Kenya Uganda safari Overview
The Kenya Uganda safari on our multi-national bouquet offers an experience in both east African countries on some of the world’s famous scenes for example the River Nile, huge bird sceneries and the wildebeest migration (one of the world’s largest herds), Africa’s big 5 among others.
Kenya Uganda safari highlights
Arrival & departure: Entebbe- Nairobi
Day 1- arrive, Kampala city tour & night life
Day 2-3- source of the River Nile and water rafting
Day 4- transfer to Nakuru
Day 5- l. Nakuru and Ol Pejeta Birding and Africa’s big 5
Day 6- Nairobi np and night life
Day 7-10 Masai Mara wilderness and wildebeest migration to departure
Detailed Kenya Uganda safari itinerary
For a Kenya Uganda safari, you will be picked up by our guide from Entebbe airport to your booked accommodation and thereafter have a brief rest. A Kampala city tour will get you to various historical administrative, economic and cultural sites and centers in the city have affected the development of Uganda as a country such as the Kasubi tombs where 3 ancient kings are buried, the Rubaga cathedral; headquarters of the Catholics’ faith, Namirembe cathedral; headquarters of the protestant faith, Gaddafi mosque; headquarters of the Muslim faith, Baha’i temple of the Baha’i faith, fort Laggard the first administrator of Kampala city, the parliament building of Uganda among others. Food and commodity markets around Kampala have a great reflection of how the county’s population survives. Market tours will get you have some taste on fresh fruits, vegetables grown in the country and street food delicacies like the Rolex. Later on in the evening, you will have a nightlife experience in the bars and lounges of Kampala city till resting time as you wait for the next day.
Accommodation: Grande Imperial hotel (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
At Jinja on the Kenya Uganda safari, the source of the river Nile has numerous water falls that have become common water sport points for tourists and adventurers from all corners of the world. Some of the falls include Owen falls, Bujagali falls, Ripon falls, Itanda falls, Busowoko falls among others. The clean and white waters of the River Nile at this point are the most entertaining of the river course throughout Africa offering the best bungee jumping point, water rafting, horse riding at the river banks, water surfing, swimming, canoeing, river boarding, quad biking around the river banks among others. You will also take a boat to reach the source of the nile where 30% of the water emanates from underground streams and 70% from Lake Victoria. The green sparsely forested areas will provide a chilling breeze for nature walks and relaxations that will grant you a memorable time at the source of the river Nile.
Accommodation: Whispers of the Nile lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Day 4 transfer to Nakuru
Either by air or by road trip on safari to Lake Nakuru national park across Uganda’s border to Kenya.
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
This day will find you at lake Nakuru which one of the world’s highest bird concentrated areas with more than a million flamingos, storks, geese, ducks, Africa’s big 5 among others residing at this shallow lake. The shallowness of lake Nakuru easily exposes algae which acts as food to greater and lesser flamingos and other water birds thus making it a favorite place for them to stay. Hottentot teal, bateleur, maccoa duck, pallid harrier, rupell’s vulture, shining sunbird, European roller, great snipe, western reef heron, red-capped lark, Abyssinian thrush, eastern imperial eagle, long crested eagle among others are some of the birds to see on Kenya Uganda safari.
At Ol Pajete conservation area which has the highest number of protected black and white rhinos and also the only 2 remaining northern white rhinos in the world. The park offers both drives and walking safari experiences to its visitors as they interact with rangers sharing with them knowledge about the sanctuary and the animals therein. . The expanse of the sanctuary also harbors lions, chimpanzees, giraffes, elephants, warthogs, hyenas, kobs, waterbucks, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, hippos, zebras, reptiles, buffaloes, baboons, vervet monkeys among others.
Accommodation: Radisson blu hotel (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Continuing on the Kenya Uganda safari, you will be picked up by our guide and get you to your booked hotel for a brief rest and there after head out through Nairobi city to Nairobi national park which is just 7km outside the city. You will have an exciting tour of a tour of wild game while gazing at skyscrapers of the city. The park has numerous bird species and numerous migrant species especially during the time between June and August adding to the more than 400 resident species making it a true birding haven in Africa. Along with mammal species such as lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos, ostriches, rhinos, hartebeests, waterbucks, hyenas, buffaloes, kobs, reptiles among others. This park will give you a unique scenery of the existing interdependency of nature and its wild with modernity.
Accommodation: Radisson blu hotel (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
On this day in Kenya, you will head to the masai mara game reserve. The park offers different safari experiences such as air balloon safari, game drives, horse riding safari and walking safari with the masai people. The park is a vast green grassland anchored by woodland, swamps, forest species, acacia and the mara river that have maintained an effective eco-system that is a habitat to huge number of wild game. The concentration of wild game in this park will give non-stop action packed safari drives all throughout of Africa’s big 5 game; lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, buffaloes, along with rhinos, kobs, hyenas, hartebeests, wildebeests, zebras, giraffes, waterbucks, reptiles, warthogs, monkeys, baboons, crocodiles, hippos, wild dogs, ostriches and numerous bird species all over the park. . Towards the end of the second day you will head back to Nairobi to catch up with your departure flight.
Accommodation: Mara Sopa lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast | lunch| Dinner
Inclusions
- Airport transfers
- Park entry fees
- Excursions on itinerary
- Drinking water
- Laundry
- Transport; 4X4 safari landcruiser
- Driver & guide
- Domestic flights
- Government taxes
Exclusions
- Travel insurance
- International flights
- Extra luggage on domestic flights
- Tipping and gratitude
- Souvenirs & snacks
- Extra activities & meals not indicated in itinerary
- Accommodation after end of trip
- Any changes to the itinerary
- Anything not mentioned in itinerary