15 Days Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Safari tour is one of the most comprehensive safari plans that takes you to the highlights of East Africa. 15 Days Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Safari takes you to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania for unforgettable wildlife viewing experiences. This 15 Days Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Safari has you enjoying the safari highlights of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. You shall enjoy a hot air balloon ride over the Mara Plains, witness the great wildebeest migration in both Kenya and Tanzania, as well as come in close proximity with the giant and yet gentle mountain gorillas.
15 Days Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Safari starts in Arusha Tanzania and ends in Entebbe Uganda. To witness the great wildebeest migration, one should plan to travel in the months of June to October. Please note that this 15 Days Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Safari tour can be customized s per your schedule and preference. Possibilities of taking flights to different destinations is also possible.
Safari Highlights of 15 Days Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Safari
- Maasai Tribe
- Big 5 animals
- Extensive Game Drives
- Great Wildebeest Migration
- Walking Safari in Amboseli
- Hot Air Balloon Ride
- Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale
- Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
- Batwa Pygmies
Summary Itinerary of 15 Days Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Safari
Day 1: Visit the Maasai Tribe
Day 2: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Full Day Serengeti National Park
Day 5: Drive to Masai Mara National Reserve
Day 6: Full Day Masai Mara National Reserve, Hot Air Balloon Ride
Day 7: Transfer to Amboseli National Park
Day 8: Full Day Amboseli National Park, Walking Safari
Day 9: Transfer to Nairobi, Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
Day 10: Fly to Entebbe Uganda, Drive to Kibale National Park
Day 11: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park
Day 12: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 13: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Day 14: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park, Boat Safari
Day 15: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Visit the Maasai Tribe
You will be picked up from the airport or hotel in Arusha by your Tanzania guide who will welcome you and brief you about your safari. After briefing, you will proceed to drive to the Maasai community. Get to spend the day with the indigenous Maasai tribe, learning about their culture and way of life. Do various activities with them like collecting water, and get to camp within their community with a night filled with folklore from the Maasai tribe. Camp with the Maasai people.
Day 2: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Drive Time: 4 Hours
You will have breakfast at your lodge, and embark on your journey to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will have lunch before descending into the crater to search for wildlife species such as elephants, giraffes, antelopes, cheetahs, waterbucks, lions, leopards, zebras, hippos, hyenas, warthogs among others and later return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge (Budget), Ngorongoro Rhino Lodge (Mid-range), Ang’ata Ngorongoro Camp (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park
Drive Time: 4 Hours
You will have breakfast at your lodge as you prepare for your drive to the famous Serengeti national park which is home to the big five like lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, and rhinos which you can see grazing and moving around the savannah plains at the destination. Chance to witness the iconic Mara River crossing during the great wildebeest migration.
After lunch, you will have an afternoon game drive as you search for different wildlife species in Serengeti national park like giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, hartebeests, antelopes, waterbucks, hyenas, warthogs and hippos among others. You will be driven back to your lodge by your guide at the end of the day for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mara River Camp by TBC (Budget), Serengeti Heritage Mara Camp. (Mid-range), Ang’ata Migration Camp (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 4: Full day in Serengeti National Park
You will wake up for an early breakfast at your lodge ahead of a morning and afternoon game drive. You will engage in a morning game drive around Serengeti national park and look out for wildlife species like the big 5 such as elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos and rhinos as well as wildebeests, zebras, hippos, cheetahs, antelopes, giraffes, impalas, waterbucks among others.
After your morning game drive, you will have lunch and later engage in an afternoon game drive around the national park in search of more wildlife species. After your full day of wildlife viewing, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay as the day before.
Accommodation: Mara River Camp by TBC (Budget), Serengeti Heritage Mara Camp. (Mid-range), Ang’ata Migration Camp (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 5: Transfer to Masai Mara National Reserve
Drive Time: 4-5 Hours
You will start your day with breakfast at your lodge in Serengeti national park. You will cross via Isebania border and you will then proceed to Masai Mara national reserve where you will have an en route game drive on the way to your lodge. Check in, relax as you wait for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Enchooro Wildlife Camp (Budget), Sentrim Mara Camp (Mid-range), Mara Base Camp (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 6: Full day Masai Mara National Reserve, Hot Air Balloon Ride
Wake up to a cup of coffee or tea, and transfer to the launching area of the hot air balloon. Get to watch as the service men prepare the hot air balloon, with a cup of coffee or tea in hand. Proceed to embark on a 1 hour long hot air balloon ride, watching the Masai Mara Plains from above. Enjoy a magical sunrise, and see animals roaming the Mara area. A hot air balloon ride over the Masai Mara is one of the best ways to watch the Great wildebeest Migration.
Enjoy a champagne bush breakfast thereafter, and then proceed for a full day of exploring the Masai Mara savannah plains in search of elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, rhinos, buffalos, antelopes, impalas, zebras, giraffes, hippos, waterbucks, wildebeests, cheetahs among others.
