During the Safari & Primates itinerary, you enjoy game drives in the Lake Manyara National Park and the famous Serengeti. As a matter of fact, Lake Manyara is also called the jewel of Africa. This is because it is nestled in a breath-taking landscape. Since it is surrounded by a narrow green belt of forest and towered over by the majestic escarpment of the Rift Valley. By all means, it is only understandable that this graceful place represented the most beautiful thing that Ernest Hemingway had ever seen in Africa.
Additionally you will visit the Serengeti National Park during the Safari & Primates tour. In fact it is Tanzania’s oldest park. Above all, it is world famous for the annual natural spectacle of animal migration. Hence, six million wildebeest hooves start moving! Furthermore, 200,000 zebras and 300,000 Thomson gazelles join the procession. But this natural wonder also has something impressive to offer outside of the hikes. All in all it also offers large herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephants and giraffes, several thousand eland, lyre and hartebeest, impalas and Grant’s gazelles.
Furthermore you visit the Mara North Conservation Area. Given that it borders the famous Masai Mara Reserve to the north. As a matter of fact, operating privately by the Maasai who live there. Especially here is where millions of animals roam the savannah in search of fresh pasture. For ths reason, lions, hyenas and cheetahs lurk behind bushes looking out for their next meal. Moreover, see rivers populated with hundreds of hungry crocodiles. The great migration runs far through the Kenyan country. In other words, from the Serengeti in Tanzania over the Masai Mara and on to the Mara North Conservancy.
Undoubtedly, Rwanda is one of the exceptional parts of the Safari & Primates tour. After all, it offers the unique opportunity to see gorillas in their natural habitat. Certainly this is an unforgettable, some even say life changing experience. In this case, encounters with gorillas are carefully managed. While expert trackers and guides take you up the bamboo-covered slopes to see the primates after your safari tour. All in all, you spend a precious and awe-inspiring time and most of all, just a few feet away from these gentle creatures. Presently there are twelve gorilla families living in the Volcanoes National Park and fully habituated. In addition, a few others habituated solely for scientific research. The troops consist of at least one silverback along with several females and youngsters.
Golden monkeys are a rare species that are endangered at the moment. They are currently found in the Virunga Mountains in Rwanda. The golden monkeys are generally more active than the gorillas therefore making it an more active tour.
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International airport, here a representative awaits you for your transfer to the hotel near Arusha.
1 overnight at River Trees on a Bed & Breakfast Basis
After breakfast your driver/guide will pick you up with a private 4×4 vehicle. He will be taking care of you for the next 3 days. Enjoy a morning game drive to the Lake Manyara National Park. Here you will enjoy a picnic lunch. In the afternoon the road will take you to Karatu. The next morning you will go on a full day trip to the Ngorongoro Crater, for a game drive on the Crater floor with picnic lunch.
2 overnights at the Plantation Lodge on a Fully Inclusive Basis
This morning your driver/guide will drop you off at the Manyara Airstrip for your scheduled flight into the Serengeti-north. Upon arrival you will be met by a representative of the lodge and transferred to camp. Enjoy 2 full days in the famous Serengeti.
3 overnights at the Serengeti North Wilderness Camp
In the morning a transfer will take you to the Kogatende Airstrip, for your scheduled flight to Tarime Airstrip. From here you will have a road transfer over the border to Migori in Kenya. From Migori you will have a scheduled flight into the Masai Mara. Upon arrival you will be met by a representative to take you to camp. Enjoy game drives in the Mara North Conservancy as well as bush walks.
3 overnights at Kicheche Mara Camp
In the morning a transfer will take you to the Mara North Airstrip for your flight to Wilson Airport. From Wilson Airport you will have a road transfer to Jomo Kenyatta Airport for a flight to Kigala in Rwanda. At Kigala you will be met by a representative and taken to your hotel.
1 overnight Kigali Serena
After breakfast your private driver/guide will meet you at the hotel in a 4×4 vehicle and drive you to the lodge near the Volcanoes National Park. The remainder of the day is free to enjoy whatever you are up to. Your vehicle and driver/guide are at your disposal for local activities.
The coming days you will be tracking gorillas and golden monkeys.
3 overnights at the Gorilla Mountain View Lodge
In the morning your driver takes you back to Kigali Airport for your flight back home.
Please note that the price is based on low-season rates and all prices are correct at the time of writing.
Flight prices change a lot and for this reason, the international flights are not part of the quote. The internal flights are subject to availability and price changes.
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