21 DAYS TANZANIA MIGRATION SAFARI AND EXPLORE THE PEARL OF AFRICA OF UGANDA.

Día a día

Por ahora este itinerario solo está en inglés.

1. Entebbe1 noche
2. Murchison Falls National Park2 noches
3. Kibale National Park2 noches
4. Queen Elizabeth National Park2 noches
5. Bwindi impenetrable National Park:3 noches
6. Lake Bunyonyi.1 noche
7. Lake Mburo National Park1 noche
8. Jinja1 noche
9. Entebbe International Airport1 noche
10. Tarangire National Park1 noche
11. Central Serengeti1 noche
12. North Serengeti2 noches
13. Central Serengeti1 noche
14. Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area1 noche
15. Kilimanjaro International Airport.1 noche

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   Día 1 · Entebbe

   Pick up from the Airport:

   Arrive at the Entebbe International Airport and you will be warmly welcomed to the Pearl of Africa by our Responsible tour guide who will pick you then transfers you to the hotel where you will have dinner and overnight compared to the time you arrive at the Airport.
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   Día 2 · Murchison Falls National Park

   Drive to Murchison Falls National Park

   You will be picked by our driver from your Hotel/Residence in Entebbe/Kampala and Depart from Kampala at 07:00am heading for the largest game park and reserve in Uganda through the Luwero Triangle, Nakasongola, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Masindi and Budongo Forest. You will branch off to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where you will encounter the territory of the southern white Rhinos on foot. Well-trained rangers will guide you through the bush to where the Rhinos are. You will get the opportunity to watch these endangered, magnificent creatures in their natural habitat. As these rhinos are free to move around on 7,000 hectares of land, it is often necessary to drive to the areas where the rhinos are, before taking the bush trek. This drive will be done in our vehicle. (What you need: Closed shoes, long pants, water and insect repellent) You will later proceed and have a stop for lunch at Kabalega Dinners in Nakasongola. After lunch, you will head to Murchison Falls National Park for Dinner and overnight accommodation Via Masindi Town and Budongo Forest.
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   Día 3 · Murchison Falls National Park

   Game drive and Boat cruise

   06:00am we set off for an early morning Game Drive. The game drive which lasts 4 to 5 hours in channel tracks will mainly be done around the mating grounds of open Savanna grass lands and Delta where, from its source, River Nile joins Lake Albert to form Albert Nile which proceeds to the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, through Sudan. During the Game Drive Rothschild’s Giraffe, Cape Buffalos, lots of Uganda Kobs, Hartebeests, Elephants, and more other species including those of the cat family like Lions if lucky may be spotted, and lots of diverse bird species and Flora. After the game drive proceed to the Lodge for late breakfast and later early refreshing lunch. After Lunch, head for a 02:00pm boat cruise to the bottom of the Murchison Falls, for a clear view of the 43 meters thundering falls-. This boat trip along the Victoria Nile is often cited as being the highlight of a trip to Murchison Falls since it allows you to get up-close and personal with the animals. Along this stretch of the river, there are reported to be around 4,000 hippos in addition to some enormous Nile crocodiles. The bird life is stunning with brightly colored kingfishers and bee-eaters darting along the riverbanks. If lucky, you may see the rare and prehistoric looking shoebill Stork, which is a cross between the dodo and a dinosaur. The boat takes you to the base of the falls which only adds to their impressiveness.
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   Día 4 · Kibale National Park

   Drive to Kibale forest National park:

   After breakfast we shall drive to Kibale Forest National Park in Western Uganda Via Hoima-Kyenjojo Road. We will have our packed lunch as we travel. Dinner and accommodation shall be in Fort Portal or Kibale National Park.
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   Día 5 · Kibale National Park

   Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi wetland.

