8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour for Big 5 Tour, Great Wildlife Migration, and Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Experience

8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour for Big 5 Tour, Great Wildlife Migration, and Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Experience. This 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour takes you to the most visited places in Kenya – Masai Mara as well as Amboseli National Park. You then continue to the most visited place in Uganda – Bwindi Forest National Park. In Kenya is where you will have many chances of encountering most of the African big 5 animals and then in Bwindi Forest Uganda is where you will trek with the mountain gorillas. This 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour gives you 1 full day in Amboseli, 1 full day game drive in Masai Mara & 1 gorilla trek too in Bwindi Forest.

8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour Highlights

Detailed 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour

Day 1: Fly-in to Amboseli National Park


Today after breakfast, our 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour driver guide will pick up from your hotel in Nairobi driving you to Wilson Airport where you will board your flight to Amboseli National Park. You will then get picked up at the airstrip and have a short game drive as you proceed to your lodge/ camp in time for lunch.

After relaxing for a while, you will then head out for an afternoon game drive in the Amboseli plains getting back later at your lodge for dinner.

  • Main Destination: Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
  • Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge – Luxury lodge located inside Amboseli NP
  • Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2 of 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour: Morning game drive

After an early breakfast, you will head out for a morning game drive where you expect to see a number of wildlife life like, Elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Wildebeests, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Hyenas, Lions and a big number of birds. You will get back to the lodge for lunch and thereafter spend your evening at leisure as you enjoy the beautiful views of mountain Kilimanjaro.

  • Main Destination: Amboseli National Park (Kenya)
  • Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge – Luxury lodge located inside Amboseli NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Fly to Nairobi & then to Masai Mara National Reserve


You will get up early today and proceed to the airstrip to catch your flight to Nairobi where you will then connect with the flight heading to Masai Mara. You will then get picked up at the airstrip and have a short game drive as you proceed to your camp in time for lunch. And after lunch, you will relax for a few hours and then go out for an evening game drive.

  • Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
  • Accommodation: &Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp – Luxury+ tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4: Full day game drive

After breakfast, you will head out for full-day game drive where you can expect to see a significant amount of wildlife like leopards, lions, buffaloes, elephants, rhinos, wildebeest, hyenas, cheetahs, zebras as well as many bird species. You will enjoy a picnic lunch on day two, and on day three, you will return to camp for lunch before heading out to visit a Masai Village close to the park.

  • Main Destination: Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya)
  • Accommodation: &Beyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp – Luxury+ tented camp bordering Masai Mara NR without fences
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Fly to Nairobi & then to Entebbe – Uganda


After breakfast, our 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour driver will drop you at the nearest airstrip to your camp where you will board a plane to Jomo Kenyatta airport where you will connect with the flight to Entebbe Uganda. You will then be picked by our company representative who will then drive you to your hotel in Entebbe.

  • Main Destination: Entebbe (City, Uganda)
  • Accommodation: Protea Hotel Entebbe – Mid-range hotel located in or near Entebbe
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6: Fly to Bwindi Forest National Park

After a morning cup of coffee, you will be dropped at the Airport in Entebbe where you will board the plane heading to Kihihi airstrip close to Bwindi Forest National Park. You will then be picked by a driver who will then drive you to your place of accommodation in Bwindi. The drive gives you views of the beautiful scenery of the southwestern region of Uganda.

  • Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
  • Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge – Luxury lodge located inside Bwindi NP
  • Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7: Gorilla Trekking Experience


Today will be gorilla trekking as the main activity, and it is always regarded as the highlight of the entire 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour. So, after breakfast you will head out to the park headquarters where you have to get to not later than 7:30am. And here you will join other visitors for a briefing by one of the park officials and thereafter you will meet with the lead guide who will take you into the forest to find the gorilla family that you will be allocated to. This may take between 2-7 hours round trip depending on how long the family you are.

  • Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
  • Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge – Luxury lodge located inside Bwindi NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8: Fly to Entebbe International Airport

After an early breakfast, your 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour driver guide will make sure you get to the airstrip to be able to catch your flight back to Entebbe. And this will mark the end of the 8-day Highlights of Kenya & Uganda Safari Tour.

  • Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe, Uganda)
  • Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.

You’ll be dropped off at the airport.

8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour Inclusions and Exclusions

Included

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • Gorilla permits (One per person, non-resident)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All flights during the 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water (On all days)

Excluded

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of 8 Days Kenya Uganda Tour.
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

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