AFRICA GREAT APES AND BIG CATS TOUR

Journey with us to see the best of Afica: Uganda,Rwanda and Tanzania traveling through some of the most stunning scenery on the entire continent. Explore wild jungles,primeval forests and expansive grassy plains,from coming up-close to mountain gorillas,chimpanzees in the early morning mist,to glimpsing a lioness with her cubs at waters edge-your days will be filled with wonders of Africa.In Tanzania to visit Serengeti national park the site of the annual wildebeest migration,lake Manyara national park famous for its population of tree climbing lions and Ngorongoro crater the "8th wonder of the world"experiencing unforgettable wildlife encounters with large concentration of wildlife anywhere on earth.

In Uganda,you will visit Bwindi impenetrable forest and track Mountain gorillas, Kibale Forest join local guides for chimpanzee habituation, Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drives and a boat trip on the amazing Kazinga channel, Kyambura Gorge for another chance to track another family of wild chimpanzees.In Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park , apart from mountain gorillas, there are golden monkeys and other rare fauna and flora endemic to this region.
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Day 1: Arrive in Entebbe, Uganada!
Upon arrival, you will be met by your safari guide at the airport and transferred to your hotel for a welcome drink and safari briefing.
Overnight Accommodation : Lake Victoria Serena Resort.

Day 2: Entebbe-Kibale Forest
After breakfast, travel to Kibale Forest National Park in Western Uganda. The park is rich with fauna and flora, with over 370 species of bird and a record-breaking 13 species of primate including Uganda's biggest single population of chimpanzees. After arriving at the hotel in the afternoon and freshening up, enjoy an educational session focusing on the ecology of Kibale Forest and it's inhabitants.
Overnight Accommodation:Primate Lodge Cottages

Day 3: Chimpanzee Habituation Experience
Wake up early and go on a chimpanzee habituation experience where we trek deep into the forest to meet a group of wild chimpanzees. Spend the day following the troop on their daily routine with our resident experts who have a deep understanding and keen knowledge of all aspects of this remarkable forest. Follow the chimps from dawn until dusk, quite literally a day in the life of a wild chimpanzee troop!
Overnight Accommodation:Primate Lodge Cottages

Day 4: Kibale - Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park, crossing the equator where we will have the opportunity to take photos before continuing to this magnificent national park where you can enjoy the full African safari experience with buffalo, elephant, leopard and lion – to name just a few of the species we may encounter. In the late afternoon, enjoy a game drive before returning to the lodge to enjoy a relaxing drink as the sun sets on a wonderful day.
Overnight Accommodation:Mweya Safari Lodge

Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking & Boat Trip
Join local guides at Kyambura Gorge, a forested canyon within the Queen Elizabeth National Park. Track another group of wild chimpanzees and learn the subtle differences in behavior that this isolated population displays. This experience should highlight the existence of varying cultures amongst different chimpanzee societies. Later, return to the lodge for a relaxing lunch where we can discuss the morning's activities. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel. This is a passage of water that connects Lake George and Lake Edward. On the boat trip, expect to see a plethora of bird and mammal species in all their glory so make sure you have your camera handy!
Overnight Accommodations:Mweya Safari Lodge

Day 6: Mweya-Ishasha Wilderness Area & Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After breakfast, travel to the remote wilderness of Ishasha, an area famous for abundant wildlife and most notably, a unique populationof the tree climbing lions. This is Africa at it's best; a perfect blend of magnificent scenery and abundant wildlife. Expect to see elephants, buffalo, Topi, Uganda Kob, and tree climbing lions. Later in the afternoon, continue to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with it's population of half of the remaining mountain gorillas.
Overnight Accommodation: Buhoma Community lodge

Day 7: Gorilla Tracking
After breakfast, assemble at the briefing point to learn about the day ahead by the ranger guides who have a deep knowledge of the forest where chimpanzees and gorillas reside. This will be an experience of a lifetime. Time taken to track the gorillas varies from 1 hour to 8 hours, depending on where they slept the night before but any sense of tiredness will evaporate when we stumble upon a group of these magnificent primates. After locating the gorillas, we spend some time with them and slowly return to our lodge to recount our stories and enjoy a well earned rest.
Overnight Accommodion: Buhoma Community lodge

Day 8: Bwindi-Rwanda-Musanze
This morning, travel from Bwindi across the border into neighboring Rwanda. This is a leisurely drive taking most of the day. We climb out of the Rift Valley at first, and then travel through the Kigezi Highlands of Southwestern Uganda. The scenery gets increasingly more breathtaking as we switch back up and down the hills. Forty kilometers before the end of our journey, we see our objective: The mist-swathed Virunga Mountains. This is the Virunga Conservation Area, shared between Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. Time permitting, we will also stop at the Traveller's Rest, a quaint hotel in Uganda near the border with Rwanda where Dian Fossey often used to stay when she was not at her research station.
Our destination today is Musanze/Ruhengeri at the foothills of Volcanoes National Park, the home of Rwanda's population of mountain gorillas. On arrival, we are welcomed to the luxurious Mountain Gorilla View Lodge with hot towels and a welcome drink. We retire to enormous cottages for a warm shower and meet later for dinner. After dinner, retire for the night.
Overnight Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

