21 Day Expedition in Five Country of East Africa

After Breakfasr, pick you at your hotel, at 9.00AM depart for Tarangire, Tanzania’s third largest national park and sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lions, leopards, cheetahs and up to six thousand elephants. Enjoy a game drive with a picnic lunch. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at your accommodation.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Farm of dreams lodge

You’ll have early breakfast, At 7.00AM take picnic lunch boxes and drive to Ngorongoro Crater for the crater tour. You will descend 2000 feet over 600 meters to the floor of the crater for a half day crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Lunch in the Crater will be taken at a picnic site with great views of the marshes with hippos and birds. Ngorongoro Crater is nicknamed the Eighth Wonder of the World and it is for a good reason. Here, an amazing panorama unfolds. A collapsed volcano spanning 102 miles, home to lions, rhinos, hippos, hyenas and antelopes by the thousand. In the afternoon, drive to Serengeti National Park and continue with a game drive before you set down at your lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Farm of dreams lodge

After breakfast, you will travel via the cooler highlands towards the southern Serengeti and at midday you will reach the plains of the Serengeti National Park. This park is the largest in Tanzania and has a diversity of habitats and landscapes – short grass plains, savannah, thick bush, swamps and lakes. Bizarre rock formations called kopjes dot the grassy landscape where predators are often seen. The Serengeti is famous for the yearly migration when hundreds of thousands of wildebeests and zebras trek to find fresh grass and water. You will spend the night at the Serengeti Heritage Tented Camp inside of the park.

Accommodation

• Mid range:  Central Serengeti Luxury Camp

The entire day is dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park. The areas that you visit will depend upon where the migrating herds are. Predators usually follow closely behind the trekking animals and include lions, leopards (in the acacia trees) and cheetahs. During the short rainy season in November and December the herds move from the hills in the north to the plains in the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June they return up north. As the migration is completely dependent on the yearly rainfalls, the location of the herds may vary from year to year but your guide will know where to locate the animals and where to see them best. You will spend another night at your accommodation.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Central Serengeti Luxury Camp

After breakfast you will start driving towards Isebania border where you will have a paper work and proceed to Maasai Mara. The road towards the Kenyan border is a long and adventurous one, but it should be worth it as the “Mara” is reputed to have the highest lion population of all reserves in Africa. Other large cats also live here and can be spotted all year round, as their sightings are not dependent upon the seasons or the great migration. Arrive, Dinner and overnight

Accommodation

• Mid range: Mara Simba Lodge

Today shall be spent at the Masai Mara on unlimited game viewing drives.
(Opportunities for optional balloon ride excursion)

The Masai Mara ecosystem hosts the highest concentration of wild animals per sq km than any other game reserve in the region. Elephant, lion, cheetah, buffalo, antelope, warthog, hyena and many more animal species may be seen.
Simply stated, the Masai Mara is a one stop for game and scenery viewing. You shall carry a picnic lunch and spend entire day on game viewing drives for maximum wildlife sightings. Back to yourLodge Dinner and overnight

Accommodation

• Mid range: Mara Simba Lodge

Early morning game drive will be provided and after return back to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast, leave Maasai Mara (game en route) for Lake Naivasha arriving in the evening search of lions, Leopard, buffalo, antelopes, amongst many others not forgetting the famous white Rhino and black rhino found in this park. Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge

After Break Fast, At 8.00AM Drive to Jinja In Uganda via Busia Border. Jinja is a town in southern Uganda, on the shore of Lake Victoria. The source of the Nile, at Coronation Park, is marked by a garden and a monument honoring British explorer John Hanning Speke. Owen Falls Dam and Bujagali Dam both span the Nile. Farther north on the river, Itanda Falls is known for its white-water rapids. East of Jinja, on Lake Victoria, Samuka Island is home to birdlife, including little egrets. you will Take Lunch in Busia at Grern Gardens Hotel. arrive late in The afternoon, check in, Dinner and Over night.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Jinja Nile Resort

After Break Fast, Check Out,  At 9.00  you will meet the rafting team and have a briefing session during which you will be told the guidelines and given instructions about the rafting activity. You will make a decision between grade 3 and grade 5 rafting. You will then board the boat, after which you will get into the water to try out the safety drills talked about during the briefing session. After this, you set out for the rafting exercise starting with the simple rapids to the intense ones as you continue. The rafting process takes 3 to 4 hours. It is altogether thrilling! After rafting, you will take lunch, visit the source of Nile. Then Drive to Kampala the Capital city of Uganda

Accommodation

• Mid range: Afrikana Hotel

After Breakfast at 8:00 am our driver will pick you at your Hotel in kampala and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park safari. Make a stop for photos at the Equator Line. Continue on through villages with cultivated areas until the lush green tea estates in a rich green belt before you reach the escarpment with magnificent endless views over Queen Elizabeth national park. You will have lunch either along the way or at the lodge, depending on the time. Check in to the lodge take shore and Relax.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Queen Elizabeth Park View Lodge

Have an early morning breakfast then go at 7.00AM for a morning game Safari within the park. Anticipate to see the famous big five including Buffalos, elephants, Lions and other mammals like Giant forest hog, Bush bucks, Kobs, Hyenas and water bucks. In the afternoon hours you will get ready for a launch cruise along Kazinga channel. You will appreciate the high scores of Elephants, Hippos, Buffalos and crocodiles. A number of bird species will also be seen along including the rare shoe bill. After Boat tour you will go for a short Evening game Drive, then transfer you back to the Lodge, take your Dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Queen Elizabeth Park View Lodge

After a very early morning breakfast, head to Kalinzu Forest around 6-00 am for Chimpanzee tracking to meet man’s closet cousins in the wild. You will be amazed to see these primates as they play, swing on tree branches, fight for food etc. Later embark on an exciting road trip to Kabale in Uganda’s highest town (2000 m), with beautiful, lush scenery along the way. We will stay at Lake Bunyonyi, Africa’s deepest crater lake (900 m). Bunyonyi means “place of little birds, Dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Bird Nest Resort

After Breakfast- Go for a cultural walk on Lake Bunyonyi southwestern shores to view a number of villages in their setting. Here pygmies walk over the mountains from Rwanda to sell their produce at the market at hakekuba. Enjoy a canoes ride in the afternoon and Later embark on an exciting road trip  To Kisoro.

