Ultimate 11-Day Masai Mara and Mgahinga Gorillas Safari Package

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Our 11-day Masai Mara and Mgahinga gorillas safari package takes you to Africa (Kenya and Uganda). Accessible Gorilla Trekking & The Big-5 Tour in Masai Mara. Secure your 11-day Masai Mara and Mgahinga gorillas trip with JimJam Safaris & Tours Africa.

This 11-day Masai Mara and Mgahinga gorillas safari starts in Mombasa and ends in Kigali. The first day of the adventure will take you to the Masai Mara National Reserve for a full-day game drive and a great time meeting the famous wild beasts and wildlife. The safari will continue to Lake Nakuru National Park, which is famously known as “A beautiful wildlife haven.” While there, you will enjoy the wide ecological diversity and varied habitats that range from Lake Nakuru itself to the surrounding escarpment and picturesque ridges.

The 11-day Masai Mara and Mgahinga gorillas safari will continue to Amboseli National Park, which is crowned by Mount Kilimanjaro and is also known as “Home of the African Elephant.” Amboseli is one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close. While at Amboseli, you can also visit the Masai local community for authentic African culture and traditional dance performances. This trip will also take you to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, where you will have the opportunity to meet the mountain gorillas, which share 99% of their DNA with humans. During the gorilla trek, you will have a great time meeting the gentle giants. Finally, you will transfer to Volcanoes National Park, where you will have a wonderful time meeting the golden monkeys.

Itinerary at a Glance: 11-Day Masai Mara and Mgahinga Gorillas Tour

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Masai Mara
Day 2: Morning and evening game drives
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru
Day 4: Game drive at Lake Nakuru
Day 5: Transfer to Amboseli
Day 6: Full-day game drive
Day 7: Transfer to the airport for the flight
Day 8: City tour & transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Day 10: Gorilla trekking at Mgahinga
Day 11: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Kigali

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Detailed Itinerary: 11 Days Masai Mara and Mgahinga Gorillas

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Masai Mara

Upon arrival at the airport, you will be met and greeted by the driver guide. The driver guide will briefly take you through the trip plan. He will transfer you to the Masai Mara with a brief stopover at the Rift Valley viewpoint. Upon arrival at the Masai Mara, you will check in at the lodge for lunch. After lunch and a few hours of relaxation, you will depart for the evening game drive. The Masai Mara is a fascinating ecosphere occupying the Savannah, grassland, woodlands, and marshy forests. The national reserve harbors the “Big Five“, on top of a diversity of other game and a wealth of diversity of bird life. Transfer back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Sanctuary Olonana Camp (Luxury)/ Sarova Mara Camp (Midrange)

Day 2: Morning and evening game drives

After an early breakfast, with the help of your guide, you will depart for a full-day game drive and explore the Masai Mara in search of the wild animals found here. You will also visit the river to witness the great wildebeest migration as they cross the river. The Wildebeest are not the only tenants of the land. The Mara is also home to other animals, namely, zebras, elephants, and giraffes, and to the big cats: cheetahs, lions, and leopards. Hyena, jackal, buffalo, eland, topi, impala, gazelle, and warthog add to this huge diversity of wildlife. After the game drives, you will be driven back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

11 Days Masai Mara and Mgahinga gorillas

Accommodation: Sanctuary Olonana camp (Luxury)/ Sarova Mara Camp (Midrange)

Day 3: Transfer to Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge with the help of your guide. He will then transfer you to Lake Nakuru, where you will have the afternoon at leisure.

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa lodge (Luxury)/ Lake Nakuru lodge (Midrange)

Day 4: Game drive at Lake Nakuru

After breakfast, you will depart for the park for the game drive. Lake Nakuru is a tiny park with eye-catching, rare white rhinos that form part of the Big Five animals. During the game drive, there are high chances of seeing the pink flamingos. The game drive at Lake Nakuru lasts between 3-4 hours. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch and have the entire afternoon at leisure.

Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Sopa lodge (Luxury)/ Lake Nakuru lodge (Midrange)

Day 5: Transfer to Amboseli

After an early breakfast, you will check out of the hotel for your drive to Amboseli National Park. Amboseli National Park is famous for its beautiful and eye-catching scenery, with the support of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, which influences the landscape, and open plains. Upon arrival, you will check in at the lodge for relaxation in preparation for the evening game drive. You will then set out for an evening game drive with beautiful views.

Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge (Luxury)/ AA Lodges Amboseli (Midrange)

Day 6: Full-day game drive

After breakfast, you will set out to the lodge for the game drive with a packed lunch. You will spend the whole day in the park searching for Amboseli’s popular residents like the well-known predators and their opponents like Zebra, giraffes, wildebeests, and hippos, among others, with beautiful views of mountain Kilimanjaro. Later, you will return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Ol Tukai Lodge (Luxury)/ AA Lodges Amboseli (Midrange)

Day 7: Transfer to the airport for the flight

After breakfast, depending on your flight schedule, you will check out of the lodge for the transfer to the airport for your flight to Kigali. Upon arrival at Kigali, the driver guide will transfer you to the hotel for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Kigali Marriot (Luxury)/ Governor’s residence (Midrange)

Day 8: City tour & transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

At 7:00 am, you will have breakfast and transfer to Kigali for the city tour. You will visit Ntarama church, where you will learn more about the 1994 genocide memorial. From Nyamata church, crown the genocide history with a visit to Gisozi genocide memorial museum, where you will learn more about what transpired during the April 1994 genocide and how it unfolded throughout the country. After lunch, you will visit the firehouse, which is the area where the plane that was carrying President Habyarimana was brought down, that late sparked the famous 1994 Rwanda genocide. You will then visit the Belgium Museum and learn more about Rwanda’s culture. After the city tour, you will have lunch and then transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park with beautiful views of the countryside.

Accommodation: Mount Gahinga lodge (Luxury)/ Ikoro hotel (Midrange)

Day 10: Gorilla trekking at Mgahinga

On this day, you will have a great time encountering the mountain gorillas of Volcanoes National Park! After a tasty breakfast, your guide will pick you up from the lodge and transfer you to the briefing point for a briefing by ranger guides at 7:30 and 8:30 am about the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking. With a packed lunch, you will start the trek to track the gorillas, and after locating them, you will only spend a maximum of 1 hour. This walk can take approximately 4-5 hours, depending on where the gorillas slept the previous night. After the trek, you hike back out of the park for lunch. After lunch, you will be transferred to Volcanoes National Park.

Great Apes of Uganda and Rwanda

Accommodation: One & Only Gorilla’s nest (Luxury)/ Five volcanoes boutique hotel (Midrange)

Day 11: Golden monkey trekking and transfer to Kigali

This will take us through the edges of the forest via potato fields, and the briefing will be conducted in the same place where the usual Kinigi park office is located. This means the trek will take us 3-4 hours. After the trek, we shall return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will transfer back to Kigali International Airport for your flight back home.