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Masai Mara, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Rwanda's mountain gorillas
This two-week safari covers the best of three countries. Begin in Kenya's Masai Mara, cross into Tanzania for Tarangire, the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, then fly from Kilimanjaro to Kigali for a gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park. Private vehicles and guides in every country, mid-range lodges and the Rwanda gorilla permit are included.
Migration in the Masai Mara, the river crossings
Short rains, quieter camps
Holidays, dry and warm
Warm, good value
Long rains: green and quiet, our lowest prices
Dry season begins, before the herds arrive
Airport pick-up and transfer to your hotel. Briefing with your guide.
Drive down the Rift Valley to the Masai Mara. Afternoon game drive.
Full day of game drives with a picnic lunch.
Game drive to the Mara River and its crossings (July to October).
Drive to Amboseli (about 7 hours) for an evening game drive under Kilimanjaro.
Cross the border at Namanga and meet your Tanzanian guide, then drive to Tarangire for an afternoon game drive.
Drive from Tarangire up through the Ngorongoro highlands, stopping at the crater viewpoint, and down onto the short-grass plains to Naabi Hill Gate. Game drive into the central Serengeti, where lion, cheetah and leopard are seen year round, arriving at camp for sunset.
A full day of game drives in the central Serengeti, with an early start when the predators are most active and a picnic lunch under an acacia. The Seronera valley is famous for big cats: lion prides on the kopjes, cheetah on the plains and leopard in the sausage trees along the river. Optional sunrise hot air balloon flight.
A second full day in the Serengeti following the herds and predators.
Leave the Serengeti early and descend 600 m into Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest unbroken volcanic caldera and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On its 260 square kilometre floor you can see black rhino, lion, elephant, hippo, hyena and thousands of wildebeest and zebra in a single day. Picnic lunch by the hippo pool, then climb out in the afternoon.
Drive to Kilimanjaro International Airport for the flight to Kigali (about 1.5 hours). Afternoon visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial.
Drive about 2.5 hours to Musanze. Afternoon walk in the foothills or a visit to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund campus.
Trek to a mountain gorilla family for one hour, the finale of your journey.
Drive to Kigali airport for your flight home.
Sunrise flight of about one hour over the Mara with a champagne breakfast.
About one hour aloft at sunrise over the central Serengeti, followed by a champagne bush breakfast. Booked through a licensed balloon operator; flights depend on the weather.
Trek to a habituated troop of endangered golden monkeys in the bamboo forest of Volcanoes National Park, permit included (USD 100). Minimum age 12.
Half day with a local guide: markets, Nyamirambo, the Inema Arts Center and the Kigali Genocide Memorial if not already visited.
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