Travelpack

Deposit: £1000 per person

Other Departures: Manchester  £6959 per person

Please Note: Min Age 15 Years/Based on 2 adults Travelling

Hotel featured:
Arusha - Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge

Discover these back 2 back tours....
Embark on an unforgettable adventure in Tanzania searching for the African “big five” and gaining insights into the culture of the indigenous Maasai. Discover the epic, wildlife-rich Ngorongoro Crater and the rippling golden plains of the Serengeti; tour a Maasai village; and explore the area around the Olduvai Gorge, which has been occupied by humans—and their earliest ancestors—for almost two million years.
Followed by
The ultimate primate experience, trek through local villages and lush rainforests with the breathtaking reward of finding yourself in the company of a family of gorillas. One of Africa's major highlights, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to approximately half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas, the world's most endangered ape. A close encounter with these amazing animals is not soon forgotten!

Itinerary:
Sat 25 Feb 23: Shared Transfer Airport to Hotel
stay at Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge for 1 night in a Plantation Room on Bed & Breakfast

Sun 26 Feb 23: Arusha
Arrive at any time. Arrival transfer is included.
Our trips throughout Kenya and Tanzania have a maximum group size of six travellers in addition to a CEO and a driver who are both trained safari guides. That means everyone gets a window seat and twice the insight about the astounding wildlife all around you.Arrival TransferKilimanjaro International Airport
Arusha 30m10km
You will be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel to start your adventure.
Arrival transfer included from Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK).
Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting 1h
The adventure begins tonight. Feel free to explore before your welcome meeting, but make sure youre back in time to meet the group. Check for the meeting time on the welcome note at the hotel. After introductions, your CEO will review the details of your tour. Please note that normal check-in times apply at our start hotels, but you can usually store your luggage for the day if you arrive early.
Accommodation
Below is an example of the hotel we may use in this city. For the actual hotel your specific departure will be using, please check your voucher.
Ilboru Safari Lodge (or similar)

