Perfect 19 days Gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours/ safari
Gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours overview
19 days gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours/ safari is a multi national experience from Uganda to Kenya that will eventually be a dream Africa safari experience combining gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, Africa’s big 5 game drives, wildebeest migration expeditions, relaxation & staycation at Indian ocean soft white sand beaches at Diani in Kenya.
Arrival & Departure: Entebbe/ Kigali & Mombasa/ JKIA- Nairobi
- Day 1 transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable N.P
- Day 2 Bwindi Impenetrable N.P
- Day 3-4 Queen Elizabeth N.P
- Day 4 Kibale N.P
- Day 6-7 Murchison falls N.P
- Day 8 Kampala city
- Day 9-10 Source of the Nile
- Day 11 transfer to Nakuru
- Day 12 Lake Nakuru N.P & Ol Pejeta sanctuary
- Day 13 Nairobi N.P
- Day 14-16 Masai Mara
- Day 17-19 Diani beach
What to expect at combining gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours?
Combined gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours starting from 7 days gorilla tracking and wildebeest combined trips beginning from Uganda/ Rwanda to Kenya/ Tanzania or vice versa are a complete unique wildlife experience travel style for tourists. During this 19 days combined gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration safari, outstanding sightings that will spice up your trip will include;
- Mountain gorillas; Cousins to the lowland gorillas all under the eastern gorilla species, mountain gorillas are the largest apes alive on the planet today. Specifically, mountain gorillas are eastern highland species, gentle giants that are harmless unless provoked notably by researchers, doctors and caretakers.
- Chimpanzees; Are another big apes also with a similar 98% DNA print with humans so entertaining within their social families while in their natural habitats/ tropical forests.
- Murchison water falls; the strongest water falls in the world spice up this safari when you hike to watch the falls from above.
- Flamingos; Thousands of these pink colored storks gathering on the shores of lake Nakuru have landmarked the area as one of the world’s top birding destinations.
- Wildebeests herds; more than 1.5 million herds of wildebeests, zebras, topis etc. traverse the Serengeti and Masai Mara game parks annually is indeed a great expectation on this gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours.
- Source of the river Nile; Boat cruises to the intersection of lake Victoria (Africa’s largest fresh water lake) and the genesis of the river Nile will eventually settle any debate on the source of Africa’s longest river.
- Africa’s big 5; Lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards and rhinos– the big cats and big ungulates named basing on their aggressive attacking & defensive character till now are amazing great beasts to watch in the savannah wilderness.
- White sand beaches overall provide the best serene holidays and relaxation from a long safari experiences that wind up in Kenya national parks.
Furthermore, speak to our travel experts to have a tailor-made safari with the short combined itinerary of 7 days safari in Uganda and Kenya focusing mainly on two experiences i.e. gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration with connecting flights between the 2 countries. Number of days will increase in addition of activities and experiences in the region. Also consider a 10 days Uganda- Kenya safari similar to this 19 days’ gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tour that are a all road means trips.
Detailed 19 days Gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours/ safari itinerary
Day 1 Bwindi Impenetrable mountain gorillas tracking destination
Starting your 19 days gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours safari, you will embark on a ten hour road trip heading to Bwindi impenetrable national park for one of the world’s greatest expedition of endangered species.
Accommodation: Buhoma lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
On the trekking morning, you will have a briefing at the gorillas park headquarters about the behaviors, livelihoods and how to handle their reactions to the human presence. The trek into the tropical montane forests will last between 30 to 3 hours before meeting the gorilla families you are assigned to and you will be allowed to follow and spend an hour with that gorilla family. Getting to find the mountain gorillas on a trek in Uganda is a 99% chance backed up by the gorilla population in this region. After the trek, you will have an experience with the Batwa people who have for all their life time co-existed with the forest and its species. During this nature walk you will experience numerous bird species with particularly 23 albertine endemics that are habitats to only the albertine region.
Accommodation: Buhoma lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Queen Elizabeth national park is the most popular national park in Uganda along with wonderful scenic views of the Rwenzori mountains and its slopes, the African big 5; elephant herds, lion families, leopards, hippo herds, hyenas, wild dogs, Uganda kobs, water bucks, antelopes, baboons, monkeys, crocodiles, crater lakes, reptiles, raptors, sun birds and many more awaiting your memorable tour in this game park. You will head out to the Kazinga channel (a river connecting lakes Edward and George) for a morning boat cruise through queen Elizabeth national park.
At this gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours experience you will have a glance at the world’s largest concentration of hippos which are numbered above 5,000 at the Kazinga channel, Nile crocodiles, buffaloes, water birds and other land birds coming in to quench their thirst, elephants, lions and other land wild game like water bucks, giraffes, kobs, kudus among others also coming in onto the banks of the Kazinga channel to quench their thirst. You will also once again come across the 0° equator landmark as it crosses through queen Elizabeth national game park.
Accommodation: Mweya safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
On this day, Kibale forest national park known for chimpanzee tracking and the primates capital of the world (having the highest population & concentration of chimpanzees in world numbering above 1,500 individuals in the park). The afternoon tracking session starts at 14:00 and takes 2-5 hours with a more than 90% chance of meeting the chimpanzees; a forest walk that will come along with numerous sceneries of more than 370 bird species of grassland, forest, swamp and Albertine rift region endemics, 350 tree species and 71 mammal species. other primates in the park include the L’hoest monkeys, colobus monkeys, blue monkey, olive baboon, red tailed monkey, vervet monkeys.
