Wildebeest Migration, Big Five & Gorilla Trekking Safari | 7-Day Tour
Join us for your 7 days East Africa great migration, big five and gorilla trekking safari in Africa. The Great animal migration in Africa as it is known by many, is the movement of a million plus wildebeest from Serengeti Tanzania northwards into the adjoining Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The African wildebeest migration is one of the world’s most spectacular and thrilling display of wildlife behavior. This Africa migration safari takes place every year with the animals’ primal instincts guiding them towards greener areas following the climatic rain fall patterns over the Serengeti Masai Mara eco system.
Although numbers keep changing every year, reality has it that up to 1.5 million wildebeest, close to a million Zebra and large numbers of other animals undertake this long trek that lasts for many weeks. Their journey is filled up with danger as they cross the crocodile infested Mara and Talek rivers along the way. As a result of this, many animals cannot escape the giant Nile crocodiles lying in the waters, readily wait for their prey.
The Big five safari animals are none other than the lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and African buffalo. This term was introduced by the big-game hunters to refer to the five most difficult animals in Africa to hunt.
Our 7 days Kenya and Uganda Safari combines this wildebeest migration in Masai Mara, big five game viewing experience and gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park, Uganda.
Attractive facts about this 7 days Uganda and Kenya Safari
While at the Kenya migration safari in Masai Mara, you will enjoy the predator-prey encounters in the wild. Additionally, you will see lions hunting activity as a lioness runs for a distance of 100 meters in just six seconds, though it does not maintain this speed due to the too much energy that it uses to capure wildebeests.
Uganda has about half of the world’s total population of mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable forest. These mountin gorillas in Uganda are too rare and interesting to watch. Tracking mountain gorillas is a dream to many. So, thats why a big number of tourists visit Bwindi Impenetrable Forest yearly, specifically for the African Safari with Gorillas.
Therefore, this 7 days wildebeest migration Kenya, big 5 and Long Gorilla Safaris in Uganda trip is the perfect response to many holiday seekers. So, we surely believe that by the end of your Kenya and Uganda safari holiday, you will have a very good story and experience to share.
7 days wildebeest Migration, Big five and gorilla trekking safari Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Nairobi international airport to Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Your 7 days Kenya and Uganda safari tour begins From Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Kenya. You will meet our professional Africa safari tours guide for a meet and greet as well briefing about your Kenya safari trip. Thereafter, you will be transferred to Masai Mara National Reserve. This journey takes about 5-6 hours to the Southwest, Narok county in Kenya to visit Masai Mara National Reserve.
Day 2 – 3: Exclusive game drive, big 5 safari & wildebeest migration experience in Masai Mara
For these two days of game drive and great wildebeest migration Masai Mara experience, your day starts with breakfast. Expect to have a wildlife viewing in Kenya from wildebeests, elands, giraffes, big five safari animas all living in the same habitat. You will see the big 5 safari Kenya animals including, lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and Rinos. Not forgetting the birds, antelopes, zebras, and many more animals through game drives during your Masai Mara trip.
Day 4: Departure from Kenya and transfer to Entebbe International Airport, Uganda
You will rise up early for your breakfast. Afterwards, you will continue to the airstrip in Masai Mara to catch up with a connecting flight to Entebbe International airport in Uganda. Our professional Uganda and Kenya safari guide will be readily available to pick you up. You will tranferred by road in the best 4×4 vehicles in Uganda to your hotel where you’ll stay the night. You can also opt for a brief city tour and visit UWEC (Zoo) or botanical gardens in Entebbe.
Day 5: Transfer from Entebbe for gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On the fifth day of your wildebeest migration, big fir,e and gorilla trekking safari, you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Bwindi Impenetrable National Parl is located in Southwestern Uganda. While on your way, you will have a stopover at the Uganda equator. You will stand on the Northern & Southern hemispheres to take pictures before proceeding to have lunch in Igongo or similar.
Day 6: Mountain Gorilla Trekking Experience in Bwindi & Batwa Tour
After your early morning breakfast, you will be driven or walk to the briefing area to get insight and guidelines about gorilla trekking. This happens before before setting off for your gorilla tracking Uganda activity.
There are 4 main areas for gorilla trekking in Bwindi namely; Buhoma, Rushaga, Nkuringo and Ruhija.
After briefing, you will set off for the actual search for gorillas at 8:00am. This Bwindi gorilla trekking activity is expected to last for about 2-6 hours while in the forest. Note that the gorilla hike Uganda activity includes one hour of magical encounter with mountain gorillas once found. So this is the same as the silverback gorilla trekking Uganda safari since you will see the silverbacks with their families.
After this wonderful gorilla trek, you will be awarded a gorilla trekking certificate. In the evening of this very day, you will relax at the lodge or go for a guided cultural tour in the Batwa community still within Bwindi. This combines your gorilla trekking and Batwa cultural tours in Uganda
Day 7: Transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe for your departure
After breakfast on your seventh day, you will check out of the accommodation facility along with your packed lunch. Our professional driver will transfer you back to Kampala or Entebbe for your return home after your trips to Uganda to see gorillas. This will mark the end of your 7 days wildebest migration Kenya, big 5 and gorilla trekking safari in Uganda.
Facts about some Africa's wildlife to see on your wildebeest migration, big five and gorilla trekking safari
Below are some facts of animals you will see in your 7 days Kenya and Uganda safari. You will have a wildlife viewing during your 7 days Uganda gorilla trips, big 5 and animal migration Kenya safari experiences.
- Lions
- Lions are polygamous in nature and their kids can sack from any mother around
- Giraffe
- Its gestation period is 18 months. Their stripes differ from one giraffe to another.
- Ostrich
- They are polygamous in nature. The best way to differentiate Ostriches is through their colors. Additionally, the male is black while the female is ash gray. During incubation, the male sits on eggs from 6 till morning. Also, the seven ladies all share the hatching time during day.
- The Africa’s grey parrot
- The uniqueness about this bird is that it can learn and speak up to 10 different languages
- Elephants
- Their gestation period is 22 months.
- Their birth weight is about 100 to 120 kilograms.
- An elephant takes about 250 liters of water every day.
- They have four sets of teeth
- Their life expectance is between 80 to 100 years.
- An elephant that you see going under their mother is one year old.
- They have breasts like for humans
- Elephants do not have good sight as they can only see in a distance of 30 meters clearly
