3 Weeks Kenya,Uganda & Tanzania Safari Holiday Combined

Day by Day

Day 1: Arrive In Rwanda then Travel to Akagera National Park

Upon arrival in Rwanda, you will be welcomed and picked up by our Ravina Tours guide who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Kigali International Airport where you will be transferred to Akagera National Park. On arrival you will check into your lodge and have a delicious lunch.

After finishing your lunch, you will enjoy a short game drive on your way to the boat cruise.

The park is home to several big mammals such as the buffaloes, giraffes, lions, zebras, hippos and elephants. There are also recently re-introduced rhinos and lions, the park has a varied habitat for wildlife and a birders heaven as there are over 500 bird species.

While at the park make sure to look out for zebra, giraffe, leopard, rhino, elephant, leopard warthog among other wildlife species. You will later go for dinner and overnight stays at Akagera Rhino Lodge.  

Main Destination: Akagera National Park

Accommodation: Akagera Rhino Lodge

Meals & Drinks: Lunch and dinner (Breakfast not included)

Day 2: Morning Game Drive in Akagera National Park

After having an early breakfast, you will have an early morning game drive at 6:00 am driving around the park’s think steep and hilly southern region. The elevated hilly region will offer you with great views the park’s lakes, valleys and hills. With the aid of your site guide, you will be taken through the process of searching for the big mammals like buffaloes, giraffes, elephants and several antelope species and recently re-introduced lions and rhinos.

At around midday you will be driven back to Kigali. You will have your lunch on your way to Kigali. Upon arrival you will check in your lodge and have some time to relax. You will have your dinner and overnight stay at Chez Lando Hotel.

Main Destination: Akagera National Park

Accommodation: Chez Lando Hotel

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 3: Travel to Musanze and Explore Dian Fossey Centre

Immediately after breakfast you will be driven northwards towards the Volcanoes National Park. Upon arrival in Ruhengeri or Musanze you will visit the Dian Fossey Centre the Karisoke Research Centre. In the evening you will visit the Iby’iwacu village for community interaction and to enjoy the Rwandan culture which involves traditional dancing. You will have dinner and overnight at the Garden Palace Hotel.

Main Destination: Ruhengeri

Accommodation: The Garden Place Hotel

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 4: Final Day in Rwanda then Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Immediately after breakfast, you will head to the assembly point at the park headquarters for a briefing in the morning with all your trekking gear, drinking water and start your journey into the forest to track the amazing golden monkey. While participating in golden monkey trekking you will learn several things and interesting facts about them that will make your Rwanda trekking tours unforgettable.

After lunch you will now engage to the most awaited activity of the day which is driving to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is the home to the famous mountain gorillas. If there is something that you would not want to miss while exploring your safari in Uganda is the Uganda gorilla trekking tours, this national park supports almost half of the world’s mountain gorillas. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is arguably the destination anywhere in the world where you can tract these humble apes through their mystic and natural environment.

You will go for your dinner and overnight stay at Rhuija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite.

Main Destination: Volcanoes National Park

Accommodation: Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 5: Gorilla Trekking and Cultural Visit to Bwata

Soon as you have had a healthy breakfast you will head to the park head offices with your guide and packed lunch for a quick briefing about the dos and don’ts in the park while tracking the gorillas. After the briefing you will head for the gorilla trekking through the misty rain forest. The trekking exercise can take up to two hours or six hours depending on the last location of the gorilla families.

Remember to carry enough water, comfortable and sturdy shoes, make sure your cameras are non flash and rain jackets as the weather might be chilly at times. Spending real time and close encounter with gorillas is a real privilege so we are very much sure that you will enjoy the trekking activity deep into the forest in search of the gorilla families.

