14-Day Wildlife and Primates - Tanzan...

>> After breakfast, you will drive to Ngorongoro Crater for a wonderful game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater often described as one of the Wonders of the World. It is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and a natural sanctuary for some of Africa’s densest animal populations. It is one of the few places where the rare black rhinos can be observed in their natural setting. As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds, and other species. With a bit of luck the Big Five can be spotted during one game drive only. You will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Ngorongoro Farm House > Luxury lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater

>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Serengeti National Park which is one of Africa’s premier game parks. Driving through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area toward the Serengeti National Park, you will experience the vastness of this territory and marvel at the multitude of animal and bird life while cruising through this acacia-spotted savannah. You will visit a Maasai Village in the Ngorongoro Highlands (optional) where you will meet the elders, warriors, women, and children and learn about the culture, beliefs, and traditions of Tanzania’s last nomadic community.

On arrival, you will have lunch, and after enjoy a game drive in the park. You will be taken to the lodge after for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Tanzania Bush Camps Central Serengeti > Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

>> You will wake up early morning and embark on game drives in North Serengeti. The great migration is supposed to be in this area from late July to mid-October crossing the famous Mara River to Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya and back to Serengeti. You will have a high opportunity to see them crossing while the crocodiles in the river attack them. The North Serengeti has also lots of big cats, elephants, giraffes, impalas, and hippos. It is another good place to see the endangered black rhinos. You will return to the lodge after for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Embalakai Serengeti Camp > Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Mara region for the annual wildebeest migration.

The great migration is supposed to be in this area from late July to mid-October crossing the famous Mara River to Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya and back to Serengeti. You will have a high opportunity to see them crossing while the crocodiles in the river attack them. The North Serengeti has also lots of big cats, elephants, giraffes, impalas, and hippos. It is another good place to see the endangered black rhinos. You will return to the lodge after for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Heritage Mara Camp > Mid-range tented camp located inside Northern Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

>> After breakfast, you will be driven to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive. Famous for its large elephant population. It is also home to zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, waterbucks, baboons, and impalas. Predators include lions, cheetahs, and leopards. The swamps are shared by flocks of birds; green wood hoopoes, lovebirds, tallish herons, white-bellied go-away birds, and giant kingfishers. On drier ground, you will find the kori bustard and the heaviest of the flying birds; the ostrich. In the evening, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Eileen's Trees Inn > Mid-range lodgein Karatu (Town, Tanzania)

>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro Airport for departure from Entebbe Airport. On arrival, you will be picked up by our guide and transferred to the hotel for relaxation. You will have your dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: 2 Friends Beach Hotel > Mid-range hotelin Entebbe (City, Uganda)

>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to Murchison Falls National park via the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will have the opportunity to trek the Rhinos.

Trekking is done on foot and takes about 1 and half hours. You will have lunch and continue to the park. On arrival, you will visit the top of the falls and after be taken to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Room) > Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP (Uganda)

>> After breakfast, you will embark on a game drive early morning on the northern bank of the River Nile. Expect to view elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, different species of antelope and many tropical birds during the game drive.

You will have lunch and after lunch, go for a boat ride upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls where you will see the River Nile said to be the 2nd longest river in the world, crushing through a narrow gorge and forming the magnificent Murchison falls. You will also view the hippos and crocodiles. You may also spot many birds like goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork.

After the boat safari you will hike to the top of the falls. From here you will have a wonderful view and fantastic photo opportunities. Return to the lodge.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Room) > Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP (Uganda)

>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale Forest National Park. You will enjoy the scenic features of tea plantations in Fort Portal. You will have a stopover in Fort Portal for lunch en route and will continue to the lodge after lunch. Yow will be taken for a nature walk in the Bigodi swamp eco-tourism site in which you will also encounter beautiful flora and fauna. This walk is excellent for viewing different bird species like the Great blue Turaco, Rwenzori Turaco, Narina Trogon, and little Bulbul. You will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge > Mid-range guest house just outside Kibale NP (Chimps, Uganda)

>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale Forest National Park headquarters for a briefing aheading of chimpanzee trekking. The park boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including the chimpanzees with approximately 5,000 chimpanzees living in the wild in Uganda. The park is most famous of its 13 species of primates is the Chimpanzee.
It is also a home of species like the rare I’Hoest’s monkey, the black and white Colobus, Blue monkey, Grey cheeked mangabey, Red tailed monkey and the Olive baboon among others. You will embark on trekking which may last takes 2-3 hours. You will return to the lodge for lunch and enjoy an optional community tour after.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge > Mid-range guest house just outside Kibale NP (Chimps, Uganda)

>> You will depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park in the morning where you’ll spot the ranges of Mt. Rwenzori enroute.

On arrival, you will enjoy game drives in the park where you may spot some animals like the Elephant, Buffaloes, bushbucks, and Uganda Kob, Antelopes, Warthogs, among others. After lunch enjoy the unique 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. It is a 42kms channel that joins Lake Edward and Lake George.

The boat ride offers an excellent platform for photography along which you will encounter several hippos, crocodiles, elephants and over 500 bird species. You will have an evening game drive and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: The Baboon Safari Resort > Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)

>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Ishasha sector of the park in search of tree climbing lions and other animals. You will proceed to Bwindi National park after passing through the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside and winding roads. You will enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Kigezi terraced hills en route. You will arrive in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp > Mid-range lodge just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas, Uganda)

>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to the park's headquarters in which you will be briefed about gorilla trekking. Bwindi National Park is renowned for its impressive mountain gorillas. Trekking may last 1 to 4 hours depending on the location of the gorillas. You will be given walking sticks by the park rangers. After locating the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend only one hour with them for the purpose of conservation. The ranger guide will brief you on how to conduct yourself while in the presence of the gorillas. You will return to the lodge for lunch.
In the evening, proceed to the village for an optional cultural walk to interact with the local people and participate in captivating traditional performances. You will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: All meals included Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Gorilla Mist Camp > Mid-range lodge just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas, Uganda)

>> After breakfast, you will be transferred to Entebbe Airport for departure.

• Time: 8-10 hours
• Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Non-alcoholic drinks

•  Accommodation: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Non-alcoholic drinks