Signature Journey · Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania · 15 days
Gorillas, the Mara, the Serengeti and the crater arranged as one coherent wildlife arc across three countries, with every move by air and no chapter shorter than two nights.
The shape of the journey
Unhurried for its length, with five flights and four wilderness chapters
Chapter by chapter
14 nights in 6 chapters, with 8 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 Nairobi, about 1 hour 15 minutes; then Nairobi to the Maasai Mara, about 45 minutes
Days 5 to 7 · 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 Migori, about 40 minutes; then Tarime to Kogatende, about 1 hour; then about 1 hour by road
Days 8 to 11 · 4 nights
Northern Serengeti · Tanzania
Move to the northern Serengeti for the Mara River country. In crossing season the days are planned around possibility rather than certainty; outside it the north is quiet, open and rich in resident game. A crossing is never promised.
By air · Kogatende to Lake Manyara, about 1 hour; then 1 to 2 hours by road
Days 12 to 13 · 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
Day 14 · 1 night
Arusha · Tanzania
A scheduled bush flight returns you to Arusha for the onward connection, with a final night held if the international timing needs it. The Tanzania chapter ends with margin, not a race to the airport.
By air · Lake Manyara to Arusha, about 30 minutes; then 1 to 2 hours by road
Day 15
The journey closes with the Manyara 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 |
| Maasai Mara | 3 | Paradise Plains Masai Mara | Entim Private Camp |
| Serengeti | 4 | Nimali Mara | Lemala Mara |
| Ngorongoro | 2 | Ngorongoro Explorer | Lions Paw Ngorongoro |
| Arusha | 1 | Siringit Villa | Hamerkop House by Lemala |
From price, 2027 season
From US$15,560 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: July to October. Where these fall in the high season, 1 June to 31 October and 16 December to 14 March, the Distinguished expression starts from US$20,115 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 8 scheduled flight sectors at US$2,441 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. First-time safari travellers and honeymooners with fifteen days who want the region's three great encounters once, properly.
Choose another route when. Choose Bush and Bwindi or Forest to Infinite Plains for a two-country version, or The East Africa Grand Passage to add Rwanda.
| 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
This is Sail's most ambitious single arc and it is only proposed in the July to October window when every flight sector operates. Permits and the cross-border sectors are confirmed before any lodge is held.
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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