22 Days gorilla trekking and big five Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda safari.

Welcome to beautiful Rwanda, where every inch of a safari destination is as magical and breath taking as you have been imagining. Orientation will be on arrival at Kigali International airport before being transferred to the Hotel. You will sleep in a historic hotel that played a great role in securing hundreds of innocent souls from the wrath of the genocide. If you want to learn more about it, you can search and watch a movie called the “RWANDA HOTEL.” The hotel’s name was changed to Des Millie Collins Hotel to reduce the genocide trauma that was associated to the name.  Currently it’s among Rwanda’s Top luxury hotels. 

Overnight stay at Des Millie Collins hotel 

Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner and breakfast. 

After your breakfast, you will checkout of your hotel and then set off for a city tour in Kigali where you will be transferred to the Kigali genocide memorial (world heritage site) which is in Gisozi province of Kigali Capital city. This is where you will learn more about the 1994 Rwanda genocide, “THE CASE THAT WILL NEVER BE ARESED”. The tour takes about an hour. A visit to this site will give you an emotional moment that will always trigger you to be an ambassador of peace and unity wherever you are.  After, you will also visit craft shops near this tourist site for souvenirs.

At 10AM, transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (the home of Uganda’s Gorillas). The transfer involves in border crossing from Rwanda to Uganda through Katuna Border. The drive from Kigali city to the Uganda-Rwanda border is about 2hrs. You will be guided through the immigration clearance on both sides and then proceed to Bwindi through Kabale town on the Uganda side. Bwindi is ranked 3^rd in the world’s most adventurous places on Earth. Simply jaw-dropping is the most fantastic way to describe this exhilarating safari destination where verdant forests and rugged terrains offer unforgettable experiences. The drive from the border to Bwindi is approximately 3hours since you will be using a dirt road while ascending to about 2900metres above sea level. Check in to your hotel, refresh up, have dinner and relax for the night. 

Night stay: Gorilla Bluff Lodge

Meal plan: full board

After a good night’s sleep and hearty breakfast, the endangered mountain gorillas will await you in the jungle on this day. First, attend the mandatory briefing and morning entertainment at the park Headquarters as you raise the energy levels, then off you go into the jungles, under the guidance of a professional armed Ranger guide, and find the giant apes after 1-2 hours of careful walking. The face-to-face encounter with these creatures is one of the must-do moments during an Africa safari and your trip will make it possible to achieve this ambition. After one hour interacting with our wild cousins, return to the park headquarters for graduation as you receive your Gorilla trekking certificate. After the guide will drop you back to your hotel for refreshment and relaxation. 

Having enjoyed lunch and rested so well, you will walk into the community for 1-2 hrs. to learn the different cultures and traditions that make them stand out. During the community walk, you will also have an opportunity to experience a coffee tour. After, head back to the Lodge with fresh memories from the gorilla trek and community tour.

Have dinner and stay overnight. NB: A community walk will be arranged after the trek

Overnight stay: GORILLA BLUFFE LODGE

Meal Plan: Full board 

On this day you say goodbye to Bwindi National Park as you take a 3-hour drive into the great savannah of Queen Elizabeth National Park dotted with acacia and cactus trees which are good for spotting tree climbing lions. You will leave Bwindi with packed lunch which you will have in form of a picnic while in the middle of the lash plains of Ishasha.

You will be able to spot the big 4 here and you will take some time to drive through the Savannah to spot more game species; go tracking the tree climbing lions of Ishasha before heading out to your hotel.  Leave the Ishasha sector by 4pm and arrive at your lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.  

Night stay: Engiri Game lodge

Meal plan: full board

Tree climbing lions of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Undertaking a guided game drive and a boat cruise are the best ways of unearthing the beauty of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The day begins with breakfast and orientation at the Lodge, before boarding your safari track for a full-blast game drive with the hope of seeing several cats, spotted hyenas, lions, Defassa, waterbucks, leopards, Or-ibis, warthogs, mongoose, Hippos, Cape buffaloes, duikers, Uganda Kobs, African savanna elephants and so much more. While there are countless opportunities for game viewing. The activity will take about 3-4 hours before you return to the Lodge for Lunch. You will also visit salt mining sites within the park before heading out.

Wallowing Baby elephants of Queen Elizabeth NP.

After lunch you will then head back to Queen Elizabeth for extra evening game drive. 

At 7 pm drive back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight stay: Engiri Game lodge  

Meal plan: Dinner and Breakfast 

Wake up at leisure, have breakfast and check out your hotel. You will have a gentle drive towards Kibale National Park “the home of Great Chimpanzees”.  You will pass by the Equator for photo shoot and some earth’s magnetic field experiments on the Equator. Then proceed to Kasese town. You enjoy the great scenic views of Fort Portal (the tourist city) and the Kalinju forests mingled in the bright colored tea plantations. Arrive at your hotel for Lunch. Refresh and rest. 

