This 12 Days Tanzania Uganda Safari gives you the opportunity to combine wildlife viewing, chimpanzee trekking and gorilla trekking in the top tourist destinations in Tanzania and Uganda. Start your safari in Arusha or Moshi in Tanzania from where you will transfer to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive then proceed to Serengeti National Park and Lake Manyara National Park before heading back to Arusha. You will then fly to Entebbe International Airport in Uganda from where you will drive to Kibale National Park for chimpanzee trekking and bird watching in Bigodi Swamp. You will then drive to Bwindi Forest National Park for gorilla trekking and head back to Kampala/ Entebbe for drop-off.
Depending on your arrival time in Arusha/Moshi, you will find a representative from Explore Rwanda Tours waiting for you upon your arrival. You will be briefed and then transferred to your hotel for check-in and later dinner.
Breakfast will be served at your lodge as you prepare for your transfer to Ngorongoro conservation area. You will engage in a game drive and also search for various wildlife species such as elephants, rhinos, buffalos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras as well as flamingos along the shores of Lake Magadi. As you enjoy the beautiful scenery of Ngorongoro, your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
After your morning game drive, you will have lunch and later engage in another game drive and enjoy looking out for wildlife species grazing in the open savannah of Serengeti national park like elephants, giraffes, cheetahs, impalas, gazelles, buffalos, elands, antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos among others. You will have dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
You will have breakfast at your lodge and your guide will drive you to Lake Manyara national park. Lake Manyara national park is known for its tree-climbing lions. You will also enjoy views of the rift valley escarpment during your safari in the national park.
You will have your lunch and then head out for a guided walking safari for an opportunity to see the wild game up front. Get up close with nature, animals and follow on foot the wild animals. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
After breakfast, you will set out for chimp tracking within the Kibale Forest. During your search, expect to see a lot of primate species like chimpanzees, monkeys, and other animals like the forest elephants, bush pig and duiker, warthogs, reptiles, and amphibians as well as a colorful variety of butterflies. Return to the Lodge for lunch.
After lunch, go for a nature walk in the Bigodi swamp area and look out for most of the water-loving bird species. The forest /Park has almost 335 species of birds and therefore a good place for birders. Return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above.
The activity can take 2 -7 hours since the gorillas move up and down. This is an awesome and exciting moment where you will be able to see other types of the primates such as monkeys, birds, and more. Return for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight stay as above.
End of 12 Days Tanzania and Uganda!
