10 days East Africa safari : The 10 days Bwindi, Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli and Tsavo East safari takes you to the 10 day guided tour that covers five iconic destinations in East Africa, this tour provides a comprehensive East African safari experience showcasing diverse landscapes, wildlife to the big five mammals and to the mountain gorillas and among many others.
Day 1: Arrival Entebbe international Airport Uganda.
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be picked up by your local safari driver – guide and a representative of Focus East Africa Tours. Your guide will give you a short briefing and transfer to your Hotel in Kampala or Entebbe for a relaxing evening, have dinner and stay overnight.
Dinner and overnight: Entebbe Best western.
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi.
You will have an early breakfast at the lodge in preparation of the long drive towards south western part of Uganda. After breakfast, check out of the lodge and then start the journey via, Masaka – Mbarara – Ntungamo – Kabale – Kisoro. Expect to have a stopover at the equator in Biharwe for photographs and some experiments. Have a second stopover at Igongo cultural center in Mbarara for enroute lunch and then proceed the journey to Bwindi with the spectacular views of the beautiful landscape and amazing roads, you where you will arrive in the evening for check in, Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Buhoma haven lodge.
Day 3: Bwindi Gorilla trekking.
Wake up early for breakfast and transfer to the park’s headquarters by 07:00 am for a briefing session about gorilla trekking experience, a senior ranger will take you through the rules and regulations to follow during the experience. You will be grouped into 8 people and then trek into the forests of Bwindi looking for mountain gorillas, the trek takes approximately 30 minutes-6 hours depending on the movement of gorillas and where they spent the previous night.
When you find the gorillas, you will be allowed to stay in their presence for 1 hour while observing their behaviors, watch the young ones play on tree branches, observe the silverback play on tree branches and take amazing pictures. After one hour, you will head back to the park’s headquarters and then head opt to the Batwa community for a cultural visit, while in the Batwa community you will get a deeper insight into the life of the Batwa people, take part in preparation of local meals, take part making of fire, demonstration of hunting skills and be entertained by local dances and drama. In the evening, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Buhoma haven lodge.
Day 4: Bwindi to Entebbe to Maasai Mara.
After breakfast, you will checkout of your lodge and transfer back to Kampala with enroute lunch at Igongo cultural center in Mbarara Town and at the Equator for a photo session, then continue to Entebbe international Airport for your flight to Maasai Mara, Kenya.
You shall be picked by your safari guide once you arrive in Maasai Mara, check in your lodge, for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Overnight stay: Mara Sentrim.
Day 5: Full day in Maasai Mara.
On the fifth day of the safari you will get up early in the morning and meet your safari guide and for morning game drive to see the early risers this is where you are going to spot the lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes and rhinos. You will also spot the giraffes and among others and afterwards you shall embark for breakfast. After your breakfast, you shall go for another game drive where you will view various animal species that you missed during the morning game drive, especially these will be spotted at the water holes which will give you a wonderful safari experience. You will have your lunch in the park and you shall go for optional Maasai village visit and hot air balloons experience. Dinner and overnight shall be in the camp.
Accommodation; Mara Sentrim.
Day 6: transfer to Nakuru and afternoon game drive.
On the sixth day of the safari, get up early in the morning and take a hearty breakfast, check out from your lodge and start a journey to Lake Nakuru National Park with the wonderful views along the way. Upon your arrival you will check in your lodge for lunch and after you will go for afternoon game drive to sight the wonderful wildlife in the park; animal species Rothschild giraffes, cape buffaloes, olive baboon, impalas, water bucks, spotted hyenas, leopards, lions, gazelles and bird species. Later you will go back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation; Nakuru safari lodge.
Day 7: Morning game drive and transfer to Amboseli.
On the seventh day of the safari, you will get up early in the morning and have your breakfast, check out from your lodge and meet your safari guide and go for morning game drive to watch the early raisers that you missed in the afternoon game drive like lions, leopards and among others without forgetting bird species. Lake Nakuru is known for different types of birds especially the flamingos which have the turned the lake Pinkish. And later you will be transferred to Amboseli shall arrive during lunch hours where you shall have your lunch and check in your lodge. Later you will proceed to the park where you shall go for afternoon game drive to spot various animal species like elephants, black rhinos, leopards, zebras, mongoose, hyrax buffaloes, and giraffes, lesser kudu and bird species like yellow-bellied stork, goliath heron, little bee-eater and among others. You will see different types of birds before your dinner and overnight in the camp.
Accommodation; Ol Tukai lodge.
Day 8: Morning game drive and transfer to Tsavo East.
On the eighth day of the safari you will be served with hearty breakfast, meet your safari guide and check out from your lodge and start the journey to Tsavo East. You shall stop over for your lunch before arriving in the lodge. Once you arrive at the lodge in the late afternoon, you will check in your lodge and where you shall relax and do afternoon game drive to spot the attractive animal species like the lions, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles, waterbucks, leopards, gerenuk and bird species and among others. Dinner and overnight shall be in the lodge.
Accommodation; Manyatta camp.
Day 9: Full day of touring Tsavo east.
The ninth day of the safari you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast, meet your safari driver then head to the park for a morning game drive. Tsavo East National Park is a popular protected area for hosting a large population of man-eaters (lions), on the drive you will see many animals such as pride of animals, red elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, hippo, crocodiles, lesser kadu, gerenuk, waterbucks and many more. You will head back to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon you will return for another game drive, in the afternoon you will have dinner and stay overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation: Manyatta camp.
Meal plan: (breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
Day 10: Depart back to Nairobi.
On the last day of your safari. You will get up early in the morning and enjoy a hearty breakfast, and checkout from your lodge. You meet your safari guide and go for a morning game like cape buffaloes, lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants and various bird species and later you start the journey to Nairobi, with the enroute game drive. Along the way you will have the enroute lunch, and proceed with your journey to Nairobi upon your arrival you will be dropped at the airport for your next flight, where your safari will come to an end.
End of 10 days Uganda and Kenya safari.
10 days East Africa safari ncludes.
All meals and bottled water.
9 night of accommodation.
A Driver/guide, fuel and an air-conditioned Tour vehicle with a pop-up roof.
Park Entrance fees.
Game drive experiences.
Government taxes.
Gorilla permits.
10 days East Africa safari excludes
Tips for the driver, hotel staff and officials at the reserve.
Personal Insurance.
Personal expenses on laundry, soft drinks, alcohol and cigars.
Accommodations on the last day of the tour.
Balloon safari.
