11 Day Tanzania, Kenya & Uganda Gorillas, Wildebeest & Big Five Trip
Overview
Join us on a cross-borders roadtrip starting within Arusha, Tanzania through Kenya, Uganda & ending in Kigali, Rwanda. Enjoy watching the wildebeests and other wildlife within the Mara Serengeti ecosystem off course with big chances to encounter the African Big Five (Lions, Elephant, leopards, buffaloes & Rhinos) on course of this trip. Proceed to Uganda for up to grade five rafting taking place at the source of river nile before going south western to Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for a once in life time experience “Gorilla Trekking”. Continue to Rwanda to visit the Gorilla Museum at Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund to conclude with Kigali genocide museum as you proceed to Kigali airport for your outbound flight.
Included/Excluded
- Meals ( 10 Breakfasts, lunches & Dinners)
- Accommodation listed on the itinerary or similar
- Roundtrip Transfers in a standard 4X4 Safari Van
- Parks entrances fees
- White water rafting
- Game drives
- Services of English speaking guide driver.
- 1X Gorilla Permit
- Cultural experiences
- Price excludes all other things of personal nature like the bar bills, visas, gratitudes, personal insurance, porter hire among others
Tour Plan
Day 1: Arrive Arusha/Lake Manya National Park
Upon your arrival at Arusha Airport, receive a warm welcome from our senior Safari guide who will be holding a signboard written on your group name for identification, afterwards briefing and then be followed with a transfer to Lake Manyara National Park. It’s well known for the tree climbing lions, the soda ash lake that attracts thousands and pink flamingos, one of Tanzania’s biggest elephant population as well as other wildlife like giraffes, buffaloes and breathtaking scenery! Overnight at Jangwani River View or Similar
Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park/Serengeti National Park
An early morning breakfast will be followed with a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park and then transfer to followed by a journey to Serengeti National Park for exciting game drives, where you'll enjoy packed lunch boxes. After a day filled with thrilling wildlife encounters, you'll be transferred back to the lodge for some relaxation, dinner.
Serengeti National Park is famous for the incredible migration of zebras, antelopes, and wildebeests, as they move in search of fresh pastures, lush grasslands, and water, particularly during the rainy season. Be prepared to witness the park's resident predators, including leopards, cheetahs, and lions, playing their essential roles in the circle of life. Overnight at Kontiki Serengeti Camp or Similar
Day 3: Serengeti National Park/Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Your adventure continues with an early morning game drive through Serengeti National Park, searching for the great migration. After a delicious lunch, you'll head back out for more exciting wildlife viewing before making your way to Ngorongoro. You'll spend the night at a charming lodge perched on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, offering stunning views of the surrounding landscape.
Central Serengeti, or Seronera, is the heart of Serengeti National Park, known for its stunning savannahs, rolling hills, and the Seronera River. This area offers exceptional wildlife viewing, including predators like lions, leopards, and cheetahs, as well as large herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles. It's a prime spot for witnessing the great migration and offers breathtaking landscapes and iconic kopjes. Overnight at Ngorongoro Kuhama Camp or Similar
Day 4: Ngorongoro Craters/Arusha
After breakfast, we'll descend into the Ngorongoro Crater for captivating game drives. Once we've explored this natural wonder and its abundant wildlife, will be followed with a transfer to Arusha.
Ngorongoro Crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa's natural wonders. It boasts the largest uninterrupted caldera globally and is home to approximately 30,000 large mammals that reside here year-round. Expect to encounter a wide array of wildlife, including buffaloes, lions, elephants, cheetahs, rhinos, and numerous bird species such as flamingos, eagles, and buzzards. This destination offers an incredible opportunity to witness a multitude of animals in a relatively short span of time. Overnight at Sanna Boutique Hotel or similar
Day 5: Arusha, Tanzania/Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Following an early morning breakfast, be ready to hit the road and journey through the Great Rift Valley to the one of the most famous national parks in Africa and Kenya’s premier wildlife reserve.
