11 Days Serengeti Wildebeest Migration Safari

Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro international Airport, meet and greet with our company representative who will then transfer you to your hotel in Arusha for bed and breakfast.

Day 2: Arusha to Lake Manyara Park (Transit: Apprx. 2hrs through 130kms)
After an early breakfast, depart Arusha with your packed lunch to Lake Manyara Game Park for game viewing. Have lunch in the park picnic area then continue to your safari lodge / campsite to check-in and have dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Lake Manyara to Serengeti Park (Transit: Apprx. 3-4hrs through 190kms)
Early breakfast then prepare to depart Lake Manyara Game Park and drive to Serengeti Game Reserve as you enjoy game en-route to the great Serengeti Plains via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You reach your safari lodge / safari campsite in time for your lunch. After lunch, go for game drive around Seronera or trace the direction of the wildebeest migration. Later, return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Game in Serengeti Central Area
Enjoy full day game watching in the central region of the Serengeti. After breakfast, receive your packed lunch-box and head for the morning game drive on the Serengeti Park acacia Savannah in the central to the east region. After your picnic lunch, proceed with the afternoon game drive tour in search for more wildlife. From mid-January to February, March to mid-April, 95% of female wildebeests mate (an approximate total of 600,000), and then 8 months to 8.5 months later, those females that conceived give birth on the same southern plains after a long travel through Tanzania to Kenya and back. Return to your safari accommodation in the evening, for your dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Game in Serengeti Southern Area
Enjoy full day game watching in the southern Serengeti. Enjoy your morning breakfast, get your packed lunchbox and depart your safari accommodation for another game viewing on Serengeti Park. The wildebeest migration can be seen on a long chain approximately 40kms heading to the south western direction. After lunch, take a rest before proceeding with your game viewing to follow the movement of the migrants on the southwest of the park. Approximately 1.3 million wildebeests, 250,000 gazelles and 200,000 Zebras have been recorded sharing the short grass and water. Return to your safari accommodation in the evening, to relax at leisure as you await your dinner. Enjoy overnight at your safari lodge / safari camp.

Day 6: Depart Serengeti for Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Have an early morning breakfast, then checkout of your safari accommodation in Serengeti to drive to Ngorongoro with en-route game watching. Choose whether to pass by Oldupai Gorge - a historical site where early man lived; or pass by the Maasai boma – to view the real African life tradition and the Masai culture. Have your dinner and overnight at your safari lodge / safari camp in Ngorongoro.

Day 7: Full day in Ngorongoro Crater Tour – Trip to Crater Floor
Have your morning breakfast then descend into the crater floor with your lunchbox for game viewing. The famous Ngorongoro Crater is rich of wildlife where each species have own territories. The best time to visit the crater is during the end of the long rain season. During late April to the month of May, a large number of animals come out for green grass and water enabling the traveller to easily spot them.
Enjoy your packed lunch on the crater floor at the picnic site near Lerai forest or hippo pool. Many travellers to the crater like to see rare species such as the Black Rhinoceros which are very hard to see during the dry season because they are afraid of sun burn. Later afternoon, ascend the crater for your dinner and overnight on the crater rim, safari accommodation.

Day 8: Depart Ngorongoro Crater - transfer to Tarangire Game Park
This morning, after your breakfast, check-out of your safari accommodation to depart Ngorongoro with your packed lunch box and drive to Tarangire Park for more game drives. In Tarangire park, the world large mammals such as the Elephants are very common and the world large trees like Baobab Trees are everywhere on the park. Have dinner and overnight in your safari lodge / safari camp.

Day 9: Full day in Tarangire National Park
Have your morning breakfast and the rest of the morning at leisure while you wait for lunch where you will enjoy a hot meal. After having lunch, relax at leisure as you await departure for an evening game drive in Tarangire Park. After the game drive, return to your safari lodge / safari camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Depart Tarangire - transfer to Arusha
Early morning breakfast then check-out of your safari accommodation to leave Tarangire for Arusha town. Safari clients can choose to pass by Meserani Snake Park - perfect place to have your packed lunch and also enables safari clients have the opportunity to shop around and purchase souvenirs from the many en-route curio shops with the guidance of our safari guides in regards to safety. Have an afternoon arrival into Arusha town where safari client checks into the hotel. Evening drive to the centre of Arusha town at the Central Market for bird watching such birds like sacred ibis, hummercop and hadad ibis that are arriving from Lake Natron, Lake Manyara and Lake Eyasi. Have dinner and overnight at your hotel in Arusha.

Day 11: Transfer from Arusha to Airport
After having your breakfast at leisure, you will checkout of your hotel and be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home.
End of Tanzania Serengeti safari.

