31 Days East Africa Combined Wildlife Safari

Overview

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1

   Kampala

   On arrival at Entebbe airport, your guide will be there waiting for you. Pick up and proceed to your hotel Overnight at Lake Heights Hotel

2. Day 2

   Murchison National Park

   Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. In Murchison Falls we visit the top of the falls if time allows. On our way we visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. This is the only place in Uganda where you can see the white Rhino.

   Murchison Falls is one of the most beautiful national parks of Uganda. One of the main attractions is the Nile, with the spectacular Murchison Falls, where the whole Nile is forced through a narrow gorge and falls 60 meters. Expect to see elephants, giraffes, lions, hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes and maybe leopards Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Lodge

3. Day 3

   Murchison Falls National Park

   Early morning game drives in this beautiful national park. Afternoon boat ride on the Victoria Nile up to the bottom of the falls. The boat is the perfect platform to see and photograph many different bird species. Meals and overnight at Pakuba Lodge

4. Day 4

   Kibale Forest

   After breakfast we drive to Kibale Forest. You can make a walk around the lodge in the afternoon. During this walk it is possible to see monkeys and birds. It is also possible to make a night walk through the forest to see the animals of the night, like bush babies (both activities optional).

   Kibale Forest is a spectacular jungle, with 13 primate species! Including chimps, baboons, black and white colobus, red colobus, grey cheeked mangabey and L’Hoest monkey Dinner and overnight at Kibale Forest Camp

5. Day 5

   Kibale Forest – Queen Elizabeth National Park

   Chimpanzee tracking in the morning and later drive to Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the best places in Uganda to see lions. Expect to see elephants, lions, many hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes and maybe leopards. Meals and overnight at Kasenyi Safari Camp

6. Day 6

   Queen Elizabeth National Park

   Game drive in the morning, Boat trip on the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon, The Kazinga Channel is one of the highlights of Uganda and has the highest concentration of hippos in the world. Meals and overnight at Kasenyi Safari Camp

7. Day 7

   Lake Mburo National Park

   After breakfast we drive to Lake Mburo National Park. Game drive or boat trip on the lake in the afternoon, In the evening we make a night game drive with high chances of seeing leopards.

   Lake Mburo is one of the 2 national parks with zebras and the only national park with impalas in Uganda. There are no elephants and lions, so walking safaris are possible. Meals and overnight at Rwakobo Rock Lodge

8. Day 8

   Lake Mburo – Jinja

   Game drive or game walk in the morning, on our way back we can make a stopover at the Equator for photos. Drive to Jinja Dinner and Overnight at Nile Porch

   Crossing border to Kenya

9. Day 9

   Jinja – Busia Border – Kisumu (Kenya)

   After breakfast, drive to Busia border, after clear with customs and immigration formalities you will connect vehicle and drive to Kisumu town Dinner and overnight at Acacia Hotel Kisumu

10. Day 10

    Masai Mara Game Reserve

    0630hrs- served with breakfast by the camp before setting off on a road trip to Maasai Mara, you shall have some stopovers to stretch your legs and also visit the washrooms. Arrive into Ashnil Luxury camp for check in then lunch, Lunch will be served at the lodge. After lunch some afternoon moments to relax 1600 hrs – Afternoon game drive in the plain of Maasai Mara Dinner and overnight at Ashnil Luxury camp

11. Day 11 &12

    Masai Mara Game Reserve

    Spend another two days in the Mara in Masai Mara with morning and afternoon game drive. Masai Mara is bestowed with over 500 square miles of savannas, woodlands and tree-fringed rivers, all of which shelter an astonishing range of wildlife. Watch as they amble out with wide, purposeful eyes as the sun begins to set. You may observe crocodiles as they bask in the sun; see hippos wallow in muddy, cooling water; and catch the antics of monkeys, as they frolic and cause mischief overhead. Watch, too, as elephants rustle, near-silent, along the forest edge and lanky, graceful giraffes survey the plains or snatch leaves from branches high above. Meals and overnight at Ashnil Luxury camp