After your game drives, your guide will drive you back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Enchooro Wildlife Camp (Budget), Sentrim Mara Camp. (Mid-range), Mara Base Camp (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 7: Drive to Amboseli National Park
Drive Time: 6-7 Hours
After breakfast at your lodge, your guide will drive you to Amboseli national park. You will also enjoy an evening game drive around the national park as you search for various wildlife species. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.
Accommodation: AA Amboseli (Budget), Sentrim Amboseli Lodge (Mid-range), Kibo Safari Camp (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 8: Full day in Amboseli National Park, Walking Safari
You will have breakfast at your lodge ahead of your full day of wildlife viewing in the national park. You will have a morning game drive where you will see a variety of wildlife species and also enjoy views of Mount Kilimanjaro.
During your game drives, you will search for wildlife species such as elephants, lions, zebra, giraffe, hippos, antelopes among others. After your morning game drive, you will have a lunch break as you enjoy the beauty of nature around the national park.
After lunch, you will get to enjoy a guided walking safari for an opportunity to come up close with nature and wildlife. Follow the animal trucks in the company of a ranger guide, and get to walk along elephants, zebras, and so much more. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: AA Amboseli (Budget), Sentrim Amboseli Camp. (Mid-range), Kibo Safari Camp (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 9: Drive to Nairobi, Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
Drive Time: 3-4 Hours
After a sumptuous breakfast at the lodge, you will have an en route game drive and continue your journey to Nairobi. Proceed to the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage for an opportunity to learn about the works of the center. Thereafter, you shall drive to the hotel, check in and relax as you wait for your dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: 67 Airport Hotel (Budget), Le Maison Royale Hotel, (Mid-range), Nairobi Serena Hotel (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 10: Fly to Entebbe Uganda, Drive to Kibale National Park
After breakfast and checking out of your hotel in Nairobi, drive to the airport in Nairobi for your flight to Entebbe International Airport. Your guide in Uganda will pick you up upon arrival in Entebbe and you will welcome you to the Pearl of Africa, Uganda.
Proceed for a transfer to Kibale National Park the home of chimpanzees, various primates like vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, and L’Hoest’s monkeys, among so many others. Kibale National Park is also a great habitat for birds. Once in the park, check in at the lodge, relax as you look to enjoy a sumptuous breakfast at the lodge.
Accommodation: Isunga Lodge (Budget), Chimpanzee Guest House, (Mid-range), Chimpundu Lodge (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 11: Chimpanzee Tracking
Wake up to breakfast at the lodge, and then head out for a chimpanzee tracking adventure in Kibale National Park. You shall be briefed about the activity, and then proceed to search for chimpanzees in the natural habitat. Spend one hour with the chimpanzees, and then track back for your chimpanzee tracking certificates. Return to the lodge and spend the rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Isunga Lodge (Budget), Chimpanzee Guest House, (Mid-range), Chimpundu Lodge (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 12: Transfer to Bwindi National Park
Drive Time: 5-6 Hours
After breakfast, you will transfer to Bwindi national park in the south western part of Uganda. You will continue your drive to Bwindi national park where you will check in at your lodge for dinner and to spend the night stay.
Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp (Budget), Buhoma Haven (Mid-range), Mahogany Springs (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 13: Gorilla Trekking and Batwa (Pygmy) community tour
After breakfast at your lodge in Bwindi national park, you will proceed for your gorilla trekking activity in the impenetrable forest which is home to the gorillas. You will spend about 1 hour with the gorillas after trekking through the forest in search of the gorillas. You will also enjoy taking photos of the gorillas and you will later return to the briefing point where you will meet your guide and be driven back to your lodge.
You will have an optional community tour to interact with the Batwa community and get to know about their ways of life and their cultures. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp (Budget), Buhoma Haven, (Mid-range), Mahogany Springs (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 14: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park, Boat Safari
Drive Time: 4 Hours
You will start your day with breakfast at your lodge in Bwindi national park as you prepare to drive to Lake Mburo national park. You will arrive in time for lunch. After lunch, enjoy a boat safari on Lake Mburo, the home of zebras. Look out for various wildlife, including hippos, among so many others. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Accommodation: Eagle’s Nest (Budget), Arcadia Cottages (Mid-range), Mihingo Lodge (Luxury)
Meal Plan: B/L/D
Day 15: Departure
Drive Time: 4 Hours
You will start your day with breakfast at your lodge before embarking on your journey to Entebbe. You will have a stop at the Equator for a polar water experiment. You may also get to visit the coffee shops and art shops for souvenirs if you may. After lunch, your guide will drop you off at your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala or at the airport which will mark the end of your safari.
End of 15 Days Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Safari
Price Includes:
- Airport transfers
- All day game drives as per itinerary
- Accommodation for the duration of the safari
- Transport during the safari in a safari vehicle
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- Crater and Concession fees
- Hot air balloon fees
- Gorilla permits
- Chimpanzee permits
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Price excludes;
- Flights
- Items of personal nature (laundry, beverages, etc.)
- Any hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Any items not included in the itinerary
