We have an early morning after breakfast and drive to Lake Manyara national park, we will experience the beauty of Lake Manyara National Park with a chance to spot the “Big Five” mammals. Nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara National Park provides picturesque, yet varying scenery. We will eat our picnic lunch in the heart of the beautiful park. Soda Lake and the surrounding savannah support the highly diverse ecosystem, leading to the diverse array of wildlife to be viewed within the park. With over four hundred species of dazzling birds, some of which are migratory, Lake Manyara National Park is a birdwatcher's paradise. Lake Manyara is home to the legendary tree-climbing lions as well as powerful water buffalo, immense African elephant, soaring giraffe, graceful impala, and gigantic hippo.

In the late afternoon, we will leave Manyara National Park and proceed to Karatu town where we will spend overnight at The Castle Ngorongoro.

Accommodation: The Castle Ngorongoro

Meal Plan: Dinner, breakfast, lunch

After early morning breakfast, we will drive to Ngorongoro Crater. On this day, we will enjoy a game drive around the crater and stop for a picnic lunch at a small lake within the park. Due to the animal “oasis” created within the crater, there is a high possibility of spotting every member of ‘The Big 5’– the ferocious lion, the giant elephant, the stealthy leopard, the charging rhino, and the mighty water buffalo. Ngorongoro Crater is truly an amazing place. Did you know it was formed over two million years ago? A large volcano erupted, collapsing the volcano, but leaving a perfectly unbroken crater, known as a caldera. In addition, there are flocks of graceful flamingos along the Soda Lake, while hungry hawks and vultures circle the sky in search of their next meal of discarded carcass. Beautiful storks, ibis, and cranes are popular water birds in the crater, a sight not to miss. After a lovely afternoon of animal sightings, we cross over to the famous Serengeti and drive to the central area of it.

Accommodation: Acacia Central Camp

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch,dinner

This day we embark on full day game drives in the endless plains of Serengeti. The Serengeti is also the stage for the famous wildebeest migration. On the annual migration, 1.5 million wildebeest and other game, such as zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, and topi move on mass between Kenya’s Masai Mara, then into the Serengeti. We may be lucky to experience some action of lions hunting. In the evening we return to the camp for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Acacia Central Camp

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch,dinner

After a morning game drive with packed lunch, we leave Serengeti and head north to Serenity on The Lake lodge located on the shores of Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater lake in Africa and the second largest in the world! We enjoy a relaxing evening at the lodge.

Accommodation: Serenity on the Lake

Meal Plan: Dinner, breakfast

After breakfast we will be picked up in a colorful canoe at the Lodge's beach by fishermen and brought to Mwaburugu, their village. Explore the village shortly with our guide describing the different methods of fishing, the way of life in the village. We then leave and drive to Mwanza city, the busiest and second largest city after Dar es Saalam.  With its beautiful beaches, unique scenery of rocky hills and splendid rock formations, Mwanza is beautiful city to explore. In the evening we’ll head to the port to board the MV Victoria Ferry which takes us across Lake Victoria to Bukoba.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Upon arrival in Bukoba, our Uganda driver will be waiting for us after we alight the ferry and take us to have breakfast. We then start our long drive to Kibale National Park with lunch on the way.  Located in western Uganda, Kibale Forest has one of the highest diversity and concentration of primates in Africa. It is home to a large number of endangered chimpanzees, as well as the red colobus monkey (Endangered) and the rare L'Hoest's monkey (Vulnerable). Dinner and overnight will be at Turaco Treetops.

Accommodation: Turaco Treetops

Meal Plan: Dinner, breakfast

After breakfast, we enter Kibale National park in time for our morning primate walk with the Chimpanzee Trekking as highlight. This park boasts of over 32 primate species and it is known worldwide for rewarding primatologists. We will start by getting a briefing by the park rangers who will provide a little more information on Kibale and guide us through the rules and regulations of the trek. It is estimated that the entire trek can take between three to four hours depending on the movements of the chimpanzees. We then have an hour to move with the community and observe their behavior and interactions. We return to the lodge after the trek and enjoy the hotel’s facilities.

Accommodation: Turaco Treetops

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

After breakfast we leave the rainforest and head over to the plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park which connects with Kibale in the north creating a long corridor for wildlife between the two parks. We will proceed to Mweya Safari lodge which overlooks the Kazinga Channel. We will have lunch and in the afternoon, we will go on a boat cruise. Kazinga Channel is a wide, 32-kilometre-long natural channel that links Lake Edward and Lake George, which are part of the African Great Lakes system. The channel attracts a varied range of animals and birds, elephants and buffaloes on the shores and one of the world's largest concentration of hippos and numerous Nile crocodiles. After the cruise, we head on to Buffalo Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Buffalo Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

We wake up early for a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth national park is home to a number of mammals and birds. It is documented to have about 95 animal species and 612 bird species. Animal residents of the park include the Uganda kob, warthog, elephant, waterbuck, giant forest hog, leopards, lions and hyenas. It’s also famous for the tree climbing lions in the Ishasha sector. After lunch, we drive to Buhoma popular for gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and check in at Mahogany Springs.

Accommodation: Mahogany Springs

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Today after breakfast we proceed to the visitors’ reception for a briefing at 8.00am about the day’s activity, the tracking of the Mountain Gorilla. We are divided in groups of up to 8 people. 2 - 3 gamekeepers then accompany us through the dense jungle in search of the elusive but friendly mountain gorillas. After 2 to 4 hours we find the family.  We spend about an hour with the gentle giants and feel fully compensated for our efforts. We return to the lodge for late lunch and relax for the rest of the afternoon.

Accommodation: Mahogany Springs

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Today marks the last day of our adventurous safari. We are transferred to the airstrip for a flight to Entebbe where we will connect with our international flight for departure.