Day 9: Gorilla Tracking
Today's activity is the most exciting and challenging of our entire expedition. The mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park are part of a worldwide population of just about 800 individuals. The gorillas we are allowed to track belong to one of the 8 habituated family groups. For up to five years each, these groups have undergone an extremely delicate process that has gradually brought them to tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period of time every day and allowed a few privileged visitors to interact with them in the wild. The gorillas are by no means tame, and are completely wild animals. Experienced guides will accompany the encounter. Many of them have been involved in the habituation process themselves. The guides will use their knowledge of the gorilla's habits and information from the previous day to locate the groups' whereabouts. Because of this, the time required to track the gorillas varies enormously, from as little as one hour to as much as 8 hours before one returns to the lodge. Once the gorillas are located, our group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. This is one of the world's truly memorable experiences: a look into one of these magnificent creature's eyes brings home the poignant fact that they are on the edge of extinction, and that our presence here contributes to ensuring their continued survival. The hour is often over too quickly, and we slowly make our way back to our lodge to recount the day's adventures.
Overnight Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge

Day 10: Kigali - Arusha - Tanzania
This morning, have breakfast at the lodge and later travel to Kigali. If time permits,enjoy a city tour including a visit to the genicide memorial depicting Rwandas recent tragic history, continue to the airport for your flight to Arusha in Tanzania.
Overnight:The African Tulip.

Day 11:Arusha - lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast depart for lake Manyara national park for your African safari where you will enjoy a game drive in this wilderness park of global significance.Animals in the park include;buffalo,girafee,elephant,impala and hippos.Lake Manyara is also famous notably for its tree climbing lions.
Overnight:Lake Manyara Serena lodge.

Day 12: Lake Manyara - Serengeti National Park
This morning you are off to the famous Serengeti national park,home of the great annual migration.You will travel through spectacular scenery in the crater highlands.The Serengeti landscape depicts the mythical image of an Africa of large spaces,profound blue sky's dotted with clouds,cool sunrises and fire red sunsets.The park is inhabited by more than 2 million large mammals including,;wildebeest,zebra,Thomsons gazelle and others.Predators include ,lions,cheetah and hyenas which are drawn by the abundance of of prey which migrate throughout the park. Present also are many smaller animals like rock hyrax,bat eared fox,mongoose,honey badger,jackals,monkeys baboons.
Along the way,you will visit oldpai gorge where Dr Louis and Mary Leaky made their discovery of the first man who walked the earth.After a short lecture describing the archeological digs and geology of the gorge we visit the museum.After enjoying lunch,continue to Serengeti.Upon arrival we are welcomed by the camp staff with a welcome drink and cool towels.After dinner,we retire for the night,lulled to sleep by the sounds of one of Africas most incredible natural environments.
Overnight:Kati Kati Tented Camp.

Day 13:Serengeti wildlife Safari
Today we wake up early for a game drive to spot animals when they are still active and to have a fantastic sunrise in front of us.The sunrise in the African savannah is one of the most beautiful experiences one can have.With us will be expert guides who will take us to the best locations for the season to maximize our game viewing opportunities.After the game drive return to the camp for lunch.
In the evening,we enjoy another game drive.
Overnight:Kati Kati Tented Camp.

Day 14:Serengeti Game Drives
We have another day in Serengeti and we shall shift our base to another location to maximize our game viewing opportunities.
Overnight:Kati Kati Tented Camp.

Day 15 Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater safari
This morning we travel to Ngorongoro with a game drive as we exit the park. We make several stops to take photographs and view animals.Our destination today is Ngorongoro crater referred to as the 8th wonder of the world with walls 2000 ft high and a crater floor that spreads for 102 sq miles.The crater is a virtual Noah's ark,inhabited by almost every specie of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino.In fact the crater has the greatest concentration of wildlife on the planet.It contains a river,several swamps,a soda lake full of flamingos,a forest and open plains.The large bull elephants that reside have extremely large tusks due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grass.They are the most incredible elephants you will ever see in your life.The crater is action packed-full of animals;a place where reality outdoes fiction!
Overnight:Ngorongoro Serena lodge.

Day 16: Ngorongoro Crater Safari-Arusha - Depart
This morning we descend into the the crater floor for a day of wildlife safari viewing in one of the most incredible places on earth.In the afternoon,we travel to Arusha and later to the airport flight back home.

Quotation:
Per person sharing:$6730,Six Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty dollars Only.
Minimum number of participants:04
Maximum number of participants:10

INCLUDED:
All ground transport in a 4WD vehicle.
Park entrance fees
Meet and Greet with full briefing upon arrival.
Boat trip on the Kazinga channel.
Chimpanzee habituation in Kibale forest.
Chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura gorge.
Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Uganda.
Gorilla tracking in Volcanoes park Rwanda.
Game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park,in lake Manyara,Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater.
Professional guide.
Bottled water on safari.
Airport pick up and transfer on last day.
All accommodation and meals except dinner on last day.

EXCLUDED:
Items of a personal nature like drinks,visa fees,air tickets tips,drinks and other personal items.

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