11-Day Southern Tanzania Wildlife Safari from Dar es Salaam

Drive for 5-6 hours to Nyerere National Park with packed lunch. Nyerere National Park holds large numbers of wildlife, most of it along the mighty Rufiji River. Due to seasonal flooding, many permanent lakes have formed along its course, creating centres of wildlife activity. In addition to a large population of elephants, there are buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, waterbuck, eland, lion, leopard, wild dogs, hippo, crocodiles, and over 350 species of water and land birds. Only in Nyerere National Park can one experience the thrill of a walking safari, which assures close contact with wildlife.

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After breakfast, enjoy a game drive with your packed lunch. After lunch, proceed with a boat safari until evening.

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After breakfast, drive for a whole-day tour with picnic lunch in the park's picnic area.

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After breakfast, enjoy walking safaris with a game ranger for 2-3 hours. Have a picnic lunch, then continue with an afternoon game drive.

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After breakfast, drive to Mikumi National Park. Mikumi National Park is the third largest park in Tanzania (3230 sq. km). Its main feature is the floodplain of the Mkata River, together with the Uluguru mountain ranges, which border the park on two sides. The flood plains are largely open grassland bordered in the west and east by wooded grassland and intermediate vegetation zones, which merge with miombo woodland. Animals include elephants, giraffes, and lions.

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Early morning, drive to Udzungwa National Park for hiking, with packed lunch en route. Tanzania's newest National Park, Udzungwa, opened in 1992 and has become a favourite of nature enthusiasts and hikers. The beautiful Udzungwa Mountains are located just south of Mikumi National Park in the highlands overlooking Iringa. Many endemic plants and animals live in the forests, waiting for you to discover them.

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Drive for 5-6 hours to Ruaha National Park with packed lunch en route.

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Early morning, go for a walking safari accompanied by an armed ranger and proceed with the game drive. Ruaha National Park is the second largest park in Tanzania (12950 sq. km). It forms the large Ruaha Ecosystem with Rungwe/Kizigo Game Reserve. The great Ruaha River flows through the entire eastern part of the park, and it is the centre of wildlife activities during the dry months of June to November. The park has the second-largest elephant population in the country. Other animals include wild dogs, greater and lesser kudu, sable and roan antelope, hippo, lion, leopard, cheetah, and over 400 species of migrant and resident birds.

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Spend the day doing morning and afternoon game drives in Ruaha National Park.

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After breakfast, drive to Mikumi National Park. Lunch at Mikumi, then proceed with an afternoon game drive until sunset.

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After breakfast, continue with a game drive in Mikumi until 11:00 am, and then drive back to Dar es Salaam.