9 Days Best of Kenya Wildlife and Rwanda Gorilla Trekking : Embark on a 9 days Best of Kenya Wildlife and Rwanda Gorilla Trekking combining wildlife safari adventures in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara where you will see all the Big Five and the Great Migration. Then fly to Rwanda for a gorilla trekking experience in Volcanoes National Park, have magical encounter with the endangered mountain.
Highlights of 9 days Best of Kenya Wildlife and, Rwanda Gorilla Trekking
Day 1: Arrival and Nairobi city tour.
Day 2: Transfer to Amboseli national park.
Day 3: Full day in Amboseli National Park.
Day 4: Transfer to Lake Nakuru.
Day 5: Maasai Mara.
Day 6: Full day in Maasai Mara.
Day 7: Transfer to Kigali.
Day 8: Transfer to Volcanoes national park.
Day 9: Gorilla trekking.
Day 10: Departure
Detailed itinerary of 9 days Best of Kenya Wildlife and, Rwanda Gorilla Trekking
Day 1: Arrival and Nairobi City Tour
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our representative (your driver-guide) and head to straight to your hotel for check and relaxation as you wait for your lunch.
In the afternoon you will go for a Nairobi City Tour visiting the Nairobi National Museum, the Giraffe Centre and other amazing sites in the city. Later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Best Western Hotel
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Amboseli National Park
After breakfast, depart for Amboseli National Park the second most popular park in Kenya coming only second to Masai Mara. Amboseli National Park is renowned for its large herds of elephants and snow-capped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro – the tallest mountain in Africa dominating its landscape. Arriving in time for lunch at your lodge after check-in, have a short rest and in the afternoon you will go for a game drive, exploring the savannah plains of the park, enjoy sighting of animals and the best view of the highest mountain in Africa, Mt Kilimanjaro. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Overnight at Nyati Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Full day in Amboseli National Park
You will have a full day of adventure in Amboseli National Park with the option of morning and afternoon game drives or full day game drive with picnic lunch enjoyed in the park. Amboseli is famous for its good views of Mount Kilimanjaro and several animals including large herds of elephants, leopards, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, antelopes, wildebeests, hyenas, cheetahs, lions and several bird species.
After watching the colorful rays of the sun reflect behind the snowcapped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro during sunset, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Nyati Safari Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Transfer to Lake Nakuru
After breakfast, you will join your guide and depart for Lake Nakuru National Park arriving in time for lunch at your lodge after check-in. Later drive out for an afternoon game drive exploring the park and search for several animals calling the park home including white rhinos, buffaloes, leopards, lions, zebras, giraffes and flocks of flamingoes and several birds species on shores of Lake Nakuru.
You will later return to your lodge for an evening of relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Maasai Masai Mara
Enjoy an early breakfast then depart for Maasai Mara National Reserve, a famous wildlife destination worldwide. Have a stopover in Narok village for an interaction with the local people and view of the Rift Valley escarpments at the Great Rift View Point. Have lunch at your lodge after check-in, in the afternoon go for a game drive around the reserve till sunset. Dinner and your overnight will be at your lodge.
Overnight at Julia’s River Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Full day in Maasai Mara
You will have an early morning game drive in the savannah plains of Masai Mara giving you a chance to see predators such as lions, elephants, African wild dogs and leopards as they return to their dens from their overnight hunting sprees. Return to your lodge for a full breakfast and relax as you wait for your lunch. Later in the afternoon proceed for more game drives searching for wild animals thriving in Masai Mara’s plains, lookout for lions, leopards, zebras, gazelles, elephants, wildebeests, cheetahs, gazelles among others.
Alternatively, you can do full day game drives with packed lunch. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.
Overnight at Julia’s River Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 7: Transfer to Kigali
After breakfast, leave for Nairobi arriving in time for lunch. Then your guide will drop you off at the airport for your flight to Rwanda’s Kigali City. On arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be welcomed by our guide and drive you to your Kigali City Hotel.
Overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
After a delicious breakfast, you will meet your guide and head out of a Kigali City Tour visiting the Kigali Genocide Site where you will relive the horrific Rwanda Genocide of 1994, Kimironko Market and several art centres. After lunch, you will embark on a 3 hours journey to Volcanoes National Park arriving in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Da Vinci Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Gorilla Trekking
Wake up early for breakfast, meet your guide and head to the park’s headquarters in Kinigi for briefing about gorilla trekking. Your ranger guide will take you through rules and regulations to follow while in the presence of the gorillas, in groups of 8 people you will head into the forests searching for a gorilla family assigned to you with an armed ranger and a guide.
The trek takes approximately 30 minutes to 6 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous, when you located the gentle giants you will be allowed to spend only one hour in their presence taking pictures and watching their lifestyle with is similar to humans. Watch gorillas groom, feed, play and jump from tree to another under a watchful eye of a dominant silverback. When one hours elapses, trek back to the park headquarters, meet your guide and return to your lodge, where you will spend the whole evening reliving the day’s adventure. Have dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight at Da Vinci Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10: Departure
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast, checkout of your lodge and embark on a journey back to Kigali where you will be dropped off at the airport to catch your flight back home bringing your safari adventure and our services to an end.
End of 9 days Best of Kenya Wildlife and Rwanda Gorilla Trekking
