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20 Day Kenya and Uganda Safari Highlights

20 Day Kenya and Uganda Safari Highlights

Duration
20 Days
Destination
Kenya, Uganda
Tour type
Adventure Safaris, African Big 5 Adveture, Bird Watching, Cultural tourism, Gorilla Trekking, Hiking, Primate Tours, Walking Safaris
Group size
2 People sharing
Guides
1
Languages
English, French, Spanish, German

Safari overview

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The Kenya and Uganda Safari Highlights is a lifetime East Africa tour experience. Immerse yourself in Kenya and Uganda for 10 days in each country. Begin your journey with the parks of the coast, Tsavo West and Amboseli, with 2 night in each of them. Marvel at the huge elephants under the gazing Kilimanjaro Mountain. Take a relaxing break as you go west, and enjoy the cool breeze of Lake Naivasha with its flamingos and massive number of hippos. Go on to The Great Mara and use those 2 nights to forge memories and images of the Big 5 that will last forever. Why not take a balloon safari? As you go back to Nairobi, stop for a night at the gorgeous Lake Nakuru commonly known for its large number of flamingos and the rhinos.

On top of that savanah adventure, Uganda will excite you with walking safaris to see large number of primates including the endangered Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzees. Spice up your journey with extraordinary launch cruise on both Kazinga Channel and the Nile River in Murchison Falls. and water adventures.

