18 Days East Africa Group Safari – Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania
An 18 Days East Africa Safari is an opportunity to experience four of the region’s most rewarding destinations in one carefully planned journey through Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. Rather than focusing only on traditional game drives, this safari combines mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi and volcanoes, chimpanzee tracking at Kibale, golden monkey trekking in Rwanda, cultural experiences, big fve and wildebeest migration in Kenya and Tanzania and some of East Africa’s most famous wildlife destinations.
The journey begins in Uganda, where you will explore Kibale National Park for chimpanzee trekking, experience wildlife viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park and trek mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. From Bwindi, this best of East Africa 18 day safari continues into Rwanda for golden monkey trekking and time in Kigali before flying to Kenya.
In Kenya you will visit the Masai Mara National Reserve, one of East Africa’s most renowned wildlife destinations and a key part of the Great Migration ecosystem. The final stage takes you into Tanzania, where you will spend time in the Serengeti National Park before visiting the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and finishing in Arusha.
This 18-day Gorillas, big five and wildebeest migration itinerary is designed for travelers who want more than a conventional safari in East Africa. It brings together primates, big-game viewing, dramatic landscapes, local communities and the opportunity to experience East Africa across four countries in a single trip. The itinerary can also be adjusted according to your travel dates, accommodation preferences and the wildlife experiences you most want to prioritize.
18 Days East Africa Safari Itinerary Highlights
- Day 1: Pick up and Kibale National Park
- Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi Nature Walk
- Day 3: Visit craters and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 4: Lion tracking experience/game drive and boat cruise
- Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 6: Gorilla Trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 7: Transfer to Volcanoes national park
- Day 8: Golden monkey tracking and visit Ibyiwacu cultural village
- Day 9: Transfer to Kigali city
- Day 10: Flight to Nairobi and city tour
- Day 11: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
- Day 12: & 13: Full day in Masai Mara National Reserve
- Day 14: Transfer to Serengeti National Park
- Day 15 & 16: Full day in Serengeti National Park
- Day 17: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Day 18: Drive to Arusha
18 Days East Africa Safari Itinerary (Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania)
Day 1: Arrival in Uganda and Transfer to Kibale National Park
Wake very early in the morning , our driver will pick you from the hotel that you checked in/ any of your location, you will be briefed about Uganda safaris and the driver will drive you to kibale forest national park as your first east Africa safari destination, kibale forest is the home for over 13 primates species like the chimpanzees, along the way you will have a stop over at mubende, after embark on to your journey and you may reach in evening, upon reaching move direct to the lodge that you had checked in freshen up and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Primates lodge/ Ndali Crater/ Kyaninga lodge (Luxury), Papaya lake lodge/ Mountains of the Moon (Mid-range), Chimpanzee forest guest house/ Kibale Forest Camp (Budget)
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and Bigodi Nature Walk
wake up very early in the morning have your breakfast and organize, move to the park headquarters for briefing by an experienced game ranger then after, move inside kibale forest for chimpanzee tracking in kibale forest, search for this chimpanzees walk around the forest where you will view different primate species living in the forest. Find this gorillas spend time interacting with them study there features in the take good photos for memories, after all your amazing experience with this primates, move back o park freshen up have lunch, and later move for guided community walks, after return to the park to have dinner plus overnight stay.
Day 3: Crater Lakes and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up very early in the morning have your breakfast organize checkout and continue with your 18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, move to you next destination that’s Queen Elizabeth national park, during your journey to queen you will be able to sight different wildlife, creators lakes, stopover for lunch, after embark on to your journey to Queen Elizabeth national park upon reaching have dinner and overnight stay.
Acommndations Mweya safari Lodge/ Kyambura gorge lodge (Luxury), Park view Lodge/ Elephants Hub/ Kasenyi safari lodge (Mid-range), Enganzi Lodge (budget)
Day 4: Lion tracking experience/ Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise in Queen
Day 4 of 18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, wake up very early in the morning have your breakfast organize and move for gorilla tracking during your morning game drive at kasenyi plains, during this amazing experience of game drive you will be able to sight different wild life animals like lions, elephants, antelopes , impala, waterbucks, after your morning game drive move back to the park have lunch , move for boat cruise at kazinga channel, here you have amazing experience of viewing different animal in the fresh waters like the hippo, crocodiles and may more, after move back to the lodge have dinner plus overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park via Ishasha sector
You wiil be transferred fro, queen Elizabeth national park to bwindi impenetrable forest to continue with your 18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, wake up very early in the morning have your breakfast organize and check out and move to the car the driver will transfer you to Nwindi impenetrable national park, bwindi is home for mountain gorillas in whole world , bwindi impenetrable forest is located in he south west of Uganda ,and the major activity at this national reservation is gorilla trekking,. You can move to Bwindi impenetrable forest via ishaha where you get a chance to see tree climbing lions and many more different wildlife up on reaching Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in the evening, move direct to the hotel where you check in, freshen up and have dinner plus overnight stay
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla havens lodge/ Buhoma lodge/ Chameleon Hill lodge (Luxury), Gorilla mist camp/ Buhoma Haven lodge/ Gorilla Valley lodge (Mid-range), Buhoma community rest camp/ Rushaga Haven lodge/ Gorilla mist lodge (Budget)
Day 6: Gorilla Trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On day 6 wake very early in morning have breakfast organize and continue with you 6 of your 18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, move to the park headquarters for briefing by the experienced game range, if you are many, you will be divided the groups of 8, don’t forget to park your lunch with you plus drinking water, move to parka nd start trekking his primates, gorilla trekking always takes like 2 to 8 hours and you have to mole sure that you put on heavy jackets and strong shoes to enter in the think forest, trek this mountain gorillas until you them, interact with them study the features in them, how they feed, how they react to humans and many more different interesting safari activity in Bwindi forest like bird watching, viewing different plant species , after all this amazing experience move back to the park lodge freshen up have dinner and overnight stay. This will mark the end if your 6 of your 18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, in Uganda and your nest destination is Rwanda
Day 7: Transfer to Volcanoes national park
On day 7 of your18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, wake up very early in the morning to have breakfast and you will be transferred from Bwindi impenetrable national park to volcano national park in Rwanda, when you reach move direct to the lodge and check in ,have dinner plus overnight stay.
