10 Days Masai Mara And Gorillas

On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International airport, you will be met by our Representative and transfer to your city hotel for check-in and overnight.

Dinner on own arrangement

Accommodation: Faire Acres Boutique Hotel (Deluxe Room)

Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast

For this day either opt to relax at the hotel or engage in optional activities such as Nairobi City tour, visit the Giraffe center, day excursion to Nairobi National Park among others.

Accommodation: Faire Acres Boutique Hotel (Deluxe Room)

Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast

After breakfast drive to the incredible Masai Mara game reserve, known for its incredible diversity of game, including the Big Five. The Mara is Africa’s richest ecosystem. The stunning acacia highlighted savannah will greet you first and sightings of the park’s rich game will soon follow.

Masai Mara hosts the highest and most varied concentration of wild animals than any other wildlife park in the region. The scenic appeal of the tree studded savannah plains, the moderate climate and diversity of wild game species makes it a one stop shop for game viewing activities.

Afternoon game viewing drive in this location known for high concentration of wildlife with high chances of spotting the most elusive wild cats.

Accommodation: Mara Eden Safari Camp (Safari tent)

Meal Plan: Full board

Optional: Hot air balloon ride and mid-day visit to the Local Village

The balloon safari adventure begins in the pre-dawn hours. The magnificent view of the park is thrilling. Towards the end of the safari, you rise to a height of 1500 feet for a panoramic view of the twisting mara river and the savanna below. After an hour or so in the air, your safari finishes with a flourish: a champagne breakfast in the bush, cooked on the balloon’s burners.

Morning and Afternoon game viewing in the Masai Mara Game reserve which remains the most exciting wildlife eco-system in the Natural world.

Full days spent in the Mara with early morning and afternoon game viewing drives in the rolling hills, woodlands, and Rivers, that makes up the Mara in search of more game. The animals are more active at this time of the day.

Accommodation: Mara Eden Safari Camp (Safari tent)

Meal Plan: Full board

Morning game drive and in the afternoon visit a Masai village for a cultural tour and in the evening enjoy a sundowner in the reserve.

Accommodation: Mara Eden Safari Camp (Safari tent)

Meal Plan: Full board

Breakfast at your Camp depart thereafter with game drive enroute to Nairobi and continue to the airport for your flight to Entebbe International Airport.

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, meet with a representative from Nkuringo Safaris and transfer to the guest house.

Accommodation: Papyrus Guest House (Garden Room)

Meal plan: Bed & Breakfast

Transferred to Entebbe international airport for your Domestic flight to Kisoro. The flight is scheduled to depart Entebbe at 7:00AM and arrive Kisoro at 8:45.

Upon arrival meeting with the vehicle and our walking safari guide for a briefing on the very interesting activities of the day which will be adapted to the clients’ desires. You can either walk for approx. 90 minutes - 4km to Lake Mutanda Sheba’s Camp - or drive 30 minutes to the lake. You then “settle” in a dugout canoe for 2-3 hours of gentle relaxed cruising across the lake, enjoying the beautiful landscape. After lunch at a restaurant on the lake shores, continuation on foot till Rubuguri (9km – 2/3 hours) where you meet up the vehicle and drive for another 10 km up to the Lodge in Nkuringo (approx. 1 hour). Of course, you can also be picked up by the vehicle at the lake and drive all the way up to the Lodge. Guests decide!

Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (Deluxe Cottage)

Meal plan: All-inclusive

After breakfast, at around 7:45 am, with packed lunch and drinking water you will be transferred to the National Park Head Quarters for the briefing on the dos and the don’ts while with the gorillas. You then continue to the forest for the start of the actual gorilla tracking. The beauty of this rain forest is spectacular. The area offers a dramatic, steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain vary as per the movements of these great primates. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome, exciting experience to be long savored. Many find it to be a rare and moving opportunity. The tracking can take place at Nkuringo or at Rushaga (1hr drive from Nkuringo), as per the gorilla permits obtained.

Upon return, relax at the lodge and, for those who like, at 5.00 pm either stroll through the community center or drive up to the “Top of the World” - the name given to the football field, high up in Nkuringo which offers amazing views over the peaks and forests around Nkuringo. A great way to stretch your legs after the gorilla tracking and to enjoy a sundowner.

Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (Deluxe Cottage)

Meal plan: All-inclusive

For this day engage in community activities or spend the day chilling at the lodge enjoying the commanding views of the magnificent Virunga volcanoes and the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. / You can also opt to have the second Gorilla trek.

Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge (Deluxe Cottage)

Meal plan: All-inclusive

After breakfast you will be transferred to Kisoro Airstrip for your scheduled flight to Entebbe and connect on your outbound flight. (The flight is scheduled to depart Kisoro at 8:25AM and arrive Entebbe at 11:25AM.)