At the end of this long and exciting adventure return to the lodge to refresh up and have a little rest.  In the evening you can go for a community walk where you will have the chance to visit the Batwa an indigenous group of people that has lived in the forest from more than 500,000 years. During this visit you can enjoy traditional dance and drama from them. Later you will have your dinner and overnight stay at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Accommodation: Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 6: Travel to Ishasha Sector then Queen Elizabeth National Park

For this day you will have an early breakfast then you will be transferred to the Ishasha sector where you will see the tree-climbing lions on the Kasenyi Plains in the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Runing south from the shores of Lake Edward are the undulating plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park’s Ishasha sector which is home to many elephants, topi, waterbuck and Uganda kob.

The main reason you are visiting Ishasha, is to search for the famous tree-climbing lions as they regularly spend their lazing days on the boughs of acacia trees and sycamore figs. Its is a truly remarkable experience and sight for you to enjoy as it is a rare sight even in other parts of Africa. In the evening you will go for dinner and overnight stay at Songbird Safari Lodge.

Main Destination: Ishasha Sector

Accommodation: Songbird Safari Lodge

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 7: Morning Game Drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park then Transfer to Kibale National Park

At 6:00 AM you will depart for a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park to have the chance to capture the lions in action during their morning hunting routine. Additionally, we will expect to see waterbucks, elephants, Uganda kob, warthog, buffalo and leopards.

There is nothing that is more interesting than going for an early morning game drive while the sun is still not hot and yet to beat down upon the earth which might end up being your favourite time for your Uganda safaris. After the morning game drive, you will go to your lodge for lunch.

After lunch you will go out for a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel that connects Lake George and Lake Edward. Here expect to see large herds of buffaloes, elephants and hippos. Once you have enjoyed the cruise adventure you will be transferred to Kibale National Park. You will have dinner and have an overnight stay at Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation: Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 8: Chimpanzee Trekking and Visiting the Bigodi Swamp

After you have had a healthy breakfast together with your guide and a packed lunch you will assemble at the park head office for a briefing about the dos and the don’ts of chimpanzee trekking. In all of the Gorilla trekking Uganda tours you have to be briefed on the rules that apply during the gorilla trekking adventure.

Immediately after the briefing you will depart to trek the gorilla. Most Gorilla trekking Uganda tours take about two to three hours depending on the location of the chimpanzee families.

After you have trekked with the gorillas you will visit Bigondi Wetland Sanctuary. Here you will go on a guided walk within the community managed Bigondi Wetland Sanctuary bordering the Kibale National Park. Here you have a high probability of spotting more than five species of monkey. The forest also has good birding experience as there is an endless list of various bird species such as the blue-throated roller, yellow-spotted barbet, papyrus gonolek and the great blue turaco. You will enjoy your dinner at the Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge.

Main Destination: Kibale National Park

Accommodation: Chimpanzee Capital Safari Lodge

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 9: Travel to Murchinson Falls National Park

Soon as you have had your breakfast you will depart Murchinson Falls National Park. This is one of the largest National Parks in Uganda it is the largest protected area in Uganda. It is home to more than 70 different animals’ species that includes leopards, elephants, lions, buffaloes and three quarters of the Rothschild Giraffe.

On your arrival in Murchinson Falls National Park you will go for an evening game drive. One of the few Africa safari holidays destinations that you can explore while you are on your car or having a guided walk the 3, 450km² Murchison Falls National Park area is geographically dominated by the Nile River and 40 meters high water fall named after it. You will have your dinner and overnight stay at Parkside Safari Lodge.

Main Destination: Murchinson Falls National Park

Accommodation: Parkside Safari Lodge

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 10: Morning Game Drive, Boat Cruise & Evening Game Drive

After you have had a healthy breakfast, you will depart very early in the morning for a game drive. And for this day you will have other activities such as sight seeing as there are very attractive sights for you to see and engage in bord watching across the open savannah, riverine vegetation and dotted woodland along the Nile and Albert deltas.

Soon as you are done with the morning game drive you will head back to the lodge for you to enjoy deliciously prepared lunch later inn the day be between 2 and 4 pm you will join a boat cruise where you will enjoy the amazing views of the falls from top to bottom.  Among the animals you shall enjoy seeing include crocodiles, hippos, antelopes and several aquatic birds along the shores of the river.

