Signature Journey · Kenya & Uganda · 9 days
Private Mara freedom followed by three nights in Bwindi and a gorilla trek with room to recover. Kenya and Uganda joined by a single flight from the Mara to Entebbe.
The shape of the journey
Unhurried, with two three-night wilderness chapters
Chapter by chapter
8 nights in 4 chapters, with 5 flight sectors. Read down the chapters; the map keeps pace.
Day 1 · 1 night
Nairobi · Kenya
Arrive to a private transfer and a base in the Karen district, where the city becomes gardens and forest edge. Depending on the hour, the first day can hold the giraffe sanctuary or the elephant orphanage, or simply rest before the flight north.
By air · Nairobi to the Maasai Mara, about 45 minutes
Days 2 to 4 · 3 nights
Maasai Mara · Kenya
A private conservancy gives freedom the reserve cannot: walking, night drives, off-road viewing where permitted and few vehicles at a sighting. One whole day enters the reserve for the river when the season and the brief justify it. A crossing is never promised.
By air · the Maasai Mara to Nairobi, about 1 hour; then Nairobi to Entebbe, about 1 hour 15 minutes; then Entebbe to Kihihi, about 1 hour 10 minutes
Days 5 to 7 · 3 nights
Bwindi · Uganda
Travel to the Bwindi sector tied to your confirmed permit and give the encounter time on both sides. One morning is the trek, with a porter and a ranger briefing; the others are forest walks, the Batwa community or an afternoon with no plan. Recovery is designed in, not left to chance.
By air · Kihihi to Entebbe, about 1 hour 10 minutes
Day 8 · 1 night
Entebbe · Uganda
Return to Entebbe with time in hand rather than a tight connection. A last quiet evening beside the lake closes the Uganda chapter, and the international departure is checked against the live schedule before anything is confirmed.
By road · private transfer to the airport with time in hand
Day 9
A private transfer to the airport with time in hand. International departure timing is checked against the live schedule before anything is confirmed.
Two expressions, one journey
The Most Exclusive Addresses and the Distinguished Camps and Lodges preserve the same route, purpose and Sail operating standard. The expression changes the addresses, never the soul of the journey. Every property is a current decision set, not guaranteed inventory; availability, opening and access are confirmed live.
| Chapter | Nights | The Most Exclusive Addresses | Distinguished Camps and Lodges |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 1 | Hemingways Nairobi | Nairobi Serena Hotel |
| Maasai Mara | 3 | Naboisho Camp (Asilia) | Kicheche Valley Naboisho |
| Bwindi | 3 | Gorilla Forest Lodge (A&K) | Mahogany Springs |
| Entebbe | 1 | Entebbe Forest Lodge | Hotel No.5 |
From price, 2027 season
From US$8,450 per person in the low season, 15 March to 31 May and 1 November to 15 December
Distinguished Camps and Lodges, two adults, per person sharing, confirmed at quotation.
Prices are per person for two adults sharing; a party of four or six changes the vehicle and guide cost per person, and Sail prices that at quotation.
Recommended months: June to October and December to February. Where these fall in the high season, 1 June to 31 October and 16 December to 14 March, the Distinguished expression starts from US$10,145 per person on the same basis; where they fall in the low season the figure above applies. Individual properties may price festive and peak weeks above the high-season rate.
Includes the 5 scheduled flight sectors at US$1,335 per person on 2027 fares, carried at cost.
The Most Exclusive Addresses expression, single travellers, families and dates that straddle the two seasons are priced on request. Published from prices are public rates; travel advisors receive nett rates at quotation.
Every figure is confirmed once permits, air sectors and lodge availability are held for your dates. Park, conservancy and permit fees are charged at the rates published by the authorities that set them, confirmed at booking.
Discuss this journey for your datesAt a glance
The Sail standard
Plan with a clearer frame
Best fit. Honeymooners and first-time safari travellers who want savannah and gorillas inside nine days.
Choose another route when. Choose Great Migration and Gorilla to add the Serengeti and crater, or The Conservancy Answer for Kenya alone.
| Travel band | Two travellers | Four travellers | Six travellers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green seasonApril to May and selected November dates Open landscapes, strong birding and greater camp flexibility, with local rain shaping daily access. | The private vehicle, guide and fixed route costs are shared by two, so the per-person investment is usually highest. | Four travellers usually create the clearest private-journey efficiency while preserving one vehicle and a close group dynamic. | Six travellers can share more fixed costs, subject to luggage, room mix and whether one or two vehicles best protect comfort. |
| Shoulder seasonJanuary to March, June and early December Resident wildlife, activity choice and lower pressure than the principal migration months. | The private vehicle, guide and fixed route costs are shared by two, so the per-person investment is usually highest. | Four travellers usually create the clearest private-journey efficiency while preserving one vehicle and a close group dynamic. | Six travellers can share more fixed costs, subject to luggage, room mix and whether one or two vehicles best protect comfort. |
| Peak seasonJuly to October and festive dates Highest demand around the migration; reserve, conservancy and flight decisions are made early. | The private vehicle, guide and fixed route costs are shared by two, so the per-person investment is usually highest. | Four travellers usually create the clearest private-journey efficiency while preserving one vehicle and a close group dynamic. | Six travellers can share more fixed costs, subject to luggage, room mix and whether one or two vehicles best protect comfort. |
Current working range
Public journey figures are not treated as live quotations. Sail checks current contracted rates, permit and flight availability, room mix and vehicle logic before putting a dated working range in writing.
Ask Sail to place your datesJourney framework designed by Nulu Kamuntu, Founder and Lead Safari Specialist · Reviewed 1 September 2026.
A Sail planning perspective
The Mara to Entebbe sector runs on fixed days in season and governs the shape of the week. Gorilla permits are date-locked, so the Bwindi chapter is fixed first and the Mara placed around it.
Every final journey is built around confirmed availability, the current season, your preferred pace and the character of places you want to stay. No fixed departure is implied by this journey; the from price is a starting point for the Distinguished expression, not a package.
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Designed and reviewed by Sail Safaris DMC's East Africa specialists · Founded in 2016 · Last reviewed 8 September 2026. Our planning standards
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