7 Days Gorilla Trekking and Masai Mara Safari
7 Days Gorilla Trekking and Masai Mara Safari
This 7 Days Gorilla Trekking and Masai Mara safari offers you the opportunity to have a face-to-face encounter with the world’s most fascinating animals, “the mountain gorillas,” in their natural habitat. And also, explore the endless plains of Masai Mara National Park—the most famous reserve in the world—and enjoy excellent sightings of the Big Five (lions, leopards, Cape buffaloes, elephants and rhinos).
Highlights of 7 Days Gorilla Trekking and Masai Mara Safari
Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Day 3: Transfer to Kampala
Day 4: Fly to Masai Mara
Days 5 – 6: Full Day in Masai Mara
Day 7: Transfer to Nairobi and Departure
Detailed itinerary of 7 Days Gorilla Trekking and Masai Mara Safari
Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe
Our representative will pick you up from the airport upon arrival or at the hotel in Entebbe or Kampala and transfer you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with a stopover at the equator for photos and lunch in Mbarara City.
Proceed to Bwindi arriving late in the afternoon, check in at your lodge and spend the evening at relaxation, have dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Half Board
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Have early breakfast and head to the park headquarters with your packed lunch for briefing which starts at 7 am, a ranger guide will take you through rules and regulations to be followed while tracking mountain gorillas. The trek can take anything from 2 hours to 6 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and their feeding range.
Trek through thick forested hills of Bwindi and when you find the gorillas, you will have one hour to enjoy this inspiring and privileged moment. From a distance of 8 meters, you will watch the gorillas go on with their life in the forest and take amazing pictures of them.
Upon completion of this magical wildlife encounter, you will drive back to the starting point to pick your gorilla trekking certificates and return to your lodge for relaxation or go for a village visit to the Batwa Community in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 3: Transfer to Kampala
Enjoy breakfast; you will check out of your lodge and embark on your journey back to Kampala with a stopover in Mbarara for lunch and at the Equator crossing for pictures. Arrive in Kampala in the evening, and check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Best Western Hotel
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 4: Fly to Masai Mara
Depending on your flight time, you will spend the morning at your leisure, then transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your flight to Masai Mara (there is a direct flight from Entebbe International Airport – Uganda to Masai Mara National Reserve).
Arrive in Masai Mara in late afternoon, you will be picked up by our guide and head to your lodge with an en-route game drive. Have dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Days 5 – 6: Full Day in Masai Mara
Spend these two days of your safari exploring the endless plains of Masai Mara with extensive game drives and an optional visit to a nearby Masai village.
Masai Mara National Reserve is now the 7th Wonder of the world and 4th preferred tourist destination in the world, the reserve is home to an abundance of wildlife and hosts the most spectacular event of the natural world – The annual migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti (Tanzania) in search of water and pasture. The wildebeests are followed on their heels by the predators of savannah such as lions, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures.
Masai Mara hosts over 450 species of wildlife which include lions, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, buffaloes, leopard and many kinds of antelopes and elephants, which you will see during the game drives (morning and afternoon game drives.
On the optional Masai Village Visit – you will visit the local people and have a deeper insight into their local lifestyle and cultures that have not been destroyed by technology and modernity.
Dinner and overnight at Mara Serena Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 7: Transfer to Nairobi and Departure
After breakfast, depart Masai Mara and embark on your journey to Nairobi with en-route lunch. Arrive in Nairobi in later afternoon, then be dropped off at the airport for your onward flight marking the end of your 7 Days Gorilla Trekking and Masai Mara Safari.
End of 7 Days Gorilla Trekking and Masai Mara Safari
