Ngorongoro, Serengeti & Bwindi Gorilla Safari

Experience the natural wonders of Africa’s greatest safari spots on our 7-day Serengeti, Ngorongoro, & Bwindi Gorilla Safari. Witness Africa’s big five in their native environment and get up close and personal with endangered mountain gorillas. This Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Bwindi Gorilla Safari visits some of Tanzania’s most famous wildlife reserves, including Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where you can go on game drives and see a wide variety of wildlife, including big cats. In Uganda, you’ll visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is home to more than half of the world’s mountain gorilla population.

This mountain gorilla trekking and wildlife expedition is a multi-border crossing safari package that will allow you to enjoy incredible wildlife sightings in Tanzania’s premier national parks with all of Africa’s famous Big Five animals. 7 Days Ngorongoro, Serengeti & Bwindi, and Gorillas is, however, a unique safari that will grant you an opportunity to trek the mountain gorillas in Uganda, preferably in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.

7 days Ngorongoro – Serengeti and Gorillas is the best solution for those who long for wildlife sightings in abundance but are also interested in trekking mountain gorillas. This safari package offers an all-around wildlife sighting adventure in the most celebrated wildlife-protected areas.

Day #1: Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha Town

Day #2: Transfer to Serengeti National Park

Day #3: All-day Game drive in Serengeti National Park

Day #4: Transfer to Ngorongoro—All-Day Game drive

Day #5: Fly to Entebbe International Airport and transfer to Bwindi.

Day #6: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi

Day #7: Transfer Back to Entebbe International Airport/Departure

Day 1: Arrival in Tanzania & Transfer to the Lodge

You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport upon your arrival and transferred to your hotel in Arusha town.

You will meet your guide, who will brief you on your upcoming safari. All the basic information about your safari will be given to you by your safari guide on arrival.

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Gran Melia Arusha Hotel / Kibo Palace Hotel Arusha

Day 2: Transfer to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will head towards the Serengeti National Park via the beautiful high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa, the Serengeti National Park, with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see.

We head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife with all representatives of most of the Serengeti’s species. We arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park.

After your park tour, you’ll go to your lodge for the night.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Accommodation: Melia Serengeti Lodge / Asanja Moru

Day 3: Full-Day Game Drive in Serengeti National Park

Following breakfast, you will spend the whole day on a game drive in the Serengeti National Park and have lunch at a picnic spot enroute. Depending upon the time of year, you might even have the chance to witness the great migration with hundreds of thousands of wildebeests, zebras, and Thompson gazelles. During the small rainy season in October and November, you will typically see these herds moving from the Kenyan Maasai Mara through the northwest of the Serengeti to the plains in the south.

After the extensive rainy season in April, May, and June, the herds slowly travel back through the western and northwestern parts of the Serengeti. With fluctuations in rainfall, this timetable can, of course, change, resulting in the animals migrating during different times and routes. Your safari guide will do his best to find the wildebeests and ensure you see them from the best spot in the park. Naturally, the migration also attracts predators, and with luck, you might see a kill in action. You will be transferred to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Accommodation: Melia Serengeti Lodge / Asanja Moru

Day 4: Transfer to Ngorongoro and do a Crater floor game drive.

After breakfast at the lodge with lunch boxes, depart the hotel and have a short drive to Crater Descent Road for a half-day game drive on the crater floor. You should expect to see a lot of wildlife very close from the vehicle. Zebras, wildebeest, jackals, hyenas, and hippos are the animals to be seen, though if you are lucky, you will see the black rhino. The experience here is truly unbeatable with guaranteed incredible wildlife sightings. Dinner will be provided, followed by an overnight stay at the specified accommodation.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Accommodation: Neptune Ngorongoro Lodge / Gibb’s Farm Lodge

Day 5: Fly to Entebbe International Airport & Transfer to Bwindi

Wake up very early in the morning and have breakfast. Depending on the time of your scheduled flight, your driver-guide will pick you up and drop you at the Arusha Airport for your flight to Uganda. Upon your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet your Uganda safari guide, who will give you a warm welcome.

You will then embark on your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in western Uganda. This long journey is an 8-hour drive from Kampala, Uganda’s capital. When you arrive in Bwindi, check into your pre-booked lodging, eat dinner, and prepare for the next day.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included

Accommodations: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge / Four Gorilla Lodge

Day 6: Gorilla Trekking

In the early morning, have breakfast at the hotel before heading out for your gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi. With your gorilla trekking gear, you will meet your driver guide, who will drive you to Rushaga Park headquarters for briefing and joining others before heading into the forest for your gorilla trek.

This trek can last for between 30 minutes and 7 hours depending on the location of the mountain gorilla family on that particular day. You will be given a certificate of participation, proof of your trek, after you spend an hour with the gorillas, observing their behavior and taking photos. Transfer back to your accommodation for an afternoon rest.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included

Accommodations: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge / Four Gorilla Lodge

Day 7: Transfer back to Kampala for departure.

After an early morning breakfast, your driver-guide will meet you and drive you back to Kampala or Entebbe, or any of your preferences, in time for your flight back home.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch included