Luitours and Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Dar es Salaam to Nyerere National Park

Dar es Salaam to Nyerere National Park

After breakfast, have an introduction from a Luitours and Safaris staff. You will be picked up from your hotel in Dar es Salaam and drive to Nyerere National Park. Take a short break then proceed with the drive. Arrive in the afternoon for lunch, check in at the camp. Then leave for an evening boat drive at Rufiji River. Return to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay are at Nyerere Tented Camp.

Main Destination:
Nyerere National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Easiest wildlife viewing)
High Season June to October (The main tourist area gets crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Nyerere NP

ElephantCommon
GiraffeAbundant
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoAbundant
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HyenaCommon
LionOccasional
Wild DogOccasional
Accommodation:
Nyerere Tented Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located just outside Nyerere NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Nyerere National Park Game Drive

Nyerere National Park Game Drive

After breakfast in the morning, enjoy a full-day game drive by a modified safari vehicle with a professional guide. Great animal sightings include all the great favorites lion, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and all the other major species including the now-rare African hunting dog. You will also see a large variety of birds and wonderful scenery with varied topography including wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest and higher ground with vast views of far-off mountains, in the afternoon packed lunch and have some time to rest. Your guide will select a location with shade and water nearby to watch animals coming to drink. In the evening, you will head back to the lodge for a delicious sunset dinner when you’re ready and then retire for the night.

Main Destination:
Nyerere National Park
Accommodation:
Nyerere Tented Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located just outside Nyerere NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Nyerere National Park to Mikumi National Park

Nyerere National Park to Mikumi National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to Mikumi National Park. Whilst on safari, you will see a wide variety of bird species, zebras, hippos, hartebeests, wildebeests, impalas, warthogs, elands, antelopes, giraffes, buffalo and elephants. If you are lucky, you may also be able to spot lions, leopards and African wild dogs. Several observation towers enable you to overview the park in its entirety. Enjoy a picnic lunch during the day and dinner and your overnight stay are at the lodge.

Main Destination:
Mikumi National Park
Best Time To Visit Late June to October (Animals are attracted to the waterholes)
High Season June to October
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Mikumi NP

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
LionOccasional
Show more
HippoOccasional
HyenaRare
Accommodation:
Camp Bastian Mikumi
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Game Drive in Mikumi National Park

Game Drive in Mikumi National Park

Enjoy a full day of game drive in Mikumi National Park. You will eat a picnic lunch at midday and get the chance to see some of what you missed on the first day in the park. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the Mikumi Safari Lodge, which is located thirty minutes outside the gate to the park.

Main Destination:
Mikumi National Park
Accommodation:
Camp Bastian Mikumi
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Mikumi to Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Mikumi to Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Today, you will depart for Udzungwa Mountain National Park, arriving in the afternoon. Take part in a half day of hiking and bird watching in the pristine rainforest. Later, you will trek toward the Sanje Waterfalls for spectacular views of the wide Kilombero Valley. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Camp Bastian Mikumi.

Main Destination:
Udzungwa Mountains National Park
Accommodation:
Camp Bastian Mikumi
  • Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Udzungwa Mountains
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Ruaha National Park

Ruaha National Park

After breakfast, learn early in the morning from the camp and drive to Ruaha National Park which is 274km with lunch boxes via Iringa town. You will be passing through the countryside and have nice scenery and beautiful valleys and mountains. After your arrival, you will go directly to the park and enjoy an afternoon game drive then drive to Ruaha Hilltop Lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Ruaha National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Best wildlife viewing)
High Season June to October (Ruaha is rarely crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Rains are very rare)

Wildlife in Ruaha NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
LionOccasional
Show more
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogOccasional
Accommodation:
Ruaha Hilltop Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Ruaha NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Ruaha National Park Game Drive

Ruaha National Park Game Drive

After breakfast in the morning with packed lunches, drive to the park for full-day game drives. Enjoy a nice view of Ruaha River Valley and great animal sightings like kudus, wildebeests, elephants, zebras, lions, hippos, hartebeests, impalas, antelopes, giraffes, and buffalo. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge.

Main Destination:
Ruaha National Park
Accommodation:
Ruaha Hilltop Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Ruaha NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Game Drive + Night Game Drive

Game Drive + Night Game Drive

After breakfast, with your lunch boxes experience extensive game drives in Ruaha National Park in order to explore its topography and wildlife. Ruaha is the second-largest elephant sanctuary in Tanzania. The great Ruaha River, which flows along its entire eastern border, creates spectacular gorges and scenery and features a large number of hippos and crocodiles. Special animals that inhabit the park include both the greater and lesser kudus and the roan and sable antelopes. Later evening you'll continue with night game drive until 23pm then return to lodge for overnight. Birdlife is also rich, with over 370 species recorded. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge.

Main Destination:
Ruaha National Park
Accommodation:
Ruaha Hilltop Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Ruaha NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Ruaha Walking Safari

Ruaha Walking Safari

After breakfast, we will depart the lodge and spend another half-day enjoying game drives and walking safaris in Ruaha National Park. You will eat a picnic lunch at midday and take time to visit sites you didn’t get to see the other day. Later, start driving back to Mikumi for dinner and your overnight stay at Camp Bastian Mikumi.

Main Destination:
Ruaha National Park
Accommodation:
Camp Bastian Mikumi
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Mikumi National Park to Dar es Salaam

Mikumi National Park to Dar es Salaam

After an early breakfast, drive from the lodge with the packed lunches. You will drive back to Dar es Salaam. You will get a chance to spot/see animals since you’re passing through Mikumi National Park while departing to Dar es Salaam, You'll arrive in the afternoon.

Main Destination:
Dar Es Salaam (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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