   Early in the morning at 08.00 we will start with the 4 hours chimp tracking in kibale forest. Also 10 other primates can be seen!! The park is Known as the Primate capital, Kibale boosts of the highest diversity and densest of primates in Africa. Kibale forest is one of Uganda’s most magnificent rain-forests with over 351 tree species and bird species. Chimp tracking is the most common activity; others include birding, butterfly watching and nature. After the briefing you will start penetrating the Kibale Forest as you hunt for the beautiful Giants with the guidance of professional Ranger Guide. Tracking duration is dependent on how fast a community of Chimpanzees is located. It sometimes takes many hours and you later return for lunch and In the afternoon a swamp walk through Bigodi wetland sanctuary will reward you with amazing bird life, especially the Rwenzori Blue Turaco. The nature walks are organised by KAFRED, a community-based organization and visit the community people as well as engage in the activities that take place in their local markets. Relaxation in the evening at the Safari Lodge.
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   Día 6 · Queen Elizabeth National Park

   Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park

   After breakfast we shall drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park on arrival have lunch and relax abit before embarking on an evening game drive along the Queen’s Mile plus the Kasenyi trail. On this trail you will see elephants, water bucks, lions, buffaloes, Uganda Kobs plus warthogs in addition to several birds. Return for Dinner and Accommodation will be in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
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   Día 7 · Queen Elizabeth National Park

   Game drive and Boat cruise:

   We will go for 06:00am morning game drive which normally takes 3-4hours and we shall come back for late breakfast at 10:00am in the lodge. After lunch we shall proceed for the afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which will take us closer to the animals and birds. The shores of this channel draw a large number of wild animals, birds in addition to reptiles all through the year, with one of the largest population of Hippos in the whole world as well as plentiful Nile crocodiles. These animals can be seen well on a boat cruise down the course of the channel or most likely at the entrance of the spectacular Lake Edward. The Boat Cruise on the Kazinga Channel is extremely rewarding and among the finest and most liked launches trips in the country. After the cruise we shall have a relaxing afternoon at the Safari Lodge.
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   Día 8 · Bwindi impenetrable National Park:

   Drive to Bwindi impenetrable National Park:

   After breakfast we shall drive to southern part of the park called Ishasha which is famous for tree climbing Lions. From here we will continue the journey through Rukugiri District passing villages, cultivated farms, hills before you reach in Buhoma/ rushaga Bwindi impenetrable forest depending where your tracking from. Check in at Lodge; relax as you enjoy the sound of the birds. Dinner and overnight at the booked Lodge.
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   Día 9 · Bwindi impenetrable National Park:

   Gorilla Habituation tracking at Bwindi National park:

   The day of Gorilla tracking, After breakfast, we shall proceed to the Gorilla Tracking briefing point at 8:00am. After the briefing you will start penetrating the impenetrable Forest as you hunt for the beautiful Giants with the guidance of professional Ranger Guide. Tracking duration is dependent on how far the family of Gorillas is located. Batwa community walk in the evening:

   after lunch we head out for an evening community walk with the Batwa known as the Pygmy tribe. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
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    Día 10 · Bwindi impenetrable National Park:

    Gorilla Habituation experience.

    6:30 AM: Meet at the Rushaga Park Headquarters for a mandatory safety briefing with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) ranger guides. Packed lunch shouldn't be forgotten. Trekking: Hike into the dense, misty jungle to locate the specific gorilla family undergoing habituation . This trek can take between 4 hours depending on the gorillas' location. 4-Hour Encounter: Once located, spend 4-6 exclusive hours observing, recording, and learning how these gentle giants interact with in the family. Afternoon: Trek back to base to receive your habituation certificate before starting your journey to Lake Bunyonyi . Check into the lodge and later relaxation, dinner and overnight.
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    Día 11 · Lake Bunyonyi.

    Exploring Lake Bunyonyi:

    After breakfast we will drive to Lake Bunyonyi for a boat cruise to the punishment island and many others since it's the beautiful place surrounded by the hills of Western Uganda. Still on the boat we will also stop at the different islands, hike up the top to get a better view of other islands, ziplining at one of the island, birding, after return back to the lodge for lunch. Just know Lake Bunyonyi is famous for birds, otters and delicious crayfish. We will spend the rest of the day here, birding, have a swim if you want, try a canoe, or simply relax looking at the over 300 birds species you can sometimes see from the veranda. Later transfer from Bunyonyi to lake Mburo National Park to simply relax. (Bring your binoculars)! Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
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    Día 12 · Lake Mburo National Park

    Drive to Lake Mburo National Park

    Drive to Lake Mburo National Park:

    Wake up for a 6:30am game drive for 2 hours a home of zebras, Impalas and many more and then return to the lodge for breakfast before setting off for Kampala. We shall have the Equator demonstration stop and a late lunch stop in Kampala before proceeding to Jinja where shall enjoy our dinner and overnight accommodation.
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    Día 13 · Jinja

