12 days gorilla trekking with Masai Mara and Zanzibar
Itinerary at Glance
Day 1: Kigali Airport Transfer.
Day 2: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park. Travel time.
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking & Cultural visit.
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking & transfer to Kigali for flight to Kenya.
Day 5: Nairobi / Masai National Park. Request a Quote
Day 6 and Day 7 – Masai Mara
Day 8:Masai Mara – Nairobi- and Flight to Zanzibar
Day 9: Day excursion in Zanzibar, Stone town tour & Spice tour
Day 10: Sea Excursion
Day 11: Free day – Self-treat
Day 12: Transfer to Zanzibar airport for your flight out.
Trip Overview
The 12 days of gorilla trekking, Masai Mara & Zanzibar will reward you with a great treat of East African Big 5 adventure and Gorilla trekking experience, with a great ample time to have a taste of Zanzibar beaches, one of the great beaches in Africa that rewards you with a unique beach life. You will be able to do Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda, and later fly to Kenya for a great wildlife adventure in search of the big 5, before you find your way to Zanzibar to deep yourself into the beautiful white sand beach with clear blue waters. Nurse your soul to a full treat after a long adventure before you fly back to your home country.
Day 1: Kigali Airport Transfer.
Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will go through customs and immigration, and you will be met by our company guide/ representative who will warmly welcome you to the Land of a Thousand Hills that Rwanda is known for, and later drive to your booked hotel accommodation for briefing about the 12 days Rwanda gorilla trekking, Masai mara & Zanzibar beach safari, and later have dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Kigali Marriott Hotel
Meal Plan: Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park. Travel time +2hrs
Today you will be picked up at your lodge after completing your morning breakfast and head for a city tour to visit the local market and Kigali genocide memorial ground and have lunch before being transferred to Musanze near Volcanoes National Park where you will have your dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: One & Only Gorillas Nest
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking & Cultural Visit
Early morning cup of coffee, then prepare for the gorilla trekking briefing from the park headquarters and thereafter, you will be briefed before you enter the jungle with your packed lunch to search the shy mountain gorillas and enjoy their lifestyle in their real home. After meeting the gorillas, you can sit around these great apes for a whole hour watching their social life as you take pictures. On a gorilla trekking safari, a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as walking shoes, packed food and mineral water, insect repellent, sunscreen, and a hut. The gorilla tracking experience takes half or whole days depending on the movements of these primates. After this gorilla tracking experience, you will return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you will head for lunch and later for a cultural experience at Iby’ Iwacu to get a cultural insight into the Rwandans.
Accommodation: One & Only Gorillas Nest
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Day 4: Golden monkey trekking & transfer to Kigali for flight to Kenya
Today after your early morning breakfast, at 7.30 am, you will be transferred to the park’s headquarters with your packed lunch in the Office of Tourism in Kinigi where you will be briefed by the ranger about the rules and regulations governing Golden Monkey tracking before you head off to the jungle in search for these shy lovely primates. The golden monkey trek can last from an hour to six hours just like gorilla trekking, however not as hectic as the gorilla trekking, though the trek is strenuous but much rewarding at the end. You will be given an hour with the golden monkey to take as many pictures of your choice and later return from your trek, head for lunch in one of the local restaurants, before hitting the road to find our way back to Kigali for your evening flight to Kenya. Rwanda Eco Company and safari guide meet you at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport upon arrival on an evening flight. Transfer to your Nairobi city hotel for check-in.
Accommodation: Nairobi Serena Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Day 5: Nairobi / Masai National Park
Breakfast at your hotel. Introduction to your safari driver, pre-safari briefing, and departure for
Masai Mara National Reserve.Check-in followed by lunch. You then enjoy your first game drive in Masai Mara from 1530 hrs to 1800 hrs.
Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Day 6 and Day 7 – Masai Mara
You will spend two full days exploring and discovering the vast Mara reserve, enjoying game drives as you search for the resident Big Cats, antelopes, and bird species. Be on the lookout for Lions, Cheetahs, Buffalos, Zebras, Spotted Hyenas, Masai Giraffes, Elands, Gazelles, Hippos, Leopard, Black Rhinos and several other animals and birds that reside here. The Mara, one of the most famous wildlife reserves in Africa is home to the Big Five as well as other predators, scavengers, plains game, and prolific birdlife. This is also the place where the wildlife spectacle referred to as the annual wildebeest migration takes place every year between July and October when over 1.2 Million Wildebeest and Zebras cross over from Serengeti in search of greener pastures.
