8-Day Southern Circuit Complete Discovery

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

Dar es Salaam-Nyerere National Park

Upon arrival at JK Nyerere International Airport, you will have a meet-and-greet. Following this, you will depart for Nyerere National Park (formerly known as Selous), which was named after Frederick Courtney Selous and declared a World Heritage Site in 1982. The reserve was originally protected by the German Governor in 1896 and is now one of the largest conservation areas in the world. The drive to the park is through Kilwa Road and you will pass through local villages such as Kibiti and Mloka before arriving at Mtemere gate. You will have lunch and relax for a few hours before proceeding for an afternoon game drive having a chance to see wildlife such as elephants, zebras, buffaloes, lions, giraffes, and many more. In the evening, you'll have dinner and an overnight stay at Rufiji River 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

WildebeestCommon

HippoAbundant

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HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Rufiji River Camp

• Mid-range tented bush camp located inside Nyerere NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Explore Nyerere National Park-Full-Day Game Drive

This park, previously known as Selous Game Reserve, is one of the largest wildlife reserves globally, located in the southern part of Tanzania. You will have a chance to explore the wild beauty of Nyerere National Park after breakfast. You can enjoy a private game drive in the park till the afternoon. You'll go back to the hotel for lunch and relax for a few hours. Then, you'll embark on a boat safari in the Rufiji River. You'll have a chance to enjoy the beautiful scenery with a lot of wild animals and many species of birds for about 2 hours till sunset then back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay at Rufiji River Camp.

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Accommodation:

Rufiji River Camp

• Mid-range tented bush camp located inside Nyerere NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Nyerere National Park - Mikumi National Park

After having breakfast, you will drive to Mikumi National Park, which is also known as Little Serengeti. The park is home to a wide range of wildlife, including a large number of big animals that can be compared to those found in Serengeti. Your journey to the park will take you via Matabwe Gate. You will have a packed lunch with you. Upon arrival at the Mikumi National Park Gate, you will complete the necessary formalities before embarking on an afternoon game drive.
In the late afternoon, you will return to the camp for dinner and an overnight stay at Vuma Hills Tented Camp.

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

Show more

HippoOccasional

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Vuma Hills Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Mikumi NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Mikumi National Park - Full Day Game Drive

After breakfast full day game drive in the park, see the beauty of Mikumi national Park. The wildlife viewing experience in this park can be experienced right upon entering the park where you can encounter Baboons, Zebras and Impalas just to mention a few, you will have the opportunity to view the unique Mikumi Giraffes that naturalists say seem to be a cross breed between reticulated and Maasai Graffes. Lions can be easily sported in this park. Game drive around the park trail leads you to the hippo pool, which is the best visited during the late afternoon as the distant setting sun and the bobbing hippos heads create perfect pictures there after sporting the wallowing Buffalos at the Mkata flood plains and Elephants congregating near the water hole. Enjoy the game drives till late afternoon then back to the lodge for evening relaxation dinner and overnight at Vuma Hills Tented Camp.

Main Destination:

Mikumi National Park

Accommodation:

Vuma Hills Tented Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Mikumi NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Mikumi National Park - Udzungwa Mountains National Park

After early breakfast depart from Mikumi to Udzungwa arrival after 1 hour. Do the registration formalities at the park gate then with your mountain guide start trekking leads to the spectacular trail up to Sanje waterfalls. The most popular trail in Udzungwa is Sanje Waterfall. This 200m waterfall is very impressive surrounded by rain forest with excellent views over the Kilombero floodplain 180m. At the top, there are two more waterfalls, both impressive, and you can swim in the cool waters of their plunge pools. This trek can be done by an enthusiastic hiker in half a day, heading quickly up the escarpment and back down again. We usually recommend a more leisurely approach, heading up the mountain in the morning, taking lunch out to swim during the heat of the day. Then you can follow the trail around the side of the escarpment and head back down the mountainside in the afternoon then to the hotel for evening relaxation dinner and overnight at Udzungwa Falls Lodge.

Main Destination:

Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

Udzungwa Falls Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Udzungwa Mountains

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Udzungwa Mountains National Park - Ruaha National Park

After having breakfast, you will drive from Udzungwa Mountains National Park to Ruaha National Park. The park was named after the Great Ruaha River, which flows along its southeastern margin and is the focal point for game-viewing. The road will take us along the Great Ruaha River and the Great Rift Escarpment, passing through Iringa town. We will also drive through the Kitonga Hills, which form part of the Udzungwa Mountains, before arriving at the Ruaha National Park. At the park gate, we will go through the necessary formalities before proceeding to enjoy a game drive en-route to the Lodge. Dinner and Overnight Ruaha River Lodge.

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:

Ruaha River Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Ruaha NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Explore Ruaha National Park – Full Day Game Drive

After Breakfast a full-day game drive in Ruaha National Park. The unique Part of it is the convergence of vegetation zone in this huge park has resulted in an unusual combination of animals particularly Greater and Lesser Kudu, together with sable and roan antelopes in the Park a feature that is not found in other National Park in the country. Almost as large as the Serengeti with its untouched nature remains one of the most exciting game reserves. It is a birdwatchers' paradise with 350 different species of birds. Wildlife is concentrated along the Great Ruaha River that is the heart of the wildlife in the park. Waterbuck, Impala and Grant Gazelle. The Shores of Great Ruaha River is the permanent hunting ground of lion, leopard, Jackal, Hyenas and African wild Dog. Enjoy the fascinating beauty of the Ruaha National Park then evening dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge.

Main Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Accommodation:

Ruaha River Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Ruaha NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Flight - Ruaha National Park - Dar es Salaam

After an early morning breakfast, enjoy your final sunrise game drive in the Ruaha National Park en-route to Msembe Airstrip. You will see the hippo pool, nice view from the bridge. You will enjoy your last moments safari having change to see crocodiles, Elephants, Zebras, Buffaloes and many more, you will arrive Msembe in time for your flight at 1145am back to Dar es Salaam arrival at 0145pm. That mark the end of your marvelous wildlife safari with us.

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.