    White water Rafting at the Nile:

    Have an early morning breakfast, transfer to the starting point for white water rafting. There you will be taken through a session of exercises and tips to ensure safety during the adventure. Embark on the boat to hit the rapids of the mighty River Nile. Depending on your experience on water, choose which grade of rapids, grade 3 or grade 5 rapids. The experience is challenging for first times but thrilling to last for a life time. After return for hot lunch and relax. Then drive back to Kampala the capital city for diner and an overnight at the booked accommodation.
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    Día 14 · Entebbe International Airport

    Transfer to Entebbe International Airport

    Transfer from your hotel to Entebbe International Airport. You will be picked from your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe by our representative and taken to Entebbe International Airport to caught up with the flight to Kilimanjaro international airport in Tanzania.
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    Día 15 · Tarangire National Park

    Transfer from Arusha to Tarangire National Park

    You'll depart from Arusha after breakfast for the approximately two-hour journey to Tarangire National Park. Along the way, your eyes will be opened to all the colours and character of Tanzania: perhaps some Maasai herdsmen driving their flocks of goats to new pastures. You’ll get to know your driver-guide, amazed at his depth of knowledge as he effortlessly answers all your questions. Once you've entered Tarangire, you'll begin your game drive across a rich vista of endless golden savannah that surrounds the Tarangire River. Tarangire is huge. As you stand at the park gate and look south, it stretches as far as the eye can see. Known as the ‘Elephant Playground,’ this spectacular park contains largest population of these mighty mammals. But Tarangire is also home to buffalo, lion, gnu, zebra and gazelle and the park can rival Serengeti for sheer animal densities. What might you see today? Perhaps a solitary male lion stretched out beneath a tree, perhaps a trio of male cheetah enjoying some lazy bonding-time in the sun. Maybe some graceful Grant’s gazelle or zebra bounding away from the road or a couple of giraffes munching happily from the choicest acacia branches. For Tarangire specialties, look out for kudu and oryx. Here as in other parks, it pays not to ignore the small animals. It is so easy to be mesmerized by the power and majesty of an elephant or the elegance of the giraffe. Ask your guide to find you an agama lizard, especially a male one who changes color in front of you according to the temperature! Or a hyrax, known as pimbi, an insignificant-looking creature of around 30 cm in length…who astonishingly is related to elephant! Not many trees will pass you by without something of avian interest catching your eye. A memorable flash of color might be a lilac-breasted roller or superb starling. Ostrich are plentiful and it is hard not to chuckle at the sighting of the well-named, studious-looking secretary bird as it awkwardly pads across the grasslands. The park is also famous for its noble baobab trees, rolling savannah and acacia woodland. It can be dusty – wear a scarf over your mouth - but this is a minor inconvenience for sighting wildlife in such abundance.

    After an extensive game drive, you will head to the lodge for dinner and an overnight.
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    Día 16 · Central Serengeti

    Drive to Central Serengeti National Park, By Way Of Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

    After breakfast, you will set off for your next destination, the stunning Serengeti National Park, a distance of 166 km and a journey time of around 3 ½ hours. By late morning, you will reach Serengeti, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the country’s oldest and most celebrated national park and take a game drive. There are surely not many better places on earth to see such quantities and variety of wildlife. You will absorb the breath-taking scenery, fantastic changing light and – of course – spot the many animals choosing to make their home here. Your dedicated driver-guide will be delighted to share with you his knowledge of this incredible place and its flora and fauna. With thousands of predators – and their prey numbering in the hundreds of thousands – it is no surprise that there is always something fascinating happening amongst the wildlife populations. Your driver-guide may find you lion, leopard, elephant, zebra, cheetah and antelope on today’s safari… just some of the many species here. Snap off some memorable photos, but don’t forget to simply take a deep breath and enjoy nature in its real-time, raw beauty. After the game drive, you will be taken to your accommodation for some welcome rest, your evening meal and to spend the night.
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    Día 17 · North Serengeti

