5-Day Wildlife Safari in Tanzania with Rufiji Boat Safari and Sanje Falls

• Leave for Nyerere National Park at 07:30 hrs by 4x4 vehicle with a packed lunch. Enter Africa's largest protected area, uninhabited by man, at 14:00 hrs, where Tanzania's most significant population of elephants wanders in an area bigger than Switzerland. The park is important enough to be a World Heritage Site, and the lucky few can experience a safari in the wild and unspoiled bush. Upon arrival, go for a boat safari on the Rufiji River, which winds more than 250 km from its source in the highlands through the park to the sea. The river is home to hippos and crocodiles.

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• After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive with a packed lunch. The park was introduced as a heritage site by UNESCO. Therefore, the park is home to prides of lions, endangered wild dogs, giraffes, buffaloes, and herds of elephants wandering in an area bigger than Switzerland, among many more species.

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• The day will start with an early morning walking safari of 2-3 hours with armed rangers, followed by breakfast. After breakfast, depart for Mikumi National Park. Arrive at Mikumi in the late evening.

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• After breakfast, go for a half-day game drive in Mikumi National Park with a packed lunch. The park is home to elephants, velvet monkeys, baboons, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, Thomson's gazelles, and many more. If you're lucky, you might see a pride of lions ramble around or relax under the shade of an acacia umbrella tree or another tree. Besides, visit the hippo pool and other attractions found there. After lunch, visit Genesis Snake Park to see several species of snakes and crocodiles. Afterwards, depart for Udzungwa.

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• Have breakfast and go mountain trekking with a packed lunch. Udzungwa National Park is a paradise for backpackers, with one of the highest levels of species endemism worldwide. You will have a day excursion into the dense rainforest. One beautiful trek is up to the Sanje River Waterfall, which plunges 170 meters through the forest to the valley below. The view from the top is magnificent. After a beautiful and enjoyable hike, depart for Dar es Salaam in the afternoon.