Trek with the Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park and venture across the Serengeti plains on this Rwanda and Tanzania luxury safari while sleeping at the luxurious One&Only Gorilla’s Nest and Four Seasons Safari Lodge
Tour Overview
This 9 Day exclusive Rwanda and Tanzania luxury safari is a Gorilla trekking and Big 5 Safari Vacation Package that takes you to visit the Mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda and to explore the Big Five animals in Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. With our tailored 9 Day luxurious safari tour itinerary, you will encounter the gorillas in Volcanoes National Park and do game drives in the Ngorongoro crater, Tarangire National Park and Serengeti National park respectively. The 9 Day Rwanda and Tanzania luxury Safari tour will start in Volcanoes National park in Rwanda from where you will transfer to Arusha in Tanzania a country that offers the perfect opportunities to view wildlife including big five mammals and predators in their natural habitat in Ngorongoro and Serengeti national parks.
Please Note that this Itinerary tailored for game viewing in Eastern and Central Serengeti and can be booked all year around.
The above Itinerary can also apply to any one interested in seeing Wildebeest Migration Grumeti River Crossing in June-early July
If you are interested in the experiencing the Great Migration Mara River Crossing of late July, August to September, the itinerary will have to be adjusted in terms of accommodation to Lemala Kuria Hills and if ok with you we recommend you fly-into Serengeti North and drive-out to avoid long drives and be able to maximize your stay in the Kogatende area/Serengeti North.
9 Day Rwanda and Tanzania Luxury Safari Itinerary:
Day 1: Transfer to Volcanoes National park
From your Hotel in Kigali City or on an early arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will meet and greet with your driver/guide from Engabi Tours and Travel who will transfer you to Volcanoes National Park Approximately 2 hours’ drive North of Kigali arriving in time for lunch, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: One & Only Gorilla’s Nest
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner and all complimentary additions
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking and Iby’Iwachu Cultural Village tour
Today after breakfast you will be transferred to the Park headquarters for briefing about the gorilla trekking rules. You will then enter the jungle to start the search for the Mountain Gorillas and on finding them you will Spend1 hour with them which will be a great experience for everyone. In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to visit Iby’iwacu local village to learn Rwandan culture, customs and traditions. The tour usually ends with traditional dance performances. Return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: One & Only Gorilla’s Nest
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and all complimentary additions
Day 3: Transfer to Kigali International Airport and Flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport
After breakfast you will be transferred to Kigali International airport depending on the schedule of your flight from where you will catch your flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport in the late afternoon, you will be transferred to your Hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: Arusha Coffee Lodge
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 4: Flight to Seronera Airstrip and Afternoon Game Drive
After breakfast at the hotel and depending on the schedule of your flight, you will be transferred to the nearby Arusha Airport to catch your small aircraft flight Seronera Airstrip in Serengeti Central arriving in time for check-in, lunch and later an afternoon Game Drive in the Seronera area which is home to predators and other animals all year around. After the Game drive, you will return to the lodge for Dinner and Overnight.
Accommodation Option: Four Seasons Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and all complimentary additions
Day 5: Full Day in Serengeti Plains
Today you will have a full day game drive in Central Serengeti with chances to see predators chasing their pray and enjoy their kill. Serengeti is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value. You will have game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti with a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade.
Accommodation Option: Four Seasons Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and all complimentary additions
Day 6: Balloon Safari and Full day Serengeti Plains
Today you will wake up early at 6:00am and you will be transferred to Balloon Safari Starting point from where you will a Start to fly with it to explore the beauty of Serengeti National Park and view the wild animal up to 7:30 am. You will then take a bush breakfast until 9:30 am and continue with your full day game drive with your guide together with your packed lunch. Later in the evening you will return to the lodge for hot lunch, dinner and overnight.
Accommodation : Four Seasons Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and all complimentary additions
Day 7: Stay at Leisure at the Lodge
Today, you will stay at leisure either spending a quiet day lounging on a sun bed by the hotel’s free-form, infinity-edge pool watching elephants gather for a drink at the nearby active watering hole beneath an endless turquoise sky or in the spa and other in-house activities and experiences.
Accommodation Option: Four Seasons Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and all complimentary additions
Day 8: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive
Today after breakfast, you will transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will later explore Ngorongoro crater with a ranger. This area is compared to Garden of Eden on earth. The big numbers of wildlife can be spotted in a day including all big five, the elephant, black rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetahs, and lots of hyenas, hippos, zebra and wildebeest being the most abundant. You will take a break for lunch. in the afternoon, you will continue game viewing in the south corner of the park where you visit Lake Magadi where you can see flamingos, hippos and other water birds. After the game drive you will transfer back to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Accommodation Option: The Manor Ngorongoro
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and all complimentary additions
Day 9: Departure at Kilimanjaro airport
Today depending on the schedule of your departure flight, after breakfast you will transfer to Arusha for lunch and later to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your return flight back home.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of Tour
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