9 Day Uganda & Tanzania Safari Tour

9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour, this mid-range combination tour is perfect for people who want to combine tracking the Mountain Gorillas in Uganda with the best national parks of Northern Tanzania. You will visit the Genocide memorial in Kigali and track the endangered Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Forest. In Tanzania you will visit Lake Manyara or Tarangire National Park, the famous Serengeti and the Ngorogoro crater. Accommodation has been chosen for its excellent location and level of comfort.

9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour Highlights

• Arrival at Kigali airport Rwanda, To Mutanda Lake resort in Uganda.
• Gorilla Tracking
• Optional activities at Lake Mutanda, To Kigali in Rwanda.
• To Kigali airport, flight to Tanzania, to Arusha.
• Game drive in Lake Manyara N.P. or in Tarangire N.P.*
• Arrival in the Serengeti, game drive to Seronera Valley.
• Full day of game drives in Serengeti N.P.
• Game drives Serengeti N.P. and Ngorongoro Crater.
• Airport transfer or tour extension.

9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour Inclusions and Exclusions

Price Includes

• Transport – day 1 to day 9 – in a 4wd Landcruiser with pop-up roof;
• Airport transfer on day 1 and day 9;
• One way flight from Kigali to Kilimanjaro airport with Rwand air;
• English speaking driver/guide in Rwanda;
• English speaking safari guide in Tanzania;
• Accommodations as per programme;
• Meals as per programme;
• National Park entrance fees as per programme;
• All activities as per programme.
• 1 Gorilla permit Rwanda per person (a US$ 1.500 per permit)

Price Excludes

• Government tax or park fees increase;
• International flights;
• Entry visa for Rwanda & Tanzania;
• All drinks;
• Personal (medical/travel) insurance;
• Porter to carry your luggage during the Gorilla tracking;
• Tips and gratuities to your driver/guide, hotel staff, etc;
• All activities that are not mentioned in the programme or activities that are mentioned as optional;
• All expenses of a personal nature (e.g., laundry, souvenirs etc.).

Detailed 9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour

Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Lake Mutanda

Mutanda Lake Resort offers one of the best views in Uganda! Perched on a peninsula in Lake Mutanda, isolated in the shadow of the Virunga Mountain Range, this lodge offers comfortable accommodation in a very unique corner of the country. 9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour, with small islands dotting the surrounding lake and a backdrop of misty volcanoes this setting never fails to impress visitors.

Note: Your international flight must arrive at 1 pm local time or earlier. If your flight is arriving later, we will book a room for you in Kigali at costs price. We will then pick you up from Kigali the next day.

Note 2: We advise you to arrange an East-Africa visa in advance. This is $100 pp and will allow you to muliple enter both Uganda and Rwanda

• Journey Time 4, 5 hours
• Accommodation Mutanda Lake Resort
• Meal Plan Dinner

Day 2 of 9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour: Gorilla Tracking

This is the big day… Prepare yourself for an encounter with one of Bwindi’s gentle giants: the rare Mountain Gorilla. For most people this is the absolute highlight of their tour in Uganda. Do not forget to bring your gorilla permit and passport (original)!

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a highlight for many visitors as this is where they will be visiting the home of the gentle giants. The park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests lies on the mist-covered hillsides. This magnificent forest dates back over 25,000 years, even surviving the last Ice Age (most forests disappeared).

9 Day Uganda & Tanzania, Bwindi Forest has an incredible diversity of flora and fauna and is the only forest in Africa which can make claim to host both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees. In fact, half the worlds’ population of gorillas live here divided over nine habituated family groups. Also 5 other primate species, 120 species of mammal, over 220 butterflies and 360 bird’s species call Bwindi home. 9 Day Uganda & Tanzania, this it THE place to see the critically endangered mountain gorillas up close for your very own ‘Gorillas in the Mist’ moment.

Gorilla Tracking

The gorillas you will trek belong to one of nine family groups who can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day. Your trek will be an exciting (for some also challenging) journey along forested (sometimes slippery) slopes, entwined vines, bushes and bamboo before you eventually reach the gentle giants. En-route, your guide will point out signs of previous gorilla activity.9 Day Uganda & Tanzania, think of dung, nests and chewed bamboo shoots. The time to complete the gorilla trekking can be as little as 2 hours to as much as 7 hours! Once the the family of gorillas has been located, you will be allowed a maximum of one hour observing them. Coming face-to-face with the mountain gorillas is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is a fantastic part of your tour you will definitely remember for the rest of your life.

• Accommodation Mutanda Lake Resort
• Meal Plan Breakfast, packed lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Optional activities at Lake Mutanda, To Kigali

In the morning you can do one of the optional activities at Lake Mutanda. The driver of Mutanda Lake resort will take you to Kigali in Rwanda. You shall visit the Genocide memorial and Education Centre, which opened in 2004, 10 years after the genocide. 9 Day Uganda & Tanzania, it’s a dignified tribute to the victims, including a poignant Children’s Memorial, and a history of the tragedy.

You can visit some of Kigali’s craft markets, to browse amongst the pottery, carvings, batik, weaving, sculpture, musical instruments, leather and fabrics on offer. Prepare to haggle! All activities today are at your own cost. You will spend the night at a lovely accommodation. 9 Day Uganda & Tanzania, Flame tree village is ideally located on the outskirts of Kigali.

Journey Time 4 hours to Kigali

Accommodation Flame tree Village

Meal Plan Breakfast

Day 4 of 9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour: Welcome to Tanzania!