5 Days Kenya Safari Package

Day 1: Transfer to Aberdares Game Park

Have your early breakfast as you await pick up from your Nairobi hotel by our company safari driver to drive you to North of Kenya to reach the Aberdares National Park (located at about 165 Kms from Nairobi). You will arrive in time for lunch at your safari lodge in Aberdares National Park. Enjoy your lunch and later in the afternoon you transfer to The Ark. Animal viewing from your safari lodge premises. Dinner and overnight in Aberdares at your safari camp / safari lodge.

Day 2: Aberdares Wildlife Park - Lake Nakuru - transfer to Lake Naivasha Park

After your breakfast, check out from your safari accommodation then meet your safari driver guide to drive to Lake Nakuru National park. This safari drive takes you through Thomson falls Nyahururu. You will arrive with a game drive in Nakuru Game where you will have lunch at your lodge in Nakuru Park. After lunch, go for an afternoon game drive in Nakuru Park until the evening hours when you will transfer to Lake Naivasha to check into your safari lodge/camp. Dinner and overnight stay at your safari lodge / safari camp in Lake Naivasha.

Day 3: Lake Naivasha - drive to Masai Mara

Early morning breakfast in Lake Naivasha, check out and drive to Maasai Mara National Park. You will arrive in time for lunch at your lodge accommodation. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure as you wait to leave for an afternoon game drive in the Maasai Mara reserve which will last until late in the evening. Have full board accommodation at your safari lodge / safari camp in the Masai Mara.

Day 4: Full day wildlife safari in Masai Mara

(Optional Balloon ride safari at an extra cost, which is followed by a Balloon Bush breakfast).

This morning, you wake you very early to go for a morning game drive in Masai Mara. After the game drive, return to your lodge in time for breakfast then relax at leisure for the rest of the morning as you wait to have lunch. After your lunch, go for an afternoon game drive through the Masai Mara open grasslands to which will award you with a great animal watching opportunity. Return to your lodge accommodation in the evening. Dinner and overnight at your safari lodge.

Day 5: Depart Masai Mara to Nairobi

Wake and have breakfast at leisure then prepare to bid farewell to a memorable Masai Mara trip. Check out from your Maasai Mara safari accommodation, and drive to back to Nairobi city. Upon arrival in Nairobi, your safari guide / safari driver will transfer you to your Hotel in Nairobi or to your preferred drop-off point which will mark the end of your Kenya safari.

End of African trip to Kenya.

Our safari prices include (at a minimum):

- Safari lodges based on full board accommodation
- All Reserve and park entrance fee as per the itinerary
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Game drive in an excellent safari vehicle with pop-up roof
- Each person guaranteed window Seat
- Drinking mineral water while on this Kenya safari vacation
- Meals as per the itinerary

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Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to South-western Uganda

After an early breakfast at your accommodation, safari guide/driver will pick you up and you embark on your drive to the magnificent Uganda’s south western countryside as you travel through tropical bamboo forests. While on this 9-hours drive, expect a few stop-overs; for picture-taking at Equator and lunch-break in the beautiful town of Mbarara. After Mbarara, continue the drive through varying, stunning volcanic landscapes that adorned with steep sided hills covered from top to bottom in neatly terraced tea and banana plantations.

Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Trekking

This morning, wake up for early breakfast at your lodge then pull out your trekking gear and be transferred to the briefing point by your safari guide. At the briefing / starting point, you get assigned to and led by an experienced gorilla-trekking guide as you trek deep into the mountain gorilla rain forests on the slopes of the volcanoes as you search for a family of mountain gorillas. This trekking experience lasts between 2 hours and 8 hours, depending on how far the Mountain Gorillas have moved with their family. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the proud home to an approximation of half of the world’s population of the gentle mountain gorillas - the world’s most endangered giant ape. It is not easy to forget this amazing encounter with the world’s gentle giant Mountain Gorillas in the wild of Africa’s natural forests.

Day 3: Trek of the Volcano

On this third day of our 4 days Gorilla tour, after your early breakfast, prepare and leave for hiking of one of the volcanoes in Mgahinga. There are three volcanoes to choose from: Mt. Gahinga, Mt. Muhavura, or Mt. Sabinyo. All these volcanoes offer amazing scenery, immense biodiversity of fauna and flora, and great landscape views though most people hiking prefer to hike Mt. Muhavura - bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, and is considered a nature lover’s paradise!

Day 4: Transfer back to Kampala

Have your morning breakfast at leisure, after which you depart the home of the Mountain Gorillas for Kampala through the scenic return journey from Kisoro district to Kampala City. While on your return journey, you will not miss a stop-over Mpambiire drum village in Masaka for a chance to see Ugandan drum craftsmen performing the best of their work. Arrival in Kampala is in the early hours of the evening, and the tour ends with a drop off at your preferred drop-off point or at the Entebbe Airport (if your flight is for this evening).

