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16-Day – The Ultimate East Africa Grand Safari (Uganda and Tanzania)

16-Day – The Ultimate East Africa Grand Safari

Uganda and Tanzania

A perfectly balanced journey combining Uganda’s primates and river safaris with Tanzania’s legendary plains and Big Five game viewing.

UGANDA • TANZANIA • Gorillas • Chimps • Big Five • Crater
Uganda • Ziwa • Murchison • Kibale • Queen Elizabeth • Bwindi Tanzania • Tarangire • Manyara • Serengeti • Ngorongoro
GORILLA TREK CHIMPANZEES BIG FIVE SAVANNAH NGORONGORO TREE-CLIMBING LIONS
Entebbe
Ziwa
Murchison
Kibale
Queen E.
Bwindi
Entebbe
Arusha
Tarangire
Manyara
Serengeti
Ngorongoro
Arusha
Day 1 – Arrival at Entebbe International Airport – Overnight UG Uganda

Arrival at Entebbe International Airport, meet and greet and transfer to hotel. Rest, safari briefing, optional sunset Lake Victoria walk, dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Arrival • Safari briefing
Day 2 – Transfer from Entebbe – Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary UG Uganda

Breakfast at 07:00, drive for 3 hrs to Ziwa. Lunch, from 14:00–16:30 guided on-foot rhino tracking (southern white rhinos, bushbuck; birds: shoebill possible), dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Ziwa Rhinos • Rhino tracking
Day 3 – Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – Murchison Falls National Park UG Uganda

Breakfast, for about 3.5 hr drive to Murchison Falls NP. Lunch at lodge, afternoon game drive (elephants, giraffes, lions, buffalo), sunset views, dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Transfer to Murchison Falls • Game drive
Day 4 – Murchison Falls National Park UG Uganda

Starting from 06:00–09:30 morning game drive, brunch. Then from 14:00–17:30 enjoy a boat cruise (hippos, crocodiles, elephants, African skimmer), optional top-of-falls walk, dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Murchison Falls • Game drive • Nile boat cruise
Murchison Falls • Big Five • Nile River • Waterfalls
Day 5 – Transfer from Murchison Falls – Kibale Forest National Park UG Uganda

After breakfast, enjoy a scenic drive for 6–7 hrs through Albertine Rift. Lunch en-route, arrive Kibale Forest late afternoon, crater lake views, dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Scenic drive to Kibale • Albertine Rift
Day 6 – Transfer from Kibale Forest – Queen Elizabeth National Park UG Uganda

Early breakfast, morning chimpanzee tracking in Kibale 08:00–11:00. Lunch, then for about 3 hr drive to Queen Elizabeth NP, afternoon game drive, dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Chimpanzee tracking • Transfer to Queen Elizabeth
Kibale • Chimpanzee tracking • Primates of Uganda
Day 7 – Queen Elizabeth National Park UG Uganda

Morning game drive in Kasenyi plains (lions, Uganda kob, elephants). Lunch, afternoon Kazinga Channel boat cruise (hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, birds), dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Kasenyi Plains • Kazinga Channel cruise
Queen Elizabeth • Big Five • Kazinga Channel • Hippos
Day 8 – Transfer from Queen Elizabeth – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest UG Uganda

After breakfast, drive for 5 hrs via Ishasha sector (tree-climbing lions). Lunch en-route, arrive Bwindi, evening briefing for gorilla trek, dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Ishasha tree-climbing lions • Transfer to Bwindi
Ishasha • Tree-climbing lions • Unique behavior
Day 9 – A Once in a Lifetime Experience (Bwindi Gorilla Trekking) UG Uganda

Early breakfast, transfer to park headquarters. Gorilla trekking experience 2–6 hrs, one unforgettable hour with mountain gorillas. Return to lodge, afternoon at leisure, dinner and overnight.

Uganda • Gorilla Trek • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Bwindi • Mountain Gorilla Trekking • Once in a Lifetime Experience
Day 10 – Fly from Bwindi Forest (Kisoro/Kihihi) – Entebbe Airport Then Connect to Tanzania UG Uganda TZ Tanzania

Breakfast, morning transfer to airstrip for domestic flight to Entebbe then connect your afternoon flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Arrival, meet and greet, transfer to Arusha hotel, dinner and overnight.

Flight: Bwindi → Entebbe → Kilimanjaro • Tanzania arrival
Day 11 – Transfer from Arusha – Tarangire National Park TZ Tanzania

Breakfast at 07:30, for about 2.5 hr drive to Tarangire NP. Game drive en-route (large elephant herds, baobab trees), lunch, afternoon game drive, dinner and overnight.

Tanzania • Drive: 2.5 hrs to Tarangire NP
Day 12 – Transfer from Tarangire – Lake Manyara National Park TZ Tanzania

Breakfast, morning drive for 1.5 hrs to Lake Manyara NP. Game drive (tree-climbing lions, flamingos, hippos, baboons), picnic lunch, afternoon at leisure, dinner and overnight.

Tanzania • Drive to Lake Manyara • Game drive
Day 13 – Lake Manyara – Serengeti National Park TZ Tanzania

Breakfast, drive via Ngorongoro Highlands to Serengeti NP 4–5 hrs. Game drive upon entry, picnic lunch, afternoon wildlife viewing (cheetahs, lions, wildebeest), dinner and overnight inside Serengeti.

Tanzania • Drive to Serengeti NP • Game drive
Day 14 – Serengeti National Park TZ Tanzania

Early morning game drive 06:00–09:30, brunch. Midday rest, afternoon game drive (leopards, large lion prides, elephants; Great Migration seasonally), dinner and overnight.

Tanzania • Full day in Serengeti • Game drives
Serengeti • Endless plains • Big Cats • Great Migration
Day 15 – Transfer from Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater TZ Tanzania

Breakfast, final Serengeti game drive. Drive for 3 hrs to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, lunch at lodge on crater rim. Afternoon at leisure with panoramic views, dinner and overnight.

Tanzania • Drive to Ngorongoro • Crater rim views
Day 16 – Transfer from Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha / Departure TZ Tanzania

Early breakfast, descend into Ngorongoro Crater 06:30–11:30. Crater floor game drive (black rhino, lions, buffalo, elephants, hippos), picnic lunch. Afternoon drive back to Arusha 3.5 hrs or transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for departure.

Tanzania • Ngorongoro Crater • Return to Arusha • Departure
Ngorongoro Crater • World’s largest caldera • Black rhino
Disclaimer: Exact lodge options will be shared at quotation stage to match availability and travel dates. And once you confirm the option you like, we will then work on a more detailed itinerary.

Uganda Tanzania

The Ultimate East Africa Grand Safari

Uganda
Ziwa Rhinos • Murchison Falls • Kibale Chimps • Queen Elizabeth • Bwindi Gorillas
Tanzania
Tarangire • Lake Manyara • Serengeti • Ngorongoro Crater
Gorilla Trek
Chimpanzees
Tree-climbing Lions
Big Five
Savannah
Ngorongoro

16 Days • 2 Countries • Gorillas • Chimps • Tree-climbing Lions • Big Five • Savannah • Crater

Entebbe • Ziwa • Murchison • Kibale • Queen Elizabeth • Bwindi • Arusha • Tarangire • Manyara • Serengeti • Ngorongoro

Rhino tracking • Nile boat cruise • Chimpanzee trekking • Gorilla trekking • Tree-climbing lions • Big Five game drives • Ngorongoro Crater

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16-Day – The Ultimate East Africa Grand Safari

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