15 days Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda safari
This 15 days Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda safari is all you need to embark on for an ultimate wildlife safari in Africa. From the endangered mountain gorillas in Africa, when you participate in gorilla trekking in Uganda. The wildebeest migration in Maasai Mara national reserve a great phenomenon where you will watch a million of the wildebeest and herbivores following rains and in search of green pastures and when you participate in your Rwanda safari you will enjoy the big five animals in Rwanda when you visit Akagera national park and the chimpanzees when you participate in chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park and also have a double gorilla trekking experience in Africa when you participate in gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park
Highlights of your safari
Day 1: Transfer to Mgahinga National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga National Park
Day 3: Fly to Maasai Mara
Day 4-6: Full-day game drives following the wildebeest migration
Day 7: Transfer back to Nairobi city
Day 8: Fly to Rwanda and Kigali city tour
Day 9: Transfer to Akagera National Park and Ihema Boat Cruise.
Day 10: Full day game drive in Akagera National Park
Day 11: Transfer to Nyungwe Forest National Park
Day 12: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
Day 13: Transfer to Volcanoes NP
Day 14: Golden monkey trekking
Day 15: Gorilla trekking and transfer back to Kigali
Detailed itinerary for your 15 days Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda safari
Day 1: Transfer to Mgahinga National Park
On day 1 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda safari, depending on your point of location in either Kampala City or Entebbe International Airport. You will be picked up by our safari guide who will brief you about your 7 days Uganda and Kenya safari. After the briefing session, you will be transferred back to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the western part of Uganda, which will take you about 9 hours to reach the park. You will have en-route lunch at Mbarara. Continue with your drive to the park, having spectacular views of the farmlands, traditional homesteads, tea plantations, and many more. You will also have stopovers for photography to soak in the beauty of the West. Upon arrival in the park, check into the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at Buhoma Heaven
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga National Park
You will enjoy an early morning breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters with your packed lunch and bottled drinking water for a briefing by the park ranger guides at 7:00 am. After the briefing, you will start your gorilla trekking journey accompanied by the ranger guides in search of the mountain gorillas; this takes 2 to 8 hours, depending on the movement of the gorillas. With gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National Park, you will have to hike the Virunga mountains in Africa, that is Mount Sabyinyo, Mount Muhabura and Mount Gahinga, which will give you access to the habituated gorilla families that will get to access the gorilla families in the wild for a memorable safari. After your gorilla trekking experience in Uganda, you will then have an optional community tour or village walk. dinner and overnight at the night before.
Day 3: Fly to Maasai Mara
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will connect with your guide to transfer to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. You will make your way to the Kihihi airstrip to catch your flight straight to Serena airstrip. From Kihihi airstrip, you will fly to Serena airstrip, where you will be met by your guide to transfer you to your hotel for check-in and later participate in the game drives in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. The reserve is the ultimate destination for travelers who are interested in participating in the wildlife safaris in Kenya. The drive to the Maasai Mara will give you exceptional views of the fast-paced Kenyans while driving to the reserve. The reserve is famous for housing over 8000 animals, including the big five animals: the leopards, buffaloes, rhinos, lions, and leopards and herbivores like the bushbucks, elands, gazelles, and wildebeest, and many other attractions. It should be noted that the Maasai Mara National Reserve is the most notable destination for the wildebeest migration. You will also get to visit the Maasai Mara village as you make your way to the reserve, and when you get to it, you will participate in a short game drive, watch a number of animal species, and later on, make your way to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 4-6: Full day game drives following the wildebeest migration
On these days, days 4-6, you will get to participate in the game drives in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. You will wake up early to an early morning breakfast and then embark on the game drives in the Maasai Mara National Reserve following the wildebeest migration through the park. If you’re lucky enough, you will get to watch the spectacular Mara River crossing, which will give you the chance to watch over a million wildebeest crossing the river from Serengeti National Park. The herds can be seen facing off with the crocodiles, lions, and other predators as they fight to make their way to the savannah plains searching for green pastures and water. Dinner and overnight stay as the night before.
Day 7: Transfer back to Nairobi city
On day 7 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda safari, after an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will go on a short game drive top watch the early risers and after make your way out of the park and make your way to Nairobi city where you will participate in the Nairobi city tour, visit a number of destinations like the Bomas of kenya for cultural dances, you can visit a night club to enjoy the night life in Kenya among other destinations. After the safari experience, you will head to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 8: Fly to Rwanda and Kigali city tour
After an early morning breakfast, you will head to Jomo Kenyatta Airport, where you will catch your flight to Rwanda. On reaching Kigali International Airport, you will transfer to your Kigali city tour. On reaching the city, you will check into your hotel for relaxation and later in the afternoon you will embark on the Kigali city tour which will lead you the Kigali genocide memorial museum which will give you the chance to understand more about the dark times of Rwanda in 1994 that killed over 1,000,000 people which was such a devastating time for the Rwandans however making your way to the museum, you will get to watch how the country has thrived from the dark times. You can visit the Kimironko market the oldest market in Rwanda where you can purchase some local produce like organically grown coffee, you can buy some African print clothes that are handmade and some from bark cloth harvested from trees, you can also you will also get to watch many other rewarding sites like Mount Kigali for travelers that are interested in out-door activities like archery, zip lining, horseback riding can also be enjoyed and for hikers, you can hike to the summit which will give you breath-taking views of the city not forgetting the rolling hills. After the experience, head to Kigali city, where you will be dropped off at your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 9: Transfer to Akagera National Park and Ihema Boat Cruise.