In the evening you will enjoy another evening game drive then have dinner and overnight stay at Parkside Safari Lodge. 

Main Destination: Murchinson Falls National Park

Accommodation: Parkside Safari Lodge

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 11: Tour the Top of the Falls Then Transfer to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Later Transfer to Kampala

As soon as you had had a hefty breakfast you will head tout to the top of the falls and see the most powerful waterfall in the world. It is among the exciting adventures in your Uganda safari tours. It is among the exciting experiences that most tourists have always had in the country after going through the Gorilla trekking Uganda tours. Most travellers like seeing the rainbow formed from the turbulent mist.

After exploring the top of the falls, you will be transferred to Kampala. Driving to Kampala is an exciting experience as you will enjoy the beautiful landscapes of Uganda, the pearl of Africa. There are a series of low hills occupying the entire of the northern side of Kampala which you will enjoy as you drive by towards Lake Victoria. It important for you to note that Kampala has been an important political entity since the 19th century during the reign of King Suuna II of Buganda. You will have dinner and overnight stay at Bushpig.

Main Destination: Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch

Accommodation: Bushpig

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 12: Final Day in Uganda Then Fly to Kenya

After breakfast, we will be transferred to Entebbe International Airport where you will enjoy your swift flight to Kenya. Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, A Ravina Tours and Travels guide will meet you. Our guide will have your name printed on an A4 size paper, after a warm encountered you will be transferred to a hotel in Nairobi where you will check in and relax. Here you will have diner and you over night stay at the Ibis Styles Nairobi Wetlands Hotel. 

Main Destination: Nairobi

Accommodation: Ibis Style Nairobi Westlands Hotel

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 13: Travel To Lake Naivasha National Park

You will have an early breakfast, check out and leave for Lake Naivasha. On arrival at Lake Naivasha National Park you will check in at your lodge then enjoy your lunch and then get out and enjoy an evening boat ride.

Lake Naivasha National Park is arguably one of the main attractions in any Kenya safari holidays as there are a variety of wildlife. A boat excursion with your family will give you an outstanding view of fish eagles, hippos and flamingos. We know that you will love exploring Lake Naivasha the highest and the most attractive lakes and destinations of the Great Rift Valley lakes. Watch out for hippos on the lake and zebras and giraffes around the lake shores. You will have dinner and overnight rest at the Brunch Resort.

Main Destination: Lake Nakuru

Accommodation: Brunch Resort

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 14: Transfer To Hell’s Gate National Park Then Travel to Lake Nakuru National Park

Immediately after having breakfast, you will be taken for bike riding at Hell’s Gate National Park for around 2.5 hours. Here you are going to have a different experience compared to what you have been experiencing in other destinations. Without predators in close proximity, you can always get out of the vehicle and enjoy the beautiful scenery and look for giraffes, zebras, impala, buffalo and rock hyrax.

Soon as you are done with bike riding you will head for Lake Nakuru National Park in the afternoon. After lunch you will enjoy a nice evening game drive within the park. Lake Nakuru is well known due to its high presence of flamingos and over 400 bird species which can be traced down here. This lake is a soda lake that is found just on the floor of the Great Rift Valley.

This lake has earned its reputation as an important haven for endangered species especially for the black and white rhino and the Rothschild giraffe. In addition, it is a home to buffalos, baboons, waterbucks and lions. You will have your dinner at Hotel CityMax.

Main Destination: Lake Nakuru National Park

Accommodation: Hotel CityMax

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 15: Transfer From Lake Nakuru National Park To Masai Mara National Reserve

 After breakfast you will depart for Masai Mara National Reserve passing through the rift valley floor. In the Masai Mara National Reserve this is where you will come across the most spectacular natural wonders of the world, the annual migration of the wildebeests where millions of them cross the Mara rive from the Serengeti in Tanzania in search of greener pastures.

