Signature Journey · Uganda & Tanzania · 13 days
A three-night Bwindi beginning with room for a second trek, then Tarangire, the crater and the Serengeti. Mountain forest and infinite plains in one journey, joined by a flight from Entebbe to Kilimanjaro.
The shape of the journey
Unhurried, with two countries and enough nights to justify both
Chapter by chapter
12 nights in 6 chapters, with 4 flight sectors. Read down the chapters; the map keeps pace.
Day 1 · 1 night
Entebbe · Uganda
Your Sail host meets you at Entebbe and the first evening is kept deliberately light: a garden, the lake, an early night. Nothing about the journey begins on the road before the body has arrived.
By air · Entebbe to Kihihi, about 1 hour 10 minutes
Days 2 to 4 · 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; then Entebbe to Kilimanjaro, about 1 hour 15 minutes; then about 1 hour by road
Day 5 · 1 night
Arusha · Tanzania
Connect to northern Tanzania, where Sail's Arusha team receives you for a restful transition night. The handover is one voice, not two operators; the safari resumes the next morning.
By road · 2 to 3 hours · private vehicle with your Sail guide
Days 6 to 7 · 2 nights
Tarangire · Tanzania
Begin with elephants, baobabs and a landscape that rewards patient driving. Dawn drives along the river, afternoons in the quieter reaches, and where the camp allows, a walk with an armed guide. The lodge position is chosen for the season and the preferred style of day.
By road · 3 to 4 hours · private vehicle with your Sail guide
Days 8 to 9 · 2 nights
Ngorongoro · Tanzania
Enter the crater early, before the light flattens and the vehicles gather, then stay long enough to understand the highlands beyond the floor: Maasai country, forest edge and the wider conservation area. A private vehicle shapes the day around conditions rather than a standard circuit.
By road · 3 to 4 hours · private vehicle with your Sail guide
Days 10 to 12 · 3 nights
Central Serengeti · Tanzania
Three nights in the central Serengeti give the plains time to reveal resident cats, the Seronera river lines and whatever the migration is doing that month. Full-day drives follow field intelligence; nothing is promised about where the herds will be.
By air · Serengeti to Arusha, about 1 hour
Day 13
The journey closes with the Serengeti to Arusha flight and a private transfer to the international departure, timed with margin rather than haste.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entebbe | 1 | Entebbe Forest Lodge | Hotel No.5 |
| Bwindi | 3 | Gorilla Forest Lodge (A&K) | Mahogany Springs |
| Arusha | 1 | Siringit Villa | Hamerkop House by Lemala |
| Tarangire | 2 | Nimali Tarangire | Siringit Tarangire |
| Ngorongoro | 2 | Ngorongoro Explorer | Lions Paw Ngorongoro |
| Serengeti | 3 | Nimali Serengeti | Serengeti Sametu |
From price, 2027 season
From US$13,485 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$16,005 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 4 scheduled flight sectors at US$1,210 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 gorillas and the classic Tanzania circuit in one journey.
Choose another route when. Choose Volcanoes to Migration for the Rwanda version, or Great Migration and Gorilla to add the Mara.
| Travel band | Two travellers | Four travellers | Six travellers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green seasonApril, May and November Forest-rich landscapes and quieter permits, with rain and road resilience planned into every day. | 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 seasonMarch, June and early December A useful balance of access, availability and varied landscapes before or after the busiest windows. | 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 Drier trails are often favoured, while permits, domestic flights and the best-positioned rooms need earlier decisions. | 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
Permit space, regional flights and the migration's natural movement determine the final sequence. Sail never promises a specific crossing and confirms all cross-border logistics at proposal stage.
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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