10-Day Tanzania Wildlife and Rwanda Gorilla Safari with Big Five

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania to begin your multi-border safari holiday. You will be met by our representative at the airport and transferred to your booked hotel in Arusha. Spend the rest of the day resting at your lodge as you prepare for your upcoming adventure in Tanzania.

Late in the evening, our representative will join you at the hotel and brief you about your 10 Days Wildlife and Gorilla Safari.

After an early morning breakfast at your lodge, depart for Tarangire National Park. On arrival, proceed for a game drive in the park to spot its abundant wildlife and stunning scenery. Tarangire National Park is famous for its large herds of elephants and iconic baobab trees spread across the vast savannas.

After your thrilling morning game viewing in Tarangire, drive to your booked safari accommodation. Enjoy a sumptuous picnic lunch and then embark on another game drive to look for lions, giraffes, wildebeests, and other species. You will also have opportunities to spot different birdlife in the park. Later in the evening, drive to Mto wa Mbu for an overnight stay.

Accommodation Options: Motto Cottages

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Start your day early in the morning with breakfast at your lodge. After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park, a journey filled with excitement and the thrills of adventure.

Lunch will be served at a picnic site. After lunch, enjoy an afternoon game drive across the verdant Serengeti plains to experience its abundant wildlife. Serengeti National Park is famous for its annual wildebeest migration, when over 1.5 million wildebeest and their entourage move across the verdant plains northwards to the nearby Masai Mara National Reserve and back.

This safari park also hosts all of Africa's iconic Big Five species - lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, and elephant - as well as several other wildlife species such as hyenas, cheetahs, gazelles, zebras, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and several antelope species. Enjoy watching different wildlife on your afternoon game drive in various areas of the park. As the sun goes down, you will drive back to your booked camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation Options: Moyo Tented Camp

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

After breakfast, spend the day exploring the verdant Serengeti plains in search of wildlife, with opportunities to witness the Great Migration. You will enjoy both morning and afternoon game drives in the park, with a break for a picnic lunch between the drives.

Today, you can also enjoy an optional hot air balloon safari in the morning and later continue with an afternoon game drive in the park. The hot air balloon ride offers a unique aerial perspective of the Serengeti landscape at an additional cost.

In the morning after breakfast, drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. After registration, descend to the Crater Floor. You will drive down the Ngorongoro Crater walls to the crater floor, where you will spend the better part of the day on game drives in this 8th wonder of the world, also referred to as the Eden of Africa.

Here, you will have the chance to spot animals that you might have missed in the Serengeti. With a little luck, you can see the Big Five - elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and rhinos - in a single day's game drive. In the late evening, drive back to Karatu for an overnight stay at Eileen's Tree Inn.

Lake Manyara National Park is located in the Manyara Region. The park is well known for its tree-climbing lions, the soda ash lake that is the habitat of pink flamingos, and its elephants.

After breakfast at the lodge in Mto wa Mbu, begin your trip to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive and photography. Lunch will be served within the park as a lunch box, and later you will start the journey back to Arusha.

This being your final day in Tanzania, your guide will transfer you to the airport in time for your flight. Here, you will say goodbye to the guide before proceeding to board your departing flight to your next destination. Thanks for choosing Nyangulo Africa Safaris.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch.

Today you will wake up early in the morning, have breakfast at around 5:00 am, and depart for a 2-hour drive to Volcanoes National Park. On arrival, proceed to the visitors center to join other trekkers for your gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda. You will be grouped and allocated a gorilla group to trek.

After the briefing, grouping, and allocation, you will follow the lead of your ranger guides into the jungle to look for the elusive primates. Upon locating them, you will be allowed a full hour to view them, which is a great time to take photos and videos for memories. After the time elapses, you will return to the starting point, where your driver-guide will be waiting for you.

From the visitors center, you will be transferred to your booked lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay. There is also an optional visit to the Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village for a cultural immersion in Rwanda.

Accommodation Options: Bisate Lodge

Today you will wake up and have breakfast at your lodge before embarking on your second gorilla trekking experience, or you may opt for a Golden Monkey trekking experience depending on your booked tickets.

After your trekking experience, there are also a number of other activities you can enjoy during the afternoon, such as visiting the Dian Fossey Tomb and Karisoke Research Center to learn about gorilla conservation efforts.

In the late afternoon, return to your lodge for a relaxing evening amidst Rwanda's natural beauty.

Wake up early in the morning and have breakfast at your lodge. After breakfast, embark on a transfer to Kigali International Airport for your onward journey.

Meal Plan: Breakfast.