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Great and memorable adventure in Uganda mixed with a relaxing fishing tour on Africa’s largest lake – Lake Victoria. Enjoy five (5) days fishing tour to the Islands of Ssese. Ssese Islands is a small cluster of over eighty (80) islands off Entebbe, is an un-touched paradise - except for the traveling local fisher-men going about their cultural way of life - covered in thick tropical forests that are home to many birds and monkeys. While on this fishing tour, you will have the opportunity to fish and catch as many fish species including Tilapia fish, Nile Perch fish, Lung fish, and other fish type.

This trip is on daily departure.

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to accommodation in Entebbe
Upon your arrival, the safari guide / company representative will received and transfer you to Entebbe guest house accommodation or any other Entebbe hotel/lodge for dinner and overnight. Dinner and Overnight in Entebbe

Day 2: Fishing on Lake Victoria
Have early morning breakfast before transferring to Lake Victoria for fishing expedition with well and fully equipped fishing boat with all necessary fishing equipment at your disposal. After your fishing on Lake Victoria, head back to your accommodation in Entebbe.
Dinner and overnight in Entebbe

Day 3: Trip to Ssese Islands
After a morning breakfast, be transferred to Nakiwogo landing site in Entebbe Municipality (OR Bukakata landing site in Masaka) to board the ferry to the islands. Relax at this beautiful island, before proceeding to your beach hotel OR beach resort for dinner and overnight.
Optional route: If using the Entebbe to Masaka route to board the ferry from Bukakata landing site, you will enjoy a stop-over at the Equator line for photograph taking, scenery views with cultural displays and lunch meal before continuing on the drive to Bukakata landing site where you board the ferry to Luuku site on the other side of the beautiful Ssese Islands

Day 4: Fishing and full day Ssese Islands tour
This morning, after your breakfast at your beach accommodation, go for another awe-inspiring yet relaxing fishing tour on Lake Victoria – the largest lake in Africa. After having lunch, enjoy a trip to the local fishing villages around the island to view the various cultural norms on Ssese Island or, alternatively, enjoy a guided nature walk in the forests on the islands. If the morning fishing catch was not satisfactory, you have the chance to go for another evening fishing session on the lake.
Dinner and Overnight at your accommodation on Ssese Islands

Day 5: Water Sailing from Ssese Islands to Entebbe
Enjoy your last breakfast by the beach on the Island, then head to the landing site on Ssese Islands for your transfer back to the landing site in Entebbe where you will meet your tour guide / safari driver who will transfer you to your desired drop-off point in Entebbe. This will mark the end of your 5days Uganda fishing safari.

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This 6 day itinerary through the Machame route is however physically more challenging than the Marangu route because it involves longer, exhausting and steeper walks, with the summit night being an hour shorter.

Day One: Machame Gate (1490m) to Machame camp (2980m)
Early departure from Arusha to the Machame gate, for registration. After registration, proceed on a gentle climb through the montane forest where you will watch unique flora and ferns as you continue to the Machame campsite on 2980m for dinner and overnight. Duration of this climb is 7 hours.

Day Two: Machame camp (2980m) to Shira camp (3840m)
After your breakfast, start climbing through the Shira plateau to reach and camp near the Shira Cave at 3840m. While at this campsite, Lions can occasionally be seen, including wonderful geological features in the volcanic caldera which can be viewed during the optional half-hour nature walk taken during the afternoon. Hiking distance is 849m and climbing duration is 6-7 hours. Dinner and overnight at Shira campsite.

Day Three: Shira camp (3840m) to Lava Tower (4600m) to Barranco camp (3950m)
From Shira plateau, start climbing towards the Kibo Peak with the western glaciers clearly visible across the high altitude desert of volcanic rocks and boulders. Skirt around its base and under the imposing Western Breach and start descending to the sheltered Barranco valley and finally reaching the Barranco camp on a height of 3950m. Hiking duration is about 6 - 7 hours to the Barranco camp, over a total ascent of 110m. Having hiked much higher (to the Lava Tower at 4600m), then dropped back down (to the Barranco valley at 3950m) greatly assists in acclimatization. Dinner and overnight at Barranco campsite.

Day Four: Barranco camp (3950m) to Barafu camp (4660m)
Have breakfast at Barranco camp then statr climbing up the steep mountain ridge and the Barranco Wall. From the Barranco wall, descend to the Karanga Valley where you will have your lunch break. After Lunch, continue climbing to the Barafu campsite at a height of 4600m. Total hiking duration on this day is 7 - 8 hours over a distance of 650m. While at Barafu hut, enjoy scenery views across to Mawenzi Peak as you also have adequate rest in preparation of the challenging hike to the summit, to be done very early in the morning. Dinner and overnight at the Barafu Hut.

