The Perfect adventure for 5 days safari for wildlife enthusiasts & experience nature based safari, great game-viewing in remote areas.
Ruaha National Park, the less visited south, lies deep in the South with its striking, rugged landscapes and abundant wildlife. The great Ruaha River that provides life to the park, flows through the eastern side of the park and is home to hippos, crocodiles and the bird count is over 400 species of birds such as Racket Tailed Roller, Pale billed Hornbill, Shelley’s Sunbird and Hoopoes. Ruaha providing home to one of Tanzania’s largest elephant populations, famous for pride of lions, giraffe, grant’s gazelles, Leopard, Cheetah, Zebra, Giraffe, Buffallo etc and rare or endangered animals such as Sable Antelope, Greater Kudu & Roan Antelope.
Mikumi National Park ,”The mini Serengeti” The open horizons and abundant wildlife of the Mkata Floodplain the popular center piece of Mikumi. Commonly seen animals are Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Antelope, Wildebeest, Eland, Crocodile, Hippo, Baboon, if you are lucky, won’t miss to see Lion & very lucky to see a Leopard, over 300 spices of birds are seen are saddle bill stork, hammer kop, malachite kingfisher, lilac breasted roller, yellow throated long claw, battler eagle etc. Another attraction: the Hippo Pools, where you can watch hippos wallowing and snorting at close range
Itinerary
Day 1: Dar es salaam / Mikumi
Meet & greet in Dar es Salaam at 0700hrs & drive with lunch box to Mikumi. Late afternoon game drive. Overnight at Camp Bastian on FB Basis (Lunch & Dinner).
Day 2: Mikumi / Ruaha
After breakfast, drive with lunch box to Ruaha. Overnight at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge on FB Basis (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).
Day 3: Full day Ruaha National Park
Early Morning breakfasts then drive for the full day game drive with lunch box. Overnight at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge on FB basis (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).
Day 4: Ruaha/Iringa Town
After breakfast, drive in the park for the half day driving. Late afternoon drive to Iringa town. Overnight Iringa sunset Hotel (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner).
Day 5: Iringa/ Dar es salaam
After breakfast, drive back to Dar with lunch box & drop off to Hotel, Airport/ Seaport END OF TRIP.
Program will include:
Transport in 4×4 Safari vehicle, Professional, English speaking guide, Meals provided according to travel plan, Mineral water (3 litre per day/person), Overnight stays in Lodge / tented camps/Camping, All national park fees, 18% VAT
Will not include:
Alcoholic and soft drinks, Visa fees, Tips, Personal spending monies for souvenirs etc, Travel insurance, Laundry, Medical expenses and TIPs for Crew
Stay Locations
- Day 1 - Mikumi National Park (Within the Park) or (Outside the Park)
- Day 2 - Ruaha National Park (Within the park) or (outside the Park)
- Day 3 - Ruaha National Park (Within the park) or (outside the Park)
- Day 4 - Iringa Town Sunset Hotel
- Day 5 - Dar es Salaam
Meals
- Day 1 - Lunch & Dinner
- Day 2 - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Day 3 - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Day 4 - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Day 5 - Breakfast & Lunch
Drive Times
- Day 1 - Dar to Mikumi takes about 6 to 6.5 hours (300 km)
- Day 2 - Mikumi to Iringa town (185km) about 3 hours Iringa to Ruaha takes about 2 hours (120 km)
- Day 4 - Ruaha game drive
- Day 5 - Iringa to Dar es Salaam (510km) about 8 hours driving
Note : These are estimated drive times. Because of the traffic, location of the accommodations, and several other factors, actual drive times may vary. Location for the accommodation maybe changed depending withe the availability, Driving distances are approximate and do not account for exactly.
