13 Days Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday
13 Days Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday. This 13 Days Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday takes you to 3 East Africa safari destinations that is Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. With this 13 Days Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday has you enjoying gorilla trekking in Rwanda, gorilla habituation in Uganda, chimpanzee trekking in Uganda, as well as big 5 animal sightings in Tanzania, and a couple of days spent relaxing in the serene Zanzibar beaches.
This 13 Days Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday takes you to the top national parks of each East Africa country. You will trek through Volcanoes National Park of Rwanda to encounter the giant mountain gorillas for 1 hour; traverse Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a gorilla habituation experience where you spend 4 hours with these gentle giants in their natural habitat, Kibale National Park for chimpanzee tracking as well as an opportunity to spot about 13 other primates in Kibale National Park. This 13 Days Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday also takes you to Ngorongoro Conservation Area to see the Ngorongoro Crater and big 5, Tarangire National Park for sighting of large elephants herds, as well as Serengeti National Park.
Booking this 13 Days Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday has you enjoying a typical Focus East Africa tour or safari, having you spot all the highlights that East Africa as a destination has to offer. This 13 Days Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday can be customized to fit your schedule, especially if you are looking to experience the great wildebeest migration in Serengeti Park Tanzania, and more days to relax in Zanzibar Island.
13 Days Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday
Day 1: Arrival, Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Depending on your time of arrival in Rwanda, you will be welcomed by our company Rwanda safari guide. You will then set off for Kigali where you will check in at your hotel. You will also take part in a city tour of Kigali and after the tour you will proceed to Volcanoes national park.
Accommodation: Muhabura Hotel for Budget, Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge for Mid-range, Virunga Inn Resort for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park, Iby’wachu Cultural Experience
You will enjoy early morning breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters with your packed lunch and bottled drinking water for briefing by the park ranger guides at 7:00am. After briefing, you will start your gorilla trekking journey accompanied by the ranger guides in search of the mountain gorillas; this takes 2 to 6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas.
However, the guides will try to find them from where they were last seen the previous day! You will spend 1 hour with these gentle giants and later return to your lodge to refresh and relax. Enjoy a cultural experience later by the Iby’wachu now known as the Gorilla Guardians. Dinner and overnight stay as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After a leisurely breakfast, check out and proceed to transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through Cyanika border. Enjoy amazing scenic views en-route and once at the lodge, check in and relax as you wait for lunch. Spend the rest of the day relaxing, or go out for an optional Batwa cultural tour. Dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp for Budget, Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge for Mid-range, Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Gorilla Habituation Experience
Today, you shall get to spend up to 4 hours with the endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After our morning breakfast be driven to the park headquarters for briefing by the game rangers before you will be distributed in the groups of 4 people and allocated the Gorilla families to habituate. You will be accompanied by a game ranger who will be your guide at the forest start the walk down and ups in the forest as we look for these wonderful cousins of ours taking some time trekking them depending on where they spent the last night. After getting the Gorillas you will be allowed to spend 4 hours with them
After a long day of enjoyment in the forest, you will return back to the headquarters if far the ranger will communicate with your driver and he comes and pick you from certain destination as per the instructions of the ranger enter to the car and be driven.
You will be issued with habituating certificates you take back home to show that you successfully trekked the Gorillas in Uganda Bwindi impenetrable Forest.
Return back to your lodge, relax as you wait for Dinner and overnight as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park, Tea Plantation Visit
After a relaxed breakfast, transfer to Kibale National Park which is about 7 hours away, through panoramic views of the Rwenzori ranges. Kibale National Park is the home of chimpanzees, various primates like vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, L”Hoests monkeys, among so many others. Kibale National Park is also a great habitat for birds.
Visit a Tea plantation for a chance to see how tea is grown, harvested and more. Proceed to the lodge, check in and relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge for Budget, Chimpanzee Forest Lodge for Mid-range, Primates Lodge for Luxury
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park
Wake up to breakfast at the lodge, and then head out for a chimpanzee tracking adventure in Kibale National Park. You shall be briefed about the activity, and then proceed to search for chimpanzees in the natural habitat. Spend one hour with the chimpanzees, and then track back for your chimpanzee tracking certificates.
