This luxury 13-day Tanzania safari and Uganda tour combines two wildlife spectacles: the mass movement of over one million plains zebra and blue wildebeest as they cross from Kenya’s Maasai Mara into Tanzania’s Serengeti, and a close-up encounter with mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Witness antelopes dodging crocodile ambushes along riverbanks, then conclude with a trek among gentle giants in their forest home.
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha, Tanzania
Touch down at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to a boutique coffee-farm lodge on Arusha’s outskirts. Settle into your garden cottage—decorated with African art and colonial touches—then relax on your private veranda. In the evening, dine under the stars while your head guide outlines the journey ahead.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, check out and drive to Tarangire Treetops on the park’s edge. Perched amid marula and baobab canopies, your elevated suite offers sweeping views. Enjoy lunch, then head out on an afternoon Tanzania safari drive in Tarangire, searching for herds of elephant, kudu, waterbuck, giraffe and flocks of giant martial eagles.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Tarangire Wildlife Viewing
Set out before dawn for guided morning and afternoon game drives in Tarangire National Park. As daylight fades, savour a sundowner in the bush, then depart on a night safari—your best chance to spot leopard, African wildcat and hunting hyena. Return to Tarangire Treetops for dinner and rest.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater Rim
Depart Tarangire after breakfast, crossing the Great Rift Valley into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrive at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge—perched on the caldera rim—and soak up unmatched views of the 2 000-ft crater walls. After checking in, enjoy free time before dinner at the lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Crater Floor Safari & Maasai Village Visit
Descend into the crater floor for a game drive among buffalo, zebra, hippo and black rhino. Pause lakeside to watch flocks of flamingos feeding. In the afternoon, visit a nearby Maasai homestead for insight into local traditions. Return to the rim for overnight at Ngorongoro Crater Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Serengeti Central (Sayari Camp)
Drive north into Serengeti National Park’s heart and arrive at Sayari Camp on the Lamai Wedge. After lunch, visit a Maasai family to learn about their customs. Evening game drives may reveal lion, hyena and cheetah along riverine corridors.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Great Migration Viewing
Spend sunrise and sunset game drives tracking migrating herds as they charge toward and across the Mara River. Watch zebra, gazelle and wildebeest dodge crocodiles and racing predators. Cap the day with a savanna sundowner before returning to camp.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8: Western Serengeti (Singita Faru Faru Lodge)
After breakfast, transfer to the Grumeti Reserve’s Singita Faru Faru Lodge. Arrive for lunch and a wine tasting in the lodge’s cellar. Choose between an afternoon spa treatment or a game drive in this private conservancy—where migration herds pass nearby.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9: Grumeti Plains Game Drives
Enjoy morning and evening drives in exclusive Grumeti territory, spotting solitary leopard or giraffe herds against open plains. Sundowners beside the river set the scene before dinner at the lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10: Return to Arusha → Fly to Entebbe
After a leisurely breakfast, drive to the nearby airstrip for a charter flight to Arusha, then connect onwards to Entebbe, Uganda. Transfer to Lake Victoria Serena Hotel and relax amid terraced rose gardens overlooking the lake. In the evening, join a group dinner and receive a briefing on the Uganda gorilla section of your tour.
Meals: Dinner
Day 11: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Fly from Entebbe to Kisoro airstrip and transfer to Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge on a ridge above the forest. Unwind on your private veranda with volcano views, then gather for dinner in this intimate eight-cottage retreat.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12: Mountain Gorilla Trekking
After an early briefing, set off on a forest hike to locate one of the habituated gorilla families. Trek through bamboo and moss-draped trees until you reach the group, spending up to an hour observing their behaviour. Return for a complimentary massage at the lodge after this emotional encounter.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13: Departure via Entebbe
Following breakfast, transfer to Kisoro airstrip for your charter flight to Entebbe. Spend a few hours relaxing in a day room at Boma Hotel before a farewell lunch with your guide. Then continue on to Entebbe International Airport for your flight home.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
This 13-day East Africa journey blends Tanzania safaris tracking the Great Migration with a Uganda gorilla trek, finished by comfort-class lodges and exclusive wildlife encounters.
