5 Days Uganda Gorillas and Masai Mara Flying Safari

Embark an adventurous wildlife journey of a life time on this 5 Days Uganda Gorillas and Masai Mara Flying Safari. On this safari package you will explore two completely different and unique wildlife habitats that is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, where you see the endangered mountain gorillas and Masai Mara National Park in Kenya for an incredible game viewing.

This 5 Days Uganda Gorillas and Masai Mara Flying Safari starts in Uganda’s Entebbe/Kampala City and ends in Nairobi City of Kenya. This package includes domestic flights between Entebbe – Bwindi, Bwindi to Masai Mara and Masai Mara to Nairobi.

Highlights of 5 Days Uganda Gorillas and Masai Mara Flying Safari

Day 1: Fly from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience

Day 3: Fly to Masai Mara National Reserve

Day 4: Full Day Game Drives in Masai Mara Game Reserve

Day 5: Fly to Nairobi

Detailed Itinerary of 5 Days Uganda Gorillas and Masai Mara Flying Safari

Day 1: Fly from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast at your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe, transfer to airport for your flight to Bwindi’s airstrips – either Kihihi or Kisoro Airstrip. Upon landing you will be warmly welcomed by our driver-guide and be transferred to your lodge.

In the afternoon you will go on a guide walk in the surrounding communities. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Overnight at Buhoma Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Experience

Wake up early for breakfast, meet your driver-guide and head to the park headquarters for briefing about mountain gorilla trekking. A senior ranger guide from Uganda Wildlife Authority will take you through rules and regulations to follow while in the presence of the gorillas and what to expect.

In groups of 8 people you will head into the forest looking for a gorilla family assigned to you. With armed rangers and guides, you will trek through the uneven jungle looking for the endangered mountain gorillas, the trek takes approximately 2 to 5 hours or more depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night.

When you locate these gentle giants, you will spend one hour watching them and take as many photos as possible. After this magical experience, trek back to the park headquarters to pick your gorilla trekking certificates and return to your lodge. Spend the rest of the day at rest reminiscing about the day’s magical experience.

Overnight at Buhoma Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Fly to Masai Mara National Reserve

After breakfast, checkout of your lodge and be transferred to the airstrip for your direct flight to Masai Mara National Reserve, the most iconic wildlife reserve in the world and home to the Big Five and the Great Wildebeest Migration.

Upon landing you will be warmly welcomed by our Kenya guide and transfer you to your lodge with en-route game drive. Enjoy lunch and rest for a while, later return to the reserve for an evening game drive or go for a cultural visit to the Masai homesteads.

Overnight at Elephant Plains Luxury Camp

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Full Day Game Drives in Masai Mara Game Reserve

Spend a full day exploring the iconic Masai Mara Game Reserve on full day game drives. After breakfast, head to the reserve for a morning and afternoon game drives. Masai Mara National Reserve is one of the most famous wildlife conservation in the world hosting abundant wildlife

During the game drives some of the animals to lookout for include lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, hippos, hyenas, rhinos, jackals, wild dogs, warthogs, zebras and many birds. You will enjoy picnic lunch set at one of the picnic sites along the Mara River, continue exploring the reserve till evening.

Return to your lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Overnight at Elephant Plains Luxury Camp

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Fly to Nairobi

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airstrip for your flight to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport in Nairobi where you be welcomed by our guide and be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight back home or to your next destination.

End of 5 Days Uganda Gorillas and Masai Mara Flying Safari