10 Days Gorillas and Kenya Wildlife Safari

On arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will be welcomed by your safari guide from Mandela Safari Holidays. He will as well transfer you to your Hotel in Either Entebbe or Kampala and brief you about the 7 days Uganda Gorillas and Masdai Mara safari.
Meal plan – Lunch and supper
Accomodation – K Hotels Entebbe/ Latitude Hotel

You wake up early for breakfast and then drive to Bwindi Forest. You will pass through the Ankole Kingdome home of the (Ankole cattle)/long horned cattle before you start seeing the terraced steep hills of the Kigezi region. On arrival you will check in your accommodation in Bwindi for dinner and overnight.
Travel time – Approx 9 hrs
Meal plan – Breakfast , lunch and supper
Accommodation
Budget– Ruhija Rest Camp
Midrange – Bakiga Lodge/ Gorilla Mist Camp
Luxury- Gorilla Leisure Lodge/Mahogany Springs

After a mighty breakfast prepared by your safari lodge, we report at the gorilla trekking starting point for a short briefing. You then enter the Impenetrable forest with packed lunch to search for the endangered mountain gorillas. Be ready to walk for 1 to 7 hours depending on where you will find the gorillas that day. Having encountered them, you will be given a full hour to enjoy their company. At this point, you can take as many photos as you want. An hour you spend with the Uganda mountain gorillas is one of the best wildlife encounters one can ever have. Dont be suprised when you get goose bumps as you look into the brown eyes of the dominant silver back, its the strongest and most mascular primate on earth. You then drive back to your safari lodge to relax.
Accommodation
Budget– Ruhija Rest Camp
Midrange – Bakiga Lodge/ Gorilla Mist Camp
Luxury- Gorilla Leisure Lodge/Mahogany Springs

After breakfast, you will check out of your accommodation and then start the journey back to Kampala with a detour to Lake Bunyonyi. Bunyonyi is Uganda’s deepest and most beautiful lake, so sparing two hours to visit is worth it.
Travel time – Approx. 9 Hrs
Accommodation – K Hotels
Meal plan – Breakfast, lunch and supper

On this day, your Uganda Safari guide will drive you to Entebbe International Airport to catch your flight to Masai Mara for your next wildlife adventures. In Masai Mara, you will be received by your Kenyan Safari Guide from Mandela Safari Hiolidays who will transfer you to your Lodge and brief you about your next part of the trip.
Meal Plan – Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Siana Springs Camp/AA Lodges Mara/Sarova Mara Lodge

Having had breakfast, have a full day game viewing on the vast plains of the Masai Mara giving you chance to see lions, cheetahs, buffaloes, zebras, warthogs. Masai Mara is famous for having a huge population of game. The months of July to September tend to be the most interesting due to the migration of millions of wildebeest from Tanzania’s Serengeti to Kenya’s Mara National Reserve. To some, this great animal migration is the 7th wonder of the world. Dinner and overnight at campsite.
Our game drives will mainly focus on Ngama hills for black rhinos, Sand River for large herds of elephants, hammer kop plains and Kissenger for lions, Keekorok for hippo viewing and river crossings for the wildebeest.
Meal Plan – Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Siana Springs Camp/AA Lodges Mara/Sarova Mara Lodge

After having breakfast at leisure, you visit a masai community. On this tour tour you will be introduced to some masai traditions such as starting fire without a lighter, visit a typical masai homestead, visit a masai market and also enjoy a presentation from their community. Be ready to participate in the presentation as it is healthy for your muscles (can you jump higher than a masai warrior?). You will then travel to Lake Nakuru National Park to spend the night. Arrival will be in the afternoon.
Meal plan – breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation – The Legacy Hotel/The Alps Hotel Nakuru/Sarova Lion Hill Lodge

After having early breakfast, you will have a game drive which focus around Lake Nakuru. Lake Nakuru occupies over 70% of the park making a great spot for bird lovers. Birds to see include; the African fishing eagles, greater and lesser flamingos, Egyptian gees, pelicans and so on. This park also has a reputation of being the best place to spot rhinos. It is home to both white and black rhinos. Other game to see includes; giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, lions, leopard, warthogs and so on.
Meal plan – breakfast and lunch
Accommodation – The Alps Hotel Nakuru/ The Alps Hotel Nakuru/Sarova Lion Hill Lodge

Wake up for fine breakfast and then checkout of the park. Your guide will drive you back to Nairobi to catch your flight hence end of service.
Travel time – Approx. 5 hrs.
Meal plan, breakfast and lunch
Accommodation – Not included