11-Day Kenya Masai Mara Safari and Rwanda Gorilla Trek

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

Arrival in Kigali - City tour and Transfer to Volcanoes National Park

You will be picked up from the airport and driven to Musanze depending on your arrival time. Here you can visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial or you can choose to visit this site on your last day. You will have dinner and spend the night at Volcanoes Boutique.

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

Accommodation:

Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

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

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park

In the early morning, after breakfast, you will drive to RDB’s Office for your registration and Gorilla Tracking Briefings. At this time you will meet your tour guide and take off on your first gorilla trekking excursion. Later in the afternoon, you will return to your hotel for lunch and then you visit two twin Lakes Burera and Ruhondo Located in Musanze. In the evening, you will return to lodge for your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

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

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Golden Money Trekking in Volcanoes National Park

You will have Golden Monkey tracking in the morning. After breakfast, you will drive back to RDB’s Office for your registration and Golden Monkey Tracking briefings. You will meet your tour guide and back to the hotel for lunch. Later in the afternoon, you will return to your hotel for lunch and after you can visit Ibyiwacu Cultural activities or Diana Fossey Foundation located in Volcanoes. You will return to Five Volcanoes Boutique in the evening for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel

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

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Volcanoes - Kigali - Nairobi

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kigali International Airport for your outbound flight to Nairobi, Kenya. Please note that the flight from Kigali to Nairobi is not included in the tour package and should be booked separately.

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, you will proceed to the iconic Giraffe Manor, where you will check in and spend the rest of the day enjoying the exclusive experiences the property offers. All activities for the day will take place at the Manor, including the unique opportunity to interact closely with the endangered Rothschild giraffes in a beautifully serene setting.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City, Kenya)

Accommodation:

Giraffe Manor

• Luxury hotelin Nairobi (City, Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Relaxation at The Giraffe Manor

You will enjoy your stay at Giraffe Manor in the leafy suburb of Karen. You will have one night to relax at this charming, comfortable country house hotel. You will meet and feed the rare Rothschild giraffe, for which it is famous, and do as many (or as few) excursions in the area as you like. A vehicle and driver will be at your disposal.

Main Destination:

Giraffe Centre (Nairobi, Kenya)

Accommodation:

Giraffe Manor

• Luxury hotelin Nairobi (City, Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Sweetwater's Game Sanctuary

After breakfast, you will check out and travel to Sweetwater's in the secluded heart of Ol Pejeta Ranch and Rhino Reserve. Here, these magnificent beasts are given sanctuary from those who would take their lives to sell their horns. The Jane Goodall Institute operates a remarkable Chimpanzee Sanctuary where you will meet primates face to face. Your camp also overlooks one of the busiest waterholes in the area and offers some amazing views of elephant, giraffe as well as a myriad of other plains game. This is Africa as Teddy Roosevelt saw it years ago when he led one of the first safaris to tour Africa in comfort and splendor. Our tents at Sweetwater will remind you of this bygone era. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Sweetwater's Tented Camp.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City, Kenya)

Accommodation:

Sweetwaters Serena Camp

• Luxury tented camp inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau, Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Explore Sweetwater's Game Sanctuary

After breakfast, you will get a closer look at the conservancy during two extensive game runs. On the plains, enormous herds of grazing animals plus predators including cheetahs and black-maned lions can be found hiding amidst acacia trees. The combination of amazing wildlife and stunning views across the open plains of Ol Pejeta guarantees an unforgettable safari experience! Ol Pejeta Conservancy boasts an astounding variety of animals including the non-indigenous chimpanzee, the rare endangered black rhino, ostrich, zebra, oryx, and hartebeest. Later in the day, you will return to Sweetwater's Tented Camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Sweetwaters (Chimp Sanctuary, Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to September (Dry season)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to September and December to February (Less rain)

Wildlife in Ol Pejeta Conservancy

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

Black RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

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HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

WildebeestOccasional

HippoOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogRare

Accommodation:

Sweetwaters Serena Camp

• Luxury tented camp inside Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau, Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake Nakuru National Park - Sarova Lion hill Lodge

After breakfast, Lake Nakuru National Park is your destination for the day. The park’s lake is well known for the hundreds of thousands of pink flamingos that gather along the shoreline. Your journey will take you through the Great Rift Valley; stopping at one of the highest towns in Kenya, Nyahururu at an elevation of 7700 feet. The main attraction here is the 236-foot Thomson Falls. Part of the Ewaso Nyiro River, these cascading falls tumble to the thick forest below. After lunch at our lodge, an afternoon game drive will take you to see the white and black rhino, the Rothschild giraffe, and the elusive leopards here. Later in the evening, you will have dinner and your overnight stay at the Sarova Lion Hill Lodge.

Main Destination:

Nakuru (City, Kenya)

Accommodation:

Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Lake Nakuru NP (Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Lake Nakuru National Park - Masai Mara National Reserve

After an early breakfast, you will check out and take off on an exciting game drive on your way to Masai Mara. A pleasant drive across the dramatic Great Rift Valley brings you to Narok Township, a Maasai business center. After a short stop-over, you will continue to Masai Mara National Reserve. This enormous reserve is part of the vast Serengeti plains; famously known for its spectacular great wildebeest migration and home to the Big Five, lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo, and leopard. Upon arrival at the lodge, you will have lunch and then take off on an exciting afternoon game drive. You will be returning for an enjoyable dinner and your overnight stay at camp.

Main Destination:

Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to February (Best for wildlife viewing; little rain)

High Season July to February (The park gets very busy)

Best Weather June to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Nakuru NP

GiraffeCommon

White RhinoCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

Black RhinoOccasional

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LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

ElephantNone

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Sarova Mara Game Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Explore Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, you will spend the day in the Masai Mara, one of the greatest wildernesses in the world! You will take part in a morning and afternoon game drive where you will see large numbers of wild game. Residents of the park are giraffes, elands, topis, and thousands of plains game including impalas, zebras, and gazelles. There is an optional hot-air balloon ride or a trip to Lake Victoria for fishing available at an additional cost while in the Mara. On your final evening, you will take part in a bush sundowner - a glorious al fresco cocktail party overlooking the savannah at sunset. You will have dinner and your overnight stay at Sarova Mara Game Camp.

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:

Sarova Mara Game Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Masai Mara National Reserve - Nairobi

You will rise early and take off for your last sunrise game drive before returning to the camp/lodge for a proper sit-down English breakfast. After breakfast, you will check out and drive to Nairobi where you will check in the hotel for dayroom use where you can spend the rest of the day at your leisure to take part in some last-minute shopping and sightseeing. In the evening, you will be driven to the airport. This is where your safari will end.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (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.