Tour Overview
35 days East Africa exclusive safari is an amazing safari that will expose you to 5 leading East African safari destinations where you will discover the hidden treasures of these countries. You will visit Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, expect to encounter Africa’s Big 5 which are; lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants and rhinos. You will have a chance to spot wildebeests and when you visit Masai Mara or Serengeti national park in dry season you will see the great migration of wildebeests. The same safari will expose you giant gorillas and you will track mountain gorillas in 3 countries which pride in harboring giant gorillas. Gorillas can only be found in 3 countries in the entire world and these are Uganda in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park and in Mgahinga gorilla national park, in Rwanda mountain gorillas can be tracked in Volcanoes national park and in Democratic Republic of Congo in Virunga national park and in Kahuzi-Biega national park however Uganda has over world’s remaining mountain gorillas. This is one of the longest vacations in East Africa. You expect to engage in boat cruises which will make your safari a remarkable one, the safari will start from Kenya and end in Rwanda.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Nairobi national park
On the first day of the East Africa exclusive safari, you will be picked by our company representative who will be waiting to receive you, he will brief you about the safari and then embark on the journey to Nairobi national park a national park that is in the city. Which is 30minutes drive from the city center and it is packed with wildlife such as lions, buffaloes, giraffes antelopes among others. You will engage in the evening game drive and later connect back to the lodge, check-in, have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Game drive and transfer to Lake Nakuru national park
Arise in the morning for a scrumptious breakfast, meet your driver guide and enjoy a morning game drive where you will be welcomed by herds of buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards among others and later exit the park and head to Lake Nakuru national park for another hidden gem. You will drive for about 3hours and this will be lunch time where you will first check-in the lodge, have lunch and engage in the evening game drive in Lake Nakuru national park. Expect to encounter buffaloes, lions, leopards, rhinos, impalas stripped hyenas among other wildlife, enjoy beautiful sceneries and thereafter you will later driver back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Naivasha and boat cruise
After a scrumptious breakfast, you will checkout and transfer to Lake Naivasha a home to
flamingos. You will do a launch cruise in the afternoon and you be amazed by the
pink color of the lake shore from the flamingos which will be feeding on algae. You will enjoy beautiful sceneries, take pictures and return to the lodge in the evening, enjoy dinner under the moon and enjoy a peaceful night.
Day 4: Check out and transfer to Masai Mara
On this fabulous day, you will arise in the morning, greet your intestines with a scrumptious breakfast, check out and meet your driver guide who will transfer you to Masai Mara one of the world’s most visited places. Arrive in Masai Mara in the afternoon hours, connect to the lodge which will be your home for a few days. You can either relax at the lodge or do an evening game drive in Masai Mara national reserve.
Day 5-6: Exploring Masai Mara national reserve
On the 5th and 6th day of 35 days East Africa exclusive safari, you will explore the beauty of Masai Mara national reserve which is Kenya’s most visited national park and it is famous for hosting wildebeest migration which takes place in dry season in June to September where wildebeests migrate from Masai Mara through Mara River to Serengeti national park in Tanzania. You will enjoy game drives, picnic lunches and beautiful sceneries in endless plains of Mara. Other wildlife you expect to encounter leopards, lions, buffaloes, rhinos and elephants which are Africa’s Big 5 animals, other animals you will encounter on the list include giraffes, elands, impalas, hartebeests, kobs to mention but a few.
Day 7: Transfer to Serengeti national park
On this day, you will arise in the morning, enjoy a scrumptious breakfast, check out and transfer to Serengeti national park. This is another great destination and it is the most visited national park in Tanzania and it is a hidden game with endless plains. The name Serengeti means endless plains and it is famous for hosting wildebeest migration, the park is a home to other wildlife such as Rothschild giraffes, cheetahs, kobs, stripped hyenas, vultures among other wildlife.
Day 8-9: Exploring Serengeti national park
These 2 days Serengeti national park is an amazing experience which will expose you to the beautiful sceneries, wildlife, culture and your stay will be so memorable. Expect to encounter wildlife for example lions, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes, elephants, wildebeests, impalas to mention but a few. You will enjoy picnic lunch among other amazing things.
