Trip Style
Classic
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Budget
Affordable
Max. Group Size
12
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Guide Level
Fully Guided
Trip Code
DKMG
Overview
Book online and enjoy exclusive savings on G Adventures 12 Day Masai Mara & Gorilla Adventure. An epic adventure awaits you on this 12-day tour through Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. In the Masai Mara, you'll embark on incredible wildlife safari drives to spot big cats (cheetahs, leopards, and lions) with opportunities to visit a Masai village and learn about this nomadic culture. Visiting G Adventures for Good projects like the Nyamirambo Women's Centre and the Amani Ya Juu gives you a grounded, well-rounded understanding of what makes this slice of the continent so special.
Itinerary
There are no planned activities until an evening welcome meeting. Stay: The Heron Portico
Travel from Nairobi, through the Great Rift Valley on to Kenya's premier wildlife reserve. In the afternoon, arrive in the area and get settled at the safari camp, our base for our time here. Head out for a late afternoon wildlife safari drive with excellent chances of seeing the "big five" — watch for lion, cheetah, buffalo, elephant and giraffe. The varied wildlife and natural environment come together to provide a spectacular safari experience. Stay: Kenia Campsite (B/L/D)
Opt to go for a balloon safari for a new perspective over the beautiful landscape. Pre-book on the checkout page to include this optional activity on your tour or ask your GCO or travel agent for assistance. Stay: Kenia Campsite (B/L/D)
Enjoy one more safari drive in the Masai Mara. Visit the G for Good supported Amani Ya Juu for lunch. In Nairobi there's some time to buy local handicrafts or check out a bit of the city. Stay: The Heron Portico (B/L)
Travel from one bustling East African capital city to another. Relax in Kampala and await the second part of this epic adventure. Stay: Forest Cottages (B)
Take the scenic route to Fort Portal at the edge of Kibale National Park. Spend the night on a guest farm listening to the sounds of monkeys and birds. Stay: Kluges Guest Farm (B/L/D)
Opt to venture deep into the wetlands to spot more wildlife on a guided walk through the Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary. Stay: Kluges Guest Farm (B/L/D)
Queen Elizabeth National Park is characterized by open savannah, large areas of swamp around Lake George, the extensive Maramagambo Forest in the southeast, and the forested Kyambura Gorge along the border with Kyambura Game Reserve. Stay: Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge (B/D)
Enjoy a wildlife safari drive with possible sightings of buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, lions, leopards, hyenas, giant forest hogs, and elephants. Stay: Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge (B/L/D)
Enjoy the scenic drive south, with views of forests, volcanoes and lakes. Spend the night on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Stay: Rushaga Gorilla Camp (B)
Head into Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to meet the park ranger/guide for orientation. Embark on the trek, which can vary in length and difficulty, depending on the location of the gorilla family that's being visited. Spend 1 hr (max) observing these beautiful and endangered creatures, a truly privileged experience. Trek back and return to town. Enjoy free time in the afternoon. Stay: Rushaga Gorilla Camp (B)
Cross the border into Rwanda, then head to the capital city, Kigali. Visit the genocide museum to learn more about the dark history of this fascinating country. Enjoy lunch at the G Adventures supported Nyamirambo Women's Centre. Tour ends on arrival at hotel. (B/L)
Trip Inclusions
- Explore the Masai Mara National Reserve.
- View diverse wildlife in search of the "big five".
- Spend two nights in a safari camp.
- Admire a family of mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.
- Trek to see chimpanzees in Uganda.
- Keep your eyes peeled for the plentiful elephant and hippo populations in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Your G for Good Moment: Amani Ya Juu Lunch, Nairobi
- Your G for Good Moment: Nyamirambo Women's Centre, Local Lunch, Kigali
- Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
- Masai Mara National Reserve wildlife safari drives
- Safari camping experience
- Guest farm stay near Kibale National Park
- Chimpanzee trek
- Bigodi Community lunch
- Queen Elizabeth National Park wildlife safari drives
- Guided gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Visit to Kigali Genocide Museum
- All national park fees and trekking permits
- Internal flight
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
- Standard hotel (3 Nights), simple furnished tents/rooms (8 Nights)
- Camping in Kenya is truly an adventure. You will be able to get off the beaten track to get a first-hand experience of the beautiful wilderness and nature. While camping, we stay at designated campsites inside of and nearby the national reserves and parks. These campsites generally are very basic, and we carry tents to pitch at the public campsites.
- While camping at the Masai Mara, we stay at a basic permanent, private tented camp. The camp has simple walk-in “safari tents” with single beds & mattresses. There is no electricity for lights or charging batteries. The facilities here are basic, though there are flushing toilets and hot water (when the boiler is working).
- Hotel accommodation will be in simple, but comfortable twin-share rooms. All rooms are equipped with adequate mosquito netting (with the exception of your hotel in Musanze, where mosquito nets are not needed due to high-altitudes).
- Tented accommodation will be in simple furnished tents on wooden platforms, with shared bathroom facilities. All tents are large, walk-in tents with mosquito-netting, two beds and provided linens.
- Please remember that this is a developing area and as such, accommodations/service may not be of similar standard to which you are used to in your home country. As well, interruptions in electricity and water can be common. We appreciate your patience and understanding as well as your sense of adventure.
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer), certified driver/guide, experienced gorilla trackers, local guides
- 11 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 6 dinners
- 7-seat 4x4 safari van, plane, private van, walking
- Accommodation, itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
- Price is for land, cruise and internal flights as specified. Flights not specified are not included
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Tour & cruises prices are per person. Prices shown have savings applied, are subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Prices and trip information are correct at the time at this point in time, however are subject to confirmation at the time of booking and are subject to change by G Adventures. For cruise itineraries, cabin images are sourced from G Adventures. These should be treated as indicative only. Cabin inclusions, upholsteries and room layout may differ to the image(s) shown depending on the ship selected and your sailing dates.
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