Upon arrival at the Masai Mara National Reserve you will have the chance to visit the local Maasai community and interact with the local Maasai people. An overnight stay at the Maasai village can be organized if you come to an agreement with the guides. Later you will have an evening game drive then the dinner will be at Lechada Tourist Camp.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation: Lechada Tourist Camp

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 16: Optional Hot Air Balloon Safari and a Full Day Game Drive

After you have had breakfast, you will head out into the park for a full day game drive. On this day you will spend the day searching for the several well-known predators and their prey. We will be looking for zebra wildebeests, lion, giraffe, cheetah, elephant, buffalo among other animal species.

You will also have the opportunity to enjoy an early morning balloon safari that costs around USD $ 490 per person sharing although this is more of an optional activity. Travellers are advised to book in advance so as to avoid missing out the fun. Most of the time, the adventure is usually fully booked despite it being a luxury activity.

Later you will enjoy an evening game drive, the Maasai Mara National Reserve offers wildlife in different variety and abundance making it hard for everyone to believe that over 450 animal species have been recorded from this destination. You will have your dinner at Lechanda Tourist Camp.

Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve

Accommodation: Lechada Tourist Camp

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 17: Last Day in Kenya Then Travel to Serengeti National Park

Immediately after an early breakfast you will be driven to Isebania, the Kenya-Tanzania border with packed lunches. At the border we will meet with our Tanzania tour guide and exchange our safari vehicles. After the formalities are completed within the border we will drive to Serengeti National Park and enjoy an evening game drive.

While at Serengeti try to spot the famous Serengeti lion prides which marks your beginning. Here you will find some of the most diverse and largest wildlife population on the planet and not forgetting the millions of wildebeests and zebras that migrate across the vast plains yearly. You will have your dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti Taji House.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: TANAPA Serengeti Taji House

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 18: Optional Hot Air Ballon Safari and Full Day Game Drive

Soon as you have had a healthy breakfast you will have a full day in the park making sure you have risen early so as to utilize most of your time in there. You can also decide to enjoy a hot air balloon safari in the Serengeti National Park which is an optional activity.

The Serengeti National Park is known to be Tanzania’s oldest national park renowned for the great annual wildebeest migration. These wild animals move from one side of Tanzania into the other side of Kenya. During this season of the great migration is usually a very unique experience that no one around the park should miss.

Visitors can roan through the sprawling plains during game drives or jump into a hot air ballon for a once in a lifetime wilderness adventure. The guides will choose the best spotting location for you to capture spectacular moments of the wild animals in action. You will have your dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti Taji House.

Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: TANAPA Serengeti Taji House

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

Day 19: Travel To Ngorongoro Crater Then Transfer to Arusha

For this day you will need to wake up early as after an early delicious breakfast you will be driven to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive. You will carry with you packed lunches since for the day you will explore the unique and dramatic landscapes of Ngorongoro Crater which is considered the world’s greatest and largest inactive caldera.

You’ll learn why magical Ngorongoro is unlike anywhere else in Africa when it comes to African holiday safari. The crater rim is surrounded with cloud forests, the view out across the caldera of this inactive volcano is quite apart from the altitude and the view will always leave you gasping for air. As you drive down the steep trail will take you on to the crater floor where there is a unique wildlife for you to see.

This blend of different wildlife is added to the sheer beauty of the crater floor with hyenas, elephants, black rhinos, hippos and lions. Late in the afternoon, you will be driven to Arusha for dinner and overnight stay this will happen at Outpost Lodge.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater

Accommodation: Outpost Lodge

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)

Day 20: The Last Day with Us and Transfer to the Airport

Soon as you have taken a delightful breakfast, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro Airport for your prescheduled flight back home. This will be marking an end to your Tanzania safari holidays. We hope that you enjoyed your trip and that you are planning your next safari.

Main Destination: Kilimanjaro Airport

Accommodation: No Accommodation

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)