Tour Plan
Start/End:Kigali/Zanzibar
Status: Open All year
Vehicle used: : 4/4 Land Cruiser
Accommodations: Tented Camp/Lodges
Kigali – 1 Night , Volcanoes – 2 Night , Nairobi – 1 Night, Maasai Mara – 3 Night , Serengeti – 2 Night, Ngorongoro – 1 Night, Tsavo East & Zanzibar – 4 Nights
Activities: Game viewing, photography, nature walk, sightseeing, balloon ride & birding
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Day 1: Arrival – Transfer to Kigali hotel
Overnight: Kigali Serena Hotel
Meals: Bed & Breakfast
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Day 2: Kigali – City tour, transfer to Volcanoes National Park. Approx. 3 hours
You will be picked by our guide from Kigali hotel and head for a Kigali city tour visiting Genocide memorial ground where over 25000 bodies of victims of genocide were given a decent burial. Later have lunch in a local restaurant before a drive to Musanze, Volcanoes National Park.
Overnight: The Bishop’s House/Five Volcanoes
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 3: Gorilla Trek Experience
Arise early and have breakfast, then be transferred to the park’s headquarters, Office of Tourism in Kinigi where you are briefed by the park ranger about the rules and regulations governing Gorilla tracking before you head off to the jungle in search for these gentle giants. The gorilla trek can last from an hour to six hours depending on the gorilla’s movements and although the trek is strenuous it is rewarding at the end. You will be given an hour with the gorilla to take as many pictures and just enjoy watching them play. You will have picnic lunch and later trek back to start point and drive back to the lodge.
Overnight: The Bishop’s House/Five Volcanoes
Meals :
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 4: Volcanoes – Transfer to Kigali – Fly to Nairobi
Have early breakfast then depart for Kigali where you will take a late afternoon flight to Nairobi.
Upon arrival at JKIA, be picked by our driver and dropped at city hotel.
Overnight: Garden Inn by Hilton/Nairobi Serena Hotel
Meals :
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 5: Nairobi – Transfer to Maasai Mara (Approx. 5 hours)
You will be picked by our tour guide/driver from your Nairobi hotel at 6.30a.m. Depart for Mara immediately to arrive in time for lunch. Later have game drive at 3p.m. till 6p.m.
Overnight: Zebra Plains or Basecamp/Sarova Mara/Entim or Mara Bush Camp/Kichwa Tembo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 6 & 7: Maasai Mara – Full day
Spend these 2 days with full-day game drives in search of the big five and many other wildlife that inhabits these beautiful savannah plains. There will be picnic lunch on the banks of Mara River.
Optional activities: Hot air balloon & guided nature walks
Overnight: Zebra Plains or Basecamp/Sarova Mara/Entim or Mara Bush Camp/Kichwa Tembo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 8: Maasai Mara – Transfer to Serengeti, by flight
Have breakfast then be transferred to the airstrip for a morning flight to arrive in Serengeti by noon. This flight is not direct and you will connect in Migori/Tarime. There is a short road transfer between the airstrips.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge/Serengeti Pioneer Camp/Melia Serengeti Lodge/Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge/Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 9: Serengeti – Full day
Spend this whole day with either a full-day game drive or morning and afternoon game drives.
Overnight: Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge/Serengeti Pioneer Camp/Melia Serengeti Lodge/Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge/Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 10: Serengeti - Transfer to Ngorongoro. Approx. 3 hours
have early breakfast then depart for Ngorongoro Crater. You will visit the floor of the crater and have a short game drive and picnic lunch. Later drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight: Lemala Ngorongoro/Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge/Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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Day 11: Ngorongoro – Transfer to Kilimanjaro/Arusha, Approx. 4 hours - Zanzibar
Have breakfast then depart for Kilimanjaro or Arusha where you will take a flight to Zanzibar. Arrive in Zanzibar and be driven to beach hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Zuri Zanzibar/Matemwe Lodge/Kilindi Zanzibar
Meal Plan: Half Board (Zuri & Matemwe)/All Inclusive (Kilindi)
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Day 12 – 14: Zanzibar
On Leisure
Overnight: Zuri Zanzibar/Matemwe Lodge/Kilindi Zanzibar
Meal Plan: Half Board (Zuri & Matemwe)/All Inclusive (Kilindi)
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Day 15: Zanzibar – Home-bound flight
Depending on your out-bound flight, you will have a final transfer to Zanzibar Airport.
Rates depend on