$4,787 to $5,876 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Dar es Salaam, Fly to Nyerere National Park
Arrival in Dar es Salaam, Fly to Nyerere National Park
Upon arrival at Dar es Salaam Airport, you’ll be met by a representative who will transfer you to the domestic terminal where you’ll board a scheduled light aircraft flight to an airstrip in Nyerere National Park in southern Tanzania. At the airstrip, you’ll be met by a representative and driven to your luxury lodge or camp where you’ll stay for the next three nights.
- Main Destination:
- Nyerere National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Manze Tented Camp
Wildlife in Nyerere NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2-3
On Safari in Nyerere National Park
On Safari in Nyerere National Park
Covering more than 50,000 sq km, which equates to 5% of Tanzania’s land, Nyerere is Africa’s newest National Park, having formerly been the Selous Game Reserve.
The Rufiji River runs through vast areas of Nyerere and sprawls out to endless lakes and deltas which fill and empty with the seasonal rains. At these water sources, you might see crocodiles and hippos, and along the banks of the Rufiji River, you’re likely to see large herds of elephants, especially in the dry season from June to November. The reserve is also home to buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, impalas, elands, wildebeests, baboons, hyenas, lions, leopards and endangered African wild dogs.
As Nyerere is formerly a game reserve your guide can go off-road in your safari vehicle which means that you’re likely to experience much closer wildlife encounters than in Tanzania’s national parks where your guide is restricted to the roads.
- Main Destination:
- Nyerere National Park
- Accommodation:
- Lake Manze Tented Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Fly from Nyerere to Ruaha National Park
Fly from Nyerere to Ruaha National Park
This morning, you’ll have time to enjoy one final game drive in Nyerere before returning to your lodge or camp for lunch. This afternoon, you will be transferred back to the airstrip for a scheduled light aircraft flight to the remote and wild Ruaha National Park. You will be met on arrival at the Msembe Airstrip in Ruaha and driven to your accommodation where you’ll spend the next three nights.
- Main Destination:
- Ruaha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mdonya Old River
Wildlife in Ruaha NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5-6
Safari in Ruaha National Park
Safari in Ruaha National Park
You will have two full days to explore Ruaha National Park. Covering an area of approximately 13,000 sq km, Ruaha is the largest national park in Tanzania. Named after the Great Ruaha River which forms the spine of this vast park, Ruaha had a phenomenal concentration and diversity of wildlife making it the country’s most significant national park outside of the Serengeti.
The wildlife viewing here is fantastic. The Ruaha River attracts an abundance of wildlife, particularly in the dry season from June to October when there is a lack of water elsewhere in the park. On your game drives, you can expect to see large herds of elephants, a huge pride of lions, and packs of endangered African wild dogs, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, giraffes, zebras, elands, impalas and bat-eared foxes. The park is also home to some lesser-known animals such as the kudu, roan and sable antelopes that enjoy the dry, open woodland areas, and it is a birder's paradise with more than 570 species found here.
- Main Destination:
- Ruaha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mdonya Old River
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Fly Back to Dar es Salaam
Fly Back to Dar es Salaam
This morning you can enjoy a final safari activity in Ruaha National Park and then after breakfast at your lodge or camp. You’ll be driven back to Msembe Airstrip for your scheduled light aircraft flight to Dar es Salam Airport where you’ll catch your international flight home.
- Main Destination:
- Ruaha National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