12. Day 13

    Lake Naivasha

    0900 hrs – After breakfast you will meet up with your guide and head off to Naivasha. Stop at the Great Rift Valley to admire the scenery. Arrival in time for warm welcome you will be offered free welcome drink as you check in, then assisted to your respective rooms later head to the restaurant for hot lunch. Arrival into Lake Naivasha Sawela Resort Afternoon at leisure – Optional boat ride payable direct Lake Naivasha:-This is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus. The lake is almost 13kms across, but its waters are shallow with an average depth of five metres. Lake area varies greatly according to rainfall, with an average range between 114 and 991 sqkms. At the beginning of the 20thCentury, Naivasha completely dried up and effectively disappeared. The resulting open land was farmed, until heavy rains a few years later caused the lake to return to existence, swallowing up the newly established estates. Dinner and overnight at Lake Naivasha Sawela Resort

13. Day 14

    Lake Bogoria

    0800 hrs – breakfast at the lodge at leisure 0900 hrs – depart for lake Bogoria, stop at the equator line to take photos Arrival for lunch at Lake Bogoria Hotel & spa Lake Bogoria Spa Resort is the only spa resort in Kenya with a naturally heated Spa pool. The resort is known as the healing place because of the therapeutic values associated with the spa and the hot spring geysers. Afternoon visit the lake for game viewing: Lake Bogoria has been described in the past as the ‘the jewel of the Rift Valley and by the words of Bishop Hanington on the first sight ‘the most beautiful view in africa’ set in the accasia surroundings of the floor of the Great Rift Valley. Have a glimpse of the geysers have fun by boiling some eggs takes about 5minutes take as picnic snack. Dinner and overnight at Lake Bogoria Hotel

14. Day 15

    Lake Nakuru National Park

    0630 hrs – Breakfast at the lodge, 0700 hrs- With picnic lunches, depart and head to the Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru National park 1230 hrs – Enjoy your lunch boxes enroute. After lunch proceed on with your game viewing. Lake Nakuru is famous for the big populations of Flamingos that number over millions 1700 hrs–Proceed on to Lake Nakuru area Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge

15. Day 16

    Lake Nakuru National Park

    Full day photo safari in Lake Nakuru with morning and afternoon game drive, On the floor of the Great Rift Valley, surrounded by wooded and bushy grassland, lies the beautiful Lake Nakuru National Park. Visitors can enjoy the wide ecological diversity and varied habitats that range from Lake Nakuru itself to the surrounding escarpment and picturesque ridges. Lake Nakuru National Park is ideal for bird watching, hiking, picnic and game drives. Meals and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge

16. Day 17

    Amboseli National Park

    0600hrs – After breakfast. Depart with lunch boxes – Your luggage will then be loaded onto your safari vehicle and you will be driven, by our professional safari driver/guide to The Amboseli national park. Enjoy your picnic lunches enroute. 1600hrs – Enjoy your afternoon game viewing drive in the Park. Animals found in this Park includes, giraffe, zebra, elephant, buffalo, wildebeest amongst others. 1830 hrs – Drive to the lodge . Dinner and overnight at AA Lodge Amboseli

    Crossing border to Tanzania

17. Day 18

    Amboseli – Namanga – Arusha

    After breakfast, drive for morning game drive in Amboseli with packed lunch Mid morning drive to Namanga border, after clearing with customs and immigration formalities you will board vehicle and drive to Arusha town Dinner and overnight at Mount Meru Hotel

18. Day 19

    Arusha National Park

    After breakfast, collect packed lunch and drive to Arusha National Park. The park (542km²), has terrain ranging from open savannah through acacia scrublands to Afro-montane cloud and rain forest and Afro-alpine vegetation similar to Mount Kilimanjaro. There are several alkaline lakes and the spectacular Ngurdoto Crater. Mammal species include elephant, buffalo, various primates, giraffe and leopard. Enjoying game drive in Arusha National Park, in the evening you will drive to Arusha Dinner and overnight at Mount Meru Hotel

