17 DAYS ADVENTURE KENYA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA BUDGET SAFARI.

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1 17 DAYS ADVENTURE KENYA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA BUDGET SAFARI. Overview: This 17 days Kenya Tanzania and Uganda safari that starts in Nairobi, Arusha and ends in Uganda. You will explore the beautiful landscape and the savanna plains of Masai Mara in Kenya, the Serengeti plains in Tanzania and Gorillas in Bwindi national park uganda. You will travel in comfortable private safari tour van while on safari in Kenya and 4wd safari vehicle while on safari in Tanzania and uganda and enjoy your stay in Sopa lodges OR Similar and Gorilla Safari Lodge in Uganda on full board basis during the safari. Brief Itinerary Day 1: Arrival in Nairobi. Day 2: Nairobi Lake Nakuru National Park Day 3: Lake Nakuru - Masai Mara National Reserve Day 4: Masai Mara Day 5: Masai Mara Day 6: Masai Mara Sirare/Isebania Border - Musoma Day 7: Musoma Serengeti Day 8: Serengeti National Park Day 9: Serengeti National Park Day 10: Serengeti Ngorongoro Crater Day 11: Ngorongoro Lake Manyara National Park Day 12: Lake Manyara Arusha Day 13: Arusha Entebbe Day 14: Fly to Bwindi Day 15: Gorilla Tracking. Day 16: Cultural tourism Day 17: Departure Day by Day Detailed Itinerary: 18 TH.SEPT.2016: ARRIVAL IN NAIROBI Early morning arrival in Nairobi, you will be warmly met by your driver/guide; you will be briefed about the safari and there after transferred to your hotel in Nairobi- Serova Panafric/Fairview Hotel or similar. At 0900hrs proceed to the Giraffe Centre which is home to the endangered Rothschild Giraffe which is found in different parks and reserves in Kenya. The tour gives you an opportunity to come into close contact and take selfie with the

2 animal as you feed the world s tallest animal. The raised platform gives you easy reach to the giraffe so that you may feed it with pellets which are provided by the facility. Living with the giraffes is a family of warthogs which you will see browsing on the grass. 1100hrs: David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage Afterwards, you will proceed to the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage for a tour of the facility as well as spend time watching baby elephants. The orphanage opens daily from 1100hrs to 1200hrs for only 1 hour. The baby elephants are in the company of their special handlers who nurture them and feed them as they play football. Their handlers will give you a brief history of where the elephants were rescued from and might give you some milk in a bottle to feed the elephants. The tour ends at 1200hrs at which time you proceed to the Karen Blixen Coffee Garden or similar in Nairobi for lunch. After lunch, you will proceed through the traffic to your hotel for rest and overnight. 19 TH.SEPT.2016: NAIROBI-LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK After morning breakfast at your hotel, transfer to your safari tour van and thereafter depart to Lake Nakuru. Upon arrival, you will check in and serve lunch at Lake Nakuru Flamingo Tented Camp or similar. The park is home to warthogs, waterbuck, buffaloes, reedbucks, and the occasional leopard. White and black rhinos were introduced to the park some years ago and you may find white rhino at the southern end. The park has also retained its reputation as an ornithologists delight with more than 400 species of bird found here. After lunch enjoy a game viewing drive along the shores of the lake till dusk. You will then return to your tented camp for dinner and overnight stay.

3 20 TH.SEPT.2016: LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK-MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE. After breakfast, check out and depart the park to Masai Mara via Lake Naivasha where you will stop for an optional arranged bout ride at minimal extra cost, you will experience up-close with Hippo & wild. At Narok town, you will stop for lunch at Seasons hotel Narok, and then after proceed to Mara Serena Lodge in the Western Mara Triangle through the Olonono gate. Upon arrival, you will have a game viewing drive as you head to your accommodation for check in. In the evening, you will have a game viewing drive through the park in search of the Big five and other animal s species found here till dusk. Return to your lodge accommodation for Dinner and overnight. 21 st. -22 ndt.sept.2016: MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE-WILDEBEEST MIGRATION (2 FULL DAYS) Today you will have the chance to explore the park s amazingly high concentration of game. Begin a 2 days morning and evening game viewing drive with picnic lunch at the Mara River where you will get a chance to watch the Migration of Wildebeest. Enjoy the scenic view of rolling grasslands of the Maasai Mara offering ideal game viewing and photographic opportunities and the grassy plains are broken by rocky outcrops which are favorite midday resting places for Lion. Enjoy game spotting and sunset before heading back to the accommodation for dinner and overnight Also Note, a visit to a Maasai homestead and an early morning hot air balloon flight can be arranged on this day at an extra cost.

