9-Day Katavi and Mahale Wildlife Safari with Chimpanzee Encounters

• Catch a morning shared charter flight from Arusha to Katavi National Park in western Tanzania, the third-biggest national park in the country. Meet your tour guide at the airport and transfer to your overnight accommodation in Katavi National Park.
• Overnight stay at Mbalimbali Tented Camp, where you will spend 3 nights in a tented suite with a private veranda for a good view. The camp is well located in a game-rich area of the park.

Meal(s): Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation(s): Acacia Farm Lodge

• Spend the whole day in the park on game drives covering extensive grassland savanna plains, woodland, marshlands, rough hills, lakes, and rivers which, when combined with the neighbouring game reserves of Rukwa, Luafi, and Lukwati, form a great ecosystem.
• See the substantial population of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, and hartebeests, as well as predators such as hyenas and prides of lions. Spot leopards, cheetahs, and wild dogs as well. In the dry months from July to October, hundreds of hippos crowd into the remaining waterholes and rivers while crocodiles sun themselves on the banks.
• The area has few permanent camps and receives only a few visitors each year.

Meal(s): Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation(s): Acacia Farm Lodge

• Spend the whole day in the park on game drives covering extensive grassland savanna plains, woodland, marshlands, rough hills, lakes, and rivers which, when combined with the neighbouring game reserves of Rukwa, Luafi, and Lukwati, form a great ecosystem.
• See the substantial population of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, and hartebeests, as well as predators such as hyenas and prides of lions. Spot leopards, cheetahs, and wild dogs as well. In the dry months from July to October, hundreds of hippos crowd into the remaining waterholes and rivers while crocodiles sun themselves on the banks.
• The area has few permanent camps and receives only a few visitors each year.

Meal(s): Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation(s): Acacia Farm Lodge

• Spend the whole day in the park on game drives covering extensive grassland savanna plains, woodland, marshlands, rough hills, lakes, and rivers which, when combined with the neighbouring game reserves of Rukwa, Luafi, and Lukwati, form a great ecosystem.
• See the substantial population of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, waterbucks, and hartebeests, as well as predators such as hyenas and prides of lions. Spot leopards, cheetahs, and wild dogs as well. In the dry months from July to October, hundreds of hippos crowd into the remaining waterholes and rivers while crocodiles sun themselves on the banks.
• The area has few permanent camps and receives only a few visitors each year.

Meal(s): Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation(s): Acacia Farm Lodge

• After breakfast, transfer to the local airstrip and fly by shared charter to Mahale Mountains National Park. Mahale National Park sits next to Lake Tanganyika, the longest freshwater lake in the world. For those who enjoy remoteness, beautiful landscapes, and wildlife, Mahale is a place to visit in all of Africa.
• The main attraction is the chimpanzees, which make this area unique, living in the thick forest that covers the slopes. Jane Goodall made the area famous, advanced knowledge of the chimpanzees, and sponsored their conservation. Close observation through these scientific studies has made the chimpanzees approachable, allowing a unique and rare experience. Apart from chimpanzees, the lake itself is beautiful and home to plentiful birds and marine life.

Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation(s): Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

• Spend the whole day doing game drives in Mahale National Park.

Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation(s): Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

• Spend the whole day doing game drives in Mahale National Park.

Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation(s): Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

• Spend the whole day doing game drives in Mahale National Park.

Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation(s): Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

• Board a boat ride to Mahale Airstrip, then catch a scheduled flight to Dar es Salaam.

Meal(s): Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner