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Well planned 7 days wildlife itinerary

Embark on a week’s long exciting adventure safari on Africa’s 7 days wildlife itinerary packages that get you to unique wildlife game, activities and geographical features which travelers will not find anywhere else in the world for example Africa’s big 5 game (lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, buffaloes), source of the river Nile, mountain Rwenzori, mtn. Kilimanjaro, mtn. Kenya, mountain gorilla trekking, huge animals/ wildebeest migration, golden monkey tracking, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, hippos, Nile crocodiles, Guinea- Congo biome species, boat cruises, city tours, white sand beach holidays, Nile white water rafting, kayaking, nightlife experiences, bungee jumping, Albertine rift endemics, bird watching, chimpanzee tracking, water falls, walking safaris, shoebills tracking and much more. Book your tickets now to embark on unique Africa tours.

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7 days wildlife itinerary

7 day birding Kenya safari experience

7 day birding Kenya safari experience takes you in the most popular national parks with a high bird concentration which are Nairobi N.P, lake Nakuru N.P, Masai Mara game reserve and Amboseli N.P to sight part of more than 1,000 bird species in Kenya. Lake Nakuru is popular for tens of thousands flamingoes, pelicans, geese & other water birds. While in Masai Mara game reserves for Africa's big 5 (lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, rhinos), cheetahs, giraffes, warthogs & wildebeests, you'll also enjoy scenes of more than 300 bird species in the park. Hot air balloon tours make birding in Masai Mara game park this safari more exciting. Continuing with more bird watching in Amboseli N.P, you also enjoy the best sightings of mtn. Kilimanjaro snow capped peaks.

7 days wildlife itinerary

7 day Masai Mara- Serengeti safari

A flexible 7 day Masai Mara- Serengeti safari either starts from Nairobi, Kenya or Arusha, Tanzania to traverse the Serengeti- Mara ecosystem. This Serengeti- Masai Mara safari is a focused wildebeest migration, Africa's big 5 (lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos, elephants) game drives that comes with numerous wild for example giraffes, warthogs, zebras, cheetahs, antelopes, ostriches, secretary birds, kori bustards, grey crowned cranes, hippos, Nile crocodiles, flamingos, eagles, vultures, antelopes, hyenas etc. Along the wildlife game drives, you can also get a quote of other numerous activities for example hot air balloons, bird watching, photography, culture tours, lodges, horse riding tours, camping & nature walks.

7 days wildlife itinerary

7 days mountain gorillas & wildlife safari

Popularly known s the primate capital of the world, Uganda is home to the highest number of the endangered mountain gorillas and chimpanzees. The 7 day mountain gorillas & wildlife safari offers both gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable and chimpanzee tracking in Kalinzu forest reserve along game drives in Queen Elizabeth game park. Furthermore, Queen Elizabeth N.P has the highest number of bird species with 660+ recorded species, the highest in the region making it a top birders destination. You engage in numerous activities for example hiking, walking safari in lake Mburo N.P, bird watching, boat cruises, culture tours etc. There are also numerous wildlife animals and birds to watch during nature walks & game drives for example shoebills, butterflies, crater lakes, hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants, leopards, lions, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, gray crowned cranes etc.

7 days wildlife itinerary

7 day Rwenzori mountaineering experience

Africa holiday for hikers on a 1 week's/ 7 day Rwenzori mountaineering experience gets to trek to the snow caps/ glaciers of Africa's 3rd highest peak. Also known as the mountain of the moon, the Rwenzoris have some of the world's most complete 5 montane vegetation zones. These montane zones are; the forest zones (1,800- 2,500m), bamboo zone (2,500- 3,000m), Moss/ Heather zone (3,000- 3,800m), Alpine zone/ Moorland (3,800- 4,500m), Nival zone/ Afro- Alpine desert (4,500 & above). Rwenzori hiking to the snow capped peaks takes 7 days via the central circuit. While going through the Rwenzori national park forests, you have sightings of Jackson's chameleon (3-horned chameleons), chimpanzees, colobus monkeys, water falls, leopards, forest elephants & buffaloes etc.

7 days wildlife itinerary

7 days Tanzania wildlife experience

A typical Tanzania summer holiday combines the northern circuit safari with Zanzibar island tropical beach holidays. 7 day Tanzania wildlife experience starts with Serengeti N.P, Ngorongoro crater, lake Manyara national park and finally to Zanzibar island for a chilling tropical beach holiday. During wildlife game drives, you enjoy numerous scenes for example Africa's big 5 (lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, rhinos), wildebeest migration, cheetahs, warthogs, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, hippos, Nile crocodiles, secretary birds, ostriches, kori bustards, raptors, sunbirds, bee-eaters etc. Ngorongoro crater has over 20,000 wild animals that permanently reside in the park and the best place to see Africa's big 5 in the shortest time. Activities that are part of this itinerary include hot air balloon tours, bird watching, white sand beach holiday, scuba diving, marine creatures, boat cruises, swimming, kite rafting etc.

