African Migration Safari - 10 Days
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Day 1: Arrive at Kigali International Airport; Overnight stay at Virunga Lodge, Volcanoes National Park
Stop At: Volcanoes National Park, Musanze Kinigi, Ruhengeri Rwanda
Gorgeous views over the Virunga Volcanoes to one side, and the twin lakes BUlera and Ruhondo to the other.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
โข Lunch
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Virunga Lodge
Day 2: Overnight stay at Virunga Lodge, Volcanoes National Park
Stop At: Volcanoes National Park, Musanze Kinigi, Ruhengeri Rwanda
Starting early in the day, driving to the nearby park headquarters to be assigned your gorilla trekking group and meet your ranger guide who will brief you on the trek and rules of behaviour once you encounter the gorillas. Each trekking group has a maximum of eight people, and you will either set off directly from the park headquarters on foot or drive a short distance to start your walk. The trek takes anything from 1 to 5 hours to reach the gorilla family, and a similar duration back to the park headquarters, so a good level of fitness is needed, and you will be walking through dense rainforest vegetation on uneven ground, so good ankle boots are recommended.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Virunga Lodge
Day 3: Overnight at Heaven Boutique Hotel, Kigali
Stop At: Kigali Genocide Memorial, KG 14 Ave, Kigali Rwanda
After a relaxed breakfast, set off by road with your guide for Kigali, where you will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. This afternoon you will take in a city tour, exploring some of the markets and sights of this bustling and vibrant city. You will also spend an hour or two at the Genocide Memorial Museum, where the survivors of the 1990 Rwandan genocide tell the story in their own way through various very moving and enlightening exhibits, as well as insight into the rebuilding of the country since then.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Heaven Boutique Hotel
Day 4: Overnight at Rubondo Island Camp, Lake Victoria
Stop At: Rubondo Island, Rubondo Island, Mwanza Region
Awake early for the airport for a 6-hour flight to Rubondo Island on Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The friendly team from Rubondo Island Camp await you and will drive you through the forest to the camp, where you can relax before a leisurely lunch overlooking the lake. This afternoon, you can choose from a relaxing time beside the swimming pool, or learning about the islandโs chimpanzees in The Nest information centre, or enjoying a guided nature walk if you wish to stretch your legs. The island is home to a wide variety of unique wildlife including sitatunga, African grey parrot, forest elephant and spotted-necked otters.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Rubondo Island Camp
Day 5: Overnight at Rubondo Island Camp, Lake Victoria
Stop At: Lake Victoria, Entebbe Uganda
Spending the day in search of the chimpanzees on the island as part of the chimp habituation experience. This trek involves a reasonable amount of walking, but if you are lucky enough to capture a sighting of these primate cousins, you will be in for a real treat!
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Rubondo Island Camp
Day 6: Overnight at Rubondo Island Camp, Lake Victoria
Stop At: Lake Victoria, Entebbe Uganda
A day to enjoy other activities on Rubondo Island โ there are two boats to explore the lake on, either to get a good view of the hippos, crocodiles and birdlife including fish eagles or to enjoy some Nile perch fishing. It is also possible to visit Muganza village, which takes 1 hrs by boat, the local school and supports a vegetable garden initiative, and the home of many of the camp.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Rubondo Island Camp
Day 7: Overnight at Kimondo Migration Camp, Serengeti
Stop At: Kimondo, Kenya
Enjoy a final breakfast overlooking the lake before the drive to the airstrip for your morning flight across to the Serengeti National Park for the final stage of your adventurous safari. The flight takes approximately two hours, depending on how many stops the plane makes on the way to drop off/pick up passengers. You will be staying at Kimondo Migration Camp, which moves around the Serengeti at different times of the year to put you in the best position to try to see the 2 million- strong herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle that make up the Great Migration. Enjoy lunch in camp and a siesta before going on an afternoon game drive, enjoying the distinct change of scenery from the rainforests and lakes that you have been exploring so far.
