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Combining East Africa’s most significant wildlife experiences on one itinerary, this tour opens with gorilla trekking in Uganda’s teeming rainforests before flying you to the savannahs of the Masai Mara in Kenya and the Serengeti in Tanzania to marvel at the Great Wildebeest Migration. Then it is on to the Ngorongoro Crater, home to all of Africa’s Big 5 – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo – and a host of other animals before finishing with your feet up at a coffee lodge with views of Mount Meru.
Flying between destinations minimises your travelling time and is less tiring than driving. Your safari accommodation takes the form of small and intimate tented camps in prime game-viewing locations and consists of large and luxurious tents that come complete with en suite bathrooms and outdoor areas to sit back in and soak up the views. You enjoy morning and afternoon game drives and have opportunities to interact with the local community too. Additional activities such as hot-air balloon rides can be arranged.
Rich in experience and biodiversity, this is a tour that will appeal to nature enthusiasts and wildlife photographers. The high standard of accommodation and level of service also means it is also suitable for discerning safari-goers, honeymooners and romantic travellers, too.
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Summary
Tour Duration: 14 Days
Start: Entebbe, Uganda
End: Arusha, Tanzania
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Day to day
Your adventure begins with your arrival at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport where you are met by a tour representative and transferred the short distance to The Boma Hotel Entebbe. Set near Lake Victoria, the hotel makes the ideal start to your tour. Complete with complimentary Internet access and an in-house restaurant, there is also a swimming pool if you want to stretch out tired muscles after a long journey.
After breakfast at the hotel you are transferred back to Entebbe Airport for a flight to the town of Kihihi. Here you are met and transferred to Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp where you check in for three nights. There is time to freshen up in your suite – one of only eight at camp and each with views into the lush jungle canopy – before meeting the local community and enjoying an informative walk with local guides.
The following two days are devoted to exploring the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with expert guides. A gorilla encounter is the main focus (you have two gorilla day permits) and there are other primates to look for as well as amazing birds and butterflies. Back at camp as the night cools down, you have a roaring campfire and local songs to look forward to as well as a deep bathtub in your suite, perfect for soothing any aching muscles after a day of hiking.
It is a day of travel today: after breakfast you are transferred back to Kihihi for a scheduled flight to Entebbe. You will be met at the airport and assisted onto a scheduled flight to Kenya’s Masai Mara Kichwa Tembo Airstrip. Here you’ll meet your guide who will transfer you to camp. Your destination is Sanctuary Olonana, a luxurious tented camp set on the Mara River at the heart of the Masai Mara National Reserve. It is an excellent destination for wildlife viewing at any time of year and is especially good for predators.
Between July and October it is an area that plays host to one of the Wildebeest Migration’s most dramatic chapters: the Mara River crossings. You have two full days to soak up the action, regardless of the season, on expertly led morning and afternoon game drives, returning each evening to a camp that blends ecological design and elegant comfort right down to the mini-spa and secluded swimming pool.
Pick up a picnic lunch from the lodge before you leave: it is another day of travel. A morning transfer after breakfast takes you to the Kenyan border town of Migori where you cross the border into Tanzania and the town of Tarime. You then fly from Tarime to an airstrip in the Serengeti National Park where you are met and driven to Sanctuary Kichakani Serengeti Camp to check in for three nights.
The sleek and stylish Kichakani is a Migration-specialist camp, and is set up in the best places for the most dramatic views of the thundering herds and their ever-attendant predators. Make sure you recharge camera batteries in your suite – you are heading out into the thick of the action on two full-day game drives.
A short flight from the Serengeti to Manyara and a road transfer takes you to the edge of the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world, the Ngorongoro Crater. Your accommodation – Sanctuary Ngorongoro Crater Camp – lies in a wooded valley by the access road to the Crater – well located to get ahead of other vehicles.
You have magnificent views from camp but even better ones the next day when you explore the Crater floor on a full-day drive. A destination known for its easy and regular sightings of the Big 5, it is also home to hippos, hyenas, flamingos and large herds of antelope and zebra. Back at camp you have a simple but comfortable tented suite with a private bathroom.
A flight of under an hour takes you from Manyara to the town of Arusha, the international gateway to Tanzania. You are met at the airport and transferred to Arusha Coffee Lodge, just five minutes from the airport and set with views over the country’s largest coffee plantation as well as its second highest mountain, Mount Meru.
The lodge has a wonderfully serene atmosphere, where you can enjoy log fires and spa treatments as well as fine dining and the freshest coffee you could imagine. Wi-Fi makes it easy for you to check upcoming travel plans and anything important from home. After breakfast at the lodge you are transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward travel arrangements and the end of this tour.
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2024-07-01 - 2024-09-30 | £14,925 |
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Expert Opinion
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Ramona Cilliers
Africa Safari Expert
A real bucket list trip, hitting the perfect balance between luxury and adventure. Experience one highlight after another on this epic adventure, indulge and relax in the Sanctuaries of Africa!