Mon 27 Feb 23: Arusha/Lake Manyara National Park
This morning, make your way to Mto wa Mbu village, a vibrant settlement of Tanzanias diverse tribal groups. Take a guided walk through the village, visiting the local market and meeting artisans in their workshops; then sit down for a traditional lunch with a local family. Continue to the Rift Valley escarpment and settle into our safari camp, located at the edge of Lake Manyara National Park. Set out on our first safari drive to discover East Africas legendary wildlife, searching for lions, elephants, hippos, giraffes, and more. This western wall of the Rift Valley escarpment is truly stunning. It provides a backdrop for your search of the park's bird life, tree-climbing lions, elephants, hippos, and baboons. The afternoon is spent viewing wildlife along the main road that winds through a lush, cool forest thats dominated by large ficus trees covered in bromeliads and ferns.
7-Seat 4x4 Safari VehicleArusha Lake Manyara National Park2h-3h130km
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Your G for Good Moment: Mto wa Mbu Village Visit and Lunch
Take part in a cultural walk to learn about life in this East African town. Mto wa Mbu has attracted some 18,000 residents from 120 different tribes. During the two-hour tour, visit the village's local market, go right to the farmer's fields, see how huts are constructed, and meet artisans in their shops.
Afterwards, sit down with our new friends and enjoy a traditional lunch of meat and plantains.
Lake Manyara National Park SafariLake Manyara National Park
This western wall of the Rift Valley escarpment is truly stunning. It provides a backdrop for your search for the park's phenomenal bird life (including raptors), tree-climbing lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, baboons, and buffalos. Look up and see some of the more than 400 species of birds, including pink flamingos, pelicans, cormorants, and storks.
Beyond wildlife, Lake Manyara NP is home to giant fig trees, acacia woodlands, mahogany trees, and grassy flood plains. The contrasts of this area are simply breathtaking; the open plains, huge escarpment, central alkaline lake, dense woodlands, and distant volcanic peaks coming together in an area best described by Ernest Hemingway as the loveliest I have seen in Africa.
Accommodation
Rift Valley Photographic Lodge (or similar)Hotel
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Tue 28 Feb 23:  Lake Manyara National Park/Serengeti National Park
Travel through the breathtaking Rift Valley to a Maasai village. Here, we learn about the G
Adventures supported Clean Cookstoves Project, dedicated to providing clean-burning cookstoves to Maasai communities throughout Tanzania. Enjoy a presentation by a Masaai woman on the impact of the project, and take a guided tour of the village, visiting traditional homes or bomas and helping build a new stove. Continue to our safari camp in Serengeti National Park, stopping en route at the Olduvai Gorge Museum and Visitors Centre located near the site where National Geographic archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey discovered early hominid fossils and stone tools in 1960.
7-Seat 4x4 Safari Vehicle Lake Manyara National Park Serengeti National Park5h-6h220km Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Your G for Good Moment: Clean Cookstove Project Visit
Visit a Maasai village in the Monduli District and witness the benefits of the G Adventures-supported Clean Cookstove Project. In Tanzania, 95% of people rely on cooking with wood and coal. Women and girls spend hours walking to collect wood every day (making them vulnerable to assault and unable to use their time to go to school). Indoor smoke from open-fire stoves causes cancer, emphysema, pneumonia, blindness, and burns. Take a guided tour of these villages and meet the women that have been trained as stove engineers, visit bomas (traditional homes), and observe (or get your hands dirty) by helping the Stove Team build a stove in a home. See the beneficial impact of the clean-burning stoves on the health and daily lives of the Maasai villagers, especially the women.
Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Clean Cookstove Project Talk
G Adventures has partnered with the Masai Stoves and Solar Project to install more efficient cookstoves across the Serengeti in order to cut down on smoke-related illnesses. Enjoy an exclusive talk with some of the Masai mamas and learn how their lives have been impacted and their community empowered.
Olduvai Gorge MuseumOlduwai Gorge