Day 10: Transfer to Ngorongoro conservation crater
You will arise in the morning for a scrumptious breakfast, check out and transfer to Ngorongoro crater and you will have an en-route to Olduvai Gorge where you will have a history of the skull of the first man. You will arrive in Ngorongoro in the evening hours, connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 11: Full day Exploring Ngorongoro crater
Another day for you to explore the beauty of Ngorongoro where you will descend to the bottom of the crater which is a home to huge volumes of wildlife including the big 5. You will have spectacular view points and kopjes, picnic lunch and dinner while you immerse in the wilderness.
Day 12: Transfer to Kilimanjaro and Fly to Uganda
You will embark on a 4hours drive after a scrumptious breakfast where you board a flight to Entebbe where you will spend a night. Lunch and dinner will be served in Uganda and you will have a different touch.
Day 13: Birding in Mabamba Bay
Another day for you to know more about birdlife is here where you will head out to Mabamba bay a birds’ sanctuary. Mabamba bay is a home to over 300bird species and on this day you may spot over 100 bird species, lunch will be served at Mabamba bay, you will head back to the hotel where you will spend an overnight.
Day 14: Transfer to Murchison falls national park
Arise in the morning, greet your intestines with delicious breakfast, check out and be transferred to Murchison falls national park with an en-route to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary where you will be tracking white rhinos, then embark on the journey to Murchison falls which is Uganda’s largest national park and it brags for hosting the strongest waterfalls in the world. Arrive in the park in the evening hours, connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 15: Game drive and boat cruise
You will wake up in the morning on a cup of coffee and head to the jungle with a ranger guide to catch the animals when they are still very active. Expect to encounter lions, leopards, elephants and buffaloes among, kobs, birds among others. you will return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch and in the afternoon you will head out for the boat cruise to have a view of the strongest waterfalls in the world.
Day 16: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Arise in the morning, grab breakfast, check out and transfer to Kibale national park a home to over 13 primates and it is also known as the primate capital. You will have a different experience starting from sceneries, wildlife and beautiful terrain.
Day 17: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
After a delicious breakfast at the lodge, transfer to Kanyanchu guest information center for a briefing about chimpanzee trekking. You will have an extra ordinary experience to encounter the chimpanzees in their natural habitat, spend an hour with the chimps, return to the lodge for freshening, have lunch and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park which is about 2:30hours drive, check in, relax and enjoy dinner.
Day 18: Transfer to Bwindi via Ishasha sector
After a scrumptious breakfast, check out and transfer to Bwindi and you will have an en-route to Ishasha sector where you will have to spot tree climbing lions, exit and transfer to Bwindi. Lunch will be served in Kabale and embark on the journey to Bwindi, you will arrive in the evening, connect to your lodge, check-in, have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 19: Gorilla trekking and Batwa cultural tour
After a scrumptious breakfast at 7am head out to the park headquarters for a briefing about Uganda gorilla trekking experience, you will be briefed about the Uganda trekking safari, be assigned a gorilla family to track and hit the jungle with a ranger guide who will help you to locate the gorillas. Gorilla trekking normally takes about 1hour to 5hours depending on how far you will find the gorillas, later you will return to the park headquarters to pick a gorilla trekking certificate, proceed to the lodge, and relax and in the evening head to the Batwa community.
Day 20: Transfer to Virunga national park in Democratic Republic of Congo
Arise in the morning, check out of the lodge and head to Democratic Republic of Congo to Virunga national park for yet another tremendous interaction with mountain gorillas.
Day 21: Gorilla trekking in Virunga national park
This is another beautiful experience where you will wake up in the morning for a delicious breakfast and head out to the jungle to have another
face off with mountain gorilla. After tracking the gorillas, you will return to the lodge for relaxation as you get ready for the next day transfer to Kahuzi-Biega.
Day 22: Transfer to Kahuzi-Biega national park
Arise in the morning, greet your intestines with a mouthwatering breakfast and transfer to the jungle for Eastern Lowland gorillas. These are different from mountain gorillas in size because lowland gorillas are bigger in size compared to mountain gorillas.