You will be met by your driver guide at your agreed location in Kigali to transfer to Akagera national park where you will arrive in time to embark in an early morning game drives that will give you the chance to watch a number of game animals especially the herbivores like the elephants grazing within the plains, the rhinos, you will also get to see a number of remarkable views for the park and a number of rewarding attractions after your game drive you will transferred to the lodge for lunch and refreshments and later on participate in the afternoon boat cruise on Lake Ihema where you will see game like hippopotamuses, Crocodiles and many bird species like the endangered shoe bill stork, African King fishers catching their prey from the Lake that live around the lake and the surrounding swamps. Transfer to your pack for dinner and overnight stay. Akagera game lodge(mid-range) Karenge bush camp(budget)
Day 10: Full day Game drive
Rise up early in the morning, have breakfast, and go for a morning game drive with great anticipation of seeing the different animals which rise early to graze and predators looking for their early morning kill, especially the big cats like the leopard, lions, and many other carnivores. You will get to watch a number of herbivores like the rhinos grazing within the plains, elephants, gazelle, oribi, and many other rewarding game animals. After the morning game drives, you will head back to your hotel for refreshments, and later in the afternoon, transfer to take part in the evening game drive. Get ready to watch how the park comes to life as the sunsets, with a number of predators coming from their hiding spots to catch prey, the herbivores catching their last bite for the day, the crocodiles can be seen sun-basking, and elephants quenching their thirst from the river banks, which will make your safari quite memorable. After an amazing safari experience, you will make your way back to your camp for dinner and an overnight stay. Akagera game lodge(mid-range) Karenge bush camp (budget)
Day 11: Transfer to Nyungwe forest national park
In the morning, you will be picked up by the driver from your hotel in Kigali and driven southwards to Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Dinner and overnight at Gisakura guest house (budget), Nyungwe top hill view hotel (mid-range)
Day 12: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
Enjoy breakfast and go for a briefing about the endangered chimpanzees before entering the forest in search of the active and playful fellows in Nyungwe forest. The Chimpanzees are much easier to spot as they jump from one tree to another, chattering and laughing. Chimpanzee tracking usually takes about 3 hours. On finding them, spend an hour taking pictures and videos. You will then return to your hotel to freshen up, have lunch, and then check out. Later in the afternoon participate in After lunch, you will participate in a walking trail that will take you to the Canopy Walk swing bridge, 50 meters in length, that is suspended from large trees. You will be able to see the amazing rainforest with a bird’s eye view, spotting wildlife moving about below you, there after connect to your accommodation to spend the evening at leisure. Nyungwe top hill view hotel (mid-range accommodation), Gisakura visitor center(budget)
Day 13: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Have breakfast and connect to have the cultural experience offered by the park, get to interact with the local community around the park, and exit the park to connect to Volcanoes National Park via Kigali. You will have lunch in Kigali and continue to Ruhengeri town for the night in anticipation of the gorilla trek the following day. Dinner and overnight will be at the selected lodge of accommodation. Hotel muhabura(budget) Da Vinci hotel(mid-range)
Day 14: Golden monkey trekking
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, transfer to the habituated golden monkey troop, you will see a number of primate species like dent’s monkey, vervet monkey and the black and white colobus monkeys among other monkey species swinging in the tree branches as you get to the habituated golden monkey troop, you will have the chance to see a number of rewarding aspects of the golden monkeys observing a number of features that you will find fascinating about the primates for instance their feeding patterns, the co-existence with one another among other memorable aspects. At the climax of your time with the golden monkeys, you will take pictures with and after you will transfer back to your park headquarters, where you will be transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay, as on the night before
Day 15: Gorilla trekking and transfer back to Kigali
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up from your hotel with your packed lunch to transfer you. Our guide will meet you after having your breakfast and your lunches packed, and he will take you to Kinigi Headquarters, where you are expected to be given a brief before starting the gorilla trek. This brief is done at 7 am. You are given guidelines during this brief before you are allowed to start the trek. This gorilla trek can take anywhere from 2 hours to half a day, as it’s unpredictable. When you finally find the gorillas, you will have to maintain a 7-meter distance, and you are allowed one hour to admire and take photos of the gorillas. During the time you spend with the gorillas you will get the opportunity to understand a number of their rewarding features like how they co-exist with one another, you will get to watch the duty of the dominant silverback whose role is to mate with the adult females to increase the members of the family, raid other gorilla families for their members, you will watch the juveniles grooming one another for a rewarding safari experience. After the trek, you will then embark on your journey back to Kigali and the end of your 15 days Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda safari.
Safari Price Includes:
- Airport pick and drop off
- Private transportation in a safari land Cruise/Van with pop-up hatch
- Private professional English guide
- Full board accommodation
- Meals during the safari
- All park entrance fees and activities are listed
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Safari Price Excludes:
- Flights
- Entry Visas
- Travel Insurance
- Extra activities
- Personal expenses like cigarettes, beverages, etc.
- Tips and Souvenirs
