East Africa is home to an incredible number of iconic safari destinations. The Maasai Mara National Reserve, Serengeti National Game Park, the Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Nakuru National Game Park and the list goes on. And then there are the bucket-list highlights, such as gorilla trekking and the wildebeest migration.
The moment you think of visiting East Africa, there are safari destinations you can not miss out to visit and these become the best safari destinations in east Africa with the best safari collections. In most cases, you will end up combining these destinations as well as the safari collections.
For gorilla safari experience, you will have to visit Uganda and Rwanda while for wildebeest migration, Kenya and Tanzania will be the perfect destination. In Uganda, gorillas will be found in Bwindi national park and Mgahinga national park giving a wider range of choice on where to see mountain gorillas. Bwindi will offer more than 17 gorilla families to trek while Mgahinga has 1 gorilla family to trek.
When you go to Rwanda, you will trek gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. This is the only park in Rwanda where you can see gorillas in their natural habitats. This park offers more than 10 gorilla families giving a wider range of choice for the family to trek. Here the bamboo forests in this park make it easier to see the gorillas in the natural habitats.
In Tanzania, the annual migration will spearhead all the other activities in Serengeti national park. This will be held from July to late September in the northern Serengeti. On this phenomenon, a great number of other wild life will be seen per say predators, crocodiles and many others. This will be the same case in the Maasai Mara national park in Kenya.
Go for 3 destinations that is Rwanda for gorilla trekking, Serengeti for wildebeest migration and Ngorongoro crater for wildlife encounter. The safari will start in Rwanda where you will have days in volcanoes national park for gorilla trekking. You will wake up early morning for briefing with all the necessary requirements for gorilla trekking including the gorilla permit of $1500. You will head for the search of gorillas in the jungle which will take 2-5 hours and once you are in contact with them, you will spend one hour with them learning their behaviours as well as taking photos of your choice.
The park has a number of other activities such as the hike to Dian Fossey Tomb, trekking golden monkeys, visiting the IbyI’wacu cultural village as well as the near by twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo.
You will transfer to Serengeti national park where you get the opportunity to watch the Mara crossing and many other wildlife. You will wake up early morning take breakfast and then transfer to river Mara where a great number of zebras and wildebeest cross from the other side of Kenya to the Serengeti for greener pastures. This is one of the best moments to you can ever think of while on safari. When this is done, you will continue to the central part which has all the wildlife you would wish to see on safari and then finalize with the Ngorongoro crater where you will finally see the black rhinos as well as the other big five.
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania is also yet the best collection to take on while on safari in east Africa. In Uganda, you will go for gorilla trekking in Bwindi national park where you have the opportunity to double trek the gorillas on two concective days with different gorilla families. The permit goes for $800 giving you one hour to stay with the gorillas. Or you can go for gorilla habituation going for $1500 which will give you four hours to stay with the gorillas. From the lush rain forests of Uganda to the sweeping Savannah of Kenya and Tanzania, you’ll experience unforgettable wildlife encounters, breathtaking landscapes, and vibrant cultural exchanges.
Kenya will take you to Maasai Mara for the annual migration as well as the other wildlife encounter. Embark on twice-daily interpretive game drives with expert rangers who will uncover the wonders of the Mara. Involve in the annual trek of two million herbivores across the Serengeti/Mara ecosystem.
Tanzania will show case the Ngorongoro crater wildlife including the big five as well as many bird species. You will comfortable raise up in you popup jeep and take photos of your choice to the different wildlife in this crater. Serengeti will offer you the best migration experience ever as well as a great number of bird species not forgetting the other wild life.
Kenya and Tanzania migration safari will give you a classic East African safari perfect choice for first-timers! For the ultimate wildlife spectacle, aim for a trip between July and November. That’s when the iconic wildebeest migration reaches its peak. During July and August, massive herds thunder into Kenya’s Masai Mara, braving the treacherous Mara River crossings – a sight that will take your breath away!
This adventure will leave you in awe of East Africa’s wonders. Start in Kenya’s Masai Mara, then journey south into Tanzania, exploring the legendary Serengeti, the picturesque Lake Manyara, and the majestic Ngorongoro Crater. Expect gripping encounters with the ‘big five’ and the unforgettable sight of the wildebeests and zebra migration surging across the Serengeti-Mara triangle. Why not give you the best experience on this safari.
Take on the Uganda safari where you’ll travel along the country’s most popular safari circuit. Starting from Entebbe, you’ll take the western route to explore Lake Mburo National Game Park, a small but impressive national park, before venturing into the mountain jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Following an exciting gorilla trekking experience, you’ll embark on a canoe and hiking adventure before heading north to Queen Elizabeth National Game Park savannah plains for a game drive and boat safari.
The journey will then take you to Kibale Forest National Park, the primate capital, before concluding with a visit to the magnificent Murchison Falls National Game Park not for getting the white rhinos at Ziwa sanctuary in nakasongola district.
