Get the top highlights during this 8 days Luxury Uganda & Kenya safari with Walter’s tours. You start from Kigali airport and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable NP for an unforgettable mountain gorilla trekking adventure. Next on the itinerary is a transfer to Entebbe airport for the flight to Kenya and then start your trip to enjoy the highlights of your magical Kenya before flying back home.
We meet our tour guide and transfer to our Hotel in Kigali to relax and get ready for the adventure starting the next day with our Luxury Uganda & Kenya Safari. Overnight: – Hotel des Mille Collines (L)
After breakfast, we head out for a city tour of Rwanda’s capital Kigali. This is a city different from many others in East Africa so it might surprise you. We finish the tour off with a visit to the genocide memorial center, telling the story of the tragic time the country went through in 1994. After the city tour, we start the journey to Uganda. It’s a beautiful drive through a hilly landscape as we cross the border and continue on to the Bwindi Mountains, the home of the mountain gorillas. Overnight: – Mahogany Springs
This is the day of the gorilla trekking, the first highlight of this Luxury Uganda & Kenya safari. Arrive at the gorilla trekking starting point and set off for your big adventure to see the great giants of the misty mountains. You trek in a group with a specialized guide and get to spend one hour with the mountain gorillas. Besides the mountain gorillas, this Impenetrable Forest is full of birds, butterflies, and plant species plus forest hogs; forest Elephants, Statungas and Duikers. Overnight: – Mahogany Springs (L) – Gorilla Forest Camp (PL) – Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge (PL)
Leave the misty mountains of Bwindi behind and fly to Entebbe for a relaxed afternoon at the luxury hotel during your last night in Uganda for this Luxury Uganda & Kenya safari. Overnight: – Hotel NO.5 (L)
Enjoy a relaxed morning at the hotel and then be transferred to the airport in time for your flight to Masai Mara in Kenya, the second country of this Luxury Uganda & Kenya safari. At the airstrip, you are picked by your guide who takes you to the lodge for check-in and then you get a first taste of what Masai Mara has to offer during an afternoon game drive. Note that the flight to Masai Mara on this day is dependent on the airline, if any changes are made to their schedule the itinerary needs to be adapted. Overnight: – Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp (L) – Bateleur Camp (PL)
The whole day is dedicated to game spotting in this sprawling reserve of Masai Mara. If we wake up with luck, we can watch a lion, cheetah or leopard hunting or feasting on its kill. Option of a visit to a Masai village. This is for sure a day full of memories from our Luxury Uganda & Kenya safari. Overnight: – Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp (L) – Bateleur Camp (PL)
Wake up early morning for the adventure of a hot air balloon safari in Masai Mara. You spend one unforgettable hour floating above the Masai Mara, taking in the landscape and animals below. After the balloon safari, you have breakfast and then you can choose to either have some rest before the game drive or head straight out to explore more of the Masai Mara. Hopefully, this last day in Masai Mara is a great one for your Luxury Uganda & Kenya safari, hoping for top sightings of lions, leopards, and more. Overnight: – Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp (L) – Bateleur Camp (PL)
Early morning we leave Masai Mara behind with amazing wildlife memories. We make the journey to the airstrip where your guide drops you for the flight to Nairobi airport. We recommend you plan for a late afternoon/evening flight from Nairobi to allow enough time for possible delays in the domestic flight and check-in
