12 DAYS TANZANIA & UGANDA AMAZING SAFARI

Day 1 – Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport

Transfer Time: ±1 hour

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by a professional driver from our safari team and transferred to your hotel in Moshi. The remainder of the day is at leisure to relax after your flight and prepare for the safari ahead.

Day 2 – Moshi → Lake Manyara National Park

Drive Time: ±3 hours

After breakfast, depart Moshi and drive to Lake Manyara National Park, arriving in time for a picnic lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy a game drive through this compact yet diverse park, set beneath the dramatic Great Rift Valley escarpment.

Wildlife highlights include:

Elephants in the groundwater forest, giraffes, buffalo, zebras, hippos along the lakeshore, and large troops of baboons and blue monkeys.

Day 3 – Lake Manyara → Serengeti National Park (via Olduvai Gorge)

Drive Time: ±3–4 hours (excluding stops)

After breakfast, travel through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area toward the legendary Serengeti. En route, visit Olduvai Gorge, one of the world's most important archaeological sites, where early human fossils were discovered. Learn about human evolution and admire the dramatic landscapes shaped by ancient tectonic forces.

Continue into the Serengeti plains with game viewing along the way.

Day 4 – Serengeti National Park (Full Day Game Viewing)

Spend the entire day exploring the vast wilderness of the Serengeti, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its exceptional wildlife density. With a picnic lunch, enjoy extended game drives searching for lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, large herds of wildebeest and zebra, as well as hyenas and jackals.

Return to camp in the late afternoon for relaxation and dinner.

Day 5 – Serengeti National Park (Second Full Day)

A second full day allows deeper exploration of different Serengeti regions. Your guide will adjust the day's activities according to wildlife movements and seasonal concentrations, maximizing sightings and photographic opportunities.

Day 6 – Serengeti → Ngorongoro Crater

Drive Time: ±3–4 hours

After breakfast, depart Serengeti and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa's most remarkable natural wildlife sanctuaries. The crater offers outstanding game viewing and is among the best places in Tanzania to see the endangered black rhino.

Other wildlife includes large lion prides, elephants, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, flamingos, and a wide variety of birdlife. After the game drive, ascend the crater rim and continue to your lodge.

Day 7 – Ngorongoro → Tarangire National Park → Moshi

Drive Time: ±3–4 hours to Tarangire, then onward to Moshi

After breakfast, drive to Tarangire National Park, famous for its large elephant herds, ancient baobab trees, and scenic riverine landscapes. Enjoy game drives searching for elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebra, lions, leopards, hyenas, and a variety of antelope species, including lesser kudu and eland.

In the late afternoon, continue to Moshi.

Day 8 – Moshi → Kilimanjaro Airport ✈ Entebbe (Uganda)

After breakfast, transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward regional flight to Entebbe. Upon arrival, meet your Ugandan guide and transfer to your hotel near Lake Victoria.

Day 9 – Shoebill Safari on Lake Victoria

Drive: Entebbe → Mabamba Swamp | ±1 hour each way

Early morning departure to Mabamba Swamp, one of the best places in Africa to encounter the rare shoebill. Enjoy a guided canoe excursion through papyrus channels before returning to Entebbe late morning. The afternoon is free for relaxation.

Day 10 – Entebbe → Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Choose your preferred transfer option:

Arrive at your lodge in the late afternoon.

Day 11 – Gorilla Trekking & Batwa Cultural Experience

After an early breakfast, attend a briefing at park headquarters before beginning your guided mountain gorilla trek. Trekking duration varies between 2 and 6 hours, followed by one unforgettable hour with a gorilla family.

In the afternoon, visit the Batwa community to learn about their traditional forest-based lifestyle through storytelling and demonstrations.

Day 12 – Bwindi → Entebbe – Departure

Return to Entebbe either by domestic flight (extra cost) or by scenic road transfer (±8–9 hours | ±500 km). Arrival is planned in time for your onward international flight. A late evening departure from Entebbe is recommended.