Return to the lodge for lunch and rest for the afternoon. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: As above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Transfer to Entebbe, Fly to JRO (Own Booking)
After breakfast, check out and proceed on a transfer to Entebbe International Airport arriving in time for your flight to Tanzania. Upon arrival in Tanzania, you will be received by your Tanzania safari guide who will welcome you to Tanzania and after a short brief transfer you to your hotel. Check in, relax. Dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel.
Accommodation: Burka Coffee Lodge for Budget, Tulia Boutique Hotel for Mid-range, Gran Melia Arusha Hotel for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Pick up, Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Meet your guide after breakfast at the lobby and you will start your safari to the Ngorongoro conservation area where you will enjoy wildlife viewing experiences. You will descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro crater where you will search for wildlife species like lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, rhinos, hyenas, jackals, hippos, zebras, herds of wildebeests.
You will also see attractions such as Lake Magadi where you will see a variety of birds such as flamingos as well as other wildlife species grazing in the nearby plains. You will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Eileen’s Tree Inn for Budget, Hhando Coffee Lodge for Mid-range, Ngorongoro Serena Lodge for Luxury
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Drive to Serengeti National Park, Game Drive
After breakfast, your guide will drive you to Serengeti national park. You will have lunch in the national park and later you will engage in an afternoon game drive around Serengeti national park.
You will search for different wildlife species during your game drive such as the big 5 and many others during your safari.
During your afternoon game drive in Serengeti national park, you will look out for a variety of wildlife and bird species such as elephants, giraffes, wildebeests, antelopes, zebras, rhinos, buffalos, hippos, cheetahs, elands, waterbucks, kudus, lions, leopards, impalas, gazelles among others. You will have dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tukaone Serengeti Camp for Budget, Central Serengeti Tanzania Bush Camp for Mid-range, Melia Serengeti Lodge for Luxury
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Full Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park
After breakfast at your lodge, you will head out with your packed lunch for a full day Serengeti National Park safari experience. Engage in a morning game drive around Serengeti national park and look out for the wildebeest herds in the savannah plains as well as other wildlife species. You will have lunch ahead of another wildlife experience in the Serengeti Park Tanzania.
Later in the evening, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Optional Activity: Hot air balloon @550$ per person
Day 11: Transfer to Tarangire National Park, Guided Walking/Nature Safari
You will have an early breakfast at you lodge and proceed to check out of your lodge. You will proceed to Tarangire national park, famous for large herds of elephants and ancient baobab trees. Enjoy lunch en-route.
Later head out for a guided walking safari for a chance to come up-close with nature and wildlife including zebras, elephants, giraffes and more. Return to the lodge for a relaxed dinner and an overnight stay at Sangaiwe Tented Camp for Budget, Baobab Tented Camp for Mid-range, Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 12: Tarangire National Park Game Drive, Transfer to Arusha Airport, Flight to Zanzibar
You will have an early morning game drive for a chance to watch animals as the sun comes out. Return to the lodge thereafter for breakfast after which you will drive to Arusha Airport which is about 2.5 hours away, in time for your flight.
Upon arrival in Zanzibar, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel of stay. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Tembo Hotel for Budget, The Seyyida Hotel for Mid-range, Zanzibar Serena for Luxury.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 13: Departure!
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel and thereafter checkout and proceed on a transfer to the airport arriving in time for your flight back home. This brings you trip to an end!
End of 13 Days Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday
Quotation Includes;
- Airport pick up and drop off as indicated
- Rwanda Gorilla trekking permit @$1,500$pp
- Gorilla Habituation permit @1,500$
- Chimpanzee permit @ $250pp
- All park entry fees
- Cultural tours
- Nature walks
- All accommodations as per itinerary
- 4X4 safari vehicle with Fuel; Van in Uganda and Rwanda (for budget and mid-range), safari Land Cruisers in Tanzania and for luxury option in Uganda and Rwanda.
- Full time English speaking driver/ guides
- All meals as indicated including lunches en-route during transfers
- Vehicle entrance fees to the park
- Bottled mineral water while on safari
- Concession and Crater Fees
- Flight from Arusha to Zanzibar
- Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania Government taxes
Cost excludes;
- Tipping (Tipping guide; 15$ per day for your safari guide)
- Visa fees and Air tickets
- Optional activities of your choice
- All items of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beer, e.t.c
- Anything else not included in the itinerary.