15 Days African Safari & Primate Vacation

 15 Days African Safari & Primate Vacation : Have the most memorable Africa Safari Experience on this 15 Days African Safari & Primate Vacation, this package is designed to offer you an ultimate safari experience in Africa’s best safari destinations, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

In Uganda, this package offers you a visit to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for an amazing encounter with mountain gorillas and trek chimpanzees in Kibale Forest. In Kenya, you will have an exploration adventure in Amboseli National Park and in Tanzania, explore Tarangire National Park, savannah plains of Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, rewarding you with a magical experience.

Highlights of 15 Days African Safari & Primate Vacation

• Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi and Transfer to Amboseli National Park
• Day 2: Full Day Game drive in Amboseli
• Day 3: Transfer to Tarangire National Park via Arusha Town
• Day 4: Walking Safari in Tarangire
• Day 5: Transfer to Serengeti National Park (Central)
• Day 6-7: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti
• Day 8: Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater – Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater
• Day 9: Depart Ngorongoro – Fly to Entebbe
• Day 10: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
• Day 11: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale Forest & Bigodi Swamp Walk
• Day 12: Transfer to Bwindi Forest
• Day 13: Gorilla Trekking Experience – Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
• Day 14: Boat Safari on Lake Bunyonyi
• Day 15: Departure

Detailed itinerary of 15 Days African Safari & Primate Vacation

Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi and Transfer to Amboseli National Park

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our representative “your driver guide” and embark on a journey to Amboseli National Park.

Amboseli National Park is the second popular national park in Kenya famous for its large herds of elephants and scenic backdrop of snow-capped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa.

You will arrive in time for lunch at your lodge, later head out for a game drive where you expect to see large herds of elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, zebras and giraffes while enjoying the spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge.

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Full Day Game drive in Amboseli

Spend the full day of your safari exploring Amboseli, giving you plenty of time to soak up the wildlife and the magnificent scenery creating by the magical contrast of the savanna plains and the snow-capped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.

During the game drives, expect to see a variety of wildlife including herds of elephants, buffaloes, elands, warthogs, black rhinos, wildebeests, antelopes, hyenas among others. Have picnic lunch and continue exploring the park, later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Transfer to Tarangire National Park via Arusha Town

After breakfast, check out of the lodge and with en-route lunch, embark on a journey to Tarangire National Park through Namanga border. After clearing with the border authorities, continue to Arusha where you will have lunch and later proceed to Tarangire National Park.

Tarangire is popular for its large herds of elephants and iconic baobab Trees dominating the landscape, the park is named after Tarangire River which is the main water source in the park and attracts a wide range of wildlife including buffaloes, antelopes and large herds of elephants. Arrive in the park in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Baobab Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Walking Safari in Tarangire

Have a waking safari in Tarangire National Park, wake up early for breakfast, meet your knowledgeable guide and head on an exploration adventure on foot. As you trek through the park while tracking animals, you guide will explain how to understand animal behavior. You will encounter several animals including zebras, waterbucks, impalas, ostriches, elephants and a variety of colorful birds.

Later return to your camp where you will enjoy lunch and refresh, later in the afternoon you may have a game drive or choose to just relax by the swimming.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Transfer to Serengeti National Park (Central)

After breakfast, you will bid farewell to Tarangire and embark on a journey to Serengeti National Park’s Central Region.

Serengeti is home to a huge population of wildlife recorded to be over 3 million animals which is larger than any savannah protected area on earth. Along your journey you will visit the Olduvai Gorge “Oldupai Gorge”, this site is one of the most important paleoanthropological localities in the world. This site has exposed for hosting proven invaluable in furthering understand of early human evolution.

When you arrive in Serengeti, you will have en-route game drive as you head to lodge for check-in, dinner and overnight stay at Melia Serengeti Lodge.  

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6-7: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti

Spend two days exploring Serengeti National Park on full day game drives with picnic lunch served at the park’s picnic site.

