AFR 02: Rwanda Gorilla Tour, Kenya Wildlife Safari & Zanzibar Holiday
This 15-day safari starts with a three-day tour to Rwanda to track gorillas, and then move to Kenya for a wildlife safari and sum up your trip with refreshing holiday in the Zanzibar beaches.
Day 1: Kigali – Volcanoes NP
Our Rwanda Representative will meet you at Kigali Airport for short briefing, a snack (or provided with a picnic lunch) and proceed to Northern Rwanda. Travelling time from Kigali to Hotel; Approx 3 hours.
Meals: Picnic Lunch and Dinner (at our cost)
Accommodation: Gorilla’s Nest
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking & transfer to Kigali
Early morning rising!
0630 hrs: Picked up by your driver-guide and proceed to starting point.
0700 hrs: Briefing by your gorilla guide and proceed in your vehicle to the actual starting point of the trek.
Return from trek any time between 1200hrs-1500hrs (approximately) depending on the trek’s length for at your lodge (at our cost). Time permitting (NOTE) visit the traditional village and see a bit more of Rwandan traditional life (entry fee of US$ 30 per person to be paid directly by yourselves to the village – depends on length of the trek for the day). Return to Kigali by road arriving late afternoon/early evening.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Dinner at your own expense)
Accommodation: Stipp Hotel Kigali
Day 3: Kigali Tour – Nairobi
Another early morning rising! Breakfast at the hotel (at our cost).
0800hrs: Clients are picked up at the hotel and proceed on a city tour of Kigali including a visit to the Genocide museum / memorial as well as Kigali’s only craft market.
1030hrs: Proceed to Kigali Airport.
1045hrs: Check in at the airport.
1345hrs: Kenya Airways flight departs from Kigali to Nairobi.
1615hrs: Our Kenyan representative will receive you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi and transfer you to Holiday Inn Hotel where accommodation is on bed and breakfast.
Meals: Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Hotel
Day 4: Nairobi – Masai Mara
Depart to the Great Rift Valley, a 4/5 hour journey. Stop at the Longonot Viewpoint on the Great Rift Valley to view the Loita plains. If time allows, you can take a walk and then continue journey to Masai Mara Game Reserve. Afternoon game drives at the park.
Meals: Dinner and Breakfast
Accommodation: Mara Sarova Camp
Day 5: Masai Mara
A full day of game viewing and exploring in this Kenya’s finest reserve or alternatively a morning game drive followed by an afternoon swim in the cool water of the hotel swimming pool. An evening visit to the Masai Village to learn their culture and dance. Maasai tribesmen will charge you USD30 per person to be entertained and learn their culture.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Mara Sarova Camp
Day 6: Masai Mara – Lake Nakuru
Depart Masai Mara for Lake Nakuru and arrive in time for lunch at Sarova Lion Hill Lodge. Afternoon game drives at Lake Nakuru National Park, a nature lover’s paradise, famous for her bird spectacle of a million flamingoes, the White Rhino and the rare leopard.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
Day 7: Lake Nakuru – Nairobi – Amboseli
After breakfast, depart for Amboseli National Park via Nairobi. Early lunch at Panari Hotel in Nairobi and then proceed to Amboseli. Arrive early afternoon at Amboseli Sopa Lodge and then set out for late evening game drives. Located on the majestic snowcapped Mt. Kilimanjaro, Amboseli has large herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, giraffes, lions, and a variety of other animals and birds all of which are attracted to this park due to its permanent supply of water that filters through the volcanic rock from Mt. Kilimanjaro’s melting snow.
Meal: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Day 8: Amboseli
A dawn game drive will be the perfect time for photographing the humbling and magnificent Mt. Kilimanjaro the highest peak in Africa. We return to the lodge for breakfast and some R&R “rest and relaxation”, sunbathing, swimming or for those of you reading enthusiasts, you can read the day away in the well-stocked library with a relaxing view of Mt. Kilimanjaro, before heading out for an afternoon game drive.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Amboseli Sopa Lodge
Day 9: Amboseli – Mombasa
Depart Amboseli after breakfast and drive down to the coast and drop at Mombasa Serena Hotel where accommodation will be on Half Board in a standard room. Relax in the beaches on your own in the afternoon.
Meal: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Mombasa Serena Hotel
Day 10: Mombasa – Zanzibar
A representative of Mombasa Serena Hotel will transfer you to Moi International Airport, Mombasa; to catch the 1215hrs Fly 540 Flight to Zanzibar. Flight arrive Zanzibar at 1300hrs. A representative from Serena Zanzibar Inn will pick you from Zanzibar International Airport and transfer you to their hotel, where we will accommodate you in a Standard Room on half board (breakfast and dinner).
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Zanzibar Serena Inn
Day 11: Zanzibar (Stone Town)
Spend whole day in the beaches on your own.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Zanzibar Serena Inn
Day 12: Stone Town-North Zanzibar
A representative from Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel will pick you from Zanzibar Serena Inn and transfer you to their hotel in the North Coast. Accommodation will be on half board (breakfast and dinner).
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel
Day 13-14: North Zanzibar
Spend whole day in the beaches on your own.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel
Day 15: Zanzibar – Nairobi – Depart Home
After breakfast, a representative from Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel will transfer you to Zanzibar Airport to catch the 1330hrs Fly 540 Flight to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Flight flies via Mombasa and arrive Nairobi at 1545hrs. You will then connect your international flight home.