On this 7 Day Southern Tanzania, you will experience the Mikumi National Park, Ruaha National Park, and Selous Game Reserve south of Tanzania. Spectacular wildlife watching and the seemingly endless grass Savannah. And enjoy the best of Tanzania budget lodging mixed with Luxury tented camps,
Day 1 Dar es Salaam and Mikumi National Park
Morning picks up from Hotel, Airport or Ferry terminal and drives to Mikumi National Park which is approximately 5 hours drive from Dar es Salaam On arrival you go for afternoon game drive in Mikumi National Park.
Mikumi National Park is Tanzania’s fourth-largest National Park and the most accessible from Dar es Salaam. Within its 3230 sq. km it is set between the UluguruMountains to the north and the LumangoMountains to the south-east. Mikumi hosts buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, lions, pythons zebras, leopards crocodiles and many more just to mention a few.
Dinner and overnight at Vuma hill tented camp on Full Board.
Day 2: Mikumi National Park – Ruaha National Park
Early morning game drive and back to the camp for late breakfast, after breakfast drive to Ruaha National Park with a stop in Iringa for lunch after lunch proceeds to Ruaha national park on arrival you will start with game en route to Ruaha river camp for overnight on full board.
Day 3: Ruaha National Park
After breakfast, you go for full day game drive in Ruaha national park with packed lunch enjoy your lunch on one of picnic site which your guide will choose.
Ruaha National Park covers an area of 20,000 sq.km and a vast and magnificent wilderness area and is Tanzania’s largest park. Ruaha National Park is the home of the largest population of Elephants, it also hosts Larger herds of Buffaloes, pride of Lions, Leopards, Giraffes, Kudus, Grant’s gazelles, Wild dogs, Ostriches, Roan and Sable antelopes and more than 400 different bird species. The great Ruaha River flows through the eastern side of the park and is home of hippos, crocodiles and water birds.
Dinner and overnight at Ruaha river camp on full board.
Day 4: Ruaha National Park
Early morning game drive and back to the camp for late breakfast,
After breakfast, you drive to Morogoro city for overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Arc hotel on full board.
Day 5 Ruaha National Park – Selous Game Reserve
After breakfast drive to Selous game reserve with packed lunch. On arrival, you start with a game drive on route to the southern part of Selous game reserve.
Dinner and overnight at Rufiji river camp on full board.
Day 6: Selous Game Reserve
After breakfast, you go game drive in Selous game reserve and back to the camp for hot lunch after lunch relaxes on the bank of Rufiji River before evening boat cruising on Mighty Rufiji River.
Selous Game Reserve covers 5% of Tanzania total land area and is approximately 55,000sq km, Selous Game Reserve is Africa’s largest wildlife reserve and Tanzania’s most extensive protected area.
Selous game reserve provides shelter of large numbers of Elephants, big populations of Buffaloes, Wild dogs, Lions, Crocodiles and Hippo in the mighty Rufiji River, also has a rich variety of birdlife and some of Tanzania’s last remaining black Rhinos.
The reserve is named after the one of the famous British Frederick Courtney Selous who was killed in the reserve during WWI.
Dinner and overnight at Rufiji river camp on full board.
Day 7: Selous Game Reserve – Dar es salaam.
Early morning game drive and back to the camp for late breakfast.
After breakfast, you will drive back to Dar es salaam.
On arrival in Dar es salaam, you will be dropped at your hotel, or airport for your flight back home or other destination.
Safari Inclusive of:
- Use of 4x 4 safari vehicles with open roof for game viewing
- Service of an English speaking driver-guide
- Accommodation as indicated
- Meals as indicated
- Boat safari in Selous game reserve
- Lunch on the first day of the Safari
- All park fees
- All conservation fees
- Unlimited game drives
- Bottles of water.
Safari exclusive of:
- International Flights
- Drinks
- Visa fee
- Tips
- Any other excursion not included in the itinerary
- Personal Insurance