Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Tanzania Safari
This 14 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking and Tanzania safari are among the greatest excursions in East Africa. Getting the chance to go for gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park,...
• • Overview
This 14 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking and Tanzania safari are among the greatest excursions in East Africa. Getting the chance to go for gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park, Chimpanzee tracking, and wildlife viewing in Rwanda, then you will proceed to Tanzania for an ultimate safari. An 18-day Rwanda and Tanzania safari would combine gorilla trekking in Rwanda with wildlife viewing in Tanzania, offering a unique blend of experiences. This itinerary could include visits to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda for gorilla trekking, followed by wildlife safaris in Tanzania’s Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and potentially Tarangire National Park. This 14-day tour is a combination of Rwanda Gorilla tours and a visit to some of the best safari parks in Tanzania.
• • Itinerary
Day 1: City tour, Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Dial-Us Tours and Travel guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kigali or from Kigali International Airport to begin your Rwanda Gorilla and Tanzania safari. Have a city tour in Kigali before transferring to Musanze the closest largest city to Volcanoes National Park. the Park is inhabited by threatened primate species including the golden monkeys as well as mountain gorillas which reside particularly in the Virunga mountain ranges in Africa that are split by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda plus Rwanda.
During the Kigali city tour, you will visit the genocide memorial centres as well as other historical places. If time is on your side, you might get the chance to have your lunch in the city and taste the delicious local cuisines of authentic Rwandan origin and then head to Volcanoes National Park. Diner and overnight at Davinci Gorilla Lodge (mid-range hotel) or Home Inn (budget Hotel) on Full board.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park
You will start the day with an early breakfast at your hotel then your driver-guide will pick you up and take you to Volcanoes National Park headquarters for orientation on the guidelines of gorilla trekking in order to protect the threatened mountain gorillas. Gorilla trekking in the forests of Volcanoes National Park is an unrivaled experience. When the briefing is over, the senior professional park rangers will guide you far into the volcanoes while looking for the mountain gorillas. You will trek through the jagged landscape until you come across these gentle giants that will astound you as they feed their young ones or just play with them. After you meet the gorillas, you are allowed to spend only an hour with them. After this, you will head back to your hotel to take a shower and eat lunch. Diner and overnight at Davinci Gorilla Lodge (mid-range hotel) or Home Inn (budget Hotel) on Full board.
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking and transfer back to Kigali
You will start the day with breakfast and then return to Volcanoes National Park headquarters for orientation for golden monkey tracking, then proceed to the beginning spot. Tracking the golden monkeys could last anything between two to three hours and you should look forward to seeing the monkeys swinging between bamboo trees. While golden monkey trekking, you might see a variety of birds as well as primates that live in the Virunga Mountain Ranges. Head back to your hotel for lunch and to check out to transfer to Kigali for Diner and Overnight at Hotel 2000, or Hotel des Mille Collines (mid-range hotel) or Classic Hotel (budget Hotel) on Full board meal plan.
Day 4: Take a flight to Arusha
You will start the day with breakfast at your hotel and then head to the airport to get your flight to Arusha. When you reach Kilimanjaro International Airport – Tanzania, you will be met by one of our professional Taste for Afrika tour guides in Tanzania and he or she will take you to your hotel. Some of the optional activities you can do while in Arusha include: visiting the museum, swimming, shopping among others.
Day 5: Transfer to Tarangire National Park
Today after an early breakfast at your hotel, travel to Tarangire National Park that features acacia woodland as well as grassland. You will then take a lunch break and proceed for a game drive within the park that is popular for the huge baobab trees and elephant population. While here you will be able to observe wildlife including leopards, lions, elephants, and others. The national park also has abundant birdlife in addition to native birds. Diner and Overnight at Tarangire Safari Lodge, or Tarangire Osupuko (mid-range hotel), or Sangaiwe Tented Camp (budget Hotel) on Full Board Meal plan.
Day 6: Explore Tarangire National Park
You will start the day with breakfast very early in the morning at the lodge then prepare for a whole day of game drives and have a picnic lunch. You will come across a variety of wildlife in addition to watching their way of life. Wildebeests, gazelles, elephants, buffaloes, elands, giraffes, hartebeest are some of the animals you will see here. Diner and Overnight at Tarangire Safari Lodge, or Tarangire Osupuko (mid-range hotel), or Sangaiwe Tented Camp (budget Hotel) on Full Board Meal plan.