The Olduvai Gorge is a steep ravine in the Great Rift Valley of Tanzania. It is one of the worlds most important paleoanthropological sites. Beginning in 1931, excavations by Louis Leakey revealed evidence of early man dating back nearly 2 million years. Visit the Olduvai museum and see bone fossils and fragments of ancient stone tools. This UNESCO World Heritage site provides an intriguing glimpse into the origin and evolution of man in these Serengeti Plains of Africa.
Serengeti National Park SafariSerengeti National Park
This is the reason you came to Africa. Charge your camera, grab your binoculars, and set out on safari. Your eagle-eyed driver will keep an eye out for wildlife buffaloes, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and more. Tanzanias Serengeti tends to be less crowded than some of Kenyas reserves, so enjoy the scenery, the vast expanse of the grasslands, the play of light and shadow, and the up-close look at wild Africa.
Accommodation
Serengeti Tortilis Camp (or similar)Lodge
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Wed 01 Mar 23: Serengeti National Park
Immerse yourself in the splendor of the Serengeti, one of Africas most celebrated wildlife reserves. Discover the parks iconic creatures when you set out in a 4x4 on morning and afternoon safaris through the golden grasslands. With luck, spot all of Africas big fivelion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo. Later, visit the Serengeti Wildlife Research Centre, and enjoy a talk by one of the visiting researchers.
Serengeti National Park SafariSerengeti National Park
This is the reason you came to Africa. Charge your camera, grab your binoculars, and set out on safari. Your eagle-eyed driver will keep an eye out for wildlife buffaloes, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and more. Tanzanias Serengeti tends to be less crowded than some of Kenyas reserves, so enjoy the scenery, the vast expanse of the grasslands, the play of light and shadow, and the up-close look at wild Africa.
7-Seat 4x4 Safari VehicleSerengeti National Park
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Serengeti Wildlife Research Centre Lecture
Visit the Serengeti Wildlife Research Centre, where most of the wildlife researchers and scientists are based for projects within Serengeti National Park and surrounding protected areas. Enjoy a lecture by one of the visiting researchers; topics will vary based on the studies being done at the time.
Accommodation
Serengeti Tortilis Camp (or similar)Lodge
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Thu 02 Mar 23: Serengeti National Park/Ngorongoro
Depart the Serengeti this morning, looking out for the parks wild denizens along the drive. Check in to our comfortable tented camp near the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and enjoy a fiery African sunset from the deck.Please note that due to the high-altitude location of our camp, temperatures can drop at night. We recommend bringing extra layers to wear during the evening and following morning.
Serengeti National Park SafariSerengeti National Park
This is the reason you came to Africa. Charge your camera, grab your binoculars, and set out on safari. Your eagle-eyed driver will keep an eye out for wildlife buffaloes, elephants, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and more. Tanzanias Serengeti tends to be less crowded than some of Kenyas reserves, so enjoy the scenery, the vast expanse of the grasslands, the play of light and shadow, and the up-close look at wild Africa.
7-Seat 4x4 Safari VehicleSerengeti National Park Ngorongoro4h160km
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Accommodation
Pembeni Rhotia (or similar)Lodge
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Fri 03 Mar 23: Ngorongoro/Arusha
Spanning more than 20 kilometres in diameter, the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest non-flooded caldera in the world and is inhabited by some 25,000 animals. Descend into this green-walled paradise early in the morning on safari. As you ride past herds of zebra and flocks of flamingo, keep your eyes peeled for a pride of lions or a lone leopard. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the floor of the crater; then drive to Arusha.
7-Seat 4x4 Safari VehicleNgorongoro Arusha4h-5h200km
Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride with a pop-up top.
Ngorongoro Crater Wildlife Safari DriveNgorongoro Crater Set the alarm and prepare for an early start to see the wonders of the Ngorongoro Crater. Here youll see Maasai herdsmen in the morning mist. Your driver/guide will take you down into the crater and to all the best spots to view wildlife. Spot zebra, gazelles, buffaloes, and warthogs. The swamp and forest are home to hippos, rhinos, elephants, baboons, and monkeys. Keep your eyes peeled and camera ready to capture a pride of lions or a lone leopard walking along the crater floor.
Accommodation
Ilboru Safari Lodge (or similar)Hotel
Meals included: Breakfast | Lunch