Overnight stay: Guereza Canopy Lodge.

Meal Plan: Full board 

Kibale Forest National Park is often ranked Africa’s best places to trek for the endangered chimpanzees. On this day we will have packed lunch, and we will head out to join other travelers in searching for these Great Apes in their natural habitat, and this starts by 8:00 am after briefing and lasts 1-4 hours. It’s not just a chimpanzee affair because other animals, several birds, butterflies, and tree species will be spotted along the way but after all the patience, commitment, and hard work, the chimpanzee troop will be found and one hour is the time you have. Observe and take photos. Sometimes the trek can take even less than 4 hours.

After the tracking you will head back to your lodge for lunch and rest. 

Overnight stay: Guereza Canopy Lodge. 

Meal plan: full board.

This is the day we leave Kibale National Park and head to the North to the majestic Murchison Falls National Park. We will head to another exciting destination for our 22 days of East Africa Safari. The journey to Murchison National Park is a bit long (about 5-6 hours) and therefore we leave early but expect lots of enroute scenery of the countryside, huge plantations, and many other landscapes. Settle for lunch in Hoima Oil city and proceed to the Nile Valley through amazing views of the endless natural beauty to your place of lodging in the late afternoon.

We will have a brief evening game drive. Then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight stay: Murchison River Lodge

Meal plan. Full board.

This day is about unearthing the diversity of Murchison Falls National Park and kicks off with early morning or packed breakfast at the Lodge. Start driving through its Savannah plains dotted with acacia and Riverbanks where hartebeests, lions, Cape buffaloes, warthogs, Hippos, leopards, Oribis, spotted hyenas, Olive baboons, African bush elephants, kudus, Vervet monkeys, bushbucks, Defassa waterbucks, and Uganda Kobs are frequently spotted. You will visit the top of world’s strongest waterfalls on this day. 

 A delicious and hot lunch will be served from your Safari Lodge as you enjoy a boat cruise on the Nile.

In the afternoon treat your adventure side to a rewarding private boat ride down the scenic Victoria Nile, where you will spend 3 hours browsing the banks for Hippos, Nile crocodiles, African bush elephants, and Cape buffaloes as well as birds. After the boat cruise, you will return to the park to wind up with an evening game drive before returning to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight stay: Murchison River Lodge (Thatched Cottages)

Meal Plan: Dinner and breakfast

This is the day you leave the majestic Murchison Falls National Park behind and continue to another exciting destination for our 22 days of East Africa Safari. The journey to Jinja is a bit long (about 7 hours) and therefore we leave early morning but expect lots of en-route sceneries of the countryside, Settle for 2hrs Rhino tracking and lunch in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and later proceed to Jinja City for your night stay.  

Overnight stay: Source of the Nile Hotel 

Meal plan: Dinner and Break fast 

You will have breakfast and head out for the Nile excursion at exactly 8 am where you will have 1 hour to explore source of world’s longest River Nile in Jinja town. After you proceed for another African border crossing experience at Busia border post for Kenya and Uganda. Then continue your way to the Kenyan side. You will have packed lunch from Jinja town.  It will be maximum 7-8hrs drive to get to your Lodge for dinner and overnight stay. However, you may have a night stay in Kisi town since the border crossing process delays. Sometimes it gets tough as the traffic gets stiff. Busia is Africa’s busiest border it serves as Africa’s gateway to the seaport of Mombasa that links Africa to Asia and Australia hence heavy traffic  

Overnight stay: Dallas Premier Hotel 

Meal Plan: Dinner and Breakfast.

On this 12th day of your 22 days Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday, Have early breakfast and transfer to the park for game drive.  The transfer from Kisi town to Masai mara is approximately 3hrs.  You will go straight to check in your lodge, have lunch and refresh. Have enough rest before heading out for the evening game drive. After enjoying lunch and a little bit of rest. You will go for an afternoon/evening game drive exploring the park, lookout for animals such as giraffes, gazelles, cape buffaloes, Africa wild dogs, zebras, lions among others. Around 7pm, Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight Stay: Jacaranda Safari camp.

Meal plan: Full Board.

This will be a day specifically dedicated to exploring what the mighty Masai Mara has to offer. A whole day will be spent on a game drive with a picnic Lunch at the MARA RIVER MIGRATION BRIDGE. This will be a day in Africa’s finest jungle interacting with nature.  You will return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.  Relax and prepare for an early morning Game drive and say bye to Kenya. Cover the Masai mara in a single day.

