Gorillas & Masai Mara - Camping Reverse

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duration 15 days
tour type Small group Request as private
age requirement 16-95 yrs
max group size 18
guiding method Fully guided
Tour Code BM-22518
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Operated in English

Starts Kigali, Rwanda
Ends Nairobi, Kenya

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Enjoy a precious hour in the company of Uganda's Mountain gorillas
Game drives in the Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru N.P. and Queen Elizabeth N.P.
Visit Murchison Falls National Park
Track chimpanzees and other primates in Budongo Forest

The trip "Gorillas & Masai Mara - Camping Reverse" starts from Kigali and ends in Nairobi. This is a wildlife tour that takes 15 days. You will travel through Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda and visit Jinja, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and 7 other destinations. This is a guided small group trip that includes accommodation, transport, meals and others.

The Masai Mara, a vast grassland teeming with animals, has an astonishing amount and mixture of game, including lions, cheetahs and at certain times of the year, the wildebeest migration. Lake Nakuru National Park has an incredible variety of birds as well as a healthy population of White and Black rhinos while Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to hippos, elephants, buffalo, leopards and the elusive tree-climbing lions as well as a huge variety of birds. Murchison Falls National Park is one of the most impressive parks in Africa, renowned for its scenic beauty, spectacular falls and abundant wildlife, including elephants, buffalo, Ugandan kobs (antelope), leopards, and over 450 different species of birds. The highlight of the trip is undoubtedly an hour with Mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda. This close-up encounter is arguably the most sensational wildlife experience of them all.

ITINERARY Expand All

Day 1: Start Kigali and overnight in hotel.
Day 2: Morning Kigali; afternoon to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Day 3: Trek to see Mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Day 4: Optional second Mountain gorilla trek.* *
Day 5: To Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 6: Full day Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 7: To Budongo.
Day 8: Chimpanzee Tracking in Budongo; to Murchison Falls.
Day 9: Full day Murchison Fall.
Day 10: To Jinja.
Day 11: Free day for optional activities.
Day 12: To Eldoret.* *
Day 13: To Lake Nakuru N.P.; game drive.
Day 14: Full day in the Masai Mara
Day 15: Drive to Nairobi and end

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Accommodation

All accommodation

Meals

14 breakfasts, 13 lunches and 13 dinners

Transport

All transport and listed activities

Guide

Tour leader throughout

Others

1 chimp permit and 1 gorilla permit

WHAT'S EXCLUDED

Travel insurance
Single accommodation (available on request)
Visas or vaccinations

CUSTOMER REVIEWS

4.9 - Excellent

Based on 23 reviews

Anonymous
On Feb 01 2020

5 - Excellent

Gorillas and Masai Mara

Saw the most incredible wildlife, expert and professional team in Gilbert, Albert, Stoney and James and a wonderful road trip across E. Africa.

Anonymous
On Nov 11 2019

5 - Excellent

The trip that just keeps on giving.

Whereas nothing can be guaranteed this trip was one that just kept on giving. It surpassed all expectations and we were extremely fortunate to see and experience all that we did. Wildlife in abundance exhibiting some distinctive... Read more

Anonymous
On Oct 20 2019

5 - Excellent

An African Adventure

Long travel days, early mornings, tough tracking terrain, beautiful scenery, very changable weather, history lessons, amazing animal sightings, upset tummies, Masai and Batwa villages, hot and cold showers, trucks in ditches,... Read more

Anonymous
On Oct 18 2019

4 - Very Good

A very good holiday

A very good but exhausting holiday with long truck journeys, heavy rain, early wet mornings but with magnificent sightings of all of East Africa's animals. The crew were exceptional with each member doing their job diligently and... Read more

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CANCELLATION

No additional cancellation fees apply for this Gorillas & Masai Mara - Camping Reverse tour. You can cancel the tour up to 71 days prior departure and avoid paying the full amount, but your deposit paid is non-refundable. No refund applies for cancellations within 70 days of departure.

Payment

For any tour departures within 29 May 2023, full payment is required. For tours that depart later than 29 May 2023, a deposit of 15% is required to confirm this tour, and the remaining balance will be charged 70 days before trip departure.

Travel Insurance

Gorillas & Masai Mara - Camping Reverse tour requires that you have adequate and valid travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, including repatriation costs and emergency evacuation. We recommend using World Nomads' travel insurance.

Visa

For this Gorillas & Masai Mara - Camping Reverse tour getting the required visa(s) is the responsibility for each individual traveller, as visa requirements vary depending on your nationality. We recommend to check with your local embassies representing the countries that you are traveling to, as part of this itinerary.

COVID-19 Safety Measures

This trip incorporates the following COVID-19 measures:

This tour has received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, which provides travellers with assurance that COVID-19 health and hygiene protocols have been adhered to.
Group sizes are kept small to maintain a low risk ‘small group bubble’, with an average of 10 guests in each group.
Hygiene safety measures and distancing will be followed in transportation, accommodation and meal venues.
Several COVID-19 distancing measures have been adopted on this package tour to keep travellers safe.
All travellers will be required to be fully vaccinated no less than two weeks prior to travel.

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