14 Days Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya Safari
Day 1: Pickup and Transfer to Nyungwe
In the morning, the driver will pick you up from your Kigali hotel and transport you south to Nyungwe Forest National Park. You will stop in Butare to see the Rwandan National Museum and the King’s Palace in Nyanza, with lunch on route. Dinner and overnight stay at Nyungwe Top Hill View Lodge (middle-luxury).
Meal Plan: Half Board (Enroute Lunch and Dinner)
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and canopy walk.
Enjoy breakfast and attend a briefing before entering the forest to look for lively and playful companions in Nyungwe Forest. Chimpanzees are simple to detect because they hop from one tree to another while talking and laughing. Chimp tracking typically takes roughly three hours. You will be given time to eat your packed lunch, which you brought from your lodge or hotel.
After your packed lunch, you will go on a guided nature walk along the famed canopy walkway bridge, which is a 50-meter-long swing bridge hung from enormous trees. You will be able to observe the spectacular rainforest from a bird’s-eye view, witnessing wildlife moving about below you before returning to your hotel to relax for the evening. This walk only takes two hours. Later, meet with your guide and drive back to your lodge or hotel.
Dinner and overnight are as described above.
Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 3: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park.
After breakfast, you will begin your journey to Volcanoes National Park.
Have lunch and then go to Musanze, the nearest town to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda’s northern region. Dinner and stay at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge (Midrange) or Virunga Resort Inn & Spa Hotel (Luxury).
Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 4: Golden Monkey Trek and Ibyi’wacu Village Tour
Breakfast will be provided early, and lunch will be packed. The briefing begins at 7 a.m. Your guide will highlight specific elements about the golden monkeys’ lives that you will be tracking. The walk might last anything from one to seven hours.
Trekking over the steep bamboo hills and then discovering the golden monkeys concealed in the foliage is an amazing and privileged experience. When you approach the golden monkeys, you may spend an hour with them while standing 6 meters away. After this remarkable meeting, you will reconnect with your driver / guide and go to your accommodation for lunch and some downtime.
After lunch, you’ll go for a cultural experience to Ibyi’wacu village, also known as the “Gorilla Guardians Village.” Learn more about Rwanda’s rich cultural past by visiting the old King’s Palace and watching traditional Rwandan folk dance and singing performances by the local intore dance company. Later, return to your lodge for supper and an overnight stay at the same lodge listed above. Virunga Resort Inn and Spa (Luxury) or Tiloreza Volcanoes Eco Lodge (Midrange)
Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
You will have an early breakfast and then transfer to the park headquarters with your packed lunch and bottled water for a 7:00 a.m. briefing by the park ranger guides. Following the briefing, you will begin your gorilla trekking expedition, escorted by ranger guides, in search of mountain gorillas, which will take 2 to 8 hours depending on the gorillas’ movements.
However, the guides will try to find them based on their last known location from the previous day! You will spend an hour with these gentle giants before returning to your lodge to recharge and rest. In the evening, you may take an optional journey to the Dian Fossey Centre in Karisoke, where you can see the Dian Fossey exhibit and learn about her work. Dinner and overnight stay as described above. Virunga Resort Inn and Spa (Luxury) or Tiloreza Volcanoes Eco Lodge (Midrange)
Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 6: Transfer to Kigali, Flight to Tanzania (Own Booking) – Kenya Airways is advised
After breakfast at the resort, check out and go to Kigali International Airport, approximately 4 hours away, for your flight to JRO.
Upon arrival in Tanzania, you will be picked up and driven to your accommodation. Check in, have a late supper and spend the night at Arusha Serena Hotel (Luxury) or Tulia Hotel & Spa (Midrange).
Meal Plan: Half Board (breakfast and dinner).
Day 7: Transfer to Tarangire National Park; Game Drive
After breakfast, you will continue your trip to Tarangire National Park, where you will begin your wildlife viewing adventures in Tanzania. After settling into your accommodation in the national park, you will prepare to have lunch before venturing out into the wilderness.