The driver of Flame tree village will take you to Kigali airport for your morning flight to Tanzania with Rwand air. This flight is included in the price! Your Tanzanian driver/guide will pick you up from Kilimanjaro airport and transfer you to Ilboru Safari Lodge.

Depending on your time of arrival you can do an optional activity organized by the lodge.

• Journey Time 45 minutes
• Accommodation Ilboru Safari Lodge
• Meal Plan Breakfast

Day 5: Lake Manyara N.P.

After an early breakfast you game drive out of the park and travel to ‘Mto wa Mbu’. The bustling farming community of Mto Wa Mbu is home to around 18,000 people. Onthis walk you’ll discover a side of Tanzania many visitors miss out on. A melting pot of cultures; Mto Wa Mbu is thought to be one of the only places in Tanzania where there are representatives from all 120 tribes living happily side by side.

of 9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour, during your visit you’ll get a good feel for the social side ofthe village – the farms and the milling machines, the schools, markets and churches. You’ll likely visit the village banana plantation as well as a youth art project, and a wood workshop where you can watch skilled Makonde tribe members carve intricate figurines, masks and household objects.

• Journey Time 1 hour (Tarangire – Mto wa Mbu
• Accommodation Manyara Wildlife Safari Camp
• Meal Plan Breakfast, local lunch, dinner

Day 5: Tarangire National Park

Today, after an early breakfast, you will be traveling to Tarangire National Park. The game drive can begin! Tarangire is best known for its many gigantic baobab trees and its large herds of elephants; it is a home to roughly 2,500 individuals and large herds are regularly viewed. 9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour, Elephants gathering at the Tarangire River to drink make for a perfect panoramic picture!

You might also find many other animals like leopard, zebra, impala, warthog, eland, buffalo, waterbuck and lion. Also, the birders will have so much to see; more than 500 different bird-species are present. This park hosts the biggest concentration of wildlife outside the Serengeti. Also, it is the only place in Tanzania where the oryx and gerenuk are regularly spotted.

Your driver/guide will have a lunch-box for you so you can picnic at a beautiful spot in the park. After your lunch your safari continues.

On arrival you’ll be welcomed at their “boma” with a welcome drink and refreshing towel before walking up the hill to the reception.

• Journey Time 2 hours to the park entrance
• Accommodation Sangaiwe Tented Lodge
• Meal Plan Breakfast, packed lunch, dinner

Day 6 of 9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour: The Serengeti

A Tanzania tour is not complete without safari in the most famous safari park in the world: Serengeti National Park. This park hosts the most extensive population of wild animals on earth and has a complex and untouched ecosystem. Serengeti means “endless plains” in the language of the Maasai, a description that the Serengeti completely lives up to. Even the (long) drive towards your accommodation is one continuous safari!

The park is usually described as divided into three regions: Serengeti plains, Western corridor and Northern Serengeti. 9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour, the latter is where we can witness wildebeest and zebra migrating in their millions during the Great Migration, following the ancient rhythm of Africa’s seasons. This is one of the most impressive natural events in the world. No matter which part of the park and in which season you visit, very few people forget their first encounter with the Serengeti!

After the incredible impressions of the Serengeti, you drive to your accommodation for a delicious diner and a good night’s sleep.

• Journey Time 2 hours to the park entrance
• Accommodation Tortilis Camp
• Meal Plan Breakfast, packed lunch, dinner

Day 7: Game drives in Serengeti National Park

Early in the morning you leave your accommodation for a full day safari! This is when Africa can reveal its cool side, so you should wrap up warm for the start of your day. Your guide will bring you as close as possible to the wildlife. Few predators hunt during the heat of the day, so the early morning is the best time to observe the thrill of the chase.

It is also a magical time, with the subtle light dappling the landscape, the birds awakening and the sense of a great adventure beginning to unfurl. You visit the heartof the Serengeti, Seronera Valley.  Meanwhile this valley is often termed as the ‘classic’ Serengeti; short grass plains with all different kind of wild animals ranging from the impressive lion to the naughty mongoose. These full day safaris are the best way to see the full range of what this magnificent park has to offer.

We will find you a nice picnic spot to enjoy your packed lunch and then you continue your safari back to Tortilis Camp where you have an excellent dinner and some time to relax. Tired but satisfied, you go to bed with dreams of Serengeti plains!

• Accommodation Tortilis Camp
• Meal Plan Breakfast, packed lunch, dinner

Day 8 of 9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour: Game drives in Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater

Today you enjoy a game drive on your way en-route out of the beautiful Serengeti and continue to the Ngorongoro Crater. In the afternoon, you will have a game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater! This UNESCO World Heritage Site offers a unique biosphere which has remained virtually unchanged since the dawn of time. However, there are very few places in the world where you can find such a large population of wildlife throughout the year. Deep within the crater, enclosed by towering walls, you have a good chance of spotting ‘The Big 5’: lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. Other wildlife for instance serval cat, cheetah, jackal, Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelle, flamingo and bat-eared foxes, as well as approximately 400 species of colorful birds

• After this great experience, you will go to your accommodation for tonight.
• Accommodation Country Inn Karatu
• Meal Plan Breakfast, packed lunch, dinner

Day 9: Departure

Today is unfortunately the last day of your trip. Depending on the time of your international flight you can decide to do an optional activity. Thus, the end of our safari.

• Journey Time 5-6 hours
• Accommodation Not included
• Meal Plan Breakfast

End of 9 Days Uganda Tanzania Safari Tour