Day Five: Barafu camp (4660m) to Uhuru Peak (5895m) to Mweka (3100m)
Immediately after midnight, depart for the Uhuru Peak climbing through steep frozen scree, continue past the Gillman’s Point then reach Stella Point (5475m) on the crater rim for the sunrise. Once at Uhuru Peak (5895m), you are now at the highest point on the African continent. Enjoy photo taking as you celebrate this memorable achievement. The hike to Uhuru Peak from Barafu campsite takes a duration of about 8 hours. After this short break at the “Highest Point in Africa”, start descending to Mweka campsite on 3100m. Descend duration of 7-8 hours. Dinner and overnight at Mweka camp.

Day Six: Mweka Camp (3100m) to Mweka Gate (1700m)
Have your breakfast then proceed for your final descent to the Mweka Park Gate. This descend will last 3-4 hours. At Mweka Gate, you will be met by our company representative and will transfer you to your hotel or to the airport for your next flight.

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The Umbwe route is one of the shortest and direct routes while climbing to the Uhuru Peak, the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and also the highest point of Africa. This route is popular for offering multiple caves including the famous Umbwe cave camp.

Day One: Umbwe Gate to Umbwe Caves (2850m)
You will be met at your hotel by African Secrets Limited’s representative, and be driven from Arusha to the Umbwe gate, where you will register before you can start hiking. This hike will take you through dense rainforests along steep slopes, with a walk on the narrow ridge between the Umbwe River and the Lonzo River, reaching the Umbwe Forest Caves Campsite for dinner and overnight. Hiking duration is 5-6 hours over a distance of about 13kms.

Day Two: Umbwe Caves (2850m) to Barranco Hut (3950m)
Have your morning breakfast, then leave the Umbwe Caves campsite and start climbing up through the moorland and along the narrow scenery ridge before reaching the Barranco camp. The hiking duration to the Barranco camp is about 4 hours, over a distance of 5kms.
Note: We advise our clients to have an optional extra day for acclimatization, at this point.

Day Three or Four: Barranco Hut (3950m) to Barafu Hut
Have your breakfast at Barranco hut then start a short hard hike over a vertical wall to the top of the Great Barranco, descend through ridges to Karanga valley from where you can have a brief rest break then proceed hiking to the Barafu glacier hut (5100m). Dinner and overnight at Barafu hut.
Hiking duration is 8 to 9hours.

Day Four or Five: Barafu Hut to Uhuru Peak (5895m) to Mweka Hut
Immediately after midnight, start climbing to the Uhuru Peak at 5895m (the highest point of Africa). This climb takes you through the Kibo crater rim at Stella Point (which is normally bitterly cold), ascending between glaciers covered with snow (ice axe or ski stick becomes greatly handy, at this point). Having climbed through a distance of 3kms, for a duration of 6 to 7 hours. Enjoy this enormous memorable achievement of having reached the highest point in Africa. Descend to the Barafu hut for Lunch, then continue descending to Mweka camp for your dinner and overnight.

Day Five or Six: Mweka Hut to Mweka Gate
After breakfast at Mweka hut, start the final descent to the Mweka gate, which is a distance of 10kms and descent duration of 5 hours.
Once at Mweka gate, you will be met and transfered, by our company representative, to your hotel or the airport.

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Day One: Rongai Gate (1950m) to 1st Caves camp (2600m)
Depart Arusha and drive to the Rongai gate, located in the northeast of Kilimanjaro. Hike to the first cave camp. Hiking duration is 3-4 hours.
Dinner and overnight at First Cave Camp.

Day Two: 1st Cave camp (2600m) to Kikelewa Caves (3600m)

Today, have an early breakfast then climb to the Second Cave (located at 3450m), where you will have lunch. After Lunch, climb via the Mawenzi trail and continue to the Kikelewa Cave. Dinner and overnight at the campsite near Kikelewa Caves (3600m).
Hiking duration is between 6-7 hours.

Day Three: Kikelewa Cave (3600m) to Mawenzi Tarn camp (4330m)
Enjoy this day treking to the Mawenzi Tarn hut, located at a height of 4330m, for camping. Upon arrival at Mawenzi Tarn hut, spend the rest of the hours exploring the environment and resting as a way of acclimatization.
Hiking duration is between 5-6 hours.

Day Four: Mawenzi Tarn camp (4330m) to Kibo hut (4700m)

This morning, you will climb and reach the Kibo hut (4700m). Have dinner and overnight at the School Campsite which is located at the foot of the Kibo crater wall. Hiking duration is 4-5 hours.