    Central Serengeti to North Serengeti

    You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive. Later return to accommodation for breakfast and depart to North Serengeti with packed lunch. You will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today and move towards the northern part of the park. The enroute game drive towards the Kogatende region will offer mild action from resident games. As you approach the northern part of the Serengeti, you will notice the terrain change from the usual plain grassland to a more hilly and broken terrain. The northern region offers a variety of resident game such as zebras, topi, gazelle, buffaloes, leopards and lions. A picnic lunch will be done during the day long drive itself. Based on the time of your arrival you will be able to spend a few hours by the Mara River. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night's rest in your accommodation.
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    Día 18 · North Serengeti

    North Serengeti - Full Day Game drive

    North Serengeti - Full Day Game drive

    You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full day game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch and return back to lodge late afternoon around 6:00 PM. Or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive. Later return to accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. In the months between mid-June to September the migration can be found in this region. From mid-June to September, the Mara River in this region offers the most dramatic river crossing of the great migration. Fierce, deep and heavily rain fed the river takes an enormous toll on the migrating wildebeest. Watching the wildebeest surging through the torrential flow, some drowning and a few falling preys to lurking crocodiles is an unforgettable sight. If it’s your lucky day you will be able to witness this natural wonder and watch nature take its course. Tracing the great migration, you might even move towards the Lobo valley. The pristine lobo valley is scattered with woodlands, plains, hills and famous granite Kopjes. It offers an enormous amount of big cat game with lions, leopards and cheetah in plenty. During the dry season the permanent water sources in the valley attract plenty of resident and migratory animals, resulting in excellent game viewing. During the full day game drive, you will have a stop where you can have your picnic lunch. The day comes to an end with a tasty dinner and an overnight.
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    Día 19 · Central Serengeti

    Transfer to Central Serengeti

    You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for game drives around 9:00 AM with packed lunch or you can depart at 6:00 AM on an early morning game drive. Later return to accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart to Central Serengeti with packed lunch. Today you will head south towards central Serengeti. The four-hour drive to the Centre will offer mild enroute game. The drive south from the Mara River valley takes you through hill country, the Lobo area, woodlands and then back into Seronera terrain. The central portion of the Serengeti - known as Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengetis' species. As you make your way into the Seronera region, you will begin to notice the hilly and broken terrain altering into plain grasslands. In Seronera one must really look out for the many lion prides that thrive in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion prides provide an excellent game viewing experience all year round. A picnic lunch will be done during the day long drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and an overnight.
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    Día 20 · Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area

    Transfer from Serengeti central to Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area

    After your breakfast, you will head south-east towards Ngorongoro Conservation Area. If it has not already struck you with its vastness, Serengeti’s ‘endless plains’ will make a deep impression on you as you will take the long, straight road which passes Simba Kopjes (famous from ‘The Lion King’) to reach Naabi Hill Gate, close to the divide between Serengeti and Ngorongoro. Here you can gather information at the gate’s visitor center, clamber up the hill for superb views back over the plains, or look out for a colorful agama lizard among the rocks.

    Upon arrival in the afternoon, enjoy your packed lunch, and after reach the rim and then descend into the vast crater itself. At one side there’s the Lerai Forest, classic mountain forest landscape with almost tropical characteristics. This is good elephant country, so keep your eyes peeled. By the side of the nearby swampland is what is sometimes called the ‘elephant graveyard’ as the mighty male tuskers at the end of their lives come to chew on the soft, swampland grasses once their teeth have failed them. The crater has a population of around 120 lions, with well-defined territories; 15,000 gnu, 9,000 zebra, 400 hyenas, and around 50 black rhino. Many gnu and other herd animals are resident, benefiting from the many sources of year-round waters and are boosted by some migrators in season. Buffalo, Serval, Jackal, Thomson’s gazelle and eland are also present in numbers. Hippos can be found in pools and swampland and highland birdlife is colorful and plentiful around the waters. Flamingos can often be seen in Lake Magadi, which occupies part of the crater floor.
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    Día 21 · Kilimanjaro International Airport.

    From Ngorongoro then Drop off at Kilimanjaro International Airport.

    Transfer from your lodge after breakfast to Kilimanjaro International Airport to catch up with your flight depending on the departure time and the airline to transfer to back to your Home or to Zanzibar. It has a 3 ½ hour journey, covering the 192 km back to Arusha for those that want to have an overnight at the hotel in Arusha you will also be dropped and the following day you will be dropped at the airport. This marks the End of an East African Safari.