Day 1 – Arrival Kigali

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, you will be met by our representative, outside the airport arrivals section and transferred to your hotel. Accommodation at Flame Tree Village.

Day 2 – Kigali City Tour – Drive to Volcanoes Park

Breakfast at the hotel. Thereafter enjoy a City Tour of Kigali. (Cost of city tour included) The history of Rwanda dates back centuries, Kigali has been a part of it for 100 years. Founded in 1907 as a German settlement, Kigali did not become the capital until Rwanda’s independence in 1962 when it replaced the colonial seat of power in Butare.

Visit the Kandt museum, see old Kigali and the craft centres then visit the genocide memorial site. Learn about Rwanda’s history from pre-colonial times to the 1994 genocide; learn about other genocides in the world and how this country has dealt with that past. Tour more and see the new developments in Rwanda; the recovery has been incredible, a testament to humankind’s resilience. Lunch in Kigali. Later, depart Kigali and drive to Ruhengeri.  Approximately 2.5 hrs arriving in the early evening at the Volcanoes National park. Overnight at Mountain Gorilla View Lodge.

Day 3: Gorilla Trekking day – Evening drive back to Kigali

Breakfast at the lodge. 0700 hrs: Registration is a simple process where the park staff determines which group of gorillas you will visit. The park staff discusses your fitness level and advises you of the trekking times and conditions to the various groups based upon their location in the park the previous evening. There are a total of 88 gorilla permits available each day with a maximum of eight trekkers visiting any one group.

Once the trekkers are put into groups, each group’s Lead Guide briefs the trekkers of the trekking procedures as well as the “do’s and don’ts” while in the presence of gorillas. After the briefing, trekkers return to their respective vehicles for the drive up the mountain to the starting point.
Trekking can take from 2 to 6 or more hours if the gorillas move before the park rangers locate them the next morning. The guides stop frequently to allow trekkers a chance to rest and take photos along the way.   After the trek, rejoin your driver Guide for a transfer to your lodge for lunch.
After lunch, depart from foothills of the volcanoes and drive south past coffee, tea and banana plantations on a scenic drive to Kigali. Everything and everywhere, sheer green and hanging on the hills; Rwanda truly – land of a thousand fertile green hills. (Approximately 2.5 hrs).  Overnight Kigali – Flame Tree Village.

Day 4: Fly  Kigali to Nairobi – Overnight

Breakfast at hotel.  Transfer to the airport for the flight from Kigali to Nairobi..

After the immigration and customs procedures, you are met by Hallmark Travel Planners representative and transfer to for your hotel in Nairobi for  overnight stay – Tamarind Tree Hotel.

Day 5: Drive Nairobi – Amboseli

Breakfast at the Hotel. Early morning depart for drive via Mombasa road to Amboseli National Park, to arrive for lunch at the Amboseli AA Lodge.

Late afternoon game viewing drive. Amboseli National park – a jewel of a park tucked right under the skirts of Mount Kilimanjaro. Dust devils swirl around the edges, but in the heart of the park is an amazing swamp. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli AA Lodge.

Day 6: Day in Amboseli

Early morning game drive. Breakfast. Morning at leisure. Lunch. 1630 hours game drive till sunset.

A Garden of Eden where elephant, buffalo, gazelles and egrets and a host of other animals enjoy a peaceable wallow together. The Amboseli Elephants are the most studied in the world, living beside the most celebrated indigenous culture in the world – the Maasai.
Dinner and overnight Amboseli AA Lodge.

Day 7: Drive Amboseli – Lake Nakuru

Early morning breakfast. After breakfast depart with packed lunches heading toward Lake Nakuru, arriving in the afternoon.  You are booked at Flamingo Hill Tented Camp.

Small and exclusive, comprising 25 tents. The tents are furnished with the understated luxury required by the modern traveler. Decorated in calming safari tones, natural woods, wrought iron and crisp cottons each tent has been meticulously planned to maximise comfort. All tents have the following facilities: four poster beds & mosquito nets, en-suite with shower, WC and flush toilets,  a private verandah overlooking the plains, hot and cold running water, voltage at 240 volts.

