of your stay
- Location: Lake Eyasi.
- Accomodation: No Accomodation
- Meal: Breakfast & Lunch.
- Activity: Local Tribe Visit.
- Accomodation.
Day 1: 2 Friends Hotel.
2 Friends Beach
Hotel
Location
Situated at the shore of Lake Victoria, 2 Friends Entebbe Beach Hotel features an outdoor pool, restaurant and a beach bar. Free WiFi is available.
Accommodation
2 Friends Beach Hotel is tastefully decorated with its own creative and unique design situated on the beach front of Lake Victoria (only 10 minutes drive from Entebbe airport). The hotel has 15 spacious rooms and offers a warm and personal service with all necessary facilities for the perfect and comfortable long or short stay. Enjoy your private terrace overlooking the lake or indulge down at our beach with a cold drink or something nice to eat or drink from our popular Beach Cafe. Because of a perfect climate in Uganda, most of our guests find it adequate with our good standing fans. But we have installed state of the art air con in 4 rooms, if you prefer room with air-condition please make that clear when booking (it is an additional 10 USD for AC) and if its available on your preferred dates. We now also have 2 reduced mobility rooms.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
- Pool
- Free breakfast
- Beach
- Bicycle rental
- Free airport transportation
- Facial treatments
Room features
- Private beach
- Desk
- Housekeeping
- Private balcony
- Refrigerator
- Flat Screen TV
- Walk-in shower
- Bath / shower
- Room service
- Safe
- Seating area
- Clothes rack
- Private bathrooms
- Wake-up service / alarm clock
- Complimentary toiletries
- Pool view
- Non-smoking rooms
Day 2-3: Chameleon Hill lodge.
Chameleon Hill
Lodge
Location
Lying in a magical landscape between Uganda’s prime gorilla-trekking destinations, Chameleon Hill Lodge overlooks an unspoilt Rift Valley lake framed by the rugged Virunga Volcanoes.
Accommodation
Boldly designed and vibrantly decorated, the lodge offers not just the chance to track mountain gorillas in nearby Bwindi Forest or Mgahinga Park but also to enjoy hiking and mountain biking as well as boat trips and cultural interactions.
Chameleon Hill Lodge has 10 suites, each overlooking the scattered islands and forested shores of Lake Mutanda. Each has an en suite bathroom and a private terrace from which to soak up the idyllic views. There is a convivial lounge and bar at main camp plus a massage service to soothe your tired legs after a taxing but exciting gorilla trek. The kitchen at Chameleon Hill has a reputation for excellent organic dishes. There is a long list of activities on offer, and you will want to explore the area as much as possible.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Free breakfast
- Hiking
- Airport transportation
- Gift shop
- Mosquito net
- Laundry service
- Room service
- Non-smoking rooms
- Family rooms
Day 4: Arusha Villa.
Arusha Villa
Location
Located in Usa River, 13 miles from Ngurdoto Crater.
Accommodation
Arusha Villa offers a relaxing and beautiful environment in the centre of a coffee plantation. The rooms are spacious, and guests can sit around the terraces and walk the gardens. The view over the green and lush valley is stunning. This is also the view from the swimming pool and often you will see the monkeys play around in the nearby trees. Breakfast is included and served in the restaurant. We also offer lunch and dinner, and a lunchbox when you go on safari after your stay with us. Our garden view rooms offer a quiet and relaxing atmosphere in the midst of the coffee plants. You will be surprised by the number of birds that you can find here.
Facilities & Services
- Free internet
- Wifi
- Pool
- Free breakfast
- Airport transportation
- Non-smoking hotel
- Laundry service
- Hot tub
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
Day 5-6: Balloon tented camp.
Tarangire Balloon
Tented Camp
Location
Tarangire Balloon Camp is located deep in Tarangire National Park close to Boundary Hill, about 40 km from the main gate and 15 km from Kuro airstrip.
Accommodation
The Tarangire Balloon Camp is a boutique property with only six luxurious safari tents, set on elevated stilts with large verandahs, all fitted with 4-poster king-size beds and large open plan ensuite bathrooms.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Internet
- Pool
- Free breakfast
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
Day 7: Plantation Farm lodge.
Plantation Farm
Lodge
Location
Set on hills in Karatu area mid way between Lake Manyara National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater, Plantation Lodge is located 20 minutes drive from the Lodoare gate to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Accommodation
The Lodge has a total of 22 rooms & suites coming in different categories and widely distributed in the flower gardens. Each room is individually designed with own style of decoration, some with verandahs and direct access to the garden, but all with bathrooms en suite and comfortable beds with mosquito netting.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Pool
- Free breakfast
- Airport transportation
- Concierge
- Mosquito net
- Dry cleaning
- Public wifi
- Pool / beach towels
- Outdoor pool
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available
- Breakfast buffet
- Non-smoking hotel
- Laundry service
Day 8-9: Mawe tented camp.
Serengeti Mawe Tented
Camp
Location
Located at the heart of Serengeti this semi permanent tented camp provides the best game viewing at the heart of Serengeti throughout the year, facing Ngarenanyuki river Mawe Camp is ideal base camp for all game drives through Serengeti.
Accommodation
The camp features 12 luxury tented rooms including family rooms with excellent views of savannah and plains of Serengeti
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Secured parking
- Free internet
- Free breakfast
- Hiking
- Airport transportation
- Currency exchange
- Mosquito net
- Wifi
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available
- Kid-friendly buffet
- Snack bar
- Special diet menus
- Wine / champagne
- Outdoor fireplace
- Outdoor furniture
- Picnic area
- Shared lounge / TV area
- Sun terrace
Day 10: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge.
Ngorongoro Sopa
Lodge
Location
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge is located within the Conservation Area on the eastern rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, (2375m) offering spectacular views down into the crater floor and of the sunsets over the western horizon. It is about 215km from Arusha town.
Accommodation
The Lodge has a total of 96 spacious rooms with en suite bathroom and private lounge, including 90 doubles, each with two queen sized beds, separate dressing area, and a glass fronted verandah offering a private view of the Crater; and 6 single rooms, all with a queen sized beds and glass fronted sliding doors. Other amenities include hairdryers, mini-bar and safe deposit box.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Pool
- Free breakfast
- Business Center with Internet Access
- Meeting rooms
- Baggage storage
- Concierge
- Private balcony
- Safe
- Seating area
- Clothes rack
- Wake-up service / alarm clock
- Bath / shower
- Non-smoking rooms
- Suites
- Family rooms
Day 11: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge.
Lake Eyasi Safari
Lodge
Location
Located on a gentle slope, Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge offers stunning views over the seasonal soda lake and up to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Accommodation
The main Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge building features reception, lounge, bar, inside and outside dining, and a gift shop as well as an open air upper deck area. Our swimming pool offers a welcome and refreshing respite after a long and dusty safari. The lodge serves delicious and fresh continental cuisine and the friendly staff is delighted to see to our guest’s every need.Sixteen tastefully furnished spacious rooms are located within the large property, each with a private verandah overlooking the lake. The décor blends elements from the surrounding landscape with modern comfort.
Facilities & Services
- Free parking
- Free internet
- Internet
- Pool
- Bar / lounge
- Restaurant
- Non-smoking hotel
From
$ 4,140
Children Under 5 Years Old are Free. Children 6 - 14 Years o age are 75% of the adult Price.
Children Under 5 Years Old are Free. Children 6 - 14 Years o age are 75% of the adult Price.