4 23 rd. SEPT.2016: MASAI MARA-SIRARE/ISEBANIA BORDER-MUSOMA (LUKUBA ISLAND) Because of the long drive on this day, you will depart early in the morning carrying packed breakfast to Tanzania via Isebania/Sirare boarder point into Musoma and then be transferred to Tembo Beach hotel where you board your boat to Lukuba Island afternoon spent relaxing, fishing, hiking on the sunset rocks. Dinner and overnight stay at Lukuba lodge Activities -Kayaking on the lake. -Fishing with traditional boat ($40/hour) -Escorted walks -Hiking to the sunset rocks -A boat trip around the island for birder -A small swimming pool is also available. Situated on Lukuba Island, 13 kilometers off the shore of Lake Victoria in the Musoma District, the lodge is ideally situated in the eastern part of Lake Victoria and is an easy destination just seventyfive kilometers from the western Serengeti gate at Ndabaka. 24 th. SEPT.2016: LUKUBA-SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK After morning breakfast, you will be boat transfer to the shore of Lake Victoria where you link up with your driver/guide and proceed to Serengeti national park via ndabaka gate lunch at Serengeti Sopa lodge then proceed for evening game viewing drive till dusk. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

5 25 th -26 th. SEPT.2016: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK-WILDBEEST MIGRATION WATCHING (2FULL DAY) After morning breakfast, you will depart for game viewing drive to watch the wildebeest migration and other wild species of animal within the savanna plains of this beautiful park. Serengeti is easily Tanzania s most famous national park, and it s also the largest, at 14,763 square kilometers of protected area that borders Kenya s Masai Mara Game Park. It is the Migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous. Over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. So strong is the ancient instinct to move that no drought, gorge or crocodile infested river can hold them back. All meals and overnight at Sopa Lodge Serengeti or similar 27 th.sept.2016: SERENGETI-NGORONGORO CRATER After morning breakfast, depart the lodge as you game drive southeast up into the magnificent Ngorongoro Conservation via olduvai. You will half day tour of the crater followed by dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge by the crater rim.

6 The Ngorongoro crater is the world s biggest whole volcanic caldera at 8300 sq. km and is arguably the most stunning arena. It is frequently described as one of the wonders of the world, not only because of its geological magnificence, but also because it serves as an extraordinary natural sanctuary for some of Africa s largest populations of large mammals. Ngorongoro and other freestanding mountains are volcanic in origin, formed during the fracturing process that created the Rift valley 15 to 20 million years ago. The Olduvai Gorge cuts through rock beds layered in time sequence from 2 million years ago to the present and it is here where humanoid bones have been found dating back to over 1.75 million years including a direct ancestor of modern man. Fossil foot prints (over three million years old) have also been found here and are the most ancient footprints yet discovered. There is an excellent site museum where you can explore the diggings with a guide and it is also a great place to view birds such as the purple grenadier, red and yellow barbet, speckle fronted weaver and salty colored boubou. 28 TH.SEPT.2016: NGORONGORO-LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK. On this day, you will descend to the rim of the crater for half day game viewing. You will then check out from Ngorongoro Crater to depart to Lake Manyara National Park. Upon arrival, you will be served lunch at Lake Manyara Serena Lodge. In the afternoon, you may opt for relaxation at the swimming pool or explore the park on a game viewing drive till dusk. 29 TH.SEPT.2016: LAKE MANYARA-ARUSHA. After morning breakfast, enjoy at game viewing drive thereafter check out and depart to Arusha Town. Upon arrival in Arusha, you will be transferred to coffee lodge for hot lunch and thereafter transfer to your hotel Impala Hotel for check in and overnight stay. 30 TH SEPT.2016: ARUSHA-ENTEBBE