19. Day 20

    Lake Manyara National Park

    After breakfast, collect packe lunch and to Lake Manyara for game drive, enjoy morning and afternoon game drive at Lake Manyara National Park, the park is home of the tree-climbing lions but not guranteed to be spotted. Apart from the varied types of landscape including jungle, swamp, savannah and the Great Rift Valley wall which is a catchment area for the rivers which flow into the park creating the fascinating ground water tropical forest at the foot of the wall, there are also a large variety of animals including Giraffe, Zebra, Elephant, Gazelle, hippos, monkeys and about 400 different species of birds providing the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Thereafter drive to your lodge at Karatu Dinner and overnight at Tloma Lodge

20. Day 21

    Serengeti National Park

    After breakfast, collect packed lunch and drive to Serengeti National Park, Game drive enroute toward your lodge Dinner and overnight at Central Serengeti Luxury Camp

21. Day 22

    Serengeti National Park

    After breakfast, drive for full day game drives in Serengeti National Park, a World Heritage Site! Africa’s largest and most famous park is an astounding 14,763 sq kms of wild paradise. Most famous for its annual migration of wildebeests and zebras, this is Africa’s best reserve, all in African style! Watch out for the Impala stags, giraffes, water bucks and more – found in this area Meals and overnight at Central Serengeti Luxury Camp

22. Day 23

    Serengeti National Park

    Collect packed lunch and drive to northern Serengeti for Full day Game drive in Serengeti National Park Dinner and overnight at Central Serengeti Luxury Camp

23. Day 24

    Serengeti National Park

    Full day Game drive in Serengeti National Park with packed lunch Dinner and overnight at Central Serengeti Luxury Camp

24. Day 25

    Serengeti National Park

    Safari in Swahili simply means a “journey”. Nowadays it has become a synonym for wildlife viewing in the African bush. We explore the endless plains to discover the vast expanse and wilderness of Serengeti. Indulge, take your time and relish each moment spotting wildlife, We search for the most wonderful natural phenomenon, the Grand Migration of thousands and thousands of wildebeest and zebra crossing the plains in search of water and food. Crossing fingers that we will see this, being something so natural and not manmade, we cannot guarantee, but hopefully we’ll experience it. Enjoy and cherish morning and afternoon game drives in the Park with packed lunch. Dinner and overnight at Central Serengeti Luxury Camp

25. Day 26

    Olduvai Gorge

    After breakfast, collect packed lunch and drive for a tour at Olduvai Gorge, a Louis and Mary Leakey’s famous discoveries of early humans and magnificent antiquities documenting the evolutionary history of our stone tool-using ancestors, vertebrate fauna, and the environments over the last two million years, thereafter drive to Karatu area Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Farm House

26. Day 27

    Ngorongoro

    After early breakfast, drive towards Ngorongoro Crater with packed lunch. The Crater is one of the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world, offering fabulous game viewing and is one of the only such places in Africa. Large grazing animals such as wildebeest, buffalo, gazelle and zebra that depend on the open grasslands are in the crater, attracting predators, the black- maned lion, the leopard and hyena. The elephant found are the lone males. A soda lake attracts water birds, including flamingos and is a suitable place for predators to make their kill. Wildly beautiful as it is, it is not surprising that Ngorongoro Crater has been called a Garden of Eden. In the evening drive to your lodge Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Farm House

27. Day 28

    Tarangire

    After breakfast, we check out and drive to Tarangire National Park for check in and lunch at your lodge Afternoon Game drive in Tarangire National Park Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge

28. Day 29

    Tarangire

    Breakfast at your lodge, proceed for morning and afternoon game drive in Tarangire National Park with packed lunch , a small breathtaking Park with an immense natural richness surrounded by ancient baobab trees. Lesser kudu, eland, lion, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, Maasai giraffe and fringe-eared oryx and gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its multitude of baobab trees and its lions, Over 400 bird species can be spotted here Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge

29. Day 30

    Tarangire – Arusha

    After breakfast, drive for morning game drive in Tarangire National Park with packed lunch Afternoon drive to Arusha Dinner and overnight at Mount Meru Hotel

30. Day 31

    Jro Airport

    Breakfast at your hotel, thereafter you will beransferred to JRO airport