7 days wildlife itinerary

7 day gorilla trekking & Africa's big 5 safari

A combined 7 day gorilla trekking & Africa's big 5 game safari in Uganda is a great adventure in the country's most popular game parks. This safari sees you through Bwindi Impenetrable, Queen Elizabeth, Murchison falls and Ziwa sanctuary game parks. Africa's big 5 (lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, rhinos) along much other game for example giraffes, warthogs, antelopes, water bucks, hippos, Nile crocodiles, shoebills, secretary birds, kori bustards, eagles, flamingos, kingfishers, bee-eaters, sunbirds, hornbills, olive baboons, hyenas, fowls, grey crowned cranes, Albertine rift endemics, Guinea- Congo biome species, colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys. Close encounters with rhinos is done at Ziwa rhino sanctuary on a walking safari. You also enjoy a Nile river boat cruise towards the Fajao gorge of the world's strongest water falls.

7 days safari itineraries

7 days river Nile & Murchison falls safari

7 day river Nile, Africa's big 5 & chimpanzee tracking Uganda safari is an easy travel given the short distances covered in between the itinerary destinations. On the visit to the source of the Nile engages you in bungee jumping, water rafting, kayaking & quad biking. Exciting walking safari in Ziwa rhino sanctuary offers great close encounters with the rhinos. Also on Nile river boat cruise is a top experience of a boat cruise that heads to the Murchison water falls as you view wildlife in the water and at the banks for example hippos, shoebills, Nile crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, water bucks, kingfishers, Africa fish eagles etc. From rhino tracking in Ziwa rhino sanctuary, you find the rest of the big 4 (lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants) along chimpanzee tracking in Murchison falls N.P.

7 days Africa safari itineraries

7 day Uganda- Rwanda safari tour

Starting from Entebbe int'l airport and depart from Kigali int'l airport in Rwanda, the 7 day Uganda- Rwanda safari offers a visit to the source of the Nile, lake Mburo N.P, Queen Elizabeth N.P and finally to Bwindi impenetrable national park before crossing to Rwanda. Into Rwanda, you enjoy Kigali city tours visiting the genocide memorial, coffees shops, museums, local markets etc. While in Uganda, you have an exciting walking safari in lake Mburo game park and game drives in Queen Elizabeth N.P. At the source of the river Nile you encounter bungee jumping, kayaking, boat cruises, swimming, quad biking etc. While on game drives, you enjoy wildlife for example lions, leopards, hippos, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, warthogs, shoebills, antelopes, nile crocodiles etc.

Murchison falls also known as Kabalega or Kabarega waterfalls, it is a set of three large waterfalls on the White Nile (Victoria Nile) with a slope of 43 m between the plateau and the trench.

7-day Africa's big 5 & river Nile safari in Uganda

Another exciting travel holiday makers week/ 7 day Uganda wildlife safari offers shoebills tracking, chimpanzee tracking & Africa's big 5 game (lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, rhinos). The tour starts with a Mabamba swamp shoebill tracking on the shores of lake Victoria and thereafter to the source of the river Nile on the next day for boat cruise, bungee jumping, quad biking, water rafting, kayaking etc. An exciting walking safari in Ziwa rhino sanctuary which popular for near encounters with rhino and other ungulates for example giraffes, zebras, antelopes, warthogs, water bucks, hippos etc. The rest of Africa's big 4 (lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants) and chimpanzees are found in Murchison falls N.P along Nile river boat cruises and also hiking to the top of the falls. Exciting birds on this trip include shoebills, kingfishers, eagles, herons, secretary birds, kori bustards etc.

Best time for 7 day wildlife itinerary safari packages in East Africa.

The best time for a week’s/ 7 day wildlife itinerary safari packages is throughout the year depending on the activities and destination in the travel itinerary. During the dry season months of June- August and December- February are the high safari travel time. In the dry seasons, the grasses in the savanna plains are short, the paths are dry and maneuverable with all wild animals and birds moving freely in search for food and quench their thirst near water bodies.

During the rainy/ wet/ green season months of March- May and September- November are also a great time for bird watching and very recommended for birder. The lush green seasons are a low travel season but yet a high breeding season for resident bird species thus easily finding the birds in the park. Furthermore, from September- April East Africa’s savanna grasslands, tropical & lowland forests, swamps, rivers and lakes are destinations for palearctic European and North Africa immigrant bird species making the region a top birders’ destination.

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