9-Day Southern Circuit Safari and Zanzibar Beach Experience
Tour Overview
What Makes This Safari Stand Out
- Duration9 Days
- Tour StartZanzibar
- Tour EndZanzibar
- Transport4x4 Safari Vehicle
- Travel StylePrivate
- Tour ComfortMid-Range
Where You'll Go
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| Group Size | Adult (per person) | Child (per person) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Person | On request | N/A (solo) |
| 2 People | $1,900 | On request |
| 3 People | On request | On request |
| 4 People | On request | On request |
| 5 People | On request | On request |
| 6+ People | On request | On request |
Day By Day
9 Day Itinerary
Day 1 Zanzibar to Selous Game Reserve Main Destination: Nyerere (Selous) National Park
In the morning, you’ll be picked up from the hotel/airport and driven to Selous Game Reserve. Enjoy the 5 hour drive with lunch at a restaurant in Kibiti. Take a short break then proceed with the drive, arriving late in the afternoon. Check in at the camp, then leave for an evening boat drive at the Rufiji River. Return to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
Day 2 Boat Riding and Walking Safari Main Destination: Nyerere (Selous) National Park
After breakfast in the morning with your packed lunches, enjoy a full day game drive inside the game reserve. There are great animal sightings including all the great favourites lion, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra and other major species like hunting wild dogs and birds. You’ll take your lunch in the afternoon and after a short break, proceed with the game drive until evening. Return to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
Day 3 Nyerere National Park to Mikumi National Park Main Destination: Mikumi National Park
After breakfast with your lunch boxes, drive to Mikumi National Park. Enjoy 6 hours of driving, arriving late afternoon/evening with an en route game drive in mikumi national park. You will be able to see zebras, impalas, giraffes and elephants. Dinner and your overnight stay.
Day 4 Mikumi National Park Full Day Tour Main Destination: Mikumi National Park
After breakfast with packed lunches, drive for a full day game drive in Mikumi National Park. In the evening, return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay. When you are in Mikumi, you will be able to see a wide variety of bird species, zebras, hippos, hartebeests, wildebeests, impalas, warthogs, eland antelopes, giraffes, buffalo and elephants.
Day 5 Mikumi to Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar Main Destination: Zanzibar
After breakfast, leave the lodge with packed lunches and enjoy an en route game drive in Mikumi before departing to Dar es salaam. You will arrive late in the afternoon or evening for a drop off at the airport/ ferry. Arrive at Zanzibar Airport anytime you will meet us at the airport and pick up with private transfer to your hotel for Dinner and overnight
Day 6 Stone Town Day Tour Main Destination: Zanzibar
Your program starts with a morning visit by walk on our Historical Stone Town Tour. This tour takes you through fabled Stone Town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the House of Wonders, the Palace Museum (People’s Palace), and the Arab Fort amongst others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar. You will see Zanzibar’s bustling market, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals, and countless mosques!
Day 7 Spice Farm and Jozani Forest Main Destination: Zanzibar
Today you go on an excursion to the spice and fruit plantations close to Stone town for the famous Spice Tour. We have developed a special Spice Tour with in-depth information not only about spices but also organically grown herbs and a detailed description of their traditional uses in medicine cosmetics and cooking. On the way, you pass Jozani Forest, the last habitat of the rare endemic Red Colobus Monkey. With a local guide, you stroll through Jozani Chwaka National Park and look at the rare monkeys. If you wish you can even wander down the boardwalk to the fascinating Mangrove Ecosystem.
Day 8 Dolphin Day Tour Main Destination: Zanzibar
One day you go on an excursion to Kizimkazi. Situated on the southern point of the island, Kizimkazi fishing village is home to several schools of bottle-nosed dolphins and Humpback dolphins, which can often be sighted following a short boat trip from the village. If you are lucky, you may be able to swim quite close to the dolphins, which can be a very rewarding experience. We are doing this trip in the afternoon to avoid the crowds of tourists in the morning, which in big numbers disturbing the dolphins
Day 9 Hotel to Departure Airport Main Destination: Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)
Depending on your flight schedule and departure point you will be transferred to the Zanzibar Airport to take a flight back home.
Accommodation: can be booked for an extra cost
Meal Plan: Breakfast
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