12 days / 11 nightsfrom $6,900
Overview
Bwindi’s gorillas and the Serengeti herds in a single trip, with the internal flights that make it possible instead of three days on the road.
Included as standard
- Private 4×4 with pop-up roof and your own driver-guide
- All park, conservancy and reserve fees
- Accommodation and meals as listed in the itinerary
- Airport pickup and all ground transfers
- Bottled water, and a Nairobi number that reaches a person
Day by day
Day 1
Arrive Entebbe
Met at the airport and driven to a lakeside hotel for the night.
Day 2
Fly to Bwindi
A morning flight south-west and an afternoon settling in at a forest-edge lodge.
Day 3
Gorilla trek
Ranger briefing at 7:30am and one hour with a habituated family in the forest.
Day 4
Second trek or Batwa day
An optional second permit, or a morning with the Batwa community and a forest walk.
Day 5
Fly to Nairobi
Flights via Entebbe to Nairobi, with an evening at a city hotel.
Day 6
Into the Mara
A short flight to the reserve and an afternoon game drive on arrival.
Day 7
Mara full day
Dawn to dusk in the reserve, with a picnic breakfast in the bush.
Day 8
Cross to the Serengeti
Fly into Kogatende and drive to a mobile camp near the crossing points.
Day 9
The crossings
A full day at the river, moving between the main crossing points as the herds gather.
Day 10
Northern Serengeti
Lamai wedge and the Bologonja springs, with a sundowner on a kopje.
Day 11
Central Serengeti
Transfer south with game drives, arriving in Seronera in the afternoon.
Day 12
Departure
A last morning drive, then flights to Arusha or Kilimanjaro for your journey home.