14-Day Uganda Gorillas - Kenya-Tanzania Big 5 - Zanzibar

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival Entebbe

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, go through the usual customs, immigration and medical procedures. Then you will be met by a representative of Hallmark Travel Planners, outside the airport arrivals section and transferred to your hotel.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Papyrus Guest House

• Mid-range guest housein Entebbe (City, Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Flight to Bwindi Impenetrable Park

Pick up from your hotel at Entebbe and transfer to the airport. You will enjoy the aerial view of the beautiful chanding landscape.

The flight takes only 2 hours of the lushest highland rain forest on earth, filled with primates and exotic birds, valleys and hilltops and papyrus swamp. Upon arrival at Kisoro airstrip, you will be trasnffered with the lodge vehicle to the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge

• Luxury lodgejust outside Nkuringo (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Gorilla Trekking at Bwindi

Breakfast at the lodge. 0700 hrs: Registration is a simple process where the park staff determines which group of gorillas you will visit.

The park staff discusses your fitness level and advises you of the trekking times and conditions to the various groups based upon their location in the park the previous evening.

Once the trekkers are put into groups, each group’s Lead Guide briefs the trekkers of the trekking procedures as well as the “do’s and don’ts” while in the presence of gorillas. After the briefing, trekkers return to their respective vehicles for the drive up the mountain to the starting point.

Depending on where the gorillas were last seen, the trek can take anywhere between 40 minutes to six hours spent making your way through the tranquil green undergrowth that covers the mountain slopes, with several quiet encounters with the other denizens of the park en route.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge

• Luxury lodgejust outside Nkuringo (Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Fly to Entebbe and then Fly to Nairobi

Early breakfast at the lodge. We then check out and transfer back to Entebbe. At Entebbe, connect another flight to Nairobi.
Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by a member from Hallmark Travel Planners team who will transfer you to your hotel Nairobi.

Nairobi is Kenya's capital city, it is one of the largest and most influential cities in Africa, an important commercial and financial regional hub.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City, Kenya)

Accommodation:

Tamarind Tree Hotel

• Mid-range hotelnear Nairobi (City, Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Road Transfer Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, we check out and drive to the world-famous Masai Mara is magnificent, home to Kenya’s richest concentration of wildlife, and regarded by many travelers as an essential stop on any tour of Africa.

The Masai Mara features a stunning kaleidoscope of wild and rugged landscapes, warm and welcoming people and an exciting array of creatures – big and small. World famous for hosting the epic Great Migration, the Masai Mara welcomes 1,5 million wildebeests onto its sprawling savannahs each July through October. The Masai Mara National Reserve and conservancies are brimming with life and offer safari travellers a wide variety of activities to choose from.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Best Time To Visit June to October (For general wildlife viewing) and July or August to October (For wildebeest migration)

High Season June to October and December to March

Best Weather June to October (Sunny, but not too hot)

Wildlife in Masai Mara NR

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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BuffaloCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Zebra Plains Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Safaris in Masai Mara National Reserve

Our morning and afternoon game drives take us in search of Africa’s Big Five and the plethora of other wildlife inhabiting this vast Kenyan game reserve. On clear days, the Masai Mara offers fantastic orange tinged sunsets well-worth capturing on camera.

The Masai Mara Game Reserve is 1510km² of incredible wide-open landscapes and fertile riverine woodland following the looping meanders of the Mara and Talek rivers in Kenya. One glimpse is enough to explain its appeal; it is typical open savannah, with a mass of amazing wildlife.

Wherever you go in the vast Masai Mara you will see an abundance of wildlife such as Masai giraffe, baboons, warthogs, bat eared foxes, grey jackals, spotted hyena, topis, impala, hartebeests, wildebeest.
Elephants, buffaloes, zebras and hippos are also found in great numbers. It is also common to see lions either basking after a heavy meal, or surveying the plains for their next meal. Cheetahs and leopards are harder to spot, but reasonably common.

Main Destination:

Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)

Accommodation:

Zebra Plains Mara Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Masai Mara NR (Kenya)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Road transer to Serengeti from Masai Mara

After breakfast, leave Masai Mara with picnic lunch boxes heading for the Kenya – Tanzania border at the shores of Lake Victoria. You will then go through the customs, immigration and health checks before crossing into the Serengeti.
Serengeti which shares the same ecosystem with the Maasai Mara game reserve. This is Tanzania's largest game park, covering some 14736 km² of African bushveld.

