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Tanzania · Safari
The journey
Follow exciting predator concentrations and huge elephant and buffalo herds in Ruaha, Tanzania's largest national park, set in a wild landscape of baobab-studded hills. Admire the park's other residents as well, including lion, leopard and cheetah, zebra, defassa waterbuck, impala, giraffe and more. This 4-day safari also includes sunrise game drives, a walking safari along the Great Ruaha River, and a village visit en route to Iringa.
At sunrise, enjoy a wonderful walking safari and walk for two hours along the Great Ruaha River with two armed rangers.
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Day by day
After breakfast at the hotel, meet and greet your guide.
Around 10 am, start driving towards Ruaha National Park.
Arrive at Ruaha Park and have lunch at the park restaurant.
After lunch, proceed for a half-day evening game-viewing experience.
Dinner and overnight at Ruaha New Cottages or another accommodation of your preference.
Early in the morning, around 6:30 am, before breakfast, start a game drive to watch the sunrise.
Around 9 am, go ahead for breakfast.
After breakfast, proceed with game viewing on the beautiful land of Ruaha National Park, then break for a hot lunch around 1 pm.
After lunch, proceed with a game drive.
Dinner and overnight at Ruaha New Cottages or another accommodation of your preference.
Early in the morning, around 6 am, before breakfast, start a game drive.
Around 9 am, go ahead for breakfast.
After breakfast, proceed with game viewing on the beautiful land of Ruaha National Park.
Then break for a hot lunch at around 1 pm.
After lunch, proceed with a game drive.
Dinner and overnight at Ruaha New Cottages or another accommodation of your preference.
At sunrise, enjoy a wonderful walking safari and walk for two hours along the Great Ruaha River with two armed rangers. There is a possibility of viewing hippos, crocodiles, lions and lots of other animals that come to drink at the river.
Later, pack your things and visit a village en route to Iringa, where you can watch and join local activities and get information from a local guide.
Visit the museum, which holds the head of the great local chief Mkwawa, who resisted the Germans.
Where this trip takes you
Ruaha National Park, Great Ruaha River, baobab-studded hills
The route
The fine print
Accommodation and meals
Transport in a 4x4 safari vehicle while on safari
Services of an English-speaking driver-guide
Park entrance fees
1 litre bottle of drinking water per day
Things of a personal nature
This tour includes accommodation inside Ruaha National Park. The luxury level of your accommodation depends on your budget.
For luxury and mid-range safaris, we mostly use Riverlodge and Mwagusi Safari Camp.
For a budget safari, we use the official National Parks Ruaha New Cottages. These cottages are 4 km from the Msembe HQ on top of a hill, with beautiful panoramic views over the river and the surrounding landscape. Each cottage has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a living room; they are clean and well maintained.
On our low-budget safaris, we use the National Parks Ruaha Old Bandas (Msembe Bandas). These bandas lack luxury but are located on the banks of the Ruaha River. This means they are an ideal location to see lots of game up close. Elephants and giraffe frequently walk between the huts, so it is an exciting place to stay.
Our tours are modular and can easily be combined with other destinations. Ruaha is often combined with the Selous Game Reserve, where you can do a great river safari by boat, or the Udzungwa Mountains for viewing animals in a tropical rainforest. You can also combine Ruaha with the popular national parks Serengeti and Ngorongoro in the north.
Logistics
Your 4 days finish where they began, in Dar es Salaam.
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