As the Great Migration moves with the seasons, so Kimondo follows to ensure guests always have a front row seat to natureโs greatest spectacle. With nine spacious tents, complete with
full en-suite facilities, Kimondo treats its guests to a uniquely personal and authentic East African experience in two fantastic locations in the Serengeti.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Kimondo Migration Camp
Day 8: Overnight at Kimondo Migration Camp, Serengeti
Stop At: Kimondo, Kenya
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with the knowledgeable guides from Kimondo, timing your wildlife- viewing around the parts of the day when the wildlife is most active, and returning to camp for a rest in the shade during the heat of the day. When the camp is in the northern Serengeti, you have the chance of witnessing a river crossing, with all of the drama and anticipation youโll have seen on wildlife documentaries, whereas when the camp is in the southern Serengeti, the wildlife are less active but are giving birth to their young and gathering up strength for the long march ahead. Whatever time of year, seeing the mega-herds is a spectacular sight, and there is plentiful resident wildlife to keep you more than entertained aside from this, too.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Kimondo Migration Camp
Day 9: Overnight at Kimondo Migration Camp, Serengeti
Stop At: Kimondo, Kenya
Similar to Day 8, Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with the knowledgeable guides from Kimondo, timing your wildlife- viewing around the parts of the day when the wildlife is most active, and returning to camp for a rest in the shade during the heat of the day. When the camp is in the northern Serengeti, you have the chance of witnessing a river crossing, with all of the drama and anticipation youโll have seen on wildlife documentaries, whereas when the camp is in the southern Serengeti, the wildlife are less active but are giving birth to their young and gathering up strength for the long march ahead. Whatever time of year, seeing the mega-herds is a spectacular sight, and there is plentiful resident wildlife to keep you more than entertained aside from this, too.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Kimondo Migration Camp
Day 10: Depart from Kilimanjaro International Airport
Stop At: Kilimanjaro Region, Kilimanjaro Region
After breakfast you will say your farewells to the Kimondo team before you are driven to the nearby airstrip for your flight
to Kilimanjaro International Airport at Arusha, where your safari comes to a close.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Arrive at Kigali International Airport; Overnight stay at Virunga Lodge, Volcanoes National Park
Stop At: Volcanoes National Park, Musanze Kinigi, Ruhengeri Rwanda
Gorgeous views over the Virunga Volcanoes to one side, and the twin lakes BUlera and Ruhondo to the other.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
โข Lunch
โข Breakfast
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Virunga Lodge
Day 2: Overnight stay at Virunga Lodge, Volcanoes National Park
Stop At: Volcanoes National Park, Musanze Kinigi, Ruhengeri Rwanda
Starting early in the day, driving to the nearby park headquarters to be assigned your gorilla trekking group and meet your ranger guide who will brief you on the trek and rules of behaviour once you encounter the gorillas. Each trekking group has a maximum of eight people, and you will either set off directly from the park headquarters on foot or drive a short distance to start your walk. The trek takes anything from 1 to 5 hours to reach the gorilla family, and a similar duration back to the park headquarters, so a good level of fitness is needed, and you will be walking through dense rainforest vegetation on uneven ground, so good ankle boots are recommended.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Virunga Lodge
Day 3: Overnight at Heaven Boutique Hotel, Kigali
Stop At: Kigali Genocide Memorial, KG 14 Ave, Kigali Rwanda
After a relaxed breakfast, set off by road with your guide for Kigali, where you will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. This afternoon you will take in a city tour, exploring some of the markets and sights of this bustling and vibrant city. You will also spend an hour or two at the Genocide Memorial Museum, where the survivors of the 1990 Rwandan genocide tell the story in their own way through various very moving and enlightening exhibits, as well as insight into the rebuilding of the country since then.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Heaven Boutique Hotel
Day 4: Overnight at Rubondo Island Camp, Lake Victoria
Stop At: Rubondo Island, Rubondo Island, Mwanza Region
Awake early for the airport for a 6-hour flight to Rubondo Island on Tanzania's Lake Victoria. The friendly team from Rubondo Island Camp await you and will drive you through the forest to the camp, where you can relax before a leisurely lunch overlooking the lake. This afternoon, you can choose from a relaxing time beside the swimming pool, or learning about the islandโs chimpanzees in The Nest information centre, or enjoying a guided nature walk if you wish to stretch your legs. The island is home to a wide variety of unique wildlife including sitatunga, African grey parrot, forest elephant and spotted-necked otters.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Rubondo Island Camp
Day 5: Overnight at Rubondo Island Camp, Lake Victoria
Stop At: Lake Victoria, Entebbe Uganda
Spending the day in search of the chimpanzees on the island as part of the chimp habituation experience. This trek involves a reasonable amount of walking, but if you are lucky enough to capture a sighting of these primate cousins, you will be in for a real treat!
