Welcome you to the 6-day Gorilla habituation and Tanzania safari, which is a unique experience that combines the primate encounter in Uganda with big five safaris in Tanzania. This combined safari experience will be a short-term experience that will take you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Serengeti National Park, and Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Gorilla habituation will offer an amazing experience where you will have more time with the gorillas in the jungle. This experience will take you to encounter the semi-habituated gorillas in the Rushaga sector of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Combining the gorilla habituation with a Tanzania safari, which will also take you through the wildlife viewing and encounter of several savannah wildlife that include the big five. This safari will start in Arusha and end in Kigali.
Summary of the safari.
Day 1: Transfer by road to Serengeti National Park.
Day 2: Full day in Serengeti National Park.
Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Day 4: Transfer to Arusha for a flight to Kigali.
Day 5:Gorilla habituation
Day 6: Transfer to Kigali and departure.
Details of the safari.
Day 1: Transfer by road to Serengeti National Park.
On day 1 of the 6-day Gorilla habituation and Tanzania safari, you will be picked up from Arusha, then continue with a transfer to the Serengeti National Park. This transfer will take about 6 to 7 hours per day.
Upon arrival in the park, you will start with a game drive that will take you through an encounter with several wildlife species around the park.
Meal plan: Lunch, dinner.
Day 2: Full day in Serengeti National Park.
You will start with an early morning breakfast, and then you will continue into the park for the full day game drive to encounter the various wildlife around the park. In the day, you will also continue with the transfer to the Masai community visit, which is one of the indigenous communities around the country.
In the Masai community, you will engage in activities like cultural dances, taste of the local cuisines, fashion wear, bead making, and many others.
In the evening, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 3: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
After your early morning breakfast on day 3 of the 6-day gorilla habituation and Tanzania safari, you will continue with a transfer to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
While in the Ngorongoro Conservation area, you will engage in the Ngorongoro Crater rim, where you will see several wildlife species around the conservation area.
In the evening, you will continue with a sundowner at the scenic point in the conservation area.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 4: Transfer to Arusha for a flight to Kigali.
Day 4 will start with an early morning breakfast and then continue with a transfer to Arusha. While in Arusha, you will engage in a scheduled chartered flight to Kigali.
On arrival in Kigali, you will continue with a transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. As you are in the park, you will be transferred to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 5:Gorilla habituation
On the second last day of the 6-day Gorilla habituation and Tanzania safaris, you will be transferred early in the morning to the park headquarters in Rushaga sector with your packed breakfast.
At the park headquarters, you will continue with an orientation about the gorilla habituation where you will be highlighted the dos and don’ts about the activity. Later on, you will continue with the activity, which will be headed by several rangers and researchers.
In this activity, as you come across the gorillas you will have more time than in a gorilla trekking experience. This activity will take about 4 to 5 hours per day.
In the evening, you will continue with the Batwa community experience, where in this community you will engage in activities like coffee roasting, forest guided walk, and many others.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Day 6: Transfer to Kigali and departure.
On the last day of the 6-day Gorilla habituation and Tanzania safari, you will start the day with a relaxation at the lodge and then after you will have a relaxed breakfast. Later on, you will continue with a transfer back to Kigali.
Upon arrival in Kigali, you will continue with a transfer to the airport for your outbound flight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch.