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Gorilla tracking & Maasai Mara safari East africa
- COUNTRY:
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- LOCATION:
- East Africa
- DEPARTURES:
- 2011: 4 Nov
- PRICE:
- From £2870 (13 days) - £3940 (15 days)
- MORE INFO:
- Price includes accommodation, meals, transfers, Gorilla & Chimp permits, overland transport, Park entry fees, one way flight Kilimanjaro-Entebbe, an English speaking guide and all the activities mentioned in the itinerary. Minimum age 14-15 years
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Gorilla tracking & Masaai Mara safari, East Africa
This 15days/14nights trip is ideal for the real adventurer who wishes to see much of East Africa and its most popular attractions all in one go. It shows you the wonders of Lake Manyara National Park, of Serengeti, of Ngorongoro including the crater, Chimpanzees in Kibale, Gorillas in Bwindi and finally the wild beasts of Maasai Mara. It is a real lifetime adventure worth a person's hard earned savings.
Serengeti-Ngorongoro & gorilla safari: from £2870 (13 days) ex flights
This 13day/12 nights trip takes you to six of East Africa's popular national parks with a lot see. Starting with Lake Manyara National Park, the trip takes to Serengeti, Ngorongoro in Tanzania and then to Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and finally Bwindi where you track Gorillas in Uganda. A lot of wild game, birds, boat cruises historical sites cultures, people and Gorilla and Chimpanzees tracking. A trip full of adventure and a real East African feel!
Day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Pick up from Kilimanjaro international airport- Manyara National Park. |
| Day 2: | Manyara - Serengeti National Park. |
| Day 3: | Serengeti National Park |
| Day 4: | Serengeti - Ngorongoro conservation area. |
| Day 5: | Crater tour - Kilimanjaro international airport-Entebbe Airport transfer to Kampala. |
| Day 6: | Kampala - Kibale National Park. |
| Day 7: | Chimpanzee tracking. |
| Day 8: | Kibale Forest- Queen Elizabeth Park. |
| Day 9: | Game viewing Queen Elizabeth Park. |
| Day 10: | Queen Elizabeth Park- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. |
| Day 11: | Bwindi gorilla tracking. |
| Day 12: | Bwindi National Park - Kampala. |
| Day 13: | Kampala-Entebbe International Airport (for 13 day trip). Kampala-Busia Border-Maasi Mara (for 15 day trip). |
| Day 14: | Maasi Mara game reserve drives. |
| Day 15: | Maasi Mara-Nairobi and departure. |
How this holiday makes a difference
Community
Accommodation in all these parks is very varied and ranges from expensive modern hotels to real modest camp sites managed by local operators. These include Mwaya safari lodge, Jacana, Ishasha Wilderness camp, Kibale Primate lodge, Sebitoli cottages, Ndali crater area and many more along the trip. We have Bigodi wetland sanctuary which is a community run initiative and benefits the community as a whole. All these properties employ very friendly locals and foods served in all these facilities are produced by the neighbouring communities who the primary producers and suppliers. In the evenings there are live performances by different groups of local entertainers who are always on hand to earn from visiting travellers.
As a Uganda Wildlife Authority Policy, 20% of all the fees collected is shared by the Parishes bordering the Park and so this one trip really spreads and benefits a whole spectrum of people. The road side markets are also another sight to watch, offering various items ranging from food stuffs to articrafts for sale.
Environment
We operate a “No waste dumping policy” and all waste generated by our visitors is collected and taken out of the park. We strictly observe the prohibition on wood fires which degrade the environment and we advise against damaging the trails, only follow your guides closely and avoid making new paths that destroy the vegetation.
Littering of the areas visited by throwing of empty plastic bottles, waste paper etc is strictly taken care of by providing trash bags en route which are then emptied at convenient disposal points. All parks have rules that govern behaviour whilst in there and we make these rules available to every traveller in order to ensure that they are informed and take care not to damage anything within the visited areas. We support efforts to keep green belts through planting of trees and encourages the use of only the marked trails in order to avoid damage to any plants/grasses.
Wildlife
No one with a communicable disease such as flu is allowed to visit the gorillas, visitors should not surround the gorillas and should leave a distance of at least 5m between them. If they approach you , move back slowly. Flash photography is strictly forbidden. People should not eat or smoke within 200m of the gorillas.