Stretch those legs and take in your surroundings before heading on a late afternoon wildlife safari drive with excellent chances of seeing the “big five”. This natural environment coupled with the park’s varied wildlife provides a spectacular safari experience. Overnight at Sankale Camp or Similar
Day 6: Masai Mara National Reserve
Grab those cameras and jump in the safari vehicle with your driver/guide to spot wildlife in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Listen to your guide describe the African bush as you traverse one of the world’s top safari destinations. Masai Mara is known for its abundance of big cats and wildebeest. Overnight at Sankale Camp or Similar
Day 7: Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya/Jinja, Uganda
Awake to the sounds of the bush as your alarm clock before jumping in your 4x4 safari vehicle. Today, we will be heading to Uganda there being a long day drive we will be starting with an early morning breakfast and with packed lunch start the journey to Jinja the capital of Adventure. Overnight at 2 Friends hotel or Similar
Day 8: Jinja/water Rafting/Kampala
While most people come to Uganda for the chance to go gorilla & Chimpanzee Trekking, other activity often ends up being a surprise highlight: white water rafting on the River Nile. Even first-time rafters report that spending a half or full day paddling & plunging down the river, crashing through deep rapids or gliding over silky green sections of calm water, is exhilarating. A riverside barbecue half way through or at the end rounds off the experience, & in fact the whole experience of rafting rounds out a trip to Uganda, too, complementing the awesomeness of hanging out with gorillas with the adrenaline of plunging down the longest river in the world.
After your Early morning breakfast, transfer to the start point for your whitewater rafting adventure for a half day or full day. After the experience transfer to Kampala. Overnight at Kolping Hotel or Similar.
Day 9: Kampala - Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Following an early morning breakfast, be ready to hit the road to the western Uganda home to the endangered mountain gorillas. Along the way stopby the equatoline for picturesque and lunch will be enroute. Overnight at Travelers Rest Hotel or Similar
Day 10: Gorilla Trekking, Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
After an early morning breakfast, transfer to the ranger station for Gorilla Trekking Briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas, afterwards you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide & hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them, you will be allowed to stay with them for an hour & After the experience return back to the lodge. Overnight at Travelers Rest Hotel or Similar.
Day 11: Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla NP, Uganda - Kigali, Rwanda
A leisurely breakfast will be followed by transfer to kigali through the Volcanoes National Park to visit the Gorilla Museum at Ellen Degeneras Campus of the Dian Fossey. Upon your arrival in kigali visit the Kigali genocide museum to pay your last respects for the 1994 rwanda genocide against Tutsi and be followed with a transfer to the airport airport targeting for your outbound flight at 8pm marking the end of your trip. End
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Communication via WhatsApp to make arrangements went very smooth with Aron being quick and clear in his responses.
Aron drove us most of the time, but we also had a ride with driver Barnice. Every time they were in time, most of the times even early to make sure we could leave whenever we wanted. The service was more than just a private taxi service: Aron told us many interesting things about Uganda and let us taste some local food. That really made our trip more colourful and interesting.They know a lot of good places all over the country, like restaurants and accomodation. Although we organized our trip by ourselves, that was still an advantage. Above that, Aron uses his business in Uganda to help other Ugandans as well.
We would definitely recommend to travel with Safari 2 Gorilla Tours.

Jon Peters
USA


In my iniitial email to him I had explained that I'm Kenyan and would be travelling to Rwanda from Nairobi, Kenya. As an east African citizen I thought this information was useful in terms of national park fees and so on; little did I know that it would affect my whole Gorilla trek experience.
I'd settled the balance of my invoice in November 2019 and Aron emailed to confirm full payment. I never heard from Aron again except when I emailed him to find out the arrangements for when I arrived in Rwanda. At the time I didn't think much of it as I'd read so many glowing reviews of Aron and his tour company; his attentive nature, professionalism and general good nature. A fortnight or so before my arrival I'd still not heard from him so I emailed to find out the itinerary for when I arrived in Rwanda - nothing. Just a curt response confirming that he had the number for my hotel and presumably (Aron did not confirm) that he would call me at my hotel to arrange a time to pick me up from my hotel.
