Kenya safari + Rwanda Gorilla Trekking
+ Ethiopia Historic Tours 9 days
Day 1. Nairobi/Maasai Mara
Depart Nairobi in the morning and
drive to the floor of the Rift Valley
- to Maasai Mara Game Reserve arriving
in time for lunch. Afternoon game
drive. Dinner and overnight at either
Olmoran tented camp or Sentrim Mara
Camp
Approx transit time: 5½ hrs
Meal plan: {L, D}
Day
2. Maasai Mara
Spend the day in Maasai Mara,
Kenya's most popular game sanctuary
where you will have the best opportunity
of spotting the Big Five - lion,
leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant.
Game drives are flexible, with
the option of going out with picnic
lunch boxes to spend entire day
in the the park, or you can choose
to have early morning and late
afternoon game drives. You will
also have the option of visiting
a local Maasai village (US$20
per person).
All meals and overnight at Sentrim
Mara Camp : {B, L, D}
Day
3. Maasai Mara/Nairobi/Kigali
Another early morning game drive
in Mara, then depart after breakfast
and drive back to Nairobi arriving
approx. 13:00hrs. Drop at to the
airport for onward flight to Kigali.Arrival
and Transfer to Your Hotel B/B
Approx transit time: 5½
hrs
Meal plan: {B}
Day 4: Transfer to Volcanoes
National Park
Pick from your hotel drive you
to the hotel for refreshments,
before trMountain Gorilla Tracking
Safarisansferring to Volcanoes
national Park in Ruhengeri, home
of the endangered mountain gorillas.
Dinner and overnight at Gorilla
view Hotel (luxury)/ La palme
Hotel (mid Range)/ Muhabura guest
house (Budget).
Day 5: Gorilla Tracking adventure
and cultural walk
This is the day for the memorable
adventure of gorilla tracking.
In the morning, equipped with
your tracking gear, you will assemble
at the park headquarters for briefing
about the dos and donts
while you are with the gorillas.
Embark on the adventure of tracking
the gorillas, which may take 2-7
hours depending on the movement
of the amazing apes. Stay with
the gorillas for a maximum of
one hour, where you may take photography
and ask questions. Descend to
the park headquarters where you
will be met by your guide, who
will take you to your hotel for
lunch. In the evening, you may
go for cultural walk or nature
walk. Dinner and overnight stay
(Day 1).
Day 6: Transfer to Kigali and
city tour/Adisababa
In the morning after breakfast,
you will drive back to Kigali,
where you will reach early enough
to visit the genocide memorial
museum, where over 25000 bodies
of people who died as a result
of the genocide that led to death
of over 900000 people especially
the Tutsis. After lunch, you will
visit the national museum, later
the first house and other areas.
If your flight is on schedule,
you will be transferred to the
airport for departure.Meet and
greet you Discover Ethiopia Holidaysrepresentative
at exit of luggage claim and transfer
you to the hotel. Overnight stay
in Hotel.
Day
7: Flight to Axum & City Tour
in Axum
Early morning, a short flight
will take you to Axum where you
will check into a hotel. After
a short break, you will visit
to the Steale of Axum, the Inscription
of Ezana, Queen Shebas Palace,
the Famous St. Mary of Zion Church,
Ruins of Ancient Palaces (built
until 4th Century A.D.), all day
with lunch break in between. In
the evening, you will get back
to the hotel and spend the night
there. Overnight stay in Consular
or Berhana hotel.
Day
8: Flight to Lalibela
After breakfast, another short
flight will take you to Lalibela.
Upon arrival, you will be met
by our tour guides, drive to a
hotel where you will check and
rest for few minutes. Your first
visit will be to the eleven Rock-hewn
Monolithic (carved from a single
rock) Churches of Lalibela (UNESCO
World heritage site, with magnificent
architecture & paintings inside
the churches). In the evening
you will get back to the hotel,
rest, have dinner and relax. Overnight
stay in Mountain View hotel.
Day
9: Flight back to Addis Ababa
and departure
After a relaxed breakfast, a short
flight will bring you back to
Addis Ababa. You will arrive in
Addis Ababa midday/early afternoon
where you will do some shopping
for souvenirs.
Finally you will be taken to a
farewell dinner depending on your
scheduled flight; you will be
transferred out to Bole International
Airport for return flight back
home.
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