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There could be no much words to describe the 7 days Uganda gorillas and Kenya migration safari but one thing is for sure, it is mind blowing. Imagine encountering the most endangered primates on earth walking past you in their natural environment and spotting one of the world wonders, the great migration that sees over 2 million zebras, wildebeest, and gazelles crossing the Mara River. To understand how great this migration is, it can be seen from as far as space. Well, this will also be at your deposal to encounter and explore as explained in this detailed itinerary below.
Full itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Begin your 7 days safari from Entebbe International Airport upon arrival and journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for over 8-9 hours with an en route lunch as our driver guide will be briefing you about. Checking at dusk and have dinner at the lodge and rest.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking and Batwa experience
Wake up to a taste of fresh breakfast at your lodge before driving off to the briefing center at the park offices. It is here that you will receive a short briefing on the rules and regulations of gorilla trekking and how you are required to behave while in their presence. Set off for the foggy Bwindi Impenetrable Forest searching for the mountain gorillas. Incredible tracking skills of the rangers will make sure this trekking journey won’t be for very long before encountering the primates thereby spending an hour with the gorillas. From taking pictures and videos to just admiring their nature, you will utilize your presence with the mountain gorillas. Set out back to the park offices where the driver will drive you to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, explore the cultures of the Batwa pygmies once in their community. Learn their history of survival in the forest and the skills they developed to be named as the forest keepers. Get a lighter moment with their traditional dancers and singers as they welcome you into their neighbourhood. Return to the lodge at sunset for dinner and sleep.
Day 3: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park and boat cruise
Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park for about 4-5 hours after your breakfast thus ending your time in Bwindi. Arrive at your lodge in the park and have lunch before heading out for a boat cruise. The park’s aquatic side is dawned by the Kazinga Channel which is a major water source for the park. It also harbors the largest hippo population in the country with many Nile crocodiles too that you will spot on this boat cruise experience. On the scenic beauty, the channel connects Lake Edward to Lake George a geographical site of the Great Lakes. Transfer to the lodge by evening after your boat cruise for dinner and rest.
Day 4: Game drive and travel to Entebbe
Queen Elizabeth National Park is a popular game drive destination as you will experience after your breakfast at the lodge. Stretching the plains of savannah grassland and woodlands, encounter animals like buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards, warthogs, antelopes, and hyenas, among others. This encounter is supplemented by the scenic views of the landscapes with a backdrop of the Mountains of the moon. Drive to the lodge for lunch and checkout, later continuing to Entebbe arriving by evening at your hotel for dinner and sleep.
Day 5: Fly to Nairobi and transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
Head for the airport after breakfast and fly to Nairobi, reaching the city in time for an en route lunch. Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve will be next on your agenda, thus ending your day at dusk with an arrival at the lodge. Have dinner and rest later.
Day 6: The Great migration
Enjoy an early breakfast and grab your packed lunch and head out to the park. Drive south at the Masai Mara border with Tanzania’s Serengeti and witness the largest animal migration of all time. Watch as 2 million zebras, gazelles, and wildebeests fight through the strong river current of the Mara infested with massive Nile crocodiles. Enjoy your pack lunch amidst the migration as the lions and other predators wait patiently for the weak, young, and sick animals to take out, this is the circle of life. At nightfall return to the lodge and rest after your dinner.
Day 7: Departure
The last day of your 7 days Uganda gorillas and Kenya migration safari will be all about departure after breakfast and checkout of the lodge. Mediate on your past days adventure while journeying to your booked hotel in Nairobi or airport for your flight back home with an en route lunch midway through the drive.