Safaris By Jon

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Fly in to Masai Mara National Reserve

Fly in to Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, your driver-guide will pick you up from your hotel in Nairobi driving you to Wilson Airport where you will board your flight to Masai Mara. You will then get picked up at the airstrip and have a short game drive as you proceed to your camp in time for lunch.

After relaxing for a while you will then head out for an afternoon game drive in the Masai Mara plains getting back later at camp for dinner.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and 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
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
&Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp
  • Luxury+ tented campinside Mara Triangle (Masai Mara NR, Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 2-3

Masai Mara - Full day Game drives

Masai Mara - Full day Game drives

On these 2 days, after breakfast you will head out for full day game drives where you expect to see a number of wildlife like; lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, rhinos, wildebeests, hyenas, cheetahs, zebras as well as many bird species. You will be enjoying a picnic lunch on day 2 and on day 3 you will get back to your camp for lunch and thereafter head out for a visit to a Masai village close to the park. Hence getting back to the camp later in the evening.

Main Destination:
Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
Accommodation:
&Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp
  • Luxury+ tented campinside Mara Triangle (Masai Mara NR, Kenya)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 4

Masai Mara - Entebbe Uganda

Masai Mara - Entebbe Uganda

After breakfast, your driver-guide will drop you at the nearest airstrip to your camp where you will board a plain to Jomo Kenyatta airport where you will connect with the flight to Entebbe - Uganda. You will then be picked by our company representative who will then drive you to your hotel in Entebbe.

Main Destination:
Entebbe (City, Uganda)
Accommodation:
Protea Hotel Entebbe
  • Mid-range hotelin Entebbe (City, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Fly to Bwindi Forest National Park

Fly to Bwindi Forest National Park

After a morning cup of coffee, you will be dropped at the Airport in Entebbe where you will board the plane heading to Kihihi airstrip close to Bwindi Forest National Park. You will then be picked by a driver who will then drive you to your palce of accommodation in Bwindi. The drive gives you views of the beautiful scenery of the southwestern region of Uganda.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

Accommodation:
Buhoma Lodge
  • Luxury lodgeinside Bwindi NP (Gorillas, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 6-7

Gorilla Trekking Experiences

Gorilla Trekking Experiences

These 2 days are always regarded as the biggest days of all days in the safari. So, after breakfast you will head out to the park headquarters where you have to get to not later than 7:30 AM. And here you will join other visitors for a briefing by one of the park staff and thereafter you will meet with the lead guide who will take you into the forest to find the gorilla family that you will be allocated to. This may take between 2-7 hours round trip depending on how long the family you are trekking will have moved today from where it was last seen yesterday.

It will be the same on the second day but this time you will be allocated to a different gorilla family. This will give you different experiences right from the beginning of the trek, when you meet them up to the end of the trek.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Buhoma Lodge
  • Luxury lodgeinside Bwindi NP (Gorillas, Uganda)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 8

Fly from Bwindi to Entebbe

Fly from Bwindi to Entebbe

Today after breakfast, your driver-guide will make sure you get to the airstrip near Bwindi on time to be able to catch the flight to Entebbe International Airport. This will then mark the end of your 8 day Masai Mara & Bwindi Gorilla Safari Tour.

Main Destination:
Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe, Uganda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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

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  • This tour is offered by Safaris By Jon, not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. If flights cost more, your quote will reflect this.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.