Uganda & Tanzania Wildlife Tour

After breakfast, begin your tour with a full-day excursion to Lake Manyara National Park. Depart with picnic lunch boxes for a mid-morning game drive through the park’s stunning landscapes, continuing until evening before heading to Karatu for check-in at Bougainvillea Safari Lodge.

Nestled beneath the Rift Valley cliffs, Lake Manyara National Park offers incredible scenery, lush forests bordered by red escarpments and the sparkling soda lake below. The park is famed for its tree-climbing lions, often seen resting in acacia branches. During your Lake Manyara safari, you’ll spot elephants, giraffes, buffalo, wildebeest, and playful troops of baboons and monkeys. Later in the afternoon, visit a scenic viewpoint overlooking the lake, a perfect way to close your first full day of adventure on your Tanzania trip.

Overnight: Bougainvillea Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board

After breakfast, continue your tour as you depart for the world-famous Serengeti National Park. Arrive in time for check-in and lunch at Serengeti Kati Kati Camp, then head out for an afternoon game drive before returning at sunset for dinner and overnight.

A Serengeti safari offers unmatched wildlife encounters, witness lions hunting on the plains, leopards resting in acacia trees, and cheetahs prowling the open grasslands. The park is also home to hyenas, jackals, and smaller predators like the serval cat. Beyond the big game, you’ll spot colorful agama lizards, rock hyraxes on granite outcrops, and a remarkable diversity of birdlife, with over 500 species filling the skies.

Overnight: Serengeti Kati Kati Camp
Meal Plan: Full Board

After your breakfast, you will depart with picnic lunch boxes and have a whole day game drive in the Serengeti National Park till late in the afternoon when you proceed to the Ngorongoro National Conservancy Area arriving late in the evening in time for check in at the Rhino Lodge and then spend that evening at leisure.

Overnight: Rhino Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board

After breakfast, set out on a morning tour of the Ngorongoro Crater, famously known as Africa’s Garden of Eden. A contender for the New Seven Wonders of the World, this awe-inspiring natural wonder is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera and home to over 25,000 animals. The crater offers some of the best game viewing in Africa, with opportunities to spot the Big Five, zebras, wildebeests, and even the rare and critically endangered Black Rhino.

Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor before continuing your exploration of this timeless landscape. Later, ascend from the crater and drive back to Arusha, where you’ll check in at Ilboru Safari Lodge for dinner.

Overnight: Ilboru Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board

After your early breakfast, your Tanzania trip comes to an end as you are transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your outbound flight to Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Upon arrival, our guide will meet you and transfer you to your hotel.

Overnight Lake Victoria Serena Hotel and spa
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, your driver-guide will pick you up to your Uganda tour, heading to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with a short stop at the Equator.

Upon arrival, check in to your lodge and, if time permits, enjoy optional activities such as a Batwa cultural visit to learn about the forest’s original inhabitants or visit the Changing Life Women Project for a glimpse into local community life.

Overnight at Mahogany Springs Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Start your day with an early breakfast before heading to the Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger station by 8:00 AM for registration and a briefing. Once ready, begin your gorilla tracking adventure through local villages and the dense forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The trek can take approximately 3–6 hours and requires moderate fitness and comfortable, sturdy walking shoes.

Led by experienced rangers, you’ll follow the trails in search of a habituated gorilla family. Once you find them, you’ll have up to one hour to observe these remarkable animals in their natural habitat, watching them interact, play, feed, and rest while your guides share insights into their behavior. For the safety of both visitors and gorillas, a minimum distance of 7 meters must be maintained.

After your gorilla encounter, and depending on the time available, continue with a visit to the Batwa community, the forest’s original inhabitants. Learn about their traditions, culture, and connection to the forest before returning to your accommodation.

Overnight Mahogany Springs lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After an early breakfast, your driver will transfer you from Bwindi to Entebbe, bringing your Uganda tour to a smooth close as you arrive at the airport in time for your departure flight.

Meals: Breakfast