12 Days
A two-country trip whose first six days are in Uganda for Bwindi gorillas and Queen Elizabeth National Park, then flies to Kilimanjaro for a Tanzanian half of Lake Manyara and four nights in the central Serengeti for the migration. Only the Tanzanian nights are tagged here.
Overview
A two-country trip whose first six days are in Uganda for Bwindi gorillas and Queen Elizabeth National Park, then flies to Kilimanjaro for a Tanzanian half of Lake Manyara and four nights in the central Serengeti for the migration. Only the Tanzanian nights are tagged here.
- Where you go: Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park
Highlights & Inclusions
Highlights
- Big Five Safaris
- Game Drives
- Great Migration Safaris
- Wildlife Safaris
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Serengeti National Park
What is included
- Ground transportation throughout the trip in a 4WD vehicle
- Services of an English-speaking driver guide
- Free bottled drinking mineral water in the vehicle
- Meals on a full board basis
- Activities as stipulated in the itinerary
- All park entry fees and government park fees
- Accommodation in the chosen lodges
What is not included
- Visa fees
- International and domestic flight fares
- Personal expenses such as tipping, shopping and airtime for calls
FAQs
How long is this safari?
12 Days Uganda And Tanzania Wildlife Safari runs for 12 Days, set out day by day over 10 days in the itinerary below.
What is included in the price?
7 items are covered by the quoted price. The full list is under Highlights & Inclusions.
Who runs this safari?
It is operated by Oree Safaris. Every booking and payment is arranged directly with them; this marketplace passes your enquiry straight through.
Day-by-day itinerary
What the operator has planned, day by day, across 10 days.
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Day 1
Entebbe Airport arrival
Met at Entebbe International Airport and transferred to the hotel. Dinner and overnight at 2 Friends Guest House or Pretoria Hotel. (Uganda leg.)
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Day 2
Flight from Entebbe to Bwindi Forest
A flight to Kihihi airstrip, then about an hour by road to a lodge on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to half the world's mountain gorillas and around 17 habituated families. (Uganda leg.)
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Day 3
Bwindi gorilla trekking
Briefing at the gorilla centre, then into the forest with guides and armed rangers, 30 minutes to more than five hours depending on the gorillas' movement, then an hour with the family. An optional community walk afterwards. (Uganda leg.)
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Day 4
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
By road to Queen Elizabeth National Park with a game drive en route via Ishasha, known for its tree-climbing lions. (Uganda leg.)
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Day 5
Game drive and boat safari, Queen Elizabeth National Park
A pre-sunrise game drive for buffalo, elephant, Uganda kob, lion, leopard and hyena, then an afternoon three-hour cruise on the Kazinga Channel, and a mini game drive on the way back. (Uganda leg.)
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Day 6
Kyambura Gorge chimpanzee trekking
A trek through the forested Kyambura Gorge for chimpanzees, with an hour in their company on finding them. Then Mweya airstrip for the flight to Entebbe, or the road transfer, overnighting in Entebbe before the Tanzanian half. (Uganda leg.)
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Day 7
Transfer to Entebbe, flight to Arusha, Tanzania
A charter flight from Entebbe to Kilimanjaro airport, met and transferred to Lake Manyara National Park, known for its tree-climbing lions and also holding elephant, buffalo, zebra, giraffe, leopard and over 300 bird species. Dinner and overnight at Manyara Tree Lodge, Manyara Serena Camp or Manyara Wilderness Camp.
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Day 8
Lake Manyara to Serengeti
A game-driving transfer out of Manyara to the Serengeti, passing the Ngorongoro highlands with views over the crater, with the possibility of driving the eastern Serengeti and visiting Olduvai Gorge. Elephant, giraffe and zebra en route to the lodge in the Seronera Valley of the central Serengeti. Accommodation Ndutu Lodge, Kilima Valley Lodge or Four Seasons Lodge.
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Day 9
to 11: Wildebeest migration, Serengeti National Park
Three days based in the central Serengeti, which the operator places in the migration window from July to March. Full days out with the herds and the attendant predators, packed lunches taken in the morning, returning to the lodge in the evening. Accommodation as day 8.
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Day 10
End of safari and departure
Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for the return flight.
That is the whole itinerary
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- 12 Days
- Lake Manyara National Park · Serengeti National Park
- Priced on request
Operated by
Oree Safaris
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