Serengeti is a year-round game viewing destination, offering world-class game viewing throughout the year.
Serengeti Park and the neighboring Masai Mara National Park in Kenya, are however best known for the annual Wildebeest Migration. Also known as the Great Migration, this wildlife spectacle is set in motion when an endless sea of grazers migrate across the plains in search of fresh grazing.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Safari View Luxury Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Safari Game Drives in Serengeti

Today we explore the vast Serengeti plains on game drives, going in search of the staggering variety of wildlife found here. The Serengeti is one of Africa's most famous game parks, boasting prime open savannahs, teeming with wild animals.

This epic wildlife migration sees a wildebeest population of over a million stampeding through grasslands and river. The incredible wildlife migration also includes several other hoofed animals, such as zebra, Thomson's gazelle, impala, topi, Grants gazelle, Kongoni, Eland, Kirk's dik-dik, oryx, oribi, waterbuck, buffalo, giraffe and more! This awe-inspiring herd of grazers, in turn, attracts the predators of Serengeti, from lion, leopard, and cheetah, to hyena, jackals and bat-eared foxes.
The bird watching in Serengeti Park is also impressive, with common sightings including ostrich and kori bustard, as well as larks, finches, raptors and the distinctive lilac breasted roller.

Main Destination:

Central Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Safari View Luxury Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP (Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Road Transfer to Ngorongoro and Karatu Area

Have your breakfast and then depart enjoying game drive within the valley of Seronera valley, you will find many zebras, lions and the wildebeests, the big cats here include; leopards and the cheetahs.

A short stop over visit at the Ol Duvai Gorge before proceeding to the crater. Olduvai Gorge stands at the far end of the NCA. It is home to an archaeological site that is regarded as the cradle of humankind. It is considered the most important prehistoric site in the world. Over 50 years ago, renowned archaeological couple Dr Louis and Mary Leakey, discovered the remains of what are believed to be the earliest humans, Zinjanthropus.

In the afternoon, drive into the crater which has one of the biggest caldera filled with rich and diverse wildlife species. It has got the Acacia forest and the grass steppes were you will find every type of animal from the east African savannah.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Highlands (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Farm of Dreams Lodge

• Mid-range lodgein Karatu (Town, Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Drive to Arusha and then fly to Zanzibar

After breakfast, drive to Arusha to arrive in time for lunch. After lunch, transfer to the airport for flight to Zanzibar. On arrival in Zanzibar you will be met by Hallmark Travel Planner’s representative and transferred to your beach resort.

Nothing is typical in Zanzibar. Home of some of the best beaches and diving in the world, it is actually a string of islands sitting off the coast of Tanzania. The islands are awash with culture, history, and magnificent coasts under swaying palms. Come here to relax, explore, and feel the vibe of a different sort of Africa.

The largest island and the epicenter of Zanzibar is called Unguja, but most just refer to it informally as Zanzibar Island. This is the home of the historic old quarter called, Stone Town, a World Heritage site. It is a former trading cente characterized by winding passageways, mosques, colonial forts, palaces, and museums.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa

• Luxury resortin Pwani Mchangani (Zanzibar, Tanzania)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Rest and Relaxation in Zanzibar

Spend the days enjoying beaches of Zanzibar and the Swahili way of living or at the resorts swimming pool.
One of the favorite things to do in Zanzibar is to visit one of the small-scale spice farms on the island - you get a really hands-on experience tasting and smelling the spices for which the island is famous.

Another area to explore on Zanzibar is the enchanting Jozani Forest where you can see the rare red Kirk's colobus monkeys. These monkeys are endemic to the island and are really entertaining to watch leap and play in the trees!

Scuba diving or diving course for beginners are available (at an Extra cost) at most of the beach resorts in Zanzibar. Dinner and Overnight at your hotel.

Main Destination:

Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa

• Luxury resortin Pwani Mchangani (Zanzibar, Tanzania)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Depart

Today, we wave a fond farewell as you are collected and transferred to the airport for a flight back home.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.