Day Five: Kibo hut (4700m) to Uhuru Peak (5895m) to Horombo hut (3720m)
Immediately after midnight, start trailing through the volcanic scree to the crater rim at Gillman’s Point on 5700m and finally reach Uhuru Peak on 5895m (the highest point of Africa). This trail will take about 8 hours. Have some rest as you take pictures and enjoy watching a wonderful scenery of the sun rise. Start descending to the Horombo hut campsite, where you will have your overnight. Duration of this descent is about 5-6 hours.

Day Six: Horombo hut (3720m) to Marangu Gate (1980m)
On this last day of the tour, after having your breakfast, descend from Horombo hut to the Marangu gate. This descent will last between 6-7 hours.
At Marangu gate, you will be met by the company guide/driver to transfer to your hotel or the airport, in Arusha.

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This route is commonly referred to as the Coca-Cola route, and is the only route offering accommodation in huts. This tour takes 5 days or 6 days dependent on whether you choose the optional day for acclimatization to the altitude on the third day.
Day One: Marangu Gate (1980m) to Mandara Hut (2700m)
You will be met and welcomed by African Secrets Limited representative, who will then transfer you from Arusha to the Marangu gate to start your adventurous climb of one of the world’s free standing mountains. Climbing from Marangu gate to the Mandara hut on 2700m, will take a hiking time of about 5 hours.

Dinner and overnight.

Day Two: Mandara Hut (2700m) to Horombo Hut (3720m)
In the morning after breakfast, you will depart for the climb to the Horombo hut at a height of 3720m. This climb will take approximately 6 hours of mountain climbing. Have your dinner and overnight in the Horombo hut.
Note: Mountain climbers are highly advised to take one optional day of acclimatizing, at this point.

Day Three or Four: Horombo Hut (3720m) to Kibo Hut (4700m)
Climb to the Kibo saddle, a desolate moon landscape between the two peaks, the Kibo and the Mawenzi. Hiking time is between 5 and 6 hours. Dinner and overnight in the Kibo hut on 4700m height.

Day Four or Five: Kibo hut (4700m) to Uhuru Peak (5895m) then descend to Horombo hut (3720m)
The start for the climb to the top of Mountain Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak, is immediately after midnight. The most steep part of the route is to Gilman’s point on 5700m. This climb takes a hiking time of 6 hours. Spend another one and a halve hours climbing through the snow to the Uhuru Peak on 5895m, the highest point of Africa. Start the Kilimanjaro descent - lasting about 6 hours, to the Horombo hut where you will have dinner and stay overnight.

Day Five or Six: Horombo hut (3720m) to Marangu Gate (1980m)
Early in the morning, you will continue your descent from Horombo hut to the Marangu gate. The hiking time for this descend is 6 hours. From the gate, you will be transferred back to your hotel or airport for your next flight.

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Kilimanjaro, an in-active strato volcano, is located along the border of Tanzania with Kenya and, stands at 5895 meters (19341 feet) above the sea level making it the highest peak in Africa and the second highest in the world. It comprises of majorly three volcanic cones namely; Shira, Mawenzi and Kibo. The tip of Mountain Kilimanjaro is covered by Glacier (ice), throughout the year.

There are many different trekking routes for climbing Kilimanjaro; from the southern side of Tanzania (Marangu, Machame, Umbwe routes) and from Northern side of Kenya (Rongai, Kikelewa, Nalemoru routes). Most climbers consider the Tanzanian route, through Marangu, as the most popular. The tours are usually divided into 5-day to 9-day stages, with a possible slow ascent which is advantageous for the height adjustment, and experience.

Kilimanjaro Routes:
Marangu route; very popular route with gentle gradients and long sections of up to 4700m. Beautiful forests and moorlands, comfortable but basic huts. The 6 day variant provides good time for acclimatization.

Machame Route; is the second most popular route nicknamed the Whiskey route. Has beautiful forests in which wild animals can be sported along the trek, it offers best chances for acclimatisation, and is recommended to good trekers.

Umbwe route; the shortest, steepest and toughest route of all other routes. Also has beautiful forests and spectacular ridge and is good for acclimatization.

Rongai route; this involves a long drive to the gate, remote beautiful scenery and is not a frequently used route. Wild animals might be seen along the way. Route has high altitude but fairly easy to go through, making it good for acclimatization.

Lemosho route; just like the Rongai route, this also requires a long drive to the trek starting point. It is the longest trekking remote route, not commonly in use, has beautiful forests with a number of wildlife and offers great views of the southern Ice fields. Excellent for acclimatisation.

Though the mountain can be climbed all year round, the best time of doing the mountain trekking is either between December to February (dry, warm and clearest months) or between July to September (cold but advisable). March to June and November are wet months in the rain forest hence they are not recommended for mountain climbing. The Kilimanjaro summit can be conquered in a period of 3 days (climbing) and 2 days (descending) by any reasonably fit person with the assistance of a guide and porters. The youngest person to have won this honour was an 11 years old, while the oldest to make the summit was 74. The Machame route is the most scenic route up the mountain and can be done in 6 or 7 days. The Rongai route is the easiest camping route and the Marangu route is also easy, but accommodation is in huts hence making it a very busy route.

