9 Days Kenya-Uganda Safari

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The 9 days Kenya Uganda Safari, Masai Mara Wildebeest Migration & Primates of Uganda, Bwindi Mountain Gorillas & Chimpanzees, guarantee you the sightings of four of the Big Five animals. The Mara reserve is one of the best for big cats, but sightings of smaller Predators like a bat-eared fox, black-backed jackal, and spotted hyena also tend to be rewa...
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Mau Escarpment
    • Masai Mara National Reserve game drives
    • Masai Village Visit Sundowner
    • Air Balloon Safari with Champagne Breakfast
    • Lake Nakuru National Park Game drives
    • Bwindi Mountain Gorilla trek
    • Batwa Pygmies
    • Chimpanzee tracking
    • Bigodi swap and primate experience
    • Community experiences

What's this trip about?

    The 9 days Kenya Uganda Safari, Masai Mara Wildebeest Migration & Primates of Uganda, Bwindi Mountain Gorillas & Chimpanzees, guarantee you the sightings of four of the Big Five animals. The Mara reserve is one of the best for big cats, but sightings of smaller Predators like a bat-eared fox, black-backed jackal, and spotted hyena also tend to be rewarding. You will also trek the forests searching for the endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park.

Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal transport included (including local flights)
Start CityNairobi
End CityEntebbe

Travel Themes

  • Birding
  • Cultural
  • High Adventure
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Photography

Destinations

  • Africa
  • Kenya
  • Uganda

Attractions

  • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
  • Entebbe
  • Lake Nakuru National Park
  • Masai Mara National Park
  • Nairobi

Activities

  • Historic sightseeing
  • History
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Ruins & Archaeology
  • Safari
  • Wildlife viewing

Trip includes

    • Accommodation and meals as indicated above or similar deepening on availability at the time of booking
    • Transportation in a 4×4 Safari Vehicle
    • Round airport and airstrip private transfers or non-private by the lodge Vehicle where applicable
    • Services of a professional experienced English-speaking driver-guide
    • 1 x Gorilla trekking permits Bwindi Forest ($700 per person)
    • 1 x Chimpanzee tracking permit Kibale Forest ($200 per person)
    • Park entrance fees for None residents
    • Bigodi swamp walk
    • Community visits and experiences
    • Batwa experience
    • Crater lakes visit
    • Local light-weight flight Mara – EBB-KHX (15kgs luggage in soft bags)
    • A liter of drinking water per person per day in the car
    • AMREF Emergency evacuation insurance (You need medical insurance)
    • All applicable government taxes

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

Arrive in Nairobi meet and greet with our representative and transfer to the hotel, overnight in Nairobi. Dinner will be provided. Depending on flight arrival time, an option to be transferred to L. Nakuru hotel is open for an overnight stay. This will also incur an extra cost.

Approximate Distance: 25 Km (30 mins drive) Meals: Dinner Accommodation: Serena Nairobi

Day 2: Nairobi-Lake Nakuru National Park

You will be picked up at 8 am from your Nairobi hotel and depart for Lake Nakuru with a stopover at the Valley viewpoint to arrive for check-in and lunch. Rest briefly, enjoy the lodge facilities, followed by an afternoon game drive until sunset, and return to your lodge.

Approximate Distance: 179 Km (3 hours 30 mins drive) Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Accommodation: Sarova Lion Hills

Day 3: Lake Nakuru National Park -Masai Mara National Reserve

Early morning game drive and return to your lodge for breakfast. After that depart for Maasai Mara to arrive in time for check-in and lunch. Have a short rest followed by an afternoon game drive from 3 pm to 6:30 pm and return to your lodge to freshen up for dinner.

Approximate Distance: 207 Km (3 hours 50 mins drive) Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Accommodation: Serena Mara

Day 4: Masai Mara National Reserve

A full day will be spent in the Maasai Mara with morning and afternoon game drives in search of the wildlife found in the reserve and relax and enjoy the lodge facilities in between game drives. You can also opt for a full-day game drive with packed lunch from 8 am to 4 pm.

Approximate Distance. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Accommodation: Serena Mara

Day 5: Mara – Entebbe – Bwindi Impenetrable N.P.

An early morning air balloon safari with Champagne Bush breakfast, then a transfer back to your lodge for a morning transfer to the airstrip to board the Airkenya flight to Entebbe. The flight goes via Kisumu for immigration processes. At Entebbe international airport...

