6-Day Southern Circuit - Southern Higland Safari

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

Dar es Salaam to Mikumi National Park

You will be picked up from Dar es Salaam early morning (6:00 am) and drive to Mikumi National Park via Morogoro town, this drive will take up to 6 hours. You'll arrive for lunch in Mikumi National Park then continue with an afternoon game drive until sunset.

Mikumi was gazetted as a National Park in 1964 and is named after the spindle-shaped Borassus palm trees. The Mkata plain supports vast herds of plains game such as wildebeest, impalas, zebras, and giraffes, hunted by their associated predators; while you are more likely to find elephants, buffalos, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest and greater kudu in the surrounding fertile hills.

Meal Plan: Lunch and dinner.

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

WildebeestCommon

LionOccasional

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HippoOccasional

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Camp Bastian Mikumi

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mikumi to Udzungwa Mountains National Park

After breakfast, you'll drive to Udzungwa Mountain National Park headquarters to complete formalities. You will drive to the starting point of the famous Sanje trail. You will start trekking in this beautiful mountain enjoying and experiencing the stunning natural beauty of the Park. You'll have a picnic lunch in the bush and then proceed to explore the area. You will get the access to wonderful Sanje waterfall stunning 170m. You will see different species of monkeys including endemic species of Sanje Crested Mangabey and Iringa Red Colobus Monkey. You will get the chance to swim in one of the waterfall plunge pools. After trekking, you will go back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Main Destination:

Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

Udzungwa Twiga Hotel

• Budget hotel located inside Udzungwa Mountains

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Udzungwa to Ruaha National Park

After breakfast, you'll start the journey to Ruaha National Park with a stopover in Iringa Town for lunch.
You'll arrive for afternoon game drives in the park looking for hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, reedbucks, and buffalos and venture to the river’s edge to drink, attracting the attention of lions, leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and jackals. There are many birds in the park including Eurasia migrants that come to visit the park twice a year.

Meals plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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

CheetahRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

TANAPA Ruaha Bandas

• Budget banda located inside Ruaha NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full-Day Game Drive in Ruaha National Park

You'll wake up for an early morning game drive then later you will drive back to the banda for breakfast. After breakfast, you will have a full-day game drive to explore the beauty of the park, which is full of rocky, kopjes, and ancient baobab trees.

A fine network of wildlife-viewing roads follows the Great Ruaha River and its seasonal tributaries, where during the dry season impala, waterbuck and other antelopes risk their life for a sip of life-sustaining water. The risk is considerable not only from the pride of the 20-plus lions that lord over the savannah but also from the cheetah that stalks the open grassland.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Main Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Accommodation:

TANAPA Ruaha Bandas

• Budget banda located inside Ruaha NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Walking Safari then Drive to Mikumi National Park

You'll wake up early in the morning and start a wilderness walking safari with the guidance of an armed ranger which will take two to two and a half hours. Walking safari will give you a particularly intimate feel for the African wild. After walking safari, you will go back to the banda for breakfast. After breakfast, you will start driving to Mikumi National Park with a game drive en route in the direction of the exit gate. Lunch will be on the way. You'll arrive late evening in Mikumi National Park. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Mikumi Bastian Camp.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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)

Mikumi National Park Game Drive then Drive to Dar es Salaam

You will wake up for an early breakfast then drive out for a game drive until lunchtime. After lunch, you will start to drive back to Dar es Salaam. We will drop you off at your hotel or airport for your next destination.

Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch.

End of safari.

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)

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