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Description
Enjoy multiple game drives and birding opportunities at off-beat destinations of Ruaha National Park, Mikumi National Park, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, and Selous Game Reserve. Discover the wildlife at each of these national parks and don't forget to spot the famous big five animals of Africa, which include lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants and African buffaloes.
Highlights
- Explore the undisturbed wilderness and raw beauty of Southern Tanzania
- Spot many birds during your birding adventures
- Look out for animals such as hippos and rhinos
Itinerary Expand All Collapse All
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Day 1: ARRIVAL IN TANZANIA expand_more
- Our professional driver-guide will be there at Dar International airport to pick you up upon arrival and after finishing the immigration formalities, you will be transferred to the closest hotel to the airport,
Airport transit, Lodge for check-in, and Overnight. (Extra meals will cost $25 per person)
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Day 2: DAR TO UDZUNGWA expand_more
- After breakfast, you will set out with a picnic lunch and drive to Udzungwa National Park with birding enroute. Arrive at the Camp around mid-afternoon for check-in.
- Proceed with a walk to Sanje waterfalls in the evening and return to a Tented Camp for meals and overnight.
About Udzungwa: part of the Eastern Arc Mountains, serves as an essential haven for primate species. There are about ten primate species found in Udzungwa, three of which are endemic to these mountains - the Iringa red colobus, the Matunda galago and the Sanje crested mangabey.
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Day 3, 4, 5: UDZUNGWA TO RUAHA NATIONAL PARK FOR 3 NIGHTS expand_more
- After breakfast, set out again with a picnic lunch and drive towards Ruaha National Park. You will enjoy three nights of game drives and birding inside this park, with all meals and overnight at a River Lodge.
About Ruaha National Park: It features open savannahs dotted with baobabs, palms and acacias along with the Miombo woodlands typical of southern Africa. Due to its unique position, an unusually high variety of plant, bird and animal species are found here. Ruaha incorporates the southernmost range of Grant's gazelles and lesser kudus and greater kudu and both sable and roan antelopes.
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Day 6,7: RUAHA TO MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK FOR 2 NIGHTS expand_more
- After breakfast, set out again with a picnic lunch and drive towards Mikumi National Park.
- You will enjoy two nights of game drives or birding inside this park, with all meals and overnight at Kopje’s Tented camp.
About Mikumi National Park: Mikumi is home to an abundance of wildlife, with the Mkata Floodplains attracting a variety of herbivores, Miombo bird species (also an important birding area, with over 400 bird species) and predators.
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Day 8: MIKUMI TO NORTH SELOUS GAME RESERVES expand_more
- After breakfast, set out again with a picnic lunch and drive towards Selous game reserves for game drives and evening walk around sable mountains, check-in at a mountains lodge for meals and overnight.
About Selous (Nyerere National Park): UNESCO recognises the outstanding value of Selous as "one of the largest remaining wilderness areas in Africa, with relatively undisturbed ecological and biological processes, the Rufiji River and lakes of Selous are the focal points of life in the reserve, supporting a diversity of animals, birds and plants. Commonly sighted animals include crocodiles and large mammals such as elephants, buffalos, hippos and Masai giraffes.
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Day 9: FULL DAY IN SELOUS GAME RESERVES expand_more
- After breakfast, you will set out again with a picnic lunch and enjoy a full day of game drives, birding and walking in Selous game reserves.
- You will explore as much as the north Selous, only arriving at a river camp for check-in, dinner and overnight.
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Day 10: FULL DAY IN SELOUS GAME RESERVES expand_more
- After breakfast, you will set out again with a picnic lunch and enjoy another full day of game drives, birding and boating in Selous game reserves.
- You will explore as much as the greater south of Selous, only driving back to a river camp for check-in, dinner and overnight.
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Day 11: DRIVE TO DAR AND DEPARTURE expand_more
- After breakfast, you will drive to Dar International Airport with your Safari guide and connect with your outbound international flight home.
What's Included
Private Safari Includes:
- Special converted Safari Vehicle
- Services of a Professional multi-lingual guide
- Mineral water in Vehicle on Safari drives
- All park Entry, Concession and Conservations fees as per Itinerary
- Accommodation and meals as per Itinerary
- Round trip transfer to/from Dar International airport
- All Safari Activities as listed on the Itinerary
What's Excluded
- Flights not specified
- Visas
- Insurance
- Items of a personal nature
- Any service not specified
What to bring
- Binoculars, cameras
- Shoes
- Medications prescribed by their doctor
- Other personal items you will need during your trip
Know before you go
There will be long-distance drive because the southern parks are far apart, bump roads depending on the time of the year it might be hot during the day, rainy day, cold day.
- The Southern Safari Circuit of Tanzania they are more off-the-beaten-track safari destination. These are the wilder, less-explored parks of Tanzania. Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve are two of the most sought-after gems in southern Tanzania. The 'best-kept safari secrets' of Tanzania, these parks are on the bucket lists of many seasoned safari-goers. The Southern Tanzania Safari Circuit includes Mikumi National Park, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve.
- South Tanzania is Uncrowded: Southern Tanzania is far less crowded than the Northern Safari Circuit
- South Tanzania is Wilder than the North
- HUGE Wildlife Areas in South Tanzania: South Tanzania features some of the largest protected areas in Africa. Selous is the largest game reserve on the continent - four times the size of Serengeti Park and larger than Switzerland
- Cheaper Parks & Lodges in Southern Tanzania: Southern Tanzania's national parks have lower entry fees than the northern parks,
- Diverse Wildlife on South Tanzania Safaris: Southern Tanzania's parks host an impressive variety of wildlife. This is where east African and southern African eco-regions meet, so there's an unusual and exciting mix of species. su
Meeting Point
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Adult | |
| 1 To 1 | USD 5406 Per Person |
This is a private tour | |