Accommodation: Ashnil Mara Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Day 8: Masai Mara – Nairobi- and Flight to Zanzibar
Breakfast will be served. Check out of camp. Time allows and depending on the location of your camp, you enjoy a enroute game drive as you begin your drive back to Nairobi. On arrival, an optional lunch may be served at the Carnivore Restaurant if time permits. You will then be transferred to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport where you board your afternoon flight to Zanzibar. Arrive at Zanzibar International Airport, meet and greet with the guide/driver at the Airport, then transfer to the beach hotel for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Gold of Zanzibar
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Day 9: Day excursion in Zanzibar, Stone town tour & Spice tour
Have morning breakfast, you will head for a day excursion to explore the vibrant hot spot of Zanzibar with a tour of the Stone Town and learn about its rich history and cultural heritage and Spice tour, which is the second income earner of Zanzibar, with a drive through a profusion of greenery in the countryside seeing, smelling and tasting a variety of spices and mouth-watering tropical seasonal fruits such as jack fruit, pineapple, banana, green coconut juice, etc. Later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Gold of Zanzibar
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Day 10: Sea Excursion
Morning after breakfast 08:00 depart from Hotel for Safari Blue. Safari Blue is like but more than a day-out activity. This excursion ideally permits the clients to see the natural environment of specifically Menai Bay, the Mangroves, the Baobab tree, and sandbanks. The clients enjoy the tranquillity of cruising by sailing in one of Safari Blue’s traditional hand-built wooden dhows. A peaceful way to end your memorable day, you will be served lunch and soft drinks. The tour ends in the evening. Then transfer to the Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Gold of Zanzibar
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Day 11: Free day – Self-treat
It’s your free day, to enjoy yourself to the fullest, you can opt to stay at the beach, arrange a private snorkeling adventure, or just relax at the hotel. The choice is yours to try something on your own.
Accommodation: Gold of Zanzibar
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Day 12: Transfer to Zanzibar airport for your flight out.
Today is the last day of your holiday in Zanzibar; You will have free time and leisure in the beach hotel until your departure time.
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12 days of gorilla trekking with Masai Mara and Zanzibar Includes:
- Pick up and drop off from International Airports;
- 1 night’s accommodation in Nairobi on a bed-and-breakfast basis
- 2 Nights’ accommodation in Zanzibar on a bed-and-breakfast basis
- Land cruiser Jeep 4×4 Safari Vehicle with pop-up roof for game view;
- Experience English-Speaking Safari Guide;
- 1 Gorilla ($ 1500) permit per person
- All park entry, transit, and crater fees;
- Kigali city tour
- Golden monkey permits ($ 100) permit per person
- Zanzibar Excursions
- Visit to a Masai Village bordering Masai Mara (pay a donation of USD 20 per person locally),
- All activities under the program;
- All accommodation under the program on a full board basis;
- Three meals per day on the safari;
- Bottled water throughout the safari;
- Binocular (1 per safari vehicle);
- Applicable government taxes on tour services, concession fees, etc.
- Flying Doctor Emergency Evacuation Cover (Must have valid travel insurance)
12 days gorilla trekking with Masai Mara and Zanzibar Excludes: Request a Quote
- Drinks and beverages while at the tented camps & lodges;
- Laundry at the tented camps & lodges and all other costs incurred at the hotels;
- Change of plan or deviation from the itinerary
- International Flights(to and fro, your home country to Kenya),
- Visa (Kenya Visa, Tanzania Visa and East African Visa);
- The government imposed an increase of taxes and/or park fees;
- Hotels/ lodges imposed increased fees
- All things of a personal nature;
- Tipping for hotel and safari staff (highly recommended especially for your safari guides and drivers,
- Medical / travel insurance (recommended)
- All other items are not listed in the inclusions list above.