9-Day Rwanda Gorilla Tracking - Serengeti Safari

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

Start of your Journey

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, meet your private guide and transfer to the Hotel des Mille Collines in the heart of the city for dinner and an overnight stay, carrying the history that inspired the movie Hotel. Spend the rest of your time relaxing at the Hotel. Dinner only.

Main Destination:

Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)

Activities:

• No wildlife-viewing activities on this day

Accommodation:

Hotel des Mille Collines

• Luxury hotel located in Kigali (Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Visit the Genocide Memorial Center - Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

After breakfast, you will begin your adventure in Kigali, Rwanda, discovering the character of the country's beautiful capital and the country's history as you visit the Genocide Memorial Center. After that, you will leave the city behind to enjoy a scenic journey north toward the dramatic Virunga Mountains, where the mountain gorillas call home. Arrive at the lodge in time to relax and enjoy the atmosphere, awaiting dinner and overnight. FB.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August (It is drier and hiking is easier)

High Season June to September (Permits are scarce)

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

Wildlife in Volcanoes NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeNone

ElephantRare

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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GiraffeNone

LionNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Activities:

• No wildlife-viewing activities on this day

Accommodation:

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Rwanda Gorilla Tracking Experience

Your day starts with a briefing, then you are assigned to a gorilla family and a ranger who leads you into the forest for trekking. Depending on where the gorilla family is located, the walk may be relatively short or may require several hours of hiking through challenging terrain. Every gorilla trek feels different; sometimes you may follow a narrow trail through dense vegetation or hike a steep section of forest until you find the mountain gorillas in the wild. The first sight of a mountain gorilla is difficult to describe, filled with a mix of awe, astonishment & thrill. At this moment, you will encounter a silverback calmly observing the surroundings, a mother caring for her infant, and young playful gorillas climbing, tumbling, and interacting with one another. You will witnessgorillas feed, groom, and communicate, and quietly observe their natural behavior; these are the moments that make gorilla tracking so powerful and intimate.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. FB.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Activities:

• Morning gorilla tracking

Accommodation:

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge less than 1hr drive from Volcanoes NP (Gorillas, Rwanda)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Fly to Serengeti National Park - Welcome to the Endless Plain

After your gorilla experience, you leave the misty mountains of Rwanda behind and travel onward toward Tanzania.
After breakfast, you will transfer to Kigali to take a flight directly into central Serengeti National Park, where the landscape opens into the vastness of the Serengeti, then transfer to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
The Serengeti is one of the world's most celebrated safari destinations, and experiencing it after Rwanda creates an extraordinary contrast. The open landscape allows wildlife encounters to unfold across enormous distances. Serengeti is home to the big cats, big five and the wildebeests and a natural site for the wildebeest migration.
Serengeti is best explored according to your season of travel; July - September is good for the wildebeest migration, and November - March is the calving season.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Activities:

• Evening game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Serengeti Pure Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Explore Central Serengeti - The Heart of Classic Safari

Awake to your breakfast and depart for a full day of game watching. Central Serengeti provides an opportunity to explore one of the park's most wildlife-packed regions, and is particularly appealing for its high concentration of predators and year-round game viewing chances.
The Seronera area is characterized by a mixture of open grasslands, woodland, and rocky kopjes that support an impressive range of wildlife. As a result, during your game drives, you are likely to encounter lion prides, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, buffalo herds, zebra and wildebeest, hyenas, and other predators. You will return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight. FB.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Activities:

• Game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Serengeti Pure Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Explore the Southern Serengeti

After breakfast, your journey will continue toward Ndutu, particularly when seasonal wildlife movements make the southern plains especially rewarding. Ndutu sits within the wider Serengeti ecosystem near the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and is famous during the wildebeest calving period. During this season, the landscape changes dramatically, newborn calves appear across the plains, while large concentrations of herbivores attract predators.
The southern Serengeti can offer a different type of safari drama from the Central Serengeti, revealing the broader cycle of life unfolding across the plains. Retire at the lodge for dinner and overnight. FB.

Main Destination:

Southern Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Activities:

• Game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Ndutu Pure Migration Camp

• Mid-range tented camp inside Ndutu (Southern Serengeti NP, Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater

After exploring Ndutu, you will journey towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area after your breakfast. Enjoy stunning views as you come to the dramatic highlands surrounding Ngorongoro, then reach the most memorable views when standing at the crater rim, enjoying the sweeping views of the crater floor stretching into the distance, surrounded by steep walls and filled with diverse habitats. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. FB.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

White RhinoOccasional

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Activities:

• Game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Ngorongoro Kuhama Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Ngorongoro Crater Safari

Have your breakfast with a packed lunch, then descend into the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a full-day wildlife experience. The crater's combination of grassland, woodland and wetland habitats supports a remarkable variety of wildlife.
Depending on conditions, you may encounter lions, buffalo, elephants, zebra, wildebeest, hippos, rhinos, and numerous bird species. You will enjoy the scenery, which is equally impressive.
The crater walls rise dramatically around you, creating a natural amphitheatre where wildlife encounters can feel remarkably concentrated. Enjoy game viewing as this is the grand finale of your Tanzania safari. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. FB.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Activities:

• Game drive (pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Ngorongoro Kuhama Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Arusha - Departure

After breakfast, start your journey to Arusha, enjoy such a scenic journey that reveals the rift valley escarpments, then through the Mto wa Mbu, traversing Maasai villages, arriving in Arusha in time for lunch.
Depending on your flight time, you may go shopping or simply proceed to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your outbound flight. This will mark the end of the.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Activities:

• No wildlife-viewing activities on this day

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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