Although the climb is technically very easy, the low temperature and altitude make the entire trek dangerous and difficult. Kilimanjaro summit is above the altitude at which HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema), or HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema) occurs. All climbers will suffer considerable discomfort like shortage of breath, hypothermia and headaches, and though most young, fit people can make the Uhuru summit, a substantial number of trekkers will abandon the attempt at a lower altitude. It is therefore highly recommended that climbers ensure they are well equipped and physically capable of trekking this amazing summit.

Altitude Hazards:
During ascending, the oxygen in the air keeps decreasing hence resulting in oxygen shortage in the circulating blood, resulting in breathing difficulty. It is recommended that you acclimatise inorder to adapt to altitude by ascending slowly and maintaining the pace, breathing regularly and deeply, avoiding exertion.
Acute mountain sickness; is caused by the inability of the human body to adjust to a rapid gain in altitude. Symptoms include headache, exhaustion, nausea, reduced or loss of appetite, vomiting, swelling of the face and hands, body weakness, a rapid pulse even at rest, reduced urine output, and insomnia. When symptoms exist stop ascending and descending to a lower altitude, usage of DIAMOX drug to help reduce the severity.
Pneumonia; caused by the inflammation of the lungs. Symptoms include shivering, increase in body temperature, pain in chest, dry cough sometimes with red mucus, and rapid breath. Cure includes providing warm drinks and antibiotics to the patient, keeping patient warm, getting patient to lower altitudes, and beating the patient’s chest to encourage coughing.

Tips:
Crucial to the success of trekking the Kilimanjaro summit are; slow walking through the entire trek, and reasonable fluid taking of at least 3 liters during the trek. To prevent blisters on the feet caused by erosion, use thin wool. To prevent jeopardizing the utmost recovery sleep, it is recommended carry a warm sleeping bag. Given that the luggage shall not exceed 20kg of load, don’t compromise on the weight of equipment, but instead pay for an additional carrier - which will cost you an extra $30 only.

Day 1: Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Drive early morning towards south west to the park located on the edge of the western rift valley (Albertine rift). Your trip will take you through savannah grasslands and you will then ascend into the kigezi highlands to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Resort / Buhoma community Bandas.

Day 2: Bwindi Gorillas

After an early breakfast, report to the ranger station for registration and briefing by one of the ranger guides. Enter the gorilla sanctuary for tracking, pushing your way through the heavily forested and dense landscape crisscrossed by numerous animal trails, allowing access for tourists. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Bwindi to Kampala

After breakfast, drive back to Kampala.

Day 4: Entebbe – Nairobi

You will be picked up from your Hotel to transfer to the airport for your flight to Nairobi.

Day 5. Nairobi/Masai Mara

Leave Nairobi in the morning and drive along the floor of the Rift Valley to Maasai Mara arriving in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge/camp.
Approx Transit time: 5½ hrs

Day 6. Masai Mara Tour

Spend the day in Maasai Mara, Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary. You can choose to have early morning and late afternoon game drives. You will also have the option of visiting a local Maasai village (US$20 per person). All meals and overnight at the Lodge/camp.

Day 7. Maasai Mara/Nairobi

After having breakfast, you will take a morning game drive in Masai Mara, then depart for Nairobi with Hot lunch en route, arriving about 16:00hrs. End of services.

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Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi
Our company representative and safari driver/guide will pick you from your hotel in Kampala to depart from Kampala by road and head south-West to the Home of Mountain Gorillas (Bwindi Impenetrable National Park). This ancient rainforest is one of the few in Africa to have flourished and a home to half of the world’s endangered population of mountain gorillas. Lunch en route in Mbarara. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking Tour
After having an early breakfast and briefing from the ranger guides, set off for the gorilla tracking in the impenetrable forest. Gorilla Tracking is a captivating and unforgettable experience which more than repays the effort needed to reach Bwindi and to trek through the forest. The thrill of spending time looking in the deep blue eyes of these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome adventure, exciting and unforgettable experience. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

Day 3: Bwindi Impenetrable to Parc Nationale Des Volcans Rwanda
After breakfast, depart for Rwanda via Kigali to Ruhengeri dinner and overnight at Gorilla Nest Hotel or Kinigi Guest House.

Day 4: Rwanda Gorilla Tracking
Set off for the trekking into the rain tropical forest covering the hills surrounding Virunga Volcanoes. Transfer to your lodge for dinner and over night Gorilla Nest Hotel or Kinigi Guest House.

