Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, a professional Great Expeditions safari guide will warmly welcome you before transferring you to your hotel in Kigali. Depending on your arrival time, relax at the hotel or explore Rwanda’s clean and vibrant capital city.

• Accommodation: Heaven Boutique Hotel.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast.

After breakfast, visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial for a moving insight into Rwanda’s history and remarkable journey of reconciliation. Continue through Rwanda’s scenic countryside to Volcanoes National Park, enjoying views of rolling hills, terraced farms, and picturesque villages. In the afternoon, visit Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village for traditional dances, storytelling, cultural performances, and an introduction to Rwandan traditions.

• Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Following an early morning briefing by park rangers, venture into the rainforest in search of one of the habituated mountain gorilla families. Trekking can last between two and six hours depending on the gorillas’ location. Once found, spend a magical hour observing these gentle giants as they feed, play, groom, and interact naturally in their forest home.

• Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Enjoy another incredible primate adventure as you track the endangered golden monkeys found only in the Virunga Mountains. Following a briefing, hike into the bamboo forest where these playful and energetic primates leap through the trees, providing excellent photography opportunities. Spend one memorable hour with the monkeys before returning to the lodge.

• Accommodation: Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

After breakfast, transfer to Kigali International Airport for your scheduled flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Upon arrival, your Great Expeditions Tanzania safari guide will welcome you and transfer you to your comfortable lodge in Arusha.

• Accommodation: Lake Duluti Lodge.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park, famous for its massive elephant herds, iconic baobab trees, and excellent wildlife viewing. Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives while searching for lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, wildebeests, impalas, elands, leopards, and more than 500 bird species.

• Accommodation: Maramboi Tented Lodge.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Drive to the spectacular Ngorongoro Conservation Area before descending into the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera. This UNESCO World Heritage Site supports one of Africa’s highest concentrations of wildlife, including black rhinos, lions, elephants, hyenas, buffaloes, hippos, flamingos, and many antelope species. Enjoy extensive game viewing on the crater floor before transferring to your lodge.

• Accommodation: Lion’s Paw Camp.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

After breakfast, continue to the legendary Serengeti National Park. Along the way, enjoy wildlife sightings before embarking on an afternoon game drive across the endless plains. Watch for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and large herds of herbivores roaming freely across the savannah.

• Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Spend the entire day exploring Central Serengeti. Morning and afternoon game drives provide excellent opportunities to encounter the Big Five alongside cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, and abundant birdlife. A picnic lunch allows you to maximize your time in the wilderness.

• Accommodation: Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Travel to Northern Serengeti, home to one of Africa’s greatest wildlife spectacles. Depending on the season, you may witness the Great Wildebeest Migration as thousands of wildebeests and zebras cross the plains and rivers in search of greener grazing. Optional experiences include a hot-air balloon safari or a Maasai cultural village visit.

• Accommodation: Mara Mara Tented Lodge.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Enjoy another full day exploring Northern Serengeti. Search for resident predators including lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas while following migrating herds across the open plains. Every game drive offers unique wildlife encounters and memorable photographic moments.

• Accommodation: Mara Mara Tented Lodge.
• Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

After breakfast, begin your scenic drive to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Your Great Expeditions safari concludes as you board your onward flight home with unforgettable memories of East Africa’s wildlife, landscapes, and cultures.

• Meal Plan: Breakfast.