Duration
12 days / 11 nights
Countries
Kenya, Uganda
Difficulty
Moderate to active
Best season
June–September, December–February
From
$9800 pp
Prices are indicative guidance only. Final quotes depend on season, lodge selection, and group size.
Twelve days linking Kenya and Uganda’s savanna highlights: rhinos and big cats at Nairobi National Park, Maasai Mara’s legendary wildlife, remote Kidepo Valley (land of the Ik and Karamojong), vast Pian Upe reserve, Sipi’s cliff scenery beneath Mount Moroto, and Jinja’s source of the Nile.
Keep in mind
- Tour starts in Nairobi, Kenya and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
- You visit Nairobi NP, Maasai Mara, Kidepo, Pian Upe, and Jinja
- Includes domestic flight Nairobi–Entebbe after the Mara leg
- Long driving days to Kidepo (9–10 hours)—remote, rewarding wilderness
Day by day
Pick up at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, transfer to your hotel, and evening briefing on the Kenya and Uganda legs of your journey.
Morning game drive in Nairobi National Park for lions, leopards, rhinos, giraffes, hippos, cheetah, zebra, and abundant plains game, then afternoon visit to the animal orphanage for feeding and interaction.
Early departure through the Great Rift Valley (about 6–7 hours) with dramatic viewpoints, lunch after lodge check-in, rest, and an evening game drive from around 4pm.
Dawn game drive after breakfast to catch early raisers—big cats, rhinos, buffalo, cheetah, and herds according to season and luck on the Mara plains.
Morning drive back to Nairobi (5–6 hours), then evening flight to Entebbe where your Uganda guide meets you for hotel check-in.
Rest and relaxation at your hotel, then an evening Entebbe Botanical Gardens experience—primates, heritage trees, birds, and the historic Tarzan filming site.
Early breakfast and a long scenic drive (about 9–10 hours) to Kidepo Valley National Park, arriving for sunset views from your lodge beside the wilderness.
Full-day game drive with bush lunch and memorable sundowner, plus optional short guided nature walk with ranger for safety in Uganda’s remote northeast.
Checkout from Kidepo with bush lunch en route, afternoon game drive in Matheniko Game Reserve among antelope, ostrich, buffalo, and Karamoja landscapes, then evening lodge rest.
Morning game drive through Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve before continuing to Sipi Falls area beneath Mount Moroto’s cliffs and hills.
Lazy breakfast, drive to Jinja on the Nile, and a sunset boat cruise with drinks to the source of the Nile where Lake Victoria meets the river.
Relaxed breakfast, then a short drive to Entebbe (about 2–3 hours including traffic) for your international departure.
Lodge tiers
Classic
Mara camp, Kidepo lodge, and Jinja area hotel
FAQ
Southern Kenya focuses on Mara, lakes, Amboseli, Tsavo, and Diani Beach. This route combines Kenya's Mara with Uganda's remote Kidepo and Nile adventures.