5-Day Uganda Gorillas and Masai Mara Flying Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Fly from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast at your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe, transfer to airport for your flight to Bwindi’s airstrips - either Kihihi or Kisoro Airstrip. Upon landing you will be warmly welcomed by our driver-guide and be transferred to your lodge.
In the afternoon you will go on a guide walk in the surrounding communities. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Buhoma Community Rest Camp

• Budget lodge just outside Buhoma (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla Trekking Experience

Wake up early for breakfast, meet your driver-guide and head to the park headquarters for briefing about mountain gorilla trekking. A senior ranger guide from Uganda Wildlife Authority will take you through rules and regulations to follow while in the presence of the gorillas and what to expect.
In groups of 8 people you will head into the forest looking for a gorilla family assigned to you. With armed rangers and guides, you will trek through the uneven jungle looking for the endangered mountain gorillas, the trek takes approximately 2 to 5 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night.
When you locate these gentle giants, you will spend one hour watching them and take as many photos as possible. After this magical experience, trek back to the park headquarters to pick your gorilla trekking certificates and return to your lodge. Spend the rest of the day at rest reminiscing about the day’s magical experience.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Buhoma Community Rest Camp

• Budget lodge just outside Buhoma (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Fly to Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, checkout of your lodge and be transferred to the airstrip for your direct flight to Masai Mara National Reserve, the most iconic wildlife reserve in the world and home to the Big Five and the Great Wildebeest Migration.
Upon landing you will be warmly welcomed by our Kenya guide and transfer you to your lodge with en-route game drive. Enjoy lunch and rest for a while, later return to the reserve for an evening game drive or go for a cultural visit to the Masai homesteads.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and July or August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Talek Bush Camp

• Mid-range tented bush camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full Day Game Drives in Masai Mara Game Reserve

Spend a full day exploring the iconic Masai Mara Game Reserve on full day game drives. After breakfast, head to the reserve for a morning and afternoon game drives. Masai Mara National Reserve is one of the most famous wildlife conservation in the world hosting abundant wildlife
During the game drives some of the animals to lookout for include lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, hippos, hyenas, rhinos, jackals, wild dogs, warthogs, zebras and many birds. You will enjoy picnic lunch set at one of the picnic sites along the Mara River, continue exploring the reserve till evening.
Return to your lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Talek Bush Camp

• Mid-range tented bush camp located just outside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Fly to Nairobi

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip for your flight to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport in Nairobi where you be welcomed by our guide and be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight back home or to your next destination.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City, Kenya)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.