Day 8: Golden monkey trekking and visiting the Ibyiwacu Cultural Village
On day 8 wake up very early in the morning have your breakfast and continue with your your18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, move to parks headquarters for short briefing after, you will move for golden monkey trekking in the volcanoes national park to trek golden monkeys, this amazing activity takes like 2 to 3 hours while trekking the golden monkeys, when you find the monkey interact with them take photos and after this amazing experience of interacting with the mountain gorillas, you will move back to your lodge freshen up and have have lunch, later in the evening move foe cultural safari, visit the ibyiwacu cultural village, after get back to your lodge have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 9 Dive back to Kigali for city tour
On day 9 of your18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, wake up very early in the morning have your breakfast organized and you will be transferred from volcanoes national park to Kigali city, when you reach Kigali city move to your lodge and check in. have your lunch and later in the afternoon you will tour the Kigali town , after move back to your hotel to have dinner plus overnight stay.
Day 10 fight to Nairobi for city tour.
The countinuation of the your18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, you will take flight to Nairobi city, upon arrival your land at kenyatta international airport, after have some short briefing about Nairobi city tour, move for our city tour experienced, our driver will pick you up and transfer you the lodge check in and have have lunch and latter in the evening have dinner plus overnight stay.
Day 11 transfer to masai mara
On day 11 of 18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, wake up early in the morning have your wonderful breakfast and continue with your 18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, to masai mara this will take 6 hours drive to masai mara national reserve, view kanya scenic highlands , stopover at Narok town, interact with the community around, learn more about there tradition, embark on your journey direct to masai mara, upon reaching, proceed to masai mara national reserve, you will be viewing different wildlife species in the savannah plains, move to your lodge and check In, have dinner plus overnight stay.
Accommodation
Sentrim Mara camp / AA Mara lodge / zebra plains
Day 12 and 13 in masai mara national park.
On day 12 and 13 of your18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, wake up very early in the morning, have your breakfast after organized and move for morning game drive In masai mara national reserve, during this activity, you will view different wildlife species like lions, leopards, antelopes, cheetahs, wildebeest migration in the savannah plains and many more. Move back to the lodge for lunch and later in the evening move for an evening game drive at masai mara national reserve where you will sight big 5 animals like elephants lions buffalos, rhinos among others. After this amazing experience, move back to the lodge to have dinner plus overnight stay.
Day 14 transfer to Serengeti National Park
On the fourteenth day of your18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari,wake very early in the morning have your breakfast and check out of the lodge, the driver will transfer you to serengeti national park in the boarder of isebania, in tanzaina, you wil have short briefing the your1 8 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, remaing activities, move to serengeti national park lodge have check in have your dinner plus overnight stay
Day 15 and 16 full day at Serengeti National Park
On this double days of your18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, you will have full day at Serengeti national park, wakeup very early in the morning have your breakfast and move to Serengeti national park for game drive, where by you will be able to view different wildlife like the elephants, lions, giraffes zabras wildebeests, antelopes, after this game drive move back to the lodge for lunch and later in the afternoon move for another game drive around the savannah plains where you will be able to view the lions and other many pray mammals, get back to the lodge have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 17 transfer to ngorongoro conservation Area
On day 17 you will be transferred from Serengeti national park to ngorongoro cansevation area on the second last day of 18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, wake very early in the morning as usual have breakfast pack your lunch all your bags, get in the car, driver will transfer you to ngorongoro conservation center, explore caldera till late in the evening, after move to our lodge check in have dinner plus overnight stay.
On the last day of your18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari, wake up very early in the morning, have breakfast and move for the game drive at caldera, have amazing view of wildlife at caldera, drive back to Arusha after embark in to your journey home, the this will mark the end of your your18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari.
These 18 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari includes
All park entrance fees
Gorilla trekking permits
Meals and accommodation
Lion tracking
All the mentioned activities
8 days discover East Africa (Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya & Tanzania) safari excludes
Laundry
Tips
Optional activities
Not mentioned activities
