11-day low-cost safari in Uganda and Tanzania: gorillas and wildebeest
The endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitats in Bwindi National Park in southwestern Uganda and wildlife viewing in Tanzania, where you can walk with the wildebeest and watch herds of them cross the renowned Mara River, are the highlights of this 11-day budget safari between Uganda and Tanzania. These eleven days will undoubtedly take you to two of the most well-known safari locations on the African continent: the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, where the renowned Great Migration of Wildebeest occurs, and the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda, where you will undertake gorilla trekking.
The camping option, which allows you to explore the untamed African parks with your rooftop tent, is one of the lodging options offered on this 11-day budget safari between Uganda and Tanzania: Wildebeest and Gorillas. You can also choose to stay in luxury lodging where you will receive five-star treatment or in mid-range lodging (tented camps or permanent lodges).
After leaving Arusha, the journey will take you to the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you will see the Ngorongoro Crater. From there, you will fly to Kigali, where you will begin your journey to Uganda, where you will go gorilla trekking at Bwindi.
11-day low-cost safari in Uganda and Tanzania: gorillas and wildebeest An overview of the itinerary
Day 1: Transportation to Arusha and arrival
fly to Serengeti National Park on Day Two
Day 3: Full day in Northern Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Full day in Northern/Central Serengeti National Park
Day 5: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, wildlife viewing at the Crater
travel to Tarangire National Park on Day 6 and a full-day wildlife drive on
Day 7; travel to Arusha on Day 7
Day 8: travel to Kigali international airport
Day 9: Travel to the impassable national park of Bwindi
Day 10: Batwa cultural experience and gorilla trekking
Transfer to Kigali airport on day eleven
11-day low-cost safari from Uganda to Tanzania: a comprehensive schedule including gorillas and wildebeest
Day 1: Transportation to Arusha and arrival
When you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your driver will meet you and take you to the lodge of your choosing in Arusha, where you can unwind before dinner and then sleep.
Accommodations: Arusha Coffee Lodge (Luxury), Kahawa House (Mid range)
Meal Plan: breakfast and bed
Day 2: go to Serengeti National Park by plane from Arusha
Your driver guide will be waiting for you at Kogatende airstrip after your morning breakfast to pick you up and begin your safari through the northern portion of the park, where you will have the opportunity to witness the Mara River crossing of the wildebeests, which has made this park famous over the years.
Accommodations: Lemara Kuria Hill Lodge (Luxury), Nasikia Migration Camp (Mid range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Spending the entire day at the Northern Serengeti National Park
You will leave after breakfast to go game viewing in the Kogatende area, where there is a big migration of wildebeest that crosses the Mara River between August and October. During the crocodile-infected river mara crossing event, the wildebeest tend to move back and forth rather than follow a specific partner.
Accommodations: Lemara Kuria Hill Lodge (Luxury), Nasikia Migration Camp (Mid range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Spend the entire day in the central and northern Serengeti National Park
You will drive into the central/eastern Serengeti after breakfast at the camp. With a high concentration of large cats like lions, leopards, and cheetahs among others living in this part of the park, these places will provide a different experience than the northern Serengeti. Additionally, you can see antelopes, many bird species, and a number of animals that live in this park. You will continue to enjoy the game drive until late in the evening, at which point you will head to your lodge for dinner and the night stay.
Accommodations: Lamera Nanyukie Lodge (Luxury), Kubu Kube Tented Lodge (Mid Range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5: Go to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and go on a crater game drive
The day will begin with a journey to the Ngorongoro conservation area, where you will reach in time for the crater’s descent. The largest intact caldera in the world is home to a wide diversity of species, and the crater is well-known for its distinctive environment. All big five of Africa’s animals—lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and cape buffalo—can be seen in the crater. You will also observe the local wildebeest, who, in contrast to their cousins, the Serengeti migrant wildebeest, may be found in the crater throughout the year. You will check into your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay later in the evening.
Accommodations: Melia Ngorongoro Lodge (Luxury), Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge (Mid Range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Transfer to Tarangire National Park on day 6, followed by a full day of game viewing
Today, you will travel to Tarangire National Park, which is situated a little off the road, where you can enjoy a wildlife drive in a serene yet distinctive landscape. It is mostly known for its migratory elephants, Baobab trees, and birding safari. After spending the entire day on a game drive in Tarangire, you will head back to your lodge for the night.
Accommodations: Tarangire Turo Treetop (Luxury) and Tarangire Sopa Lodge (Mid range).
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 7: Transfer to Arusha and morning wildlife drive
With the goal of seeing the early grazers, you will begin the day with a game drive in the morning. Because the large predators may be using the morning to feast on their victims, it is very probable that you will have the opportunity to witness a predator-prey interaction during this time of day. Transfer to Arusha town in the afternoon, where you will check into your lodge for dinner and the night.
Accommodations: Arusha Coffee Lodge (Luxury), Kahawa House (Mid range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 8: travel to the international airport in Kigali
Following breakfast, you will make your way to Kilimanjaro International Airport for check-in before boarding your flight to Rwanda’s Kigali International Airport. Your driver guide will be waiting to take you to your lodge, so you will meet and greet them here.
Why Rwanda when trekking in Uganda may be on your mind. We advise flying into Rwanda since, in comparison to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, the journey from Kigali to Bwindi National Park in Uganda is shorter.
Accommodations: Kiho Gorilla Safari Lodge (Luxury), Heaven Boutique Hotel Kigali (Mid range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 9: Travel to the impassable national park of Bwindi
Your driver will pick you up from your accommodation today and transport you across the Chanika border to the Kisoro area of Uganda. More than half of all mountain gorillas live in Bwindi National Park, which is located near Kisoro. There are many hills and vegetation along the way on the picturesque trip to Kisoro. You will be taken to your lodge for rest and refreshment once you reach in Kisoro.
Accommodations: Kiho Gorilla Safari Lodge (Luxury), Four Gorilla Lodge (Mid-range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 10: Batwa cultural experience and gorilla trekking
Following breakfast, you will go to the park headquarters early in the morning, where the rangers and park guide will greet you and give you an overview of the gorilla trekking activity. You will be split up into groups of eight after the briefing, and under the guidance of your guide, you will begin your quest for these gentle giants in the forest. After meeting the gorillas, you will get an hour to spend with these magnificent primates and see how they interact with one another. Your guide will be waiting for you at the park headquarters when the hour is up, and you will then proceed to your lodge for lunch and rest. You will visit the Batwa tribe for a cultural tour in the evening, where you will see their performances and learn more about their way of life. After dinner, head back to your resort for the night.
Accommodations: Kiho Gorilla Safari Lodge (Luxury), Four Gorilla Lodge (Mid-range)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Transfer to Kigali airport on day eleven
The last day of your expedition will be this one. To catch your subsequent trip back to your country of origin, you will return to Kigali airport.
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