I arrived at the hotel, following a 10 hour flight from London on Friday, 24 January to find there was no message was left by Aron advising when I'd be picked up the following day. On Saturday, 25 January at about 9 am the receptionist knocked on my door to inform me that a driver had arrived to pick me up and drive me to Uganda. As I'd not had any advance information of this arrangement I was not ready; i hadn't showered or eaten breakfast. And so we did not set off until gone 10 am. This was the first poor service i'd received.
I'd paid for a 3-day Gorilla trek etc which included on the first day a visit to the Rwanda Genocide memorial. When the driver set off we'd been driving and passed a sign to the memorial site, after almost an hour I asked if we were still going to the memoial site, and only then did the driver inform me that due to the late departure he had decided to postpone the visit to the memorial until the return leg of my three day trip. The second poor service i'd received.
Bwindi national park is in Uganda and so I was driven through Rwanda to Uganda via a land border, an eight hour journey that ordinarily shouldn't have taken that long. The third poor service.
During the drive Aron maintained constant communication with the driver - whose name escapes me - and not once did he ask the driver to pass the phone to me so that he could speak to me. By that I mean even welcoming me, asking me how my trip was, finding out if there was anything I needed, any issues or problems with the trip I'd paid for. The fourth poor service I received
When we arrived at Rushaga camp each visitor at dinner was assigned a table with the name of their guide on it; stupidly I immediately thought Ohhh so Aron had sent a driver to pick me up from Rwanda and that now I was going to meet him! How wrong i was. When i sat down expecting to meet Aron who should turn up? but the driver! Cheekily I asked if he was Aron and offended he curtly replied no!. When i asked what happend to Aron he informed me that Aron had been in constant communication throughout the day! When I asked why Aron hadn't even said hello or welcomed me he just said that Aron was on another tour. At that moment I realised what was happening and why. In Aron's eyes I was a black African tourist that yes, had paid for the same service and support that my white counterparts had received but due to his low perception of me and fellow black Africans I did not warrant the same service, attention, or even respect. I did not speak to the driver again for the rest of the evening. I was surrounded by fellow travellers that were accompanied by guides who made them feel welcome, valued and respected; they sat together sharing stories from their travels whilst I and the driver sat silently. Even as I tried to get the driver to understand how insulted and disrespected I felt he just didn't get it. A part of me feels if i was white he wouldn't have found it so hard understanding how poorly I'd been treated. But as a black African what reason did I have to complain? The fifth poor service I'd received
On the second day i was due to visit Mgahinga national park almost a two hour drive away. As debrief started at 8 am we arranged to leave Rushaga Gorilla camp by 6 am; arranging to meet for breakfast at 05:30 am. 06:00 am the driver was nowhere to be found. Finally at 06:30 he appears in the dinning room feigning an alarm malfunction. I had to demand an apology from him. The sixth poor service i'd received.
We arrived at the national park at 08:25. I was the only black tourist and when I asked the guide to summarise the debrief he audibly commented that as I'd arrived late he'd not be able to repeat it for me. Cynically I felt that If I was white he'd problably have ignored the fact that the driver had got me to the debrief late and still gone through the key points. The seventh poor sevice I'd received.
I could go on and on but I won't. I think you get the gist. I never once spoke to Aron, met him or communicated with him during my time in Rwanda and Uganda. I left Rwanda on Tuesday, 28 January 2020 and have delayed posting this review until now to see whether or not I'd hear from Aron. I haven't and I know I never will.
I would never recommend this company to anyone regardless of who you are. I pity and despise racists and would never support a business that openly discriminates against black Africans.

Would absolutely recommend Safari 2 Gorilla Tours! Thanks Aaron and Martin for an unforgetable trip!

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