6-Day Southern Circuit - Southern Highland 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

You will be picked up from Dar es Salaam early morning (6:00am) and drive to Mikumi National Park via Morogoro town, this drive will take up to 6hrs. Arrive for lunch in Mikumi National Park then continue with 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, impala, zebra and giraffe, 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:

TANAPA Mikumi Cottages

• Budget cottage located inside Mikumi NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Mikumi to Udzungwa Mountain NP

After breakfast drive to Udzungwa Mountain National Park headquarter to complete formalities. You will drive to the starting point of famous Sanje trail and you will start trekking in this beautiful mountain enjoying and experience the stunning natural beauty of the Park. Picnic lunch in the bush then proceed exploring the area, you will get the access to wonderful Sanje waterfall stunning 170m. You will see different species of monkeys include 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 overnight.

Main Destination:

Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

TANAPA Mikumi Cottages

• Budget cottage located inside Mikumi NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Udzungwa National Park

After breakfast start the journey to Ruaha National Park with stopover in Iringa Town for lunch.
Arrive for afternoon game drives in the park looking for hippo, crocodile, waterbuck, reedbuck and buffalo venture to the river’s edge to drink, attracting the attention of lion, leopard, hyena, wild dog and jackal. There are many birds in the park include Eurasia migrants that comes to visit the park twice a year.

Meals 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
• Drinks not included

Game drive in Ruaha

Wake up for early morning game drive then later you will drive back at the banda for breakfast. After breakfast you will have full day game drive to explore the beautiful of the park, with its full of rocky, kopjes and ancient baobab trees.

A fine network of game 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. And the risk is considerable not only from the pride of 20-plus lion that lord over the savannah, but also from the cheetah that stalk the open grassland.

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)

Get wild- Walking safari then drive to Mikumi NP

Wake up early in the morning and start a wilderness walking safari with 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 African wild. After walking safari you will go back to the banda for breakfast. After breakfast start driving to Mikumi National Park with game drive en route on the direction to the exit gate. Lunch will be on the way. Arrive late evening in Mikumi NP. Dinner and overnight will be at Mikumi Bastian Camp.

Meal plan: -Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Main Destination:

Mikumi National Park

Accommodation:

Tan-Swiss Lodge

• Budget lodge located outside Mikumi NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Mikumi NP Game drive then drive to Dar es salaam

Work up for early breakfast then drives out for game drive until lunch time, after lunch start to drive back to Dar es Salaam. Drop off at your hotel or airport for your next destination.

Meal Plan: -Breakfast and Lunch.

End of safari.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

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.