5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Safari

5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Safari is a combined gorilla and wildlife safari taking you on an African safari adventure to some of the most fascinating and rewarding safari destinations in Africa that is Bwindi impenetrable national park known for being a home to the largest population of the critically endangered mountain gorillas and is the best gorilla destination for gorilla trekking experience in the world.

Bwindi impenetrable national park is located in Uganda in the South Western region.

Another destination you are to visit on this 5 days safari is Masai Mara national reserve, this reserve is found in one of the oldest ecosystems in the world that is Mara –Serengeti eco-system and is famously known for its incredible wildlife sightings. Masai Mara national reserve is a habitat to abundance of wildlife including the big Five “lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, rhinos and leopards”, this reserve experience the world’s biggest migration of wildlife – The Great Annual Wildebeest Migration which is one of the top most sought for wildlife experiences.

Highlights of 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi Safari

• Day 1: Pick up from hotel in Nairobi/airport and transfer to Masai Mara
• Day 2: Morning and afternoon game drives
• Day 3: Day 3: fly to Entebbe International airport and fly to Bwindi
• Day 4: Gorilla tracking
• Transfer back to Entebbe and departure

Detailed itinerary for the 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi safari

Day 1: Pick up from hotel in Nairobi/airport and transfer to Masai Mara

Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will meet your safari driver guide and after a short briefing about what to expect on the safari, you will transfer to Masai Mara national reserve the most popular and rewarding wildlife safari destination in Kenya.

From Nairobi to Masai Mara national reserve it is a drive of about 4-5 hours through the Great Rift Valley region and stopover in Narok Town (The Maasai largest town) for shopping and interaction with the local people and purchasing of craft items.

When you arrive in the reserve, you will have en-route game drive as you head to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you go for a game drive in search for wildlife in the wilderness of the reserve, some of the animals you should lookout for include lions, cheetahs, leopards, African wild dogs, elephants, cape buffaloes, gazelles, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, wildebeests, jackals among others. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Mara Serena Safari Lodge

Meal plan: lunch and dinner

Day 2: Morning and afternoon game drives

Enjoy a healthy Africa breakfast, meet your safari- driver guide and transfer to the endless savannah plains of Masai Mara national reserve for a morning game drive, during the game drive you will spot various species of wildlife including elephants, giraffes, hippos, wildebeests, jackals, cheetahs, lions leopards and many birds among others.

You will drive back to your lodge for lunch and in the afternoon you will return to the reserve for another encounter in the wilderness looking for the African Big Five and other animals. Also, you can opt for a local community visit for an experience with the Maasai people getting a deeper insight in the local lifestyle of the Masai people.

Day 3: fly to Entebbe International airport and fly to Bwindi

Wake up early for breakfast, checkout of the lodge and be transferred to the airstrip for your flight to Entebbe, upon landing at Entebbe International airport you will board your flight to Bwindi impenetrable national park.

Upon landing at Kisoro airstrip or Kihihi airstrip, you will be picked up by our safari driver guide and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park. You will be welcomed to the park by amazing views of the verdant jungle and expect the temperatures to change with much cold fresh breeze of the rainforests. You will have an evening of relaxing, have dinner and stay overnight.

Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 4: Gorilla tracking

Wake up early for breakfast and transfer to the park’s headquarters where you will meet other trekkers for a briefing session starting at 7:45 am, the briefing is about the rules and regulations to follow during the experience and when you come face to face with mountain gorillas in the dense forests of Bwindi. You will also be grouped into 8 people, be assigned a gorilla group to trek and then be trek into the forests looking for mountain gorillas.

When you locate the gorillas that is with the help of a ranger guide, you watch the youngster showing off and huge silverbacks may beat their chests which is a spectacular sight to see. You are also allowed to take pictures as long as your flashlight is off.

On this most memorable safari experience in the world, you will also be able to see numerous bird species such as kingfisher, blue breasted kingfisher among others. After tracking you will return to the lodge for an evening of relaxation. You can choose to go for an evening community walk visiting some community projects such as schools, orphanages and others. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Transfer to back to Entebbe and departure

Wake up very early for breakfast and then transfer to Entebbe for your departure flight, along the way you will have a brief stopover in Mbarara for lunch and at the equator for pictures then proceed to Entebbe International airport where you will catch your flight back home.

End of 5 Days Masai Mara and Bwindi safari

Trip inclusions

• Accommodation for only the lodges mentioned
• All meals
• Park entrances
• Gorilla trekking permit
• And other activities mentioned in the itinerary

Trip exclusions

• Visa
• Air ticket (domestic and international flights)
• Personal drinks
• Loss of personal belongings
• Other things not included in the itinerary