 Overnight Stay: Jacaranda Safari Camp.  

Meal plan: Full Board.

Have an early morning breakfast, meet your guide and depart from Masai Mara national reserve to Serengeti through Isebania Kenya Tanzania boarder post, with warm welcoming of unforgettable land of Tanzania. Short briefing will be given to you before we proceed to our destination. After four to five hours of enroute game drive we expect to see some welcoming animals as we cruise through Serengeti National Park. You will have enough time to enjoy your environment and view of wide plain of Serengeti and some resident animals around.

After dinner, you will get a briefing about your hot air balloon safari from our crew then a warm sleep with nature choruses of different singers from insects with some animals such as hyenas laughing and early morning rhythmic birds.

Hotel: African Safari Ikoma

Meal plan; Full board

Leave very early in the morning as instructed by the guide for the hot air balloon safari in Serengeti where you will have a great view of Serengeti from the top. Aerial view of the plains and vast animals in their great numbers. After breakfast and celebration of your certificate from balloon crew we shall provide you with our game drive where you will get a great chance to spot animals as close as possible to quench your desires.

Bush lunch will amaze your visit due to great surroundings with a cool bush breeze and a bunch of therapeutic sensory stimulating scents of nature. 

 Second half will begin, and the deep plains of Serengeti will give you a better chance of sporting most animals, especially the cat family.

After a great viewing of amazing animals, we shall proceed to southern part of Serengeti where volcanic ash is believed that it was deposited there, hence most animals, especially the wild beasts love it due to its richness of calcium sweetness for the new babies. We will drive through the wide-open plains to our lodge.

Hotel: Africa Safari Ndutu

Meal plan: Full board

Leave as early as possible for early game drive and enroute game drive to Ngorongoro crater. After nice breakfast in the base of Caldera we shall proceed to.

One of the most visited sites in Africa. The magical land that is reserved and has all things that nature can offer with higher chances to see the big five. The Ngorogoro conservation area.

After lunch and game drive, leave via the steep crater walls with amazing views of the caldera.

As we proceed to Lake Eyasi for overnight stay 

Overnight at Lake Eyasi Tented Lodge

Meal Plan: Full board

The guide will pick you and drive you to the wild for hunting activities with Adzhabe tribe in Tanzania.  The experience takes approximately 2 hours.

Then after, you will have personal interactions with them for another 1 or 2hrs. After you will head out for lunch and proceed to Karatu and proceed to Arusha city for overnight stay. This will be your cultural day.

Sleep at West Killi

Meal: Dinner and breakfast

After amazing sleep over at the feet of the world’s free standing volcano mountain Kilimanjaro; if we are lucky, we could see its pick covered with snow and then we shall proceed to Dar-es- Salaam with amazing different landscape views while slopping down to the sea level to catch up with our ferry to Zanzibar. We will stop on the way to Lunch in one of the best viewing points of series of Usambara Mountains with the best scenic views in Africa.

You will drive through Dar-es-salaam to the harbor for an evening 1hr cruise to Zanzibar.

Sleepover at Shaba boutique Hotel. 

Meal plan: Dinner and breakfast

On the 19th day of your 22 days, Rwanda Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Holiday, wake up at your leisure, have breakfast then head out for a 5hrs session through the Jozani forest, through Uzi Island village tour, marine park tour, and from there you will enjoy a sea food lunch. After lunch, head to Stone Town where you will experience the slave trade history and culture of Zanzibar, you will also visit the Darajani Market where you will meet and interact with the locals. After you will enroute through Africa’s first spice farm as you return to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight stay: Reaf Beach Resort 

Meal plan: Full board

****FREE DAY!!!!  RELAXING AT THE BEACH******

Wake up at your own leisure for breakfast. After you are free to be anywhere at the beach as long as you don’t miss out on lunchtime. This will be your day to have more time for yourself. You will have lunch at your own leisure and dinner will be served by 7-8 pm. The guide will be available whenever you need him.  

Overnight at Reaf Beach Resort

Meal plan: FULLBOARD

After breakfast and check out of your hotel by 8am, you will embark on a 36-minute drive to the harbor. You will be escorted and assisted where necessary for your return cruise back to Dar-Es-Salaam.  

Overnight stay at Johari Rotana hotel. 

Meal Plan: Dinner with the guides

Check out of the hotel and embark on a 20-minute drive to the airport. The guide will drop you at Julius Nyerere International Airport for your return flight. And this marks the end of your 22 days East Africa Adventure with Banith Safaris in the 4 Africa’s top rated safari destinations.