Afternoon proceed to Lake Nakuru bird-watching and boat ride at the lake. Dinner and overnight at Flamingo Hill Tented Lodge.

Day 8: Drive Lake Nakuru – Maasai Mara

After breakfast commence drive west past Mount Longonot and via Narok to the Maasai Mara National Reserve to arrive for lunch at Mara River Camp.

Late afternoon game viewing drive. Dinner & overnight at Mara River Camp.

Day 9 : Wildebeest Tracking Plains and River banks

Morning and late afternoon game viewing drives in this Reserve, with spectacular scenery and diverse wildlife. Masai Mara Game Reserve attracts visitors from all over the world. But each year, from end of June to end of October, the best-known visitors arrive in full force. As the rains bring the grassland of the Masai Mara to life, the vast plains rumble with the thunder of approaching hooves as 1.5 million wildebeest and zebra migrate from the Serengeti into Maasai Mara. An endless torrent of life thunders across an eternity of green as the migratory herds sweep across the Mara.

The Great Wildebeest Migration is a vision beyond belief, one of the world’s most impressive spectacles. All meals and overnight at Mara River Camp.

Day 10:  Drive from Masai Mara  to Serengeti

Early breakfast  before departure  with picnic lunch boxes for Kenya-Tanzania border at Isebania, where we cross back into Tanzania.

Proceed on to your lodge in Serengeti,  one of Africa’s most iconic wildlife-viewing areas. Hope to spot the national park’s resident big cats as well  as the Big Five amongst its rolling plains.  Arrive your lodge for dinner and overnight at Serengeti Mawe Camp.

Day 11: Safaris in Serengeti

For the next 2 days,  you will enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti. There’s also the option for a hot-air balloon safari over the Serengeti plains. If you opt to take the balloon flight, you’ll rise early and take off at dawn in order to witness sunrise over the vast savannah.

Rest of the day, enjoy more safari activities in Serengeti.  Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Mawe Camp.

Day 12: Drive Serengeti to Ngorongoro

Early morning game drive in Serengeti. Breakfast.   After breakfast, leave the Serengeti for Ngorongoro,  stopping en route to visit Olduvai Gorge – a rich archaeological site where evidence of the first signs of human life was found.   You expect to arrive Ngorongoro Crater in the late afternoon.   Most of the lodges are located near or on the crater rim and enjoys spectacular views and sunsets.  Dinner and overnight at Rhino Lodge Camp.

Day 13: Full day Ngorongoro Crater Tour

Today you’ll depart early on a full day game drive down into the crater. Discover the diverse areas of forest, swamplands, lakes and open grasslands in this volcanic caldera that’s home to the densest concentration of wildlife in Africa.

There is good game viewing year-round, as most animals do not leave the crater. You might also spot Maasai tribesmen guiding their cattle down the steep crater walls to graze. In the early afternoon, ascend back to the crater rim and transfer to Karatu. Dinner and overnight at Farm of Dreams Lodge.

Day 14: Drive Karatu  to Nairobi – Depart

After breakfast at the lodge depart for Nairobi, via Arusha. Enjoy an early  hot lunch at a restaurant, then proceed to Namanga, the Kenya-Tanzania  border point.  Drop off at 1500hrs.  After immigration and customs procedures at the border, you will proceed to Nairobi to arrive by around 1800 hours. Transfer to the airport or hotel in Nairobi (not included)

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2022 Tour Price Per Person

Single Room Supplement – US$672 per person

2023 Tour Price Per Person

Single Room Supplement – US$872 per person

Rates are subject to change with notice.

Important to Know

• Tour requires a minimum of 2 persons to operate ( in single rooms or double room)
• Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
• Rates include a fixed budget for flights during this tour. Flights may cost more, depending on travel dates. If so, your quote will reflect this.