14 Days Uganda, Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari Holiday
This combined safari takes you to begins in Uganda and ends in Zanzibar. Explore safari destinations such as Kibale National Park , Bwindi Impenetrable National Park , Tarangire National Park , Serengeti national park , Ngorongoro Crater Drive , and finally in Zanzibar.
Day 1: Pick up, Drive to Kibale National Park, Tea Plantation Visit
Drive Time: Approx. 6 hours
Your guide in Uganda will pick you up upon arrival in Entebbe, or from your hotel of stay in Entebbe or Kampala and you will welcome you to the Pearl of Africa, Uganda.
Proceed for a transfer to Kibale National Park the home of chimpanzees, various primates like vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, L”Hoests monkeys, among so many others. Kibale National Park is also a great habitat for birds.
Visit a Tea plantation for a chance to see how tea is grown, harvested and more. Proceed to the lodge, check in and relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking, Optional Bigodi Swamp Walk
Wake up to breakfast at the lodge, and then head out for a chimpanzee tracking adventure in Kibale National Park. You shall be briefed about the activity, and then proceed to search for chimpanzees in the natural habitat. Spend one hour with the chimpanzees, and then track back for your chimpanzee tracking certificates.
Meet your driver guide, and return to the lodge for lunch. Rest for the rest of the afternoon, or opt for a Bigodi Swamp walk for a chance to spot different birds and scenic views. Dinner and an overnight stay as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Batwa Cultural Tour
Enjoy breakfast at the lodge, and then proceed to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park. Enjoy great views of the countryside as you drive to the park, punctuated with a lunch stop en-route. Enjoy a Batwa cultural tour where you will interact with the local community and get to know more about their ways of life and their culture, and then proceed to the lodge. Check in; relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay at Buhoma Haven Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking Experience
After breakfast at your lodge, you will proceed to the park headquarters for a short briefing before gorilla trekking into the Bwindi impenetrable forest in search of the gorillas. You will trek through forested area as your search for the gorillas and when you find the gorillas, you will spend about 1 hour with them.
After your gorilla trekking activity, you will meet your guide and return to your lodge, spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight will be as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Entebbe, Fly to JRO Tanzania (Own Booking)
Drive Time Bwindi-Entebbe: Approx. 9 hours. Flight Option Available
Wake up to an early breakfast and transfer to Entebbe International Airport with a lunch stop en-route. You shall arrive in time for your flight to Tanzania, (Book a late evening flight departing 8pm and beyond)
Upon your arrival in Tanzania, your Tanzania safari guide shall be ready to pick you and transfer you to the lodge. Check in, have dinner and an overnight stay at Burka Coffee Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Tarangire National Park Game Drive
Your Tanzania safari guide shall pick you up from your hotel of stay in Arusha, welcome you to Tanzania and brief you about the safari. You will be driven to Tarangire National Park which is found in the northern part of Tanzania. Tarangire National Park is known for having large herds of elephants as well as ancient baobab trees.
You will check in at your lodge in Tarangire national park as you prepare for lunch and also an afternoon game drive. During your game drive in the national park, you will see wildlife species such as gazelles, impalas, zebras, waterbucks among others as well as the various bird species which this national park is known for and your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Hhando Coffee Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Drive to Serengeti national park, Game Drive
After having breakfast, you will start your journey to Serengeti national park where you will get a big 5 experience and search for wildlife species like elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos as well as buffalos. You will drive through the famous Ngorongoro Conservation Area seeing a variety of animals.
You will have lunch and later engage in an evening game drive in Serengeti national park and later you will have dinner and spend the night at Tukaone Serengeti Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Full day in Serengeti National Park
After your breakfast early at your lodge, your guide will take you on a morning game viewing experience around the vast savannah plains of Serengeti national park where you will look for wildlife species like the big five and also wildebeests, hippos, elands, impalas, kudu, waterbucks, zebras, gazelles, giraffes and predators like lions, leopards, cheetahs among others.
You will also have lunch after your morning game drive and later engage in another game drive in the national park to search for other wildlife species and your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Optional Activity: Hot air balloon @550$ pp
Day 9: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Olduvai Gorge Visit
You will have breakfast before leaving Serengeti national park and driving to your next wildlife viewing destination which is the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. With your packed lunch drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will enjoy an Ol Duvai Gorge visit for a lesson through history of mankind. Enjoy a game drive in the conservation area as you drive to your lodge for check in and an overnight stay at Hhando Coffee Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater Drive, Maasai Bomas Visit
After breakfast, with your packed lunch head out for full day game drive in the crater. You will descend 600 meters into the crater which is home to numerous wildlife species like the big 5 which includes lions, leopards, buffalos, rhinos and elephants. Other wildlife species in Ngorongoro include hyenas, wildebeests, antelopes, cheetahs, antelopes, zebras, hippos, waterbucks, warthogs among others.
There are also different bird species which can be spotted around Ngorongoro crater like ostriches as well as flamingos common along the shores of Lake Magadi. After your game drive around the Ngorongoro crater, you will enjoy a Maasai Bomas visit to interact with the locals, and then return to your lodge for dinner and overnight as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 11: Drive to Arusha, Flight to Zanzibar
You will have breakfast at your lodge ahead of your drive to Arusha where your guide will drop you off at the airport to catch a flight to Zanzibar. On arrival in Zanzibar, you will be picked up from the airport and driven to your hotel for check in. Dinner and overnight stay at Fun Beach Hotel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 12: Stone Town, Prison Island and Zanzibar Spice tour
You will have breakfast at your hotel and after this you will start your day’s activities including a Stone Town tour around Zanzibar island.
You will also take a private boat from Stone town to Changuu island or Prison island where you will enjoy seeing the Giant tortoises and during your tour of the island you will also enjoy snorkeling. You will take a boat back from Changuu island back to Stone town. On this day you will also engage in a spice tour as you explore the plantations where you will see different exotic spices and also get to know the uses of the spices like cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg among others. After the spice tour, you will return to your hotel for dinner and to spend the night as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 13: Zanzibar beach experience
You will have a day to relax at the white sand beaches of Zanzibar island and enjoy views of the Indian ocean as above.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 14: Departure
You will have breakfast at your hotel as you prepare for your transfer to the airport which will bring your Zanzibar holiday to an end.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
End of 14 Days Uganda, Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari Holiday
14 Days Uganda, Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari Holiday Includes:
- Gorilla Permit
- Chimpanzee permit
- Safari vehicle and fuel- Land Cruiser in Tanzania, Safari Van in Uganda
- Full time English speaking Guide/Driver.
- All accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- All game viewing activities specified
- Flight from Arusha to Zanzibar
- Zanzibar activities mentioned
- Uganda and Tanzania VAT on tourism activities and park fees
- Concession and crater fees
- Government taxes
14 Days Uganda, Tanzania and Zanzibar Safari Holiday excludes
- Other Flights
- Visas and related costs.
- Personal expenses like drinks, laundry, telephone calls and other items of a personal nature.
- Optional excursions and activities not listed in the itinerary
- Tips and gratuities
- anything else not included in the itinerary