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Day by day itinerary

Discover the Magical Kenya and the Pearl of Africa with the following Highlights
  • Game drives in Tsavo West - Home of Man eating Lions
  • Expore the home of Large Turskers in Amboseli National Park
  • Lauch trips to Crested Island in Lake Naivasha
  • Explore Lake Nakuru - The Flamingo and Rhino paradise
  • The great Masai Mara - Home of Wildebeests and the Big Five adventure
  • Visit the Majestic Murchison Falls National Park and amazing boat cruise to the bottom of the falls
  • Rhino tracking at ziwa rhino sanctuary
  • Visit Kibale Forest National Park lots of primates and bird life, the Crater Lakes and beautiful colonial tea plantations.
  • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, this forest has a lot to offer and its home to largest population of Mountain Gorillas.
  • Walking safari through Bwindi
  • Walking safari in Lake Mburo national park
Upon arrival in Nairobi at Jommo Kenyatta International Airport, meet and greet by our safari representative who will transfer you to the city hotel for relaxation. Check in and rest of the time is spent at leisure as you wait for the busy days a head as you experience the magical Kenya safari.
Accomodation: PrideInn Azure
Our Kenya and Uganda safari highlights starts as we depart by road for Tsavo West National Park. Arrive in time for lunch then an optional afternoon or evening game drive. Tsavo West is the most visited section in Tsavo National Park, offering many attractions apart from its wildlife. The foremost is the famous Mzima Springs where up to 227.3 million litres of cool crystal clear water flows out of the ground through porous volcanic rocks. The water is believed to originate from Chuyulu Hills, via an underground river.
Accomodation: Sarova Saltlick Safari Lodge
After breakfast, we have a full day game drive, packed lunch provided. Other interesting places to visit are the Roaring Rocks, which get their name from the wind that hurtles through them. From here there are wonderful views over Tsavo from the top of a 98m rock face; similar views can be experienced from the poacher’s lookout. The volcanic Chaimu Crater, less than 200 years old and composed of black coke, is worth visiting and can be climbed if one is interested. The area is a good place to look out for klipspringer, a small antelope that’s as agile as its Swahili name Mbuzi mawe(mountain goat). In the south-west corner of Tsavo West is Lake Jipe, which has the Kenyan-Tanzanian border running through it.
Accomodation: Sarova Saltlick Safari Lodge
Early morning start and drive to Amboseli National Park, check in at your accommodation, day spent at leisure. Amboseli National Park is situated due south of Nairobi. Most of the park consists of a dry, ancient lake bed and fragile grassland with patches of acacia woodland, while in the southern area there is a number of small, rocky, volcanic hills. Around the swamp s Ol Okenya, Ol Tukai and Enkongo Narok, the vegetation is lush with yellow-barked acacias and phoenix palms.
Accomodation: Kibo Safari Camp
Rising early for Kenya and Uganda safari highlights with great views of Mount Kilimanjaro before clouds build up over the summit with packed lunch provided. An optional visit to a Maasai village can be planned after breakfast. A visit reveals the singing and dancing that are part of their daily lives and sacred rituals. A glimpse into their homes and social structure is a poignant experience. Despite its changing habitat, Amboseli National Park is possibly the best wildlife area In the whole of Africa to experience elephants at close range. Left strained by poachers, elephants feeding and bathing in the swamps must form the highlights of any Safari.
Accomodation: Kibo Safari Camp
Drive to Lake Naivasha with its commanding setting at the foot of the Rift Valley Escarpment, Along the way you make a special stop at a viewpoint to enjoy views of the Great Rift Valley Escarpment. Lake Naivasha is a diverse bird and animal habitat, Colobus monkeys are often seen in the canopy of the Acacia forests around the lake, and on the north shore of the lake Buffalo, Waterbuck and Eland are often seen grazing. Enjoy a boat ride to the Crescent Island for a guided walking safari
Accomodation: Sawela Lodge Lake Naivasha
Early breakfast at the lodge, pick lunch boxes and head to Lake Nakuru National Park for full day game drives, returning to your lodge before dusk. The national park, known for its birdlife, offers a possibility to view flamingoes.  It is also home to Black and White rhinos as well as the endangered Rothschild Giraffe.
Accomodation: Sawela Lodge Lake Naivasha
Experience the Kenya and Uganda safari highlights with an early breakfast, game drive en route to Masai Mara National Reserve, it holds on as one of the few places left on earth where wildlife still lives comparatively undisturbed, in the numbers that once roamed the plains and forests of Africa. As the northern tip of the vast Serengeti ecosystem, the Mara hosts the spectacular seasonal migration of many thousands of Wildebeest, Zebras and attendant predators. Arrive in time for lunch then have an afternoon game drive.
Accomodation: Zebra Plains Mara Camp
After breakfast we have a full day dame drive, with packed lunch provided. The reserve is well known for its black- manned lion, as well as its abundant resident wildlife and its one of the few places where it’s possible to see the big five during a morning’s game drive. Many of the cheetahs are so tame they seek shelter from the hot sun under one’s vehicle and several even climb onto the roof to get better view of prospective prey. For the bird enthusiast, almost 500 species have been recorded: among these 16 species of eagle, plus many hawks and falcons, 6 species of vultures, 8 species of storks 4 of bustard (including the Kori bustard, the world’s heaviest flying bird), and 9 species of sun birds. You can as well decide to take an optional Hot Air balloon and experience nature from the tree tops or a Maasai cultural experience can be a great ads on during our magical Kenya safari experience.
Accomodation: Zebra Plains Mara Camp
We start the day with an early morning game drive in the Mara plains to have a glimpse of wildlife games and waving farewell to the great Mara plains. Have a brunch and depart to Nairobi with lunch break en route. Drive staright to the Jommo Kenyatta International airport for a regional flight to Entebbe international airport.
We leave Kampala in the early morning to continue our Kenya and Uganda safari highlights. Enjoy the roadtrip to Ziwa rhino sanctuary and wildlife Ranch where you go for On foot Rhino Trekking to see these fascinating animals. Then continue the journey to the lodge by Murchison Falls National Park having lunch along the way.