Day 23: Eastern Low-land gorilla trekking
Arise in the morning, go for a briefing about the lowland gorillas and head to the jungle. You will go with a ranger guide who is knowledgeable enough about the gorillas and he will be able to answer all your questions. You will spend 1hour in the presence of lowland gorillas, take pictures and videos, and retire to the lodge for relaxation.
Day 24: Transfer to Nyungwe forest in Rwanda
Arise in the morning, check out of the lodge and bid a farewell to Kahuzi-Biega and head to Nyungwe national park in Rwanda and this is famous for accommodating chimpanzees. You will arrive in the evening, connect to the lodge where you will spend some time here.
Day 25: Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe National Park
Enjoy a delicious breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about chimpanzee trekking etiquettes. You will go with a ranger guide who will help you to locate the chimps. Enjoy how they will be playing and swinging around the tree brunches, you will take videos and pictures, retire to the lodge for relaxation.
Day 26: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
On this 26th day of 35 days East Africa exclusive safari, you will wake up in the morning, enjoy a scrumptious breakfast at leisure, check out and head to Volcanoes national park another hidden gem of mountain gorillas found in Eastern Rwanda. You will cruise through a thousand hills with beautiful views, check-in the lodge for refreshment and relaxation.
Day 27: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park
Arise in the morning on delicious breakfast, meet your driver guide and transfer to Kinigi which is a briefing center. Rwanda is famous for its amazing gorilla trekking experience and this is another great day for you to enjoy a gorilla experience in the whole day since this trip will expose you to all gorilla destinations in Africa. After gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park, you will retire to the lodge for refreshments.
Day 28: Golden monkey trekking in Volcanoes national park and visit Iby’iwacu cultural village
Another beautiful day is here for you. After a scrumptious breakfast, connect to the briefing center, be briefed about the golden monkey trekking, head to the thick forests to search for the golden monkeys, and you will find them enjoying breakfast in the bamboo forests. Take pictures and videos, return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch. In the evening at 3pm, you will visit Iby’iwacu cultural village where you will be entertained through songs, names and you can also join them to have a remarkable memory. After 4pm, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
29: Transfer to Akagera national park
Arise in the morning at leisure, have breakfast and head to Akagera national park which is the only national park in Rwanda where you can find the big 5. You will enjoy this transfer because it is taking you through the thick and rolling hills of Rwanda connect to Akagera national park a home to big 5 in Rwanda, you will be welcomed by the stunning views of the park’s untouched vegetation. Arrive in Akagera in the afternoon time, have lunch and relax at the lodge.
Day 30: Game drive in Akagera national park
On this day, you will have your early breakfast, get your lunch packed and transfer to the jungle to catch the animals when they are still very active in the morning hours. Expect to see almost all the animals since you will spend the whole day in the wilderness. Expect to see leopards, lions, buffaloes, rhinos and elephants and these are Africa’s big 5 animals. Together with your knowledgeable guide who will be explaining to you every animal and their characters, you will enjoy a picnic lunch, return to the lodge in the late evening for dinner and overnight.
Day 31: Boat cruise on twin lakes in Akagera national park
On this day, you will wake up at your leisure and today’s activity will be boat cruise on twin Lakes in Akagera national park and these are Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo. You will enjoy this amazing activity as you will be encountering aquatic life such as crocodiles, hippos, birds among others.
Day 32: Check out and transfer Lake Kivu
Arise in the morning on a mouthwatering breakfast, check out and transfer to Lake Kivu a waterbody that joins Rwanda to Congo. You will have a good time at the lake activities.
Day 33: Full day relaxation at Lake Kivu
This is another day spend at the lake as you explore the beauty of the lake, engage in different water activities including boat cruise on Lake Kivu, visit different beaches and beautiful accommodations.
Day 34: Transfer to Kigali and city tour
Arise in the morning, bid a farewell to Lake Kivu and transfer to Kigali city to get more hidden beauty of Rwanda’s culture. You will visit different museums, markets to grab yourself souvenirs, taste different cuisines in Rwanda.
Day 35: Check out and departure
On the last leg of your 35 days East Africa exclusive safari, you will take your time to check out of the hotel for a transfer to the Airport. The driver guide will be waiting to transfer you to the Airport depending on your time of flight and this will mark the end of this exclusive safari in that combined East African countries.
