15 Days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour
The 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour is an amazing and exciting safari that will take you to different destinations including in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania including Lake Nakuru national park, Maasai Mara national park, Ngorongoro conservation area and Serengeti national park where you will be able to enjoy great views of animals like elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, hippos, zebras, warthogs, giraffes, wildebeests, elands, cheetahs, gazelle, dik dik among others during the game drives. The 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour will also take you to Kibale forest national park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in western part of Uganda where you will be able to spend time with the endangered mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in their natural habitat.
Highlights of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 5: Transfer to Kampala/ Entebbe
Day 6: Flight to Nairobi/Kenya
Day 7: Transfer to Lake Nakuru national park-game drive
Day 8: Transfer to Maasai Mara game reserve
Day 9: Full day game drive in Maasai Mara game reserve
Day 10: Transfer from Maasai Mara national park to Serengeti national park
Day 11: Full day game drive in Serengeti national park
Day 12: Full day game drive in Serengeti national park, Hot air balloon experience
Day 13: Transfer to Ngorongoro conservation area-Ngorongoro Crater drive
Day 14: Transfer to Lake Manyara national park-walking safari
Day 15: Game Drive in Tarangire national park and transfer to Arusha
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park
Depending on your arrival time at Entebbe international airport on day 1 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Kibale national park. The journey takes about 6 to 7 hours drive and on the way you will have en-route lunch and enjoy stunning views of the farmlands, Rwenzori Mountains, tea plantations, Lake Gorge, crater lakes among others. Upon arrival in Kibale national park you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Chimpanzee trekking,
After an early breakfast on day 2 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kanyachu Visitors Centre for chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing you will be divided into a groups and allocated a chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide who is well conversant with trails in the forest. Trekking of chimpanzees in Kibale forest national park takes about 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking you will be able to spot other primates species, bird species, plants among others. Once the chimpanzees are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which helps you to learn more about their behaviors, watch them feed, breastfeed, fight, hunt, enjoy the juveniles playing up in the trees, take photos and record the moments. After the face to face encounter with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet up with your driver guide to return to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will go for an interesting nature walk in Bigodi swamp where you will be able to view different bird species, animals, plant and tree species, enjoy the quiet and cool environment among others. After the Bigodi walk, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
After breakfast on day 3 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park. On the way you will have a stopover for en-route lunch and then continue the journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park and upon arrival you will check in at the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi national park
Gorilla trekking,
After an early breakfast on day 4 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will carry your lunch box and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations of gorilla trekking. After the briefing you will be divided in groups of 8 people where each group will be allocated a gorilla family to trek and a park guide who is knowledgeable about the mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park takes about 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on their location and during trekking you will be able to view forest birds, other primates, plant and tree species among others. Once the mountain gorillas are found you will be able to spend one hour with them which gives you an opportunity to learn more about their lifestyle, behaviours, habits, take photos, watch them carry out their daily activities and record the fascinating memories to show people back home.
After a breath-taking encounter with the gentle giants, you will trek back to the starting point where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and then meet up with your guide and then meet up with your guide to return to the lodge for an evening relaxation dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Transfer to Kampala/ Entebbe
On day 5 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will have breakfast at leisure, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to Kampala. On the way, you will have en-route lunch and a stopover at the Equator where you will be able to take photos and buy souvenirs. From the Equator, you will proceed to Kampala arriving early evening and upon arrival your driver guide will drop you off at the hotel in Entebbe for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Departure to Nairobi-Kenya
On day 6 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will have breakfast at leisure, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Entebbe airport for your flight to Nairobi. Upon arrival at the airport, you will be picked by our driver guide and transfer to the hotel in Nairobi for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Drive to Lake Nakuru national park-game drive
After breakfast on day 7 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will check out of the hotel and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Lake Nakuru national park passing through the rift valley escarpment and beautiful scenery along the way. You will have en-route game drive where you will be able to view different animals like buffaloes, elands, gazelle, rhinos, giraffes, impalas among others.
Upon arrival in the park, you will connect to your lodge for lunch and later go for an afternoon game drive where you will be able to spot different bird species including flamingos along the lake shores, view animals like waterbucks, lions, zebras, elands, hippos, gazelle, giraffes, rhinos among others. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Transfer to Maasai Mara national reserve, evening game drive
On day 8 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to Maasai Mara national reserve with en-route lunch and stunning views of the landscape, scenery, rift valley escarpments among others. Upon arrival, you will go for an evening game drive where you will be able to view different animals like elephants, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, lions, elands among others. After the game drive, you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 9: Full day game drive in Maasai Mara
After an early breakfast on day 9 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will meet up with your driver guide to go for a full day game drive in the reserve where you will be able to view various animals like buffaloes, rhinos, gazelle, elephants, elands among others grazing in the open savannah plains, view predators like lions, leopards, hyenas, cheetahs among others. In the middle of the day, you will have a picnic lunch and then continue with the afternoon game drive where you will be able to view other wildlife species. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 10: Transfer from Maasai Mara to Serengeti national park
On day 10 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will have an early breakfast, checkout of the lodge with your packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey to Serengeti national park. The journey takes about 5 hours drive to Isibania, the border crossing between Kenya and Tanzania and from the border it also takes about 5 hours’ drive to Serengeti national park with stunning views of wildlife and highlands on the way. Upon arrival in the park, you will proceed to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 11&12: Full day game drives in Central Serengeti national park, Hot air balloon
After an early breakfast on day 11 and 12 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to central Serengeti for a full day game drive where you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, gazelle, jackals, view various bird species among others. You will have a picnic lunch in the wilderness and then proceed with the game drive where after you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 13: Transfer to Ngorongoro conservation area, Ngorongoro crater drive
On day 13 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Ngorongoro conservation area.. Upon arrival, you will drive to the Ngorongoro crater where you will descend 600 meters into the crater for a game drive where you will be able to spot animals like buffaloes, zebras, warthogs, wildebeests, elephants, dik dik, lions, leopards, hyenas among others, you will also be able to view bird species like the flamingos among others. After the crater drive, you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 14: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park-game drive/ walking safari
After having an early breakfast at your lodge on day 14 of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, your guide will drive you to Lake Manyara national park which is home to the tree climbing lions and also elephants and other wildlife species. You will also engage in a game drive and explore Lake Manyara national park, and enjoy seeing the diverse scenery of the national park. You will also look out for different wildlife species around the national park such as antelopes, gazelles, buffalos, leopards, waterbucks, monkeys, baboons among others as well as different bird species.
After your game drive, you will go for a walking safari where you will be able to get up-close with different animals, enjoy great views of the scenery among others. After the nature walk, proceed to the lodge for check in, Dinner and overnight stay as above.
Day 15: Game drive in Tarangire national park and departure to Arusha
On the last day of the 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge, and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Tarangire national park which is known for harboring large herds of elephants and also the ancient baobab trees. Upon arrival, you will go for game drive in the park where you will be able to spot animals like elephants, zebras, waterbucks, gazelle, impalas, view various bird species among others. After the game drive, you will have a picnic lunch and later start the journey to Arusha. Upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at the airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of advise.
End of 15 days Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania safari tour
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Park entrance fees/ game drives
- All activities included in the itinerary
- Services of a professional English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Pick up from Entebbe and drop off in Arusha
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water in the safari vehicle
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- Crater and concession fees
- Government taxes
Tour excludes
- Air flight tickets
- Entry Visas
- Life &travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, cigarettes, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others
