10 days Gorilla Trekking and Serengeti Great Wildebeest Migration Experience
10 days Gorilla Trekking and Serengeti Great Wildebeest Migration Experience will take you through an incredible journey from Tanzania[Arusha] to Serengeti national park to experience the most spectacular and extra ordinary movement of millions of wildebeests, thousands of zebras, antelopes, Thomson’s gazelle crossing the crocodile infested mara rivers to the Mara-Serengeti eco system in search for fresh grass and water, visit Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable national park to have a lifetime thrilling experience with the beautiful endangered mt gorillas in their natural habitats.
Itinerary overview of 10 days Gorilla Trekking and Serengeti Great Wildebeest Migration Experience
- Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Serengeti National Park
- Day 2 and 3: Visit the northern part of Serengeti national park
- Day 4: Northern Serengeti -Central Serengeti
- Day 5: Central Serengeti [Seronera]
- Day 6: Seronera-Arusha to Uganda [Gorilla trekking]
- Day 7: Scheduled flight to Bwindi Kisoro airstrip
- Day 8: Gorilla trekking experience
- Day 9: Gorilla habituation experience
- Day 10: Departure
Detailed Itinerary of 10 days Gorilla Trekking and Serengeti Great Wildebeest Migration Experience
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Serengeti National Park
Day 1 of 10 days Gorilla Trekking and Serengeti Great Wildebeest Migration Experience: After having breakfast, an English-speaking driver’s guide will pick you up and transfer you to Arusha airport to catch a flight to the northern Serengeti. Normally the driver guide awaits at the Kogatende airstrip with packed lunch from the lodge. Upon arrival at Serengeti national park, the driver guide gives a briefing about the entire trip. Majorly Kogatende is a great place that hosts the most extraordinary experience of wildebeest migration. Tourists will have a lunch picnic in the wilderness with an exclusive game drive. Dinner at the camp
Accommodation: Kati Kati tented camp
Day 2 and 3: Visit the northern part of Serengeti national park[migration]
Day 2 &3 of 10 days Gorilla Trekking and Serengeti Great Wildebeest Migration Experience, after an early morning breakfast, tourists will embark on a game drive with packed lunch. Normally packed lunch is carried to have a greater chance of sighting the most spectacular movement of animals at any time. Sightings of the wildebeest migration require a lot of patience as sometimes animals gather in herds over river banks for a few hours before crossing. Away from the migration, the park is blessed with limitless wildlife like the big cats such as lions, leopards, cheetahs with the best lunch picnic. Dinner at the camp Accommodation: Kati Kati tented camp
Day 4: Northern Serengeti -Central Serengeti
After an early morning breakfast, you will carry your packed lunch to central Serengeti across the most remote parts of the park to maximize chances of wildlife sightings. The Serengeti ecosystem provides habitat to wildlife species since the park has a large concentration of wildlife. The scenic views of rock out crops with dotting environment provide essential habitats for the newly born cats at an early stage. You get a chance to view different bird preys like martial eagle, Verraux eagle and Verraux eagle owls. Lunch picnic then drive to central Serengeti, dinner at the camp
Accommodation: Kati Kati tented camp
Day 5: Central Serengeti [Seronera]
After an early morning breakfast, you will set off for an early morning game drive, Serengeti national park is too big with a central part commonly known as Seronera, the area of big cats. The wildebeest migration moves into different parts of the park at different times of the year in search of fresh pasture and water. Central Serengeti, for the months of June to October, it hosts the resident wildlife majorly in the transition zone between the short grass plains of the south and woodland with the long grassland of the western Serengeti. It serves adequate pasture and water from variable sources that sustain the resident population. Lunch, picnic and dinner will be served at the camp.
Accommodation: Kati Kati tented camp
Day 6: Seronera-Arusha to Uganda [Gorilla trekking]
After an early morning breakfast, an English-speaking driver guide will pick you up and transfer you to the Seronera airstrip for a flight back to Arusha. Normally the driver guide waits at the airstrip until your flight takes off. After landing in Arusha, you will to connect the flight and it takes off. After landing in Arusha, you would connect with a flight to Uganda for the rest of the day. On arrival at Entebbe airport, you meet a driver guide and he transfers you to a hotel in Entebbe for relaxation. Dinner at the hotel
Accommodation: Via Via Entebbe
Day 7: Scheduled flight to Bwindi Kisoro airstrip
After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Entebbe for your flight to Bwindi impenetrable national park to Kisoro airstrip. Normally the flight takes one hour and upon arrival, you will meet with your driver guide that will transfer you to the lodge. In the afternoon, you shall have an encounter with the Batwa community of Nkuringo. Dinner at the lodge
Accommodation: Nkuringo lodge
Day 8: Gorilla trekking experience
After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to Nkuringo headquarters for a mini briefing about the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking then after organise for the hiking trails to find the exclusive beautiful mountain gorillas. Normally the trail takes 2-6 hours depending on the location of the gorillas with an excluded hour to spend with the gorillas learning their behaviours, watch them play around and feed, take memorable pictures and videos for a thrilling lifetime experience. Dinner at the lodge
Accommodation: Nkuringo lodge
Day 9: Gorilla habituation experience
A nourishing breakfast will be made available very early in the morning and after this, your driver guide will pick you up and take you to the headquarters at Nkuringo from where your gorilla habituation adventure will start. Ensure you carry enough water, snacks, and a packed lunch from the lodge for this activity. At headquarters, you will be briefed about the code of conduct and what to expect on this adventure. After the briefing, in the company of rangers, researchers, and trackers you will embark on your journey into the forest in search of the gorilla family being habituated. You are advised to hire a porter to help you with your luggage though they come at a cost. Once you find the gorilla family assigned to you, you will be given 4 hours with them during which you get to learn a lot more about them compared to what you would in the 1-hour you get with them on a gorilla trekking safari. Dinner at the lodge
Accommodation: Nkuringo lodge
Day 10: Departure
After an early morning breakfast, your driver guide will transfer you to Kisoro airstrip for your flight back to Entebbe. Depending on your choice and preference, you can choose to stay at the airport and wait for your flight or spend some time anywhere.
Inclusions:
- Flights
- Transport and guide
- Water
- Gorilla permits
- Habituation permits
- Accommodation
- Wildebeest migration permits
Exclusions:
- Beverages like drinks
- Tips and crafts
- Laundry