Sat 04 Mar 23: Arusha
Depart at any time.
Departure Day
Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with travel arrangements to extend your adventure.
Meals included: Breakfast

What's Included
Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Clean Cookstove Project Talk, Mto wa Mbu
Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Serengeti Wildlife Research Centre Lecture, Serengeti National Park
Your G for Good Moment: Mto wa Mbu Village Visit and Lunch, Mto wa Mbu
Your G for Good Moment: Clean Cookstove Project Visit, Mto wa Mbu.
Arrival transfer. Wildlife safari drives in Ngorongoro Crater, Lake
Manyara, and Serengeti National Park. Entrance to Olduvai Gorge
Museum. All transport between destinations and to/from included
activities.
Transport
7-seat 4x4 safari vehicle, walking.
Description
Embark on an unforgettable adventure in Tanzania searching for the African "big five" and gaining insights into the culture of the indigenous Maasai. Discover the epic, wildlife-rich Ngorongoro Crater and the rippling golden plains of the Serengeti; tour a Maasai village; and explore the area around the Olduvai Gorge, which has been occupied by humans-and their earliest ancestors-for almost two million years.

Sat 04 Mar 23: Arusha
stay at Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge for 1 night in a Plantation Room on Bed & Breakfast

Sun 05 Mar 23: Shared Transfer Hotel to Airport

Sun 05 Mar 23: Pre Night

Escorted Tours
Mon 06 Mar 23: Tour Of Africa

Mon 06 Mar 23: Kigali/Bwindi Impenetrable NP.
Depart Kigali after a brief welcome meeting and drive through magnificent countryside to the border of Uganda. Once across the border, it is a short drive to Bwindi Impenetrable NP, where you can relax for the remainder of the afternoon, and prepare for tomorrow's Gorilla Trek.
The tour begins at 8am in the morning of Day 1 at your Kigali hotel (not included). Please be on time to meet your driver/guide at the front entrance of the hotel. A brief departure meeting will be held in the hotel reception area about general and specific aspects of the trip before setting off to Bwindi.
We strongly recommend arriving the day before as this trip does not include a night in Kigali.
We are happy to assist with booking pre- or post-tour accommodation to ensure you are on time for departure on Day 1.
Meet and Greet Hotel Welcome Meeting 08:00
On Day 1 of the tour, a G Adventures representative will meet you at the hotel to go over the details of the tour, providing a schedule, documentation/vouchers, and pick-up times for all included activities. The representative can also answer any questions about the tour or the general area.

Private VehicleKigali Bwindi Impenetrable National Park4h30m-5h30m175km
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Accommodation
Below is an example of the hotel we may use in this city. For the actual hotel your specific departure will be using, please check your voucher.
Gorilla Valley Lodge (or similar)

Tue 07 Mar 23: Gorilla Trek
Follow experienced guides trekking deep into the forest on the slopes of the volcanoes in search of a family of mountain gorillas for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
A designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bwindi's Impenetrable Forest is a true African jungle. About half of the world's mountain gorillas live here.
Ugandan authorities are fiercely protective of this natural treasure and permit only a maximum of 8 passengers per day (currently) to visit the gorillas.
Start with a short drive to the park headquarters and meet with your excellent local guides. The guides will provide a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking. The trekking group will then head into the forest where the gorillas were the night before and track from that point. If desired, porters can be hired and will carry your personal items and assist you during the trek.
Mountain gorillas share 98% of our DNA and are prone to catching human illnesses. Please note that if you are unwell with anything contagious, even a common cold, you may be denied any of the treks to ensure the safety of the gorillas. This is a national park regulation, and trekking permits will not be refunded if you are denied entrance due to illness.
Proper hiking attire must be worn you will be trekking in a rainforest with lots of vegetation, undergrowth,
nettles and normally a rather muddy terrain. Minimum age for gorilla trekking is 15 years old.
Please note that depending on the size of your group and when permits are confirmed, you may be trekking
with non-G travellers.
Private VehicleBwindi Impenetrable National Park
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Gorilla TrekkingBwindi Impenetrable National Park Kampala
Embark on a trek though the lush highland rainforest. (The length and difficulty of the hike will vary, depending on the location of the gorilla family.) Spend 1 hr observing (and often following) these beautiful and endangered creatures, a truly privileged experience. Watch as the gorillas go about their daily business, unconcerned about their admirers, grooming each other, eating bamboo shoots, lounging, and, often in the case of babies and juveniles, playing. It is truly amazing to observe how similar they are to their human cousins.
Optional Activities - Day 2
Porter Hire
Hire a local porter to carry your day pack throughout the trek, giving you more ease on your journey.
Accommodation
Gorilla Valley Lodge (or similar)Lodge
Meals included: Breakfast

Wed 08 Mar 23: Bwindi Impenetrable NP/Kigalis
Cross the border into Rwanda, then head to Kigali. Visit the genocide museum to learn more about the dark history of this fascinating country. Tour ends on arrival at hotel.
Private VehicleBwindi Impenetrable National Park Kigali4h30m-5h30m175km
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Border Crossing (Uganda - Rwanda)Cyanika Border Post1h-1h30m
Ready for a little more ink in your passport?
Kigali Genocide Memorial VisitKigali2h
Visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, which serves as a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide in 1994. The centre opened on the tenth anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, in April 2004, and was built on a site where more than 250,000 people are buried.
Departure DayKigali
Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with travel arrangements to extend your adventure.
Meals included: Breakfast
What's Included
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park guided mountain gorilla trek. All
national park fees and trekking permits. Visit to Kigali Genocide
Museum. All transport between destinations and to/from included
activities.

Wed 08 Mar 23: Shared Transfer Hotel to Airport

Thu 09 Mar 23: Departure

Offer Includes

Meal Plans