Serengeti National Park is a world Heritage Site teeming with wildlife and is undoubtedly the best known wildlife sanctuary, the park is the most famous in Africa due to the largest concentration of millions of wildebeests. During the game drive you will see several wildlife including the Big Five – rhino, buffaloes, elephants, lions and leopards, as well as rare animal species like East Africa Oryx, wild dogs and pangolin among others.

Day 8: Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater – Game drive in Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and with en-route game drive embark on a journey to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Descend into the crater floor for a Ngorongoro crater game drive, the crater is the largest intact caldera in the world nicknamed “The Garden of Eden” on earth. During the game drive you will spot a number of animals including cheetahs, leopards, hyenas, zebras and wildebeests among other animal.

Ascend the crater, head to your lodge for check-in, dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 9: Depart Ngorongoro – Fly to Entebbe

After breakfast, check out of your lodge and embark on a journey to Arusha where you will be dropped off at Kilimanjaro International Airport to catch your flight to Uganda – Entebbe International Airport.

Upon landing, you will be welcomed by our guide and transfer to your hotel in Entebbe. Dinner and overnight at Best Western Hotel.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 10: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

Have early breakfast, meet your guide and embark on a journey to western Uganda heading to Kibale Forest National Park – a primate capital. You will have lunch in Fort Portal and head for a visit to the beautiful Crater Lakes Area where you will enjoy the scenic views of the lakes and the terraced tea estates.

Head to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Chimpudu Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 11: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale Forest & Bigodi Swamp Walk

Wake up for breakfast, meet your guide and head to the park headquarters for briefing about chimpanzee trekking by a senior ranger guide, in groups of 8 people you will enter into Kibale Forest looking for mountain gorillas. The trek takes approximately 2 – 6 hours depending on the movement of mountain gorillas and where they spent their previous night. Along the trek you will see other primates including olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys

Overnight as above

Day 12: Transfer to Bwindi Forest

Have a leisurely breakfast, meet your guide and embark on a journey to Bwindi Forest Impenetrable National Park with a drive through the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will be able to see the tree climbing lions and other animals such as zebra, buffaloes among others.

You will have en-route lunch, when you arrive in the park in the evening, check in at your lodge and spend the rest of the day at rest preparing yourself for the next day’s adventure.

Overnight at Buhoma Lodge

Day 13: Gorilla Trekking Experience – Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Wake up early for breakfast, meet your guide and head to the park headquarters with your packed lunch. Join other trekkers at the park headquarters for briefing about the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking, after being assigned a gorilla family to trek, head into the impenetrable forests of Bwindi looking for mountain gorillas. The trek through the forest takes approximately 30 minutes to 6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night.

Expect to see other forest creatures such as chimpanzees and several birds. When you locate the gorilla family, you are allocated one hour of being observing the these gentle giants as they go with their life in the forests, watch them groom each other and their playful baby gorillas under a watchful gaze of a silverback.

Trek back to the starting point, meet your guide and embark on a journey to the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi arriving late in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Overnight at Acardia Lodge

Day 14: Boat Safari on Lake Bunyonyi

Spend a full day enjoying the beauty of Lake Bunyonyi on a boat safari.

Lake Bunyonyi is the deepest lake in Uganda and the second deepest in Africa coming second to Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. The lake contains a number islands which you will explore while on a boat, your guide will tell you all the beautiful stories about each island and its significance to the local people.

Day 15: Departure

Today marks your last day on this safari, you will have a leisurely breakfast, meet your guide and embark on a drive back to Kampala with en-route lunch in Mbarara. You will be dropped off at Entebbe International Airport for your departure international flight, bring your safari to an end.

End of 15 Days African Safari & Primate Vacation

The safari includes.

Accommodation on full board meal plan basis.

Activities at Victoria falls

Ground transportation

Gorilla trekking permit.

Safari guide/ driver

Drinking water on board

Park entry and activities

The trip excludes

Tips

What is not on the inclusive

International flights