In this 10 Days Uganda Primates & Masai Mara Wildlife Safari, expect unmatched experience in Africa’s top travel destinations in Uganda and Kenya. Places to visit in ten days include; Kibale forest Nation Park, Isunga community, Bwindi impenetrable national park and Kampala city in Uganda, Nairobi and Masai Mara in Kenya.
The activities to engage in include among others; cultural encounter, wildlife viewing through game drive, birding, photography, chimpanzee trekking, Gorilla tracking, and nature walk among others. All is set, inclusive of classic accommodations, comfortable transportation, knowledgeable guides, and many more that will enable your safari trip come true. Your trip starts in Uganda and ends In Kenya.
10 Days Uganda Primates & Masai Mara Wildlife Safari itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival.
Upon landing at the airport, you will be picked by our experienced driver guide for a remarkable 10day safari. There will be briefing first, before visiting the Reptile Village to know of the different reptile species, notably; python snake, chameleons, tortoise, and young crocodiles among others. The reptile village is a protection area for the different reptiles rescued within the locality. It’s a village based initiative directed towards boasting the Ecosystem. Afterwards, you will head for Lunch if need be, before driving to the lodge for refreshment, dinner and sweet slumber.
Day 2: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park.
You will start your day with a satisfying breakfast meal at the lodge, before you checkout of the lodge for a transfer to Kibale forest national park; home to over 13 unique primate species in the world. The stunning landscape, plantations and scattered homesteads among others will offer a perfect company to your lodge in or around the park for refreshment, dinner and a nap. Note that lunch will be enroute.
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and Isunga cultural center.
Today, Wakeup like to a tasty cup of coffee early in the morning before embarking on your chimpanzee trek. Head for document verification and briefing at the park headquarters. There the park rangers will explain to you the tracking rules and well as accompany you through the jungle to find them. As you make each step, pay attention to the sound and sight of the different residents such as; birds, primates and plant species.
Most common of the primates are; Colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys and the vervet monkeys among others. You will be given additional one hour to watch the chimpanzees feed, play and relax. Thereafter you will return to the lodge for lunch, and then an after visit to Isunga community for a cultural experience. Amazing dance and drama will be exhibited, before you return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After the last dot of tea in your cup, you will checkout of the lodge for a drive to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park; home to the endangered mountain Gorillas, while enjoying breathtaking landscape, plantations, and scattered homesteads, yet with an enroute stopover for lunch. You will end this day with dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Morning Gorilla trekking and optional Batwa pygmies encounter.
Gorilla trekking is the highlight of every African safari. Very early in the morning, you will take an energy giving cup of coffee at the lodge, followed by a drive to the sectors headquarters for briefing and document verification. Thereafter the park rangers will accompany you through the jungle in search for the Apes. A hike that passes via the area the creatures was last seen the previous day.
This exercise may last for approximately 1-6 hours, plus a bonus of one extra for photos and more observation. Thereafter you will return to the lodge for Lunch, and then spend the evening enjoying the local drive from the Batwa pygmies who are former hunters and gatherers in the lush jungle of Virunga forest. You will end this day at the lodge refreshed, satisfied with a yummy dinner meal, and a peaceful nap.
Day 6: Fly to Nairobi – Kenya through Entebbe.
After breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge very early in the morning for a long hour drive to Entebbe international airport for a flight to Nairobi Kenya. You will have an enroute stop at the Equator to watch the magical demonstration at the point where the marginal line crosses the northern and southern hemisphere.
You will take photos and have lunch, before arriving at the airport. Upon landing at Nairobi, our company representative will gladly meet and brief you before proceeding to the lodge for refreshment, dinner and overnight slumber.
Day 7: Drive to Masai Mara national reserve.
At daybreak, breakfast is introduced, and then checking out of the lodge for a transfer to Masai Mara national park; Africa’s top travel destination, and home to the highest concentration of lions. You will stop at the Great Rift Valley for photography and sightseeing with the magnificent mountains right at site.
Thereafter you will proceed for lunch at Narus center, before entering the park with game viewing to the lodge. You will check in to your lodge for dinner late in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Full day Game drive.
After your lip-smacking breakfast meal, you will spend this entire day roaming around the different territories at Masai conservation area. Maasai Mara is famous for its lion population, and variety of biodiversity. In your safari van, you will spread your eyes through the captivating landscape, focusing on the different prey, predators, birds, and unique tree species. The mammals here are not limited to lions, leopards, cheetahs, Rhinos, wildebeest, zebras, and different antelope species. There will be a picnic lunch by the shore line of the Mara River, where you will spend the rest of the day watching the crocodiles, hippos and several others. Dinner and overnight marks the end of the day.
Day 9: Morning birding and afternoon Cultural encounter
At sunrise, you will enjoy a glass of coffee at the lodge, and then join your birder guide for a rewarding Birding experience. This will run for several hours as you seek to identify the different resident birds, their birds, and unique characteristics. Among the many birds you should expect include; ostriches, flamingoes, and lovebirds among others.
Thereafter, you will have a lunch break, followed by an unforgettable encounter with the Maasai warriors; proud herdsmen who have not departed from their cultural practices for decades.
Day 10: Departure.
After breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge for a drive to the airport for the flight to the next destination. The journey is made interesting by the flourishing plantations and rolling hills on both sides of the way. This will mark the end of your 10 Days Uganda Primates & Masai Mara Wildlife Safari.
End of safari.