During your game drive, you will see various wildlife species grazing and roaming in the national park, including lions, giraffes, antelopes, lions, leopards, buffalos, wildebeests, elands, elephants, cheetahs, impalas, and a variety of bird species, particularly in the Tarangire National Park. As you take in the sunset and beauty, your guide will take you back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at Hhando Coffee Lodge (Midrange) or Ngorongoro Serena (Luxury).
Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 8: Ngorongoro Crater Drive and Walking Safari.
After breakfast at the resort, go to the conservancy and descend around 600 meters into the Ngorongoro crater for your wildlife drive. On the Ngorongoro crater floor, you may spot elephants, lions, buffalos, rhinos, cheetahs, hippos, antelopes, kudu, zebras, impalas, and gazelles, among other animals. You will also seek out sites such as Lake Magadi in the crater, where you may witness flamingos and other bird species on the lakeshores.
Join a ranger for a walking safari in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area after your outdoor picnic lunch, where you can interact with nature and wild animals like zebras and antelopes. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay, where you may enjoy more wild animal watching opportunities.
Accommodation: See above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 9: Drive to Serengeti National Park.
You will enjoy an early breakfast at your lodge before your transportation to Serengeti National Park. During your en route game drive over the broad Savannah Plains on your journey to the northern part of the Serengeti, you will witness a variety of animal species. Lunch will be provided along the way.
You will witness breathtaking landscapes during your game drive in the national park, including kopjes where you may spot lions watching their prey. During your game drive, you will witness a variety of animal species like elephants, buffalos, warthogs, hyenas, giraffes, wildebeests, antelopes, and impalas. You will return to your camp for dinner and sleep at Central Serengeti Bush Camp (Midrange) or Serengeti Serena (Luxury).
Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 10: Full-day Central Serengeti Game Drive.
Today, you’ll go on a game drive in the Serengeti to see more exotic creatures, including the Big Five. You will eat lunch in the park and go on an amazing game drive across the centre of Serengeti to see more wild wildlife along the Seronera River. Return to the camp, relax while waiting for dinner and have an overnight stay at Central Serengeti Bush Camp (Midrange)/Serengeti Serena (Luxury).
Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 11: Transfer to the Masai Mara Reserve
After breakfast at the resort, travel to Masai Mara Reserve Kenya across the Isebania border, where your Kenya safari guide will meet you again. Proceed to the lodge while looking for beautiful wild wildlife in the reserve, including herds of wildebeests. You may also observe the huge wildebeest migration in Masai Mara National Reserve. Dinner and overnight stay at Sekenani Camp (midrange) or Neptune Mara (luxury).
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 12: Game drives in Masai Mara, Maasai Cultural Tour.
After breakfast at the lodge, go on a morning game drive in the Masai Mara to observe the park’s wildlife, including the big five. Look for a variety of birds in Masai Mara, as well as the park’s stunning terrain. Enjoy your lunch in the forest before moving on to a cultural engagement with the Maasai. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay, as described previously.
Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 13: Full day in Masai Mara.
Enjoy a full day exploring the Masai Mara grasslands in search of wildlife, including the opportunity to observe the Great Migration. Look for creatures such as the big five, antelopes, elands, zebras, and gazelles, among others. In the evening, you will get the opportunity to visit the Maasai tribe and learn about their culture and way of life. Dinner and overnight stay as described above.
Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
Day 14: Departure.
On the final day of your safari, you will eat breakfast, check out of the lodge, and prepare to return to Nairobi. Your guide will drive you off at the airport or to the location of your choice in Nairobi, ending your safari.
Meal Plan: Half Board (breakfast and lunch).
End of 14 Days Rwanda and Tanzania Safari
Price Includes:
• Airport pick-up in Kigali and drop-off in Nairobi
• Gorilla Permit @ 1500 USD
• chimpanzee permits @ 150 USD
• 4X4 Safari Land Cruiser vehicle and fuel with a pop-up roof
• Full-time English-speaking guide/driver.
• All accommodations as indicated in the itinerary
• All meals during the safari
• Bottled drinking water while on safari.
• All national park fees
• All game viewing activities specified
Price excludes
• Flights
• Visa fees
• Personal expenses such as telephone calls, email, laundry,
• beverages or meals not indicated in the itinerary,
• Tips and gratuity
• Anything else not included in the itinerary