7 On this day, you will serve breakfast and enjoy the mid-morning at leisure. At the right time, your drive/guide will transfer you to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your schedule 14:30 low cost flight to Entebbe Airport. On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be Met by one of our driver Guide who will welcome and transfer you to the Lodge. Dinner and Overnight at The Boma Guest House 1 st.sept.2016: FLY TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK. Get up to an early breakfast at your hotel before the shuttle transfers you to Entebbe airport for your local flight at 0645 for check in. The scheduled flight will depart at 0745 and arriving Kisoro airstrip at The lodge vehicle will be waiting to transfer you to the lodge (1hr 30minutes drive). At the lodge, check - in. Take walk around the lodge after lunch you will visit the Batwa /Pygmy community to see how they live and their way of survival in the Bush. While in the Bush, you will get involved with these bush people in the forest and learn new things from them such as their adorable and unique culture, dances and different ways of how they gather their food. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Safari Lodge Gorilla Safari Lodge offers its guests luxury accommodation in eleven spacious cottages, each providing the perfect setting to relax after an exciting day of trekking. The well-appointed cottages all have solar-powered lighting, en-suite

8 bathroom with hot and cold water and flush toilets and individual verandahs offering excellent views of the unspoiled tropical rainforest. Two of the cottages have two rooms (both en-suite and featuring a cosy fireplace) with an inter-joining door making them the ideal choice for families or larger groups of people traveling together. The main lodge includes a restaurant, bar, lounge and campfire area overlooking the forest. 2 nd.oct.2016: GORILLA TRACKING IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK. After an early breakfast depart to the starting point for briefing about your gorilla trekking adventure after which you will be led by experienced gorilla trackers on the slopes of the volcanoes. You will start from the site where the gorillas were encountered the day before and from here the gorilla tracking begins. Although the hike can be physically demanding, the anticipation of the exciting experience ahead is amazing, and the beauty of the gorilla forest and its inhabitants are fascinating. One of Africa s major highlights is when you encounter these gentle apes. It is a humbling experience to stand just meters from man s distant cousins as they eat rest, play and bond with their young ones. Follow the mountain gorillas as they range freely in the impenetrable forest, and discover their gorgeous natural habitual and the many species they share it with. You are allowed an hour with the gorillas before finally sloping down back to your lodge. If your trek was relatively short, you may have a guided nature walk around the lodge and the surrounding communities in the evening. Return to the lodge where you will enjoy dinner with your fellow travellers before getting a good night s rest for tomorrow's safari adventure. Dinner and Overnight at Gorilla Safari Lodge. 3 rd. Oct 2016: CULTURAL TOURISM IN BWINDI NATIONAL PARK. After your breakfast, your driver guide will take you to one of the local farmers around the village to experience a local way of life. On this day, you will have a better day ever among your adventure by spending the morning helping a local farmer on his land. Learn a few words of Rukiga before you visit the farmers homestead for a local Lunch with his family. After lunch, you will visit a traditional craft maker. Alocal weaver will introduce you to the materials and techniques used in weaving baskets. Together you will weave a small basket which will be yours to keep. In the

9 evening, you will return to the Lodge for evening coffee and entertainment from the local people known as the batwa will be organized for you. Like singing and dancing from these unique group of people known as the batwa. Dinner and Overnight at Gorilla Safari Lodge. 4 th.oct.2016: FLY BACK TO ENTEBBE. After breakfast, transfer from the lodge at 0730 to the airstrip for the 0930 flight back to Entebbe International airport, on arrival you will be picked up and transfer you to the Lodge for Lunch and pick up of your Luggage. After Lunch, you will be transferred back to the Airport for your outbound flight back home. END OF SAFARI. Package Cost Include: - All Park entrance fee as per the itinerary -Entry fee to giraffe center -Airport transfers -Entry fees at Elephant orphanage -Lunch in Nairobi & Arusha -Boat transfer to and from Lukuba Island. - Crater tour as per the Itinerary - Full board midrange standard budget accommodation on safari - Bed and Breakfast accommodation in Nairobi & Arusha. - Service of an English speaking driver guide - Transport based on a private tour van while in Kenya and 4WD Vehicle while in Tanzania with pop up roof for game viewing and safari vehicle - Conservation fee at Ngorongoro Crater -One-way low cost flight ticket to Entebbe from Kilimanjaro International Airport

10 - Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver - Game drives as per the Itinerary - Any applicable taxes -A return local flight from Entebbe to Kisoro Airstrip (Bwindi impenetrable) - Game drives as per the Itinerary - Any applicable taxes -one gorilla permit per person in uganda -Hiking -Nature walks Package Cost Excludes: - Extras at the lodges/tent camp i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc. - International flight -Activities Lukuba Island -Extra boat rides in Naivasha, Masai village cultural visits, hot air balloon flight. - Visa entry into Tanzania - Tips to porters and drivers - Any item not mention in the itinerary