Day 5: Rwanda - Uganda
After a morning breakfast, transfer to Kigali to catch your flight or transfer to Kampala with great memories of and moments spent with the fascinating mountain Gorillas.

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Day One: Nairobi - Masai Mara Safari
Our company guide will pick you from your hotel for your journey, drive to Masai Mara with stunning panoramic views. Enter the Mara and have lunch at your lodge after which you will go for an afternoon game drive in the game rich Mara. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day Two: Masai Mara National Reserve
Go for one game drive at dawn and later come back for breakfast, Carry packed lunch and spend the entire afternoon in the wild searching for game like the Lions, Cheetahs, Buffaloes, Zebras, Leopards, Gnus, Gazelles, Elephants and other Mara residents. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day Three: Lake Nakuru National Park Tour
In the morning after breakfast, you will depart the Mara with an en route game drive. Drive to Lake Nakuru and reach the park in time for lunch, go for lunch at your lodge and later explore the park in an afternoon game drive. You may be able to see game like Elephants, Lions, Buffaloes, Rhinos, Giraffes, Leopards, the pink flamingoes and a variety of bird species. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day Four: Amboseli Game Safari
Have early breakfast before departing Lake Nakuru to Amboseli, arrive in Amboseli at lunch time. On your way into the park you will be able to catch a glance of the mighty Mt. Kilimanjaro. After lunch at your lodge embark on the search for game that may include Cheetahs, Lions, Leopards, Elephant, antelopes, Buffaloes and much more. Return to your lodge for Dinner and overnight

Day Five: Amboseli - Ngorongoro Crater Safari
Go for a game drive at dawn and later leave Amboseli for Namanga border town for your crossing journey to Tanzania. Cross into Tanzania and later reach the famed Ngorongoro Crater Game reserve. Enjoy an en route game drive as you drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight

Day Six: Ngorongoro Crater Trip
In the morning after breakfast you will slope down the crater with packed lunch for a full day adventure. You will do crater tours for game like lions, buffaloes, elephants, Rhinos and other many animals found on the crater floor. Ascend the Crater in the evening and head for your lodge

Day Seven: Lake Manyara National Park
Leave for Lake Manyara in the morning after breakfast and be in Manyara by lunch time. Enjoy an en route game drive on your way to the lodge and later an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day Eight: Arusha to Nairobi
Take early breakfast and in a game drive leave for Arusha. Have lunch in Arusha and then drive to Nairobi where the wildlife safari ends.

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Day One: Journey to the Chimpanzee Forest
Leave your hotel in Kampala early morning for your drive to Kibale Forest National Park. Reach the park by in the afternoon and go for a rewarding community walk in the near by local village. Dinner and overnight at Primates Lodge, Chimps Nest

Day Two: Chimp Tracking
Meet the rangers at the park headquarters and enter the forest for the chimp walk. Listen and look for the Chimps and once you locate them spend your time with them and later return to your lodge for lunch. After lunch, drive to Bwindi where you will be by evening. Dinner and overnight at Engagi Lodge, Ruhijja Gorilla lodge, Buhoma Community Bandas

Day Three: Gorilla Tracking
Early entrance into the Gorilla Forest with parked lunch, track the Gentle giants and after locating them spend an hour with them before you leave Bwindi for Lake Bunyonyi where you will catch your dinner and overnight .

Day Four: A day spent at Lake Bunyonyi
After morning breakfast visit the Bakiga local residents in the near by local villages, relax as you have lunch and later enjoy a boat ride on Africa’s second deepest lake. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day Five: Leave Lake Bunyonyi for Kampala
Have your relaxed breakfast before you embark on your journey back to Kampala, reach Kampala late afternoon and head to Entebbe for Dinner and overnight at your Lodge

Day Six: Fly to Nairobi
Catch a morning flight to Nairobi and once in Nairobi continue to Lake Nakuru National Park. Dinner and overnight at your lodge/campsite

Day Seven: Game Drives
Enjoy two Game drives where you visit Nakuru’s highlights the Rhino sanctuary, see the Pink flamingoes, the black and white colobus monkeys and plenty of other wildlife. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day Eight: Lake Nakuru
Appreciate Nakuru’s wildlife in a morning game drive, you may see plenty of animals and birds especially the famous Nakuru pink flamingoes. Have breakfast at your lodge before you finally leave for Mara. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day Nine: Game drives in the Mara
Discover Mara in two game drives, at darn you will look for the Big five, especially the nocturnal and the big and small animals found in the Mara. Have picnic lunch and choose between visiting the Masai Villages at an extra cost or continue with an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day Ten: Return to Nairobi
After breakfast at your lodge enjoy an en route game drive as you exit the Mara for your journey back to Nairobi where the safari ends.