Accommodation

• Basic : Kosoro Travellers Rest Hotel

Our safari guide will pick you at 7.00am in the morning after taking your breakfast and drive to Mgahinga National Park station for registration and briefing about Gorilla trekking adventure. Later you will drive to the trekking start point at base of the Virunga Mountains accompanied by armed game rangers. You will move into the jungle in search of the amazing mountain gorillas. The trek might take between 2 and 6 hours depending on your trekking ability and the gorilla family you will visit. Our safari guide will wait for you at the base of the virunga volcanic mountain ranges until you finish trekking. back And Drive to Gisenyi in Rwanda

Accommodation

• Mid range: Lake Kivu Gorillas Hotel

After Breakfast at 8:00Am Visit the Hote springs and Lake Kivu, at 11.00AM Drive to Kigali. On our way To Kigali we will stop In Musanze where you will take Lunch and go Learn Rwanda Traditional dance by Intore Dancers at Ibyiwacu culture center in Kinigi. The “Intore”, once the elite of the traditional Rwanda army, were not only trained as military but also in high jump and dance. They were known for their remarkable technique allowing them to jump over 2m40. The Intore became worldwide famous as dancers in 1958 when the World Expo was held in Brussels. Today Intore dancers are part of the rich Rwanda folklore. The warriors dance is a jewel of the choreographic heritage of Rwanda. Dressed with a mane made of sisal fiber, Tied up on ankles, little bells jingle on each step, giving the warriors dance a thrilling rhythm. Throughout the Intore ballet, physical confrontation turns into artistic rivalry and then at “the end” comes out into a vigorous hug of the warriors. This is the most artistic gesture of friendship mutual aid and protection, after Drive to Kigali the Capital City of Rwanda

Accommodation

• Mid range: 2000 Hotel Kigali

After Break fast at 9.00AM You will Visit the Genocide Memorial at Gisozi. a  places of dignified remembrance for loved ones lost and reflection. Here you will get to know what happened in Rwanda during the Genocide of 1994 a year in Which 1 million Tutsi was killed within 100 days.  After your guide will take you on a short tour of the new and vibrant capital city of Kigali. The new prosperity features a number of thriving markets and features the mountain terrain famous in Rwanda. A sober contrast to its recent history. Take Lunch and Drive to Kibuye.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Moriah Hill Resort

After Break fast, at 9.00AM Take a Boat and proceed to Napoleon Island, The Island is one of the tallest in the Lake Kivu. The elevation from the water’s edge to the summit is just over 100 meters giving you a spectacular view of the surrounding lake, islands and shoreline. The real name is Nyamunini island, but as you approach Napoleon Island from the distance you immediately see from where it gets its name. The profile of the island closely resembles the historical hats which were popular in European army uniforms at the end of the 18^th century and Napoleon is commonly seen depicted in this kind of hat. Hence the name Napoleon Island. Some interesting bird species are often found on Napoleon Island and the taller trees give refuge to palm nut vultures and fish eagles which can often be seen. Other bird species such as hammerkop and kingfishers are common. The most well-known mammals on Napoleon Island are fruit bats. There is a colony of as many as 40,000 straw colored fruit bats living on Napoleon Island. Back at your Hotel, Take Lunch and drive to Nyungwe Forest National Park

Accommodation

• Mid Range: Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel

Take Your Break fast and at 8Am Leave your Hotel and Go for canopy Walk. The Canopy walk involves some slight hiking because you access the suspended bridge from the 2.1 Km long Igishigishi trail, a hiking trail in Nyungwe National Park; it’s after that trail that you join the 160 meters suspended bridge that’s over the forest. This hiking should not stop you from taking the walk, it’s very easy to hike even for first-time hikers; it just has a few steep points because of the mountainous terrains but it’s totally doable. For your walk, you need to wear hiking shoes or boots, a rain jacket, a snack if you must especially for children, a bottle of water and of course your camera to capture the memorable moments. back at 12.00 PM. take Lunch and Drive to Bujumbura.

Accommodation

• Mid range:

After Breakfast at 9.00AM drive to Gitega, Arrive and go visit the National Museum to learn more about Burundian culture and Check in at your Hotel. After lunch, you will get to experience Burundian culture at the Gishora Drum Sanctuary. You will be astonished by the drummers’ performance! You’ll also have the chance to learn how to dance and play the drums. Drive back at your Hotel, Dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Tropitel Hotel Gitega

After Break fast at 8.00AM Drive to Bujumbura, arrive and climb to the “Belvedere” on the top of the hill, a dominating point of Bujumbura, offering a unique view over Lake Tanganyika, After Lunch Drive ten kilometers south to visit “la pierre de Stanley et Livingstone” the commemorating stone of the place where the famous explorers Stanley and Livingstone rested during their attempt to find the source of the Nile; Back to your Hotel for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

• Mid range: Hotel Club Du Lac Tanganyika

After breakfast, personal good bye, Go for shopping, drive to Bujumbura International Airport for your flight home. end of the tour.

Accommodation

• At the end of the tour accomodation is not Included