On arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport in Arusha, Tanzania, you exit the arrivals terminal where you will be met by your driver and transferred to Legendary Lodge, a drive of about an hour.
Overnight: Legendary Lodge - Dinner, bed and breakfast basis
After breakfast, you are transferred to Arusha Airport in time for the Auric Air Scheduled flight departing to Kuro airstrip, Tarangire National Park.
On landing at the airstrip, you will be met by your driver/guide and transferred with a game drive and picnic lunch to Little Chem Chem arriving late afternoon.
Little Chem Chem – also known as “sunrise camp” - offers the raw drama of the East African bush in a very private setting. This gem, on a 16 000 ha exclusive concession, adjoins the Tarangire National Park, famous for its towering baobabs, and overlooks the serene Lake Burunge.
Unfenced territory sees animals move through the camp. Game drives in open-air safari vehicles offer unforgettable moments by both day and night. Also on offer are guided walking safaris and sundowners at Lake Burunge.
Overnights: Little Chem Chem Camp - 2 nights - All meals, scheduled game activities, guided bush walks, laundry and selected beverages
After breakfast, you transfer to Manyara airstrip for the scheduled flight departing to Mwiba Reserve, a flight of about 40 minutes.
On arrival at Mwiba airstrip, you will be met and transferred to the Lodge arriving in time for lunch.
Mwiba Lodge overlooks a rocky gorge on the Arugusinyai River which is located in the private Mwiba Wildlife Reserve, a 129,530-acre wildlife reserve adjoining the southern Serengeti.
The conservation concession is dedicated to the balance between wildlife and communities, this area is only available to a handful of guests, facilitating an excellent, uncrowded safari experience within the greater Serengeti eco-system. This wildlife reserve is vibrantly lush with 33 freshwater springs and a diverse array of wildlife.
Night and day game drives, bush walks and cultural excursions to the local tribe’s village are just a few of the magical experiences that begin at Mwiba
You enjoy 3 nights in the luxury of Mwiba.
Overnights: Mwiba Lodge - 3 nights - All meals, selected beverages, game walks, cultural activities, day and night game drives on a private vehicle basis and laundry
After breakfast you fly by scheduled service to the Western Corridor of the fabled Serengeti.
On landing at Singita airstrip, your driver/guide will meet you and transfer you with a game drive en route to Singita Sabora Tented Camp, arriving in time for lunch.
Undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, the Serengeti is home to the highest density of game in Africa as well as being unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value. Sabora will transport you to a bygone era of 1920s opulence and colonial sophistication, with all the conveniences and luxuries of modern living.
You spend the next four nights enjoying some of the best game viewing in Tanzania. Activities at Sabora include guided walks, archery, lawn croquet, tennis, mountain biking, equestrian pursuits and community visits (optional).
Overnights: Singita Sabora Tented Camp - 4 nights - All meals, selected beverages, twice daily game drives on a shared vehicle basis, guided game walk and laundry
After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip in time for the Auric Air Scheduled flight departing to Kigali, Rwanda via Mwanza to clear Tanzania immigration.
On arrival at Kigali Airport in Rwanda, you will be met and transferred to Kigali Serena Hotel, a drive of about half an hour.
Overnight: Kigali Serena Hotel - Bed and breakfast basis
After breakfast, you will be met by your driver and transferred for a Kigali City Tour which begins as a historic journey through the city with a guided tour from the first modern building from which the capital city was first founded, to the rapidly growing neighbourhoods that are changing the face of the city.
Kigali is one of the friendliest, cleanest and safest of Africa’s cities attracting numerous visitors and investors to the capital. Along the tour, you will pass by Kigali’s older commercial “quartiers”, business and residential areas, visit historic sites commemorating the 1994 Tutsi Genocide, take a guided tour within the Gisozi Genocide Memorial, and learn about the city’s diverse neighborhoods and local attractions including lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, depart to Ruhengeri arriving at Bisate Lodge late afternoon, a drive of about 3 hours.
Overnight: Bisate Lodge - All meals, selected beverages and laundry
After an early breakfast, you transfer to the park headquarters. After arrival you will complete park formalities and be allocated a gorilla family group for the day. Which group you’re allocated will depend upon your fitness level and your desire to trek. Some of the gorilla families are located further away than others. After a briefing and a short drive you will commence your trek.
You are able to spend a magical hour with the gorillas. Nothing can prepare one for the impact of encountering a fully-grown silverback gorilla, up to three times the size of an average man, yet remarkably peaceable and tolerant of human visitors.
Parc des Volcans (French for The Volcanoes National Park) protects the Rwandan sector of the Virunga Volcanoes, home to 300 mountain gorillas of which only around 600 survive worldwide. The Park is named after a string of magnificent free-standing volcanoes that range from 2,500 - 4,500 metres in height and are one of the most stirring and memorable sights in East Africa. It was here that Dian Fossey studied the gorillas for 20 years and it is largely thanks to her work that poaching was curtailed while there were still some gorillas to save.
Once you have located your family group of gorillas you spend a magical hour with them. For environmental reasons this is the maximum time visitors can spend with the gorillas daily due mainly to fear of transfer of disease. Your first sighting of a gorilla in the wild is an exhilarating and extraordinary experience. Indeed for many it is life-changing.
Note: It is recommended that you bring a pair of cheap gardening gloves. You will encounter a great deal of stinging nettles during our trek. Long trousers are mandatory.
Once you have had your time with the gorillas you will return to the vehicle and drive back to the Lodge and spend the rest of your afternoon at your leisure.
Overnight: Bisate Lodge - All meals, selected beverages and laundry
It’s up again early this morning for another gorilla trek. At the conclusion of the trek you make the drive back to Kigali Serena Hotel where a day room has been reserved until 6.00pm.
This evening transfer to Kigali Airport in time for your homebound flight and Depart Africa.
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