Day One: Kampala –Kibale
Leave Kampala early morning and drive westwards via Mubande to Fort Portal. From Fort Portal we will then continue to Kibale Forest National Park. This forest is home to the largest number of Man’s closest clones the Chimpanzees. Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge Kibale/ Chimps nest

Day Two: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest
Wake up early for breakfast and then head to the Uganda wildlife headquarters for briefing after which you start searching for these human look alike. During the walk you may stop to listen to the calls of the chimps in order not to bypassing them. The walk will be guided providing information about chimps, other primates, fauna and flora making it informative and interesting.  After the walk you will have lunch and then go for a community walk to the near by villages for cultural interaction and craft shopping. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day Three: Queen Elizabeth Nature Walk & Game Drive
Have relaxed breakfast before you take off to Queen Elizabeth National Park, you will be at the park by mid morning and go for a nature walk. Go for lunch at your lodge before you head to the Kazinga channel for the boat cruise that may give you the opportunity to see Hippos, Crocodiles, water birds and land mammal at the waters edge. Dinner and Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Safari Lodge/Simba Safari Lodge

Day Four: Game drive and Chimp Tracking
At darn have breakfast before you go for your early morning game drive in search for Hyenas, Leopards, Jackals, Wild dogs, Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, Warthogs, Kobs, Bush buck, Water Bucks, and many other big and small land mammals. You will have lunch at your lodge before you embark on your journey to Kyambura Gorge for your afternoon Chimp tracking expedition. Retire to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day Five: Cross to Rwanda
Wake up at leisure before you start your scenic drive to Rwanda via Kabale-Kisoro to Gatuna border. Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day Six: Gorilla trekking and hiking.
Leave your lodge early morning after breakfast and report to the park headquarters for briefing. Start the Gorilla tracking in the morning and once you find them spend an hour with the gorillas observing and taking pictures. Have lunch at your lodge and choose between a village/community walk and the visit to Lake Burela and Ruhondo(that is if you see the gorillas early). Dinner and overnight at your lodge

Day Seven: Kigali City tour/Genocide tour
Have breakfast in the morning and drive to Kigali where you will do a city tour/Genocide tour before your safari ends.

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Day 1: Tree top Lodge Experience.
In the morning right after breakfast you will drive through, coffee and tea plantations towards the Mt Kenya region. You will arrive in time for lunch to have lunch at the base before you transfer to your tree lodge situated within a forest giving you a unque experience of game viewing all night long.  Diner and overnight at the tree lodge.

Day 2: Transfer to Samburu
Have breakfast and then proceed to Samburu national park. You will arrive the park in time for lunch to have lunch and then go for a game drive in the afternoon.  Animals you should expect include the the Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra, Beisa Oryx and the blue-necked Somali Ostrich that are rare elsewhere in the country. Dinner and overnight in Samburu.

Day 3: Whole day in Samburu.
Spend the whole day game driving through the world’s most impressive and exciting terrain. Overnight in Samburu

Day 4: Transfer to Lake Baringo.
Right after breakfast you will transfer to Lake Baringo. Bursting with birdlife and with a captivating characteristic of its own  , Lake Baringo a fresh water body that is peacefully located in the dry thorn of the country.  It posses  two major ornithological attractions: the Gibraltar Island with the largest nesting colony of Goliath Herons in East Africa and the escarpment immediately west of Campi ya Samaki on the western side of the lake. The lake is another birders paradise housing the hemprich’s Hornbill, Verreaux’s Eagle and the rare Bristle crowned starling to mention but a few.  Not only is it a home to birds, the lake houses a sizable population of the hippos and crocodile’s. Overnight in lodges.

Day 5: Transfer to Lake Nakuru
In the morning at 8 am after breakfast you will depart Lake Baringo for Lake Nakuru . The drive will take 3 hours to arrive in time for lunch. You will have lunch and then enjoy an afternoon game drive in the park.  The park is commonly known for its flaming that surround the shores of the shallow sodalake and its rhino sanctuary. Overnight in a lodge overlooking the lake.

Day 6: Transfer to Masai mara
Have breakfast and then transfer to Masai mara, commonly for the yearly migrations of the herds.  You will arrive in time for lunch to have lunch and then go for an afternoon game drive in the park. Overnight in Masai mara.

Day 7: Whole day In Masai mara.
At around 6 am you will drive through these plains awakening the sounds of the big game and absorb the vastness of the Mara. You will view its breath taking throng of plains that provide shelter to the different kinds of predators to include, cheetahs, white bearded Gnu, leopards, Black rhinos, buffaloes, oribis, zebras and the cokes hartebeest to mention but a few.  In the evening you will go for another drive to search for some of the animals you did not see.  Overnight in Masai mara.

Day 8:  Return to Nairobi
In the morning right after breakfast you will wave goodbye to these great  plains and then transfer back to Nairobi to reach in the afternoon. End of services

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