Day 6: Bwindi N.P Gorilla Trek Experience

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is located in southwestern Uganda edge at the edge of the great East African Rift Valley. It is home to over 400 species of mountain gorillas about half of the world’s population. Many of these are habituated in families that a...

Day 7: Transfer to Kibale forest national park.

Morning breakfast and a relaxed drive Northwards to Kibale Forest national park, just before you arrive at the chimp-land, a stopover by the crater lakes for scenic views. A visit to the Kasenda Craters is amazing and rewarding. You will have lunch en route before heading to Kibale Forest Park.

Distance: Approx. 125 km, 3 hours Drive Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Accommodation: Ndali Lodge

Day 8: Chimpanzee tracking, Bigodi swamp, and community experience

Afternoon visit Bigodi swamp, this is a community project aimed at improving the livelihoods of the local people, a local guide will lead you on a developed 4.5km trail through the swamp for approximately 3 hours where you can find several bird species including the g...

Day 9: Transfer back to Entebbe and connect with your departure flight.

After a morning breakfast at the lodge, start a gentle drive through tea plantations and beautiful sceneries with a lunch stopover en-route arriving at Entebbe late afternoon in time to check in for your flight back home.

Approx. Distance : 350kms, 6hours’ Drive Meals: Breakfast and Lunch En-route Accommodation: None

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Dates & Availability

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Price per day$624
Last Updated: 4/26/2024

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Valiant Safaris

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Valiant Safaris is a registered brand of Valiant of Valiant Group Limited, registered in Uganda.

We are a local Ugandan DMC, a tour operator committed to organizing Tailor-Made Adventures to the Pearl of Africa and the neighbouring countries. With an experience of over 10 years in planning successful African safaris we understand every bit of your travel that will make your vacation a memorable one.

Why choose Valiant Safaris?

We are locally experienced and know every bit that is required in making your holiday a successful one, their understanding and strong relationship with other service providers that make your experience from the roads that we travel on to the lodges and camps were you stay is a great benefit and value to enjoy.

Professionalism, We handle the whole safari experience with high level of professionalism, right from the phone call you make, an email sent to when you complete your travel, we timely answer with utmost professionalism. You can easily access our expert staff by phone, mail, Skype or social media and any queries will be timely responded to.

We are highly equipped to be labelled among the leading safari companies and small enough to take care of every need of every client. Our small size gives us an advantage of attending to individual needs, unique desires of every client.

Our professional services are personalized and we take care of every detail in helping you chose the best safari that suites your needs, we give the advice you need at the right time,  the best time to travel the best places to visit and the budget that suits you plan. We take care of every bit of your safari in making your holiday a memorable experience and we keep in touch, we are always there whenever you need us.

Our guides have the best guiding skills, equipped and passionate about Uganda and nature at large. The guiding skills our guides are unmatched, you will enjoy every bit your travel right from the time you arrive Uganda till departure. Great driving skills and care to the passenger and nature, at Valiant safaris we put safety and satisfaction of our passengers’ first.

We offer nature interpretations in your favourite language, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese or Chinese, mention it and we shall get you a guide that shall interpret the nature in your favourite language.

Competitive pricing is a great tool in our package mix, our budget camping safaris to luxury lodging safaris offer a wide range of experience that will suit your desired budget. We a good negotiating power and relationship with our service providers in all our destinations, you deal directly with us no middle man would lead to hiking of the prices.

The whole team at Valiant Safaris enthusiastic about Uganda’s Culture and the people and this will offer you an utmost welcome and hospitality making your holiday in Uganda an unforgettable experience.

We love nature and we are commitment to conserving and protecting the natural resource of the Pearl of Africa, low impact tourism is our practice and we responsibly and sustainably utilize the resources hence protecting nature and promoting tourism in our country.

Try Us And You Will Never Regret!

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International airfare
    • Drinks
    • Tips and gratuities
    • Visas (preferably East African Visa)
    • Insurance
    • Optional activities and activities not indicated in the itinerary
    • Personal expenditures and any other services not mentioned above.

Transportation & flights

4x4 Safari landcruiser used for transportation and transfers, leight weight flight for local flights.
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Meals Included

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Gorilla Trekking Minimum Age is 15 years
Optional Activities
  • Hot Air Balloon 
Additional Information
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