8 Days Tanzania Safari and Gorilla Trekking Tour Package

Price for 8-Day Best of Gorilla Tracking / Rates Per Person

Rates Per Person

US$5,380 per person when 1 person travels alone including one way regional flight

US$4,880 per person when 2-3 persons travel together including one way regional flight

Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Today you  will be met by your driver at your hotel in Kigali City or at Kigali  International Airport and you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable  national park the home of gorillas in Uganda arriving in time for check  in, lunch, dinner and later overnight.

Accommodation Option: Four Gorillas Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Gorilla tracking and Pigmies Community experience

Today  After breakfast you will be transferred to the park headquarters for  briefing and later start your gorilla trek experience at around 8:30 am.  Spending 1 hour with mountain gorillas will be a great experience for  everyone. After spending a good time with the gorillas you will transfer  back to the Lodge for a Hot lunch and to freshen up. In the evening you  may choose to have a massage treat or to visit the local community of  the pigmies and later dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Four Gorillas Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Road Transfer to Kigali International Airport and Flight to Kilimanjaro Airport 

After  breakfast you will be transferred to Kigali International airport to  catch your flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Upon arrival at   Kilimanjaro International Airport in the afternoon, you will transfer  to your Hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Mount Meru Hotel

Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast

Day 4: Transfer to Tarangire National park and Game Drive

After breakfast, you will embark on a  transfer to Tarangire national park. This endless plains and baobab  trees filled park has the largest concentration of 3000 elephants in  Tanzania. On arrival at the park, you will start off your game viewing  experience and expect to see giraffes, lions and buffaloes among others  in addition to the elephants. Arrive and check in for lunch. The game  drive in Tarangire will be done in the afternoon till evening. Dinner  and overnight

Accommodation Option: Lake Burunge Baobab Tented Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Transfer to Serengeti National Park ( Central )

After  breakfast, you will transfer to Serengeti national park home to 3  million animals which is larger than any savannah protected area on  earth. When you enter Serengeti before you check in your lodge, you will  visit the UNESCO heritage site Oduvai gorge where the early humans  thought to have occupied about 2 million years ago. You will learn much  about the human evolution with the research of Dr. Louis leaky who  discovered the human skull and other fossils at the site in 1960.  Continue to your lodge inside Serengeti.

Accommodation Option: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge 

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Full day Serengeti Plains ( Central )

Serengeti  offers best wildlife viewing opportunities. It is home to 3 million  animals, including large prides of lions, herds of elephants,  wildebeest, gazelles, buffalo, buffalo, zebras, and a variety of birds  like ostrich. The game drive will start at sunrise explore the area to  spot nearly all the large mammals mentioned above. You will return to  the camp for lunch. In the afternoon animals will be more active and  continue with your game drive. There’s an option to do a hot air balloon  safari over the Serengeti.

Accommodation Option: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge 

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 7: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Game Drive the Crater

Today after breakfast, you will  transfer from Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you will  explore Ngorongoro crater with a ranger later in the day. On arrival in  the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will descend into the crater to  start your adventurous trail. This area is compared to Garden of Eden on  earth and the big numbers of wildlife can be spotted in a day including  all big five, the elephant, black rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard,  cheetahs, and lots of hyenas, hippos, zebra and wildebeest being the  most abundant. You will take a break for lunch. in the afternoon and  then continue the game viewing in the south corner of the park where you  visit Lake Magadi to see flamingos, hippos and other water birds.  Return for dinner and overnight

Accommodation Option: Acacia Farm Lodge-Karatu

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 8: Departure at Kilimanjaro International Airport

Depending on the schedule of your  flight, on your last day you will enjoy breakfast and transfer to  Kilimanjaro airport for your flight back home marking the end of the  trip

Accommodation Option: N/A

Meal Plan: Breakfast and packed Lunch

Uganda Gorilla Tracking - Cost Includes:

• Park fees(For non-residents)
• Gorilla permits(One per person, non-resident)
• All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
• All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
• All Taxes/VAT
• Roundtrip airport transfer
• Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
• Drinks(As specified in the day-by-day section)

Uganda Gorilla Tracking - Price Excludes :

• International flights(From/to home)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
• Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

On Tanzania Safari - Price Includes:

• Arrival Airport transfer 
• Return airport transfer
• All Park/entry fees
• All Government taxes including the VAT
• Staff salary
• Camping fees
• 3 delicious meals a day prepared by your private cook
• English speaking driver-guide
• Private cook and all camping equipment including sleeping tents, mattresses, and all cooking utensils
• 4WD Safari Modified Land Cruiser

On Tanzania Safari - Price Excludes:

• Your last night hotel accommodation in Arusha town
• Bottled drinking water
• Tips for your safari crew
• Soft drinks (including your daily bottled drinking water)
• Alcohol drinks
• Sleeping bag 
• All items of personal nature