Day 7: Transfer to Ngorongoro crater
Begin the day with breakfast at your lodge and then set off for Karatu where you will tour the Karatu market, take an ethno-botanical walk in addition to visiting the endemic Iraq Tribe that lives in the Karatu area. Proceed to the Ngorongoro crater conservation area and check-in at your accommodation for lunch. Spend the evening at leisure at the lodge or take a guided nature walk in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area following the Endoro Trail to Endoro waterfalls as well as to see the Elephant’s Caves. Diner and overnight at Endoro lodge on Full board meal plan.
Day 8: Game Drive in Ngorongoro Crater
Have your breakfast early in the morning at your lodge then proceed to an early morning game drive inside the Ngorongoro crater where you can enjoy a picnic lunch at the hippo poolside. The game drive will continue up to late in the afternoon. You will be able to observe a number of animals such as Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles, waterbucks, the black rhinos, common eland, hippopotamus, waterbucks, hippopotamus, African buffalo, the blue wildebeest Grant’s zebra in addition to many others. You will have your fill with the game viewing in the Crater floor of the popular Ngorongoro Crater which is basically a natural zoo for wildlife. Diner and Overnight at Endoro lodge on Full board meal plan.
Day 9: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
Set off for Ndutu through Olduvai Gorge so that you can explore the fascinating museum that is situated at this very popular world archaeological site that has fossils of ancient two (2) million-year-old human ancestors. You will then proceed for a game drive via the extensive Ndutu area located in western Ngorongoro where you can stop for lunch. You will continue with a game drive in the afternoon and then you will head back to your camp where you will spend the night. You can pass by a Maasai village at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for a cultural tour. You will most likely come across a few of the animals that reside in the park. Diner and overnight at Mbugani Camp (mid-range hotel) or Kati Kati Tented Camp (budget Hotel) on Full board meal plan.
Day 10: Explore Serengeti NP
After your breakfast at your lodge, move out for a game drive with packed lunch and have fun the whole day of game viewing in the park that inhabits the highest population of large mammals worldwide. You will come across Coke’s hartebeest, solitary leopards, Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelles, large prides of lions, cheetahs plus tens of thousands of topi. The park also boasts of abundant impala, hippo, Masai giraffe, warthog plus impala. A few of the scarce types of antelopes also live in the park for example roan antelope, graceful impalas, common eland, dik-dik, lesser kudu, graceful impalas, klipspringer plus the fringe-eared oryx. The terrain in Serengeti National Park features rock formations that remained after the Pre-Cambrian time, open plains, open woodlands plus kopjes. Diner and overnight at Mbugani Camp (mid-range hotel) or Kati Kati Tented Camp (budget Hotel) on Full board meal plan.
Day 11: Game drive to the Mara River
Start the day with breakfast at your lodge then head to the Mara River where you will get the opportunity to see the great migration of the zebras, wildebeests plus gazelles. This river bursts through the northern part of Serengeti from the neighbouring Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. It is exciting to see the frenzied herds of wildebeest migration navigating the Mara River, there are usually episodes of terror and disorganization. While you travel through the park, you will come across numerous animals that reside in the park in addition to birds. You will also be captivated by the scenery of the Serengeti plains. Diner and Overnight at Mara River Kati Kati tented camp on Full Board meal plan
Day 12: Game drive in Lake Manyara
Wake and have your breakfast at the lodge then take a trip within the park. Navigate through tall forests, varied vegetation of acacia woodlands, grassy floodplains while looking for wildlife and you will probably see numerous animals plus birds that reside in the park. Have a stopover on the lakeshore to appreciate the distinct bird species and make sure to search for the pink flamingo. The remainder of the Manyara ecosystem is made up of grassy areas, mountainsides, hot springs, marshlands plus woodlands. You will travel majorly through tall forests, acacia woodlands as well as grassy floodplains while looking for wildlife such as large herds of elephants and the popular tree-climbing lions. Diner and Over at Isoitok Camp (mid-range hotel) or Lake Manyara Wildlife Camp (budget Hotel) on Full Board meal plan.
Day 13: Departure
After breakfast, you will travel to Arusha. When you reach Arusha, you can spend some time shopping and have a day room for freshening up and relaxing before you are taken to Kilimanjaro International Airport in time for your flight. This marks the end of the
14 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trekking & Tanzania Safari.
• • What's Included
Inclusions
- Professional English-speaking guide
- All transportation in suitable vehicle
- All entry fees
- Drinking water throughout the tour
Exclusions
- International flights and visas
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses (souvenirs, drinks, etc.)
- Tips for guides and drivers
- Optional activities not mentioned in itinerary
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