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Rubondo Island Camp
Day 6: Overnight at Rubondo Island Camp, Lake Victoria
Stop At: Lake Victoria, Entebbe Uganda
A day to enjoy other activities on Rubondo Island โ there are two boats to explore the lake on, either to get a good view of the hippos, crocodiles and birdlife including fish eagles or to enjoy some Nile perch fishing. It is also possible to visit Muganza village, which takes 1 hrs by boat, the local school and supports a vegetable garden initiative, and the home of many of the camp.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Rubondo Island Camp
Day 7: Overnight at Kimondo Migration Camp, Serengeti
Stop At: Kimondo, Kenya
Enjoy a final breakfast overlooking the lake before the drive to the airstrip for your morning flight across to the Serengeti National Park for the final stage of your adventurous safari. The flight takes approximately two hours, depending on how many stops the plane makes on the way to drop off/pick up passengers. You will be staying at Kimondo Migration Camp, which moves around the Serengeti at different times of the year to put you in the best position to try to see the 2 million- strong herds of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle that make up the Great Migration. Enjoy lunch in camp and a siesta before going on an afternoon game drive, enjoying the distinct change of scenery from the rainforests and lakes that you have been exploring so far.
As the Great Migration moves with the seasons, so Kimondo follows to ensure guests always have a front row seat to natureโs greatest spectacle. With nine spacious tents, complete with
full en-suite facilities, Kimondo treats its guests to a uniquely personal and authentic East African experience in two fantastic locations in the Serengeti.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Kimondo Migration Camp
Day 8: Overnight at Kimondo Migration Camp, Serengeti
Stop At: Kimondo, Kenya
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with the knowledgeable guides from Kimondo, timing your wildlife- viewing around the parts of the day when the wildlife is most active, and returning to camp for a rest in the shade during the heat of the day. When the camp is in the northern Serengeti, you have the chance of witnessing a river crossing, with all of the drama and anticipation youโll have seen on wildlife documentaries, whereas when the camp is in the southern Serengeti, the wildlife are less active but are giving birth to their young and gathering up strength for the long march ahead. Whatever time of year, seeing the mega-herds is a spectacular sight, and there is plentiful resident wildlife to keep you more than entertained aside from this, too.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Kimondo Migration Camp
Day 9: Overnight at Kimondo Migration Camp, Serengeti
Stop At: Kimondo, Kenya
Similar to Day 8, Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives with the knowledgeable guides from Kimondo, timing your wildlife- viewing around the parts of the day when the wildlife is most active, and returning to camp for a rest in the shade during the heat of the day. When the camp is in the northern Serengeti, you have the chance of witnessing a river crossing, with all of the drama and anticipation youโll have seen on wildlife documentaries, whereas when the camp is in the southern Serengeti, the wildlife are less active but are giving birth to their young and gathering up strength for the long march ahead. Whatever time of year, seeing the mega-herds is a spectacular sight, and there is plentiful resident wildlife to keep you more than entertained aside from this, too.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
โข Lunch
โข Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 Overnight stay at Kimondo Migration Camp
Day 10: Depart from Kilimanjaro International Airport
Stop At: Kilimanjaro Region, Kilimanjaro Region
After breakfast you will say your farewells to the Kimondo team before you are driven to the nearby airstrip for your flight
to Kilimanjaro International Airport at Arusha, where your safari comes to a close.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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