6 Days
Gorilla Trekking Masai Mara Great Migration Safari$5,400 per person
Overview
Highlights:
- Game drive in Masai Mara National Reserve
- Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
- Scenic sights of Bwindi Forest
- Masai Community tour
- Nairobi City drive
Itinerary
After an early breakfast and briefing, your driver will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Kihihi. Meet another Buutu Safaris ground guide who will then transfer you to the lodge in Bwindi where you will spend the afternoon leisurely. If time permits, we’ll visit a Batwa pygmy village to experience the ancient ways of life of early forest inhabitants.
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
On this 6 Days Gorillas & Masai Mara Big 5 Safari, we’ll trek in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to the biggest number of mountain gorillas among all national parks. After briefing at 08:00 am, we’ll head into the depth of the jungle for what is a most unique wilderness experience. The rangers will walk you down the narrow forest paths through thick undergrowth. Once found, the rangers will brief us through the dos and don’ts before making any contact with the mountain gorillas.
We’ll spend up to 1 hour watching the gorillas in their natural habitat. We’ll get in proximity with the gorillas as you quietly observe the gorillas play, eat, forage, groom, sleep and if we are lucky, we’ll get to watch the gorillas mate. This once in a lifetime experience will give us unique insights into the life and social dynamics of the gorilla families. Gorilla watching also gives us a chance to observe the uncanny similarities between gorillas and human beings and gorillas with whom we share 98% DNA. If we are lucky, we will experience the playfully exuberant energy of the juveniles who often skip from branch to branch and play with heightened enthusiasm when in the presence of humans.
After seeing the mountain gorillas, we’ll break for a picnic lunch in the forest before embarking on the hike back to the gorilla lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After an early breakfast you will be driven to the airstrip to fly to Entebbe. Afterwards, we’ll have a transfer flight to Masai Mara. Upon arrival our guides will meet you and transfer to the Mara for a short game drive as we head to the lodge. Expect to see big game including wildebeest, lions, and zebras among others.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Dinner
Start the day with an early breakfast and then head out to enjoy game drives. We will explore the remote areas of the Mara and follow herds to the spectacular Mara River which offers a very high concentration of wildlife activity found in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Expect to see part of the 1.5 million strong herds of wildebeest, lions, leopards, cheetahs and other cats as the bounty of migration.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Awaken early to start another game drive. We will drive out to the different tracks to see the numerous wildlife in the Mara. Return to the lodge for your lunch. In the early evening, visit the Masai Community to learn how these warriors spend their day to day lives in the wilderness.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Awaken at leisure in time for breakfast, thereafter, we will drive to Nairobi city. In the evening your driver will transfer you to Jomo Kenyatta Airport for your departure flight.
No accommodation planned
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
- Park Entry Fee
- Shared room accommodation in lodges listed above
- All government taxes
- Ground Transport in custom built 4x4 safari vans
- Game drives & Boat cruise
- Domestic flight (One way from Pakuba – Kihihi)
- A professional English-speaking guide
- 1 Gorilla permit each
- Rhino trekking fees
- Meals as listed above
- Activities as listed above
- Bottled Water & Fruit snacks
- Personal Medical & Travel Insurance
- Meals not listed
- Personal expenses
- Tips while on safari
- Beverages
- Activities not listed
- Visa fees to Uganda
- Flights to and from Uganda
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What To Carry
- Passport copy
- face masks (N95/surgical)
- personal sanitizer
- personal medication
- hiking/tracking boots
- warm gloves
- Both short/long sleeved shirts
- raincoat
- Both short/trousers
- swimming costume
- small torch
- sunglasses
- sunscreen
- insect repellant
- a good camera
- refilling water bottle
- extra cash in local currency and a pair of keen eyes!