7 Days Gorillas & Maasai Mara

Meet at Entebbe International Airport and transfer to your lakeside hotel. After a short briefing on the week's route — Bwindi gorillas, regional flights and Mara game drives — check in and unwind.

Optional sunset walk on the Lake Victoria shore or visit to Entebbe Botanical Gardens for colobus monkeys and hornbills. Your guide confirms tomorrow's flight or road departure to Bwindi and reviews gorilla-trek gear.

Early breakfast. Fly to Kihihi or Kisoro airstrip (approx. 1 hour 10 minutes) or drive via Ishasha sector if road routing — scan fig trees for tree-climbing lions on the Queen Elizabeth southern circuit. Lodge check-in with forest views.

Evening at leisure with views over the Bwindi canopy. Pre-trek briefing covers porter hire, sector headquarters and what to expect on tomorrow's forest walk.

07:00 UWA ranger briefing and allocation to your habituated gorilla family. Trek 2–6 hours through steep montane forest; porters available at the trailhead.

Safari activity | Mountain gorilla trekking

One hour with habituated mountain gorillas in Bwindi's ancient forest — silverbacks, juveniles and nursing mothers at close range, followed by your UWA trekking certificate.

One hour with the gorillas on contact, then certificate ceremony and return to lodge for late lunch. Afternoon rest or optional Batwa cultural visit.

Morning airstrip transfer and flight to Entebbe. Connect to Nairobi on Kenya Airways or regional carrier — book afternoon departure with buffer for Uganda domestic delays.

Meet your Kenya driver-guide at Jomo Kenyatta or Wilson Airport. Transfer to hotel near Wilson Airport for tomorrow's Mara flight. Briefing on Kenya park fees, Mara conservancy levies and East Africa Tourist Visa if travelling Uganda and Kenya on one document.

Wilson–Mara scheduled flight (45–60 minutes). Afternoon 4×4 game drive on the Maasai Mara plains — first big-cat sightings and Mara sunset.

Safari activity | Maasai Mara game drive

Explore the Mara ecosystem on open grassland — lion, cheetah, elephant and seasonal wildebeest herds when migration herds cross from Tanzania.

Check in at your camp or lodge in the Mara Triangle, Sekenani or a private conservancy. Evening briefing on tomorrow's full-day safari schedule.

Dawn-to-dusk game drives with picnic breakfast. Explore river crossings (seasonal July–October), predator territories and elephant breeding herds on the open plains.

Safari activity | Full-day Mara predator tracking

Follow lion prides, cheetah on termite mounds and leopard in acacia woodland — the Mara's headline species in two extended game-drive sessions.

Return to camp for lunch and a short rest. Afternoon drive targets the Mara River zone when migration herds are present. Spotted hyena, buffalo and hippo pods in the Mara River are regular sightings. Optional hot-air balloon at dawn (supplement, USD 450+).

Final sunrise game drive or camp breakfast. Fly Mara–Nairobi (45–60 minutes) and transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your international connection.

Meals at camp before departure. Airport assistance for check-in. Optional Nairobi extension — Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum or Kazuri Beads — if your flight departs late afternoon.