11 Days Rwanda and Tanzania Safari!

Day 1: Arrival day

This is the first day of this trip and since you are jetting in around 7:30 pm, you will be met and we welcomed by our driver-guide. Then you will be driven to Hotel Okapi for dinner and overnight. Meals on H/B

Day 2: Drive to Volcanoes national park.

On this day you will wake up in the morning and have a relaxed breakfast. Then you will head for a city tour to various places of interest in the city like the Genocide memorial, parliament, Science university, and then to the local markets. You will break off for lunch and some refreshments. Then you will head for a 2 hours drive to the volcanoes national park where you will reach in the evening and check-in for dinner and overnight mountain gorilla view lodge.

Meals on F/B

Day 3: Gorilla trekking day

On this day you will wake up very early in the morning and have your breakfast. Then you will head to the park headquarters for a briefing about the dos and donts when in the company of these primates and allocation of gorilla family to trek. Then you will head to the forest for the actual gorilla trekking experience. This trek takes between 2-6 hours looking for these primates depending on their movement. After coming across them, you will be accorded one hour to interact and take pictures of them. Then you will head back to your hotel after being filled with
this experience for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Day 4 : Drive to Nyungwe forest national park

On this, you will wake up very early in the morning and have your breakfast. You will jump onto your safari jeep and drive for 7-9 hours in the southern part of the country with an en-route luncheon. You will reach late in the evening and check-in for dinner and overnight at Nyungwe hilltop view hotel.

Meals on F/B

Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking

You will wake up early enough and have your breakfast. Then you will drive for 1hour to Kyamudongo forest which is the actual chimpanzee tracking spot. You will get into the forest and start the actual chimpanzee tracking experience. You will then return to your hotel for lunch and some refreshments. In the afternoon you will go for a nature walk that will take you till late evening where you will go back to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Departure day

This is the last day of this Rwanda safari and you will have an early breakfast and then start on your drive back to Kigali with an en-route luncheon where you will reach late in the evening and since your flight is on this date
you will be dropped at the airport and this will mark the end of this trip.
 

Day 7: Transfer From Kilimanjaro Airport To Arusha

Travel time: 1.27 hours
Distance: 51.8 km

Get picked up at the airport upon arrival by a representative and transfer to the booked hotel. Get a short safari briefing for the next day. Have dinner and sleep at the hotel Arusha Tourist Inn or Arusha Planet Lodge lodge link: https://planet-lodges.com/arusha_planet_lodge/

Meal plan HB.

For budget lodging, you stay at Arusha Tourist Inn

Day 8 : Drive From Arusha To Tarangire National Park

Non game-viewing travel time: 2.50 hours
Distance: 152.7 km

Leave early morning for Tarangire which is famously known for its large number of baobab trees and large herds of elephants. Game drive in the park spotting big cats, giraffes, bufallos, zebras, antelopes, and other animals. Break for lunch and proceed with an afternoon game drive across the Tarangire river while spotting many bird species. Overnight stay at Twiga Campsite or Farm Od dream Lodge

Eileen’s Tree Lodge link: https://www.eileenstrees.com/ Meal plan HB

For budget lodging, you stay at Lilac Camping

Day 9: Transfer From Tarangire To Serengeti National Park

Non-game-viewing travel time: 6.47 hours
Distance: 345.8 km

After breakfast, start the journey heading to the famous Serengeti with packed lunch. Arrive in the afternoon and do a game drive in the plains searching for The Big Five, hippos, elands, zebras and a number of birds. Later evening, drive back to the lodge Mbugani Tented lodge or Seronera campsite.

 Mbugani Tented camp link: http://mbuganicamps.com/

Meal Plan FB

For budget accommodation, you stay at: Seronera Public Camping

Day 10: Serengeti national park

Non-game-viewing travel time: 1.56  hours
Distance: 113 km

After breakfast, drive to Moru Kopjes in central Serengeti. See the weathered gigantic rock formations that rise like little mountains. These rock formations provide shade, small water pools, and a great vantage point for many animals, including lions, leopards, and cheetahs. It’s also the best place to spot a black rhino. Break for lunch in the plains and start a drive towards NCA arriving in the late evening. Mbugani Tented lodge or Seronera campsite.

 Mbugani Tented camp link: http://mbuganicamps.com/

Meal plan FB

For budget accommodation, you stay at: Arusha Tourist Inn

Day 11 : Ngorongoro Crater safari – Arusha

Non-game-viewing travel time: 4.08 hours
Distance: 192.9 km

After breakfast, start the descend to Ngorongoro Caldera, one of the world’s natural wonders. Game drive at the caldera floor to see The Big Five, elands, zebras, Oryx, hyenas, jackals, and thousands of flamingos. Ascend out of the crater to have lunch before heading back to Arusha.Dinner and overnight at Arusha Planet Lodge lodge link: https://planet-lodges.com/arusha_planet_lodge/

Meal plan HB.

For budget lodging, you stay at Arusha Tourist Inn

Optional

Balloon safari: $599 per person

Masai village visit: $100 for a group

Olduvai Gorge: $47 per person

2hrs walking in Lake Manyara park : $36 person including ranger fee

Tipping your guide is recommended  $20 per day per group

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