12 Days Serengeti great wildebeest migration and gorilla trekking safari
Safari overview
Get to witness two in of the worlds most anticipated wildlife experiences on the 12 Days Serengeti wildebeest migration and gorilla trekking safari. Catch you first hand experiences of the great wildebeest migration as wildebeest in their millions make the gradual movements from Tanzania’s Serengeti national park through the great mara river into Masai mara national reserve in Kenya. In the 12 days Serengeti great wildebeest migration and gorilla trekking safari, your stay will be complimented under the comfort luxury safari camps, thrilling game drives seeing several other wildlife. This trip will see you also travel to Uganda or Rwanda to get to witness the few remaining mountain gorillas in world on a thrilling gorilla trekking experience.
To help you make the most of your time in Northern Serengeti (Kogatende Area), we have suggested that while in Tanzania you Drive-In and Fly-out of Serengeti North to either Arusha National Park or Kilimanjaro International depending on the availability of flights from where you will depart for your onward journey to Kigali International Airport-Rwanda. Tanzania Great Migration & Uganda Gorilla Trek Trip from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Kigali International Airport-Rwanda
Brief travel plan
Day 1: Arrival to Arusha Tanzania and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2: Drive from Arusha to Tarangire national park
Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area do a crater drive inside the crater
Day 4: Transfer to Serengeti and do a game drive in park
Day 5: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park (Central and North)
Day 6: Full Day Game Drive in the Kogatende Area of Serengeti (North)
Day 7: Morning Game Drive and Flight to Arusha
Day 8: Fly from Arusha Tanzania to Kigali Rwanda
Day 9: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 10: Gorilla Trekking and optional Batwa Community Experience
Day 11: Transfer to Lake bunyonyi .
Day 12: Transfer to Kigali for your flight home.
Detailed travel plan
Day 1: Arrival to Arusha Tanzania and transfer to your hotel.
Upon arrival in Tanzania, you will be picked up by a select adventure safari guide, you will then drive you to your hotel in Arusha, you will spend the night at your hotel.
Accommodation option : Kahawa house Arusha
Day 2: Drive from Arusha to Tarangire national park .
You will be driven from Arusha to Tarangire National Park for a day game drive following an early breakfast. The Tarangire, Tanzania’s third-largest park, is home to a sizable elephant population as well as the old enormous Baobab trees, sometimes referred to as the “Tree of Life.” You get there in time for a game drive and lunch, and then you check into your lodge for dinner and the nite.
Dinner and over night at : Lake Burunge Baobab Tented Lodge
Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area do a crater drive inside the crater
You will travel to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area after an early breakfast, arriving in time for a crater wildlife drive. For a wildlife drive in the biggest intact caldera in the world, where thousands of animals reside, you will descend into the Ngorongoro Crater Rim. All five of the Big Five creatures can be seen here. After enjoying your picnic lunch at the hippo pool, continue driving as you ascend or leave the crater to be taken to the lodge for supper and the nite.
Accommodation option: Ngorongoro crater lodge
Day 4: Transfer to Serengeti and do a game drive in park
Following breakfast, you will drive through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the Serengeti National Park (Central), stopping for lunch and photography along the way. You will arrive in time for a game drive, where you can expect to see large prides of lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, and antelope in addition to a variety of bird species and native trees. You will check into your lodge later in the evening for dinner and the nite.
Accommodation option : Kubu kubu tented lodge
Day 5: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park (Central and North).
You will begin your trip to the Kogatende area (north of the Serengeti) with an en route game drive in the Seronera Area after a very early breakfast. After arriving in the North, you will go on a wildlife drive where you could see the Wildebeest Migration Mara River Crossing before having a picnic. You will continue the wildlife drive after lunch and then head back to your resort or camp for dinner and the nite.
Accommodation option: Nasikia Migration Camp
Day 6: Full Day Game Drive in the Kogatende Area of Serengeti (North)
Without a doubt, one of the best parts of your safari is today. Following a hearty breakfast, you will embark on your journey a bit earlier than normal and go to the Mara River to see the historic Mara River Crossing migration. You will be able to fully appreciate the Serengeti thanks to today’s all-day game drive! In addition to waiting for the river to cross, you will go on a game drive through the remainder of the Kogatende Area. The final significant barrier separating the Masai Mara’s relative safety from the Wildebeest Migration is the Mara River. If you’re patient and a little fortunate, you can see the actual death-defying crossing, where zebras and wildebeest risk crocodiles and the river’s currents in an effort to reach safety on the other bank. You will continue the game drive through the remainder of the area after seeing the crossing, then head back to your camp for dinner and the nite.
Accommodation option: Nasikia Migration Camp
Day 7: Morning Game Drive and Flight to Arusha
On the 7th day, you will have a relaxed breakfast as you bid farewell to Serengeti , later you will tranfer to kogatende airport where you will fly to Arusha
Accommodation : Kahawa house
Day 8: Fly from Arusha Tanzania to Kigali Rwanda
You will wake up to a relaxed breakfast, later you will transfer to Kilimanjaro international airport , where you will fly to Kigali international airport, upon arrival select adventure safaris representative will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel in Kigali.
Accommodation : Kigali serena hotel
Day 9: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel today and bring you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the home of mountain gorillas, via the Katuna Border Crossing. You will arrive at your lodge in time for lunch.
Accommodation option : Gorilla leisure lodge
Day 10: Gorilla Trekking and optional Batwa Community Experience
You will be taken to the gorilla trekking start location and park headquarters following breakfast at your lodge. Here, your guide will handle the practical aspects of gorilla trekking while you are briefed on the regulations. Following your briefing, you proceed into the forest with an expert guide who shows you where the gorillas reside. You have the opportunity to witness several forest inner birds while spending an amazing hour in the mountain gorillas’ natural habitat. Following your gorilla hike, you will eat your packed lunch and return to the starting site, where your driver will meet you and transport you to the lodge for refreshment. You will have an option of Batwa cultural experience.
Day 11: Transfer to Lake bunyonyi .
You will wake up slowly today, eat breakfast, and then travel to Lake Bunyonyi, which is home to 19 islands, a number of small birds, and otters. After arriving in time for a boat ride to see the islands in the lake (Zebras Island, Punishment Island, and Pygmies Island), you will check into the lodge for supper and the nite. You could want to unwind by the pool or lake in the evening.
Accommodation option: Arcadia lodge Bunyonyi
Day 12: Transfer to Kigali for your flight home.
After breakfast today, you will be driven to Kigali City and then to Kigali International Airport to catch your departure aircraft, which would conclude your tour, depending on the flight schedule.
The safari includes
- 11 nights Accommodation on fullboard meal plan basis
- Two scheduled economy-class flights: Kilimanjaro to Kigali and the Serengeti Arusha
- round-trip airport transportation in accordance with the itinerary
- Park entry fees and activities
- Tanzanian and Ugandan national park fees
- One gorilla trip with permits in Bwindi
- Soft drinks and bottled water with nibbles when driving through parks
- This schedule includes all sightseeing tours and excursions.
- Private transportation for the duration of the trip
- Guides who speak English privately