Accomodation: Hornbill Bush Lodge
In the morning we set off for a game-drive in Murchison Falls national park.  On the broad savannah you search for Big cats, Elephants, Giraffes, Buffalos, plus more as the checklist of mammals reaches 76. We continue browsing the circuits to the delta point for a cocktail of birds and mammals. In the afternoon you go for the 2pm boat ride on the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls where you get to see the Hippos (You have never seen more hippos yawning, grooming in their Pods anywhere else than here- Believe me you), Nile Crocodiles, Elephants and a variety of beautiful bird species along the banks. If you are a keen birder this might be your magnet to catch them. When reaching the falls, you jump of the boat and go with a guide to the top of the falls. It is a beautiful hike that takes you to see the falls close up as an explosive dash of water at close range gushes through a narrow crevice before the Nile continues its journey towards the Mediterranean. Your guide picks you at the top of the falls and you continue to your hotel (The hike to the top of the falls includes a steep trail so might not be suitable if you have some health issues.)
Accomodation: Hornbill Bush Lodge
Start the day with an early game drive after taking some hot coffee or tea. Look for more games into the giraffe paradise before hitting the road to Hoima via the escarpment. At this point, you can see beautiful views of Lake Albert and some parts of Democratic Republic of Congo. After game viewing, we transfer to Hoima for hot lunch and to relaxed evening at the hotel.
Accomodation: Kikonko Lodge
After breakfast transfer towards the crater lakes area by Fort Portal. It’s a long drive with our target to have lunch at the lodge as the distance was cut yesterday the pressure and fatigue is lessened. A punctuation of stopovers at sceneries like the typical African village setup in the far countryside and tea plantations along the drive offer us chances of stretching. We check in afternoon to an area with an amazing display of lovely scenery. Afterwards, we shall have a guided nature walk to the top of the world. On a clear day, you can see the Rwenzori mountain ranges and the surrounding crater lakes.
Accomodation: Isunga Lodge
With an early breakfast, head into the forest of the Primate City of Kibale in the morning for chimpanzee trekking. This is a three-hour experience. As an option you can upgrade to participating in Chimpanzee habituation, where you get to follow the chimps for the whole day, a truly exclusive experience (this is an optional activity that is not included in the stated price. Inform us when booking if you wish to do the habituation). Kibale Forest national park is a rainy forest and a home to over 1500 Chimpanzees. Here you have the chance to see the chimps close up and capture shots of our closet cousins in the jungle in their frenzy exciting moods as they are grooming, building relationships, bringing up young ones, think and sharing food, plus rare bird species following them. In the forest 9 different species of Monkeys are found so you have chances of seeing red colobus, red tailed monkey and bush babies on a great day. After the trek your guide picks you and takes you back to the lodge. Relax for lunch and in the afternoon Bigodi nature walk.
Accomodation: Isunga Lodge
Start the day with crater exploration with a walk to crater lake, if you are lucky you might see different species of Monkeys, such as red colobus, red tailed monkey and bush babies. More in the forest canopy colored aviation creatures-butterflies various bird species like the native Great blue Turaco, joyful greenbul, olive long tailed cuckoo, the superb black bee eater. Then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Option to drive further southwards with the Rwenzori ranges (Longest in Africa) in view or drive through the Crater lakes in the Hills through to sample out the surprising diversity of Savannah trees and wildlife! In the late evening, we shall take on a boat cruise along the famous Kazinga channel that links lake Edward and George. Look out for the hippos, elephants, buffaloes without forgetting the Nile crockdile and many water birds like the pied kingfisher, fish eagle among others. Head and check in at your lodge and retire the day.
Accomodation: Pumba Safari Cottage
We will drive off in the adventurous vast savannah of the Ishasa area of Queen Elizabeth NP with Topis, the southern version of Elephants and hopefully with the lions high in the Fig tree branches. This is one of two areas in Africa where lions have the habit of regularly climbing trees to take a rest. Transfer on to Bwindi mountain gorillas through a beautiful drive taking you from the savanna via cultivated hills to the jungle covered mountains of Bwindi.
Accomodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Spend a day tracking the endangered mountain gorillas, spending up to an hour with them. See mothers keeping infants close as they knucklewalk on three limbs. Watch scampering toddlers reined in by an attentive father, whose job is to protect his family. When you encounter a mountain gorilla in the wild, there is no mistaking the bond that exists between primate and man — and no escaping the poignant fact these creatures lie on the brink of extinction.
Accomodation: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
With breakfast at leisure as we enjoy the great views of Lake Bunyonyi and the famous Virunga Mountains as we do a canoe ride on the lake, we shall then drive through the rolling hills of Kabale until we reach the savannah plains of Lake Mburo National park. On our way we shall be able to see some savannah animals like the zebras grazing together with the Ankole long horned cattle, the impalas, buffaloes, topis among others. Overnight at Rwakobo Rock Lodge overlooking the endless views of Lake Mburo national park
Accomodation: Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Early morning safari walk from the lodge. Get early up for chance to see zebras, waterbucks, birds and buffaloes in their day break jungle life! After the walk it is time for breakfast at the lodge before you start the drive to Entebbe. Have at the Equator and take the chance for some photo poses where the southern- and northern hemispheres meet. We have reached the end of  our Kenya and Uganda safari highlights continue to Entebbe for flight in the evening/night (if flight next day possible to add an extra night).

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