Accommodation: Kibale forest lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
On this day, you head out to sections of Murchison falls national park to continue exploring this vast grassland and its remarkable wild game. You will later on trek up to view the magnificent Murchison falls from above and watch the strongest falls on the planet, gashing 3,000 cubic liters of water per second through an eight-meter corridor cascading down a 43-meter height into the “the devil’s caldron” forming a white mist and a signature rainbow producing a loud sound from the powerful force of the water of the river Nile.
Murchison falls game park also has the highest number of Rothschild’s giraffes in the world, more than three- quarter of the total world population and numerous elephant and lion families, waterbucks, impalas, kobs, warthogs, hippos, buffaloes, crocodiles, leopards, hyenas, jackals among other mammals and more than 450 bird species recorded in the park. After lunch you will then head to the banks of the river Nile for a boat cruise towards the face of the Murchison falls.
Accommodation: Pakuba safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Kampala 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 Lubaga cathedral, Namirembe cathedral, Qaddafi mosque, Baha’i temple, the parliament building of Uganda etc. Food and commodity markets around Kampala are so interesting and have a great reflection of how the county’s population survives.
Accommodation: Lake Victoria Serene hotel (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
At this section of the river Nile, numerous water falls that have become common water sport points to 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. Clean 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.
Nile river banks also host numerous bird species that can be experienced on nature walks thus being some of the best birders’ destinations in the region. 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 (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Day 11 transfer to Nakuru
On this day, you will embark on a road trip to Lake Nakuru national park across Uganda’s border in Kenya.
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
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. The pink colored flamingos flying and settling in huge numbers make this lake one of the most colorful destinations in the world to visit; 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. Along the birds are mammals such as buffaloes, kobs, water bucks, antelopes, giraffes, baboons, monkeys, reptiles among others.
Ol Pejeta conservancy
At Ol Pejeta conservation area which has the highest number of protected black & white rhinos and also the only 2 remaining northern white rhinos in the world. Ol Pejeta sanctuary 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. Ol Pejeta conservatory is also a sanctuary to many more rescued species especially from hands of poachers and this is also the only place in Kenya where you can find chimpanzees. The expanse of the sanctuary also harbors lions, giraffes, elephants, warthogs, hyenas, kobs, waterbucks, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, hippos, zebras, reptiles, buffaloes, baboons, vervet monkeys among others.
Accommodation: Sweet waters Serene camp (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Nairobi national is just 7km outside the capital city. You will have an exciting tour of wild game while gazing at skyscrapers of the city. Nairobi game park has numerous bird species with numerous European migrant species during the summer 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: JW Marriott hotel (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Watching the wildebeest migration traversing the Mara plains come along with different safari experiences such as air balloon tours, game drives, horse riding safaris and walking safaris 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. Concentration of wild animals in Masai Mara game 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.
Mara river wildebeest crossings
Top most famous and eye catching phenomena in Masai Mara game park is the massive Mara river crossings on the wildebeest migration that occurs around the park between June and September every year championed by the wildebeests, zebras that search for new pastures having to battle against residential nile crocodiles in the Mara river, lions, leopards & other predators for their survival battle. Towards the end of the third day you will head to Mombasa by a flight or by road according to your itinerary for Diani beach for relaxation from your gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours.
Accommodation: Mara river camp (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
One of the cleanest white sand beaches in the world, Diani at Mombasa, Kenya will engage you in various activities during your stay such as; scuba diving, swimming, kite rafting, horse riding, nature walks, sea creature viewing like sea turtles, dolphins, corals among others, spot fishing, enjoying sea food cuisines and coconut cocktails, beach sports, camp fires among others, have a view rare species such as yellow baboon, Angolan colobus, Sykes monkey, bush babies and bird species such as; african barred owlet, malachite kingfisher, house crow, mosque swallow, pied kingfisher, gray heron, great egret, striated heron, African jacana, African darter, little grebe, African pygmy goose, African pied wagtail among others.
White sand beach resorts are one of the best ways to end African safari travel. Best time for this combined gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration starting from Uganda to Kenya is between June and September. On the last day of the Gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours safari, you will either set out to Mombasa or back to Nairobi for departure according to your booked departure flight.
Accommodation: Swahili beach (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
When is the best time for gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration experiences?
Eventually when you get to plan for your Africa safari, consider the 19 days’ combined gorilla trekking & wildebeest migration tours in Uganda and Kenya with the greatest wildlife experiences on the continent. Perfect subsequent time that couples both gorilla tracking activities and Masai Mara wildebeest sightings is during the summer/ sunny/ dry months of June to September. Although there are other dry months of December to February, wildebeest migration herds during this time are back in the Serengeti national park plains.
Inclusions
- Gorilla trekking permits
- Chimpanzee tracking permits
- Park entry fees
- Border crossing fees
- Bottled drinking water
- Driver & guide
- Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
- Airport transfers
- Laundry services
- Government taxes
- All activities indicated in the itinerary
Exclusions
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees & processing
- Extra activities, meals, alcohol/ liquor
- Tipping & gratitude
- Any changes to the itinerary
- Accommodation after the end of the trip
- Souvenirs & snacks
- Anything not mentioned
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