5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Gorilla Safari is an ultimate Africa safari that takes you visiting East Africa’s prime locations; the Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park Uganda. Both the Masai Mara National Reserve and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park are UNESCO World Heritage Sites which inhabit some of the world’s most sought after wildlife. Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya is famous for the great wildebeest migration in the months of July to October as well as a diversity of animals all throughout the year including the African big 5 animals, while the celebrated Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national Park in Uganda is famous for gorilla trekking being one of the only three countries in the world to inhabit the endangered mountain gorillas in the wild.
This short but amazing 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Gorilla Safari has you enjoying extensive game drives in Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya. If you book this 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Gorilla safari for travel in the months of July to October, you shall be able to enjoy the great wildebeest migration, one of the most spectacular wildlife events in the world most sought after by a number of tourists. After seeing the vast savannah plains with immense wildlife in Masai Mara National Reserve, you shall fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla trekking in Bwindi, encountering these near-humans in their natural habitat.
Safari Highlights of 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Gorilla Safari
- African Big 5 animals’
- Diverse animal species
- Vast savannah plains of Masai Mara
- Scenic views and landscapes
- Gorilla trekking in Bwindi
Summary Itinerary of 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Gorilla Safari
Day 1: Pick up, Transfer to Masai Mara
Day 2: Full Day Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 3: Flight to Entebbe Airport, Connecting Flight to Bwindi
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking
Day 5: Flight to Entebbe and Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up, Transfer to Masai Mara
You shall be picked up at the airport in Nairobi or at the hotel in the morning. You shall be briefed about the 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Gorilla Safari, and then proceed for a transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve. Check in at the lodge, relax, and then proceed for an evening game drive in the park to see some of the various wildlife on Masai Mara National Reserve. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 2: Full Day Masai Mara National Reserve
You shall have a full day experience in Masai Mara National Reserve. You shall head out with your packed breakfast or lunch boxes which you shall enjoy in a bush meal experience! Enjoy full day game drives in Masai Mara National Reserve Kenya, as you look out for the various Masai Mara National Reserve animals like lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, rhinos, zebras, wildebeests, among so many others. If the 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Gorilla Safari is booked for travel in the great wildebeest migration period, you shall chance to witness the greatest spectacle in the world. Return to the lodge later in the evening. Relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Flight to Entebbe Airport, Connecting Flight to Bwindi
Your guide shall drive you the airstrip to catch your flight to Entebbe, having enjoyed your breakfast at the lodge. Once at the Entebbe International Airport, you shall embark on a connecting flight to Bwindi National Park, arriving at the airstrip where your guide in Uganda shall be waiting for you. You shall transfer to your lodge of stay. Check in and relax, and anticipate your adventures tomorrow of your gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park experience. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking
Enjoy an early breakfast at the lodge and then head to the beginning point of your gorilla trekking in Bwindi. Have briefing about your expectations, as well as the gorilla trekking rules and regulations which you should follow during your gorilla trekking adventure. You shall be placed in groups of 8 and then allocated a gorilla family to trek. Embark on the search of gorillas in the wild in the guidance of rangers and guides, whilst looking out for other species in the jungles of the Impenetrable Bwindi Forest, like forest elephants, warthogs, various bird species and plant and flower species which shall be pointed out by your guides. When you do meet the endangered mountain gorillas, you shall spend 1 hour with them, appreciating their giant yet gentle nature, as they go about their life oblivious of your presence.
After, leave the gorillas, and enjoy your packed lunch in the jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Trek back to the beginning point, receive your gorilla trekking certificate and have your personal guide drive you back to the lodge. For the rest of the afternoon you can choose to relax, or have an optional community tour. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 5: Flight to Entebbe and Departure
On this last day of your Safari, you shall wake up to breakfast at the lodge, and then proceed for a transfer to the airstrip to catch your flight to Entebbe, bringing your 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Gorilla Safari to an end.
End of 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Gorilla Safari
Safari Price Inclusions:
- Airport transfers
- Gorilla Permits
- Park fees
- Transportation during the safari
- Full Board Accommodation
- All meals during the safari as indicated
- Flight from Masai Mara to Entebbe
- Flight from Entebbe to Bwindi
- Flight from Bwindi to Entebbe
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Safari Price Exclusions:
- Other flights not indicated
- Visas
- Travel Insurance
- Anything else not indicated in the itinerary including beverages, among others
- Covid-19 related costs
