tour overview
Day to day itinerary details
After an early breakfast and briefing, your driver will transfer you to the airport for your flight to Kihihi. Meet another Buutu Safaris ground guide who will then transfer you to the lodge in Bwindi, where you will spend the afternoon leisurely. If time permits, we’ll visit a Batwa pygmy village to experience the ancient ways of life of early forest inhabitants
On this 6-Day Gorillas & Masai Mara Big 5 Safari, we’ll trek in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to the biggest number of mountain gorillas among all national parks. After briefing at 08:00 am, we’ll head into the depths of the jungle for what is a most unique wilderness experience. The rangers will walk you down the narrow forest paths through thick undergrowth. Once found, the rangers will brief us on the dos and don’ts before making any contact with the mountain gorillas. We’ll spend up to 1 hour watching the gorillas in their natural habitat. We’ll get in proximity with the gorillas as you quietly observe the gorillas play, eat, forage, groom, sleep, and if we are lucky, we’ll get to watch the gorillas mate. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will give us unique insights into the life and social dynamics of the gorilla families. Gorilla watching also gives us a chance to observe the uncanny similarities between gorillas and human beings, and gorillas with whom we share 98% DNA. If we are lucky, we will experience the playfully exuberant energy of the juveniles who often skip from branch to branch and play with heightened enthusiasm when in the presence of humans. After seeing the mountain gorillas, we’ll break for a picnic lunch in the forest before embarking on the hike back to the gorilla lodge.
After an early breakfast, you will be driven to the airstrip to fly to Entebbe. Afterwards, we’ll have a transfer flight to the Masai Mara. Upon arrival, our guides will meet you and transfer you to the Mara for a short game drive as we head to the lodge. Expect to see big game including wildebeest, lions, and zebras among others.
Start the day with an early breakfast and then head out to enjoy game drives. We will explore the remote areas of the Mara and follow herds to the spectacular Mara River, which offers a very high concentration of wildlife activity found in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Expect to see part of the 1.5 million-strong herds of wildebeest, lions, leopards, cheetahs and other cats as the bounty of the migration.
Awaken early to start another game drive. We will drive out to the different tracks to see the numerous wildlife in the Mara. Return to the lodge for your lunch. In the early evening, visit the Masai Community to learn how these warriors spend their day-to-day lives in the wilderness.
Awaken at leisure in time for breakfast; thereafter, we will drive to Nairobi city. In the evening, your driver will transfer you to Jomo Kenyatta Airport for your departure flight.
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