10-Day Southern Safari + Night Game Drive

10-Day Southern Safari + Night Game Drive

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Tour Overview

What Makes This Safari Stand Out

Experience ten action-packed days in Nyerere National Park, which is famed for African wild dogs. Game drives at Mikumi and Ruaha National Parks, including a visit to the Sanje Waterfalls. Take part in an exciting boat trip on the Rufiji River. Enjoy memorable adventures on full-day game drives in Nyerere National Park, participate in a walking safari and big cats in sightings,in Ruaha and Mikumi national parks, hiking trials, birds and monkey watching in Udzungwa Mountains National Park.
  • Duration10 Days
  • Tour StartDar es salaam
  • Tour EndDar es salaam
  • TransportSafari Vehicles (4x4 Jeeps or Land Cruisers)
  • Travel StylePrivate Tour
  • Tour ComfortMid-Range

Where You'll Go

Safari Route Map

An approximate route through this itinerary's destinations, day by day.

Experience Types

Included Safari Activities

Pricing

Group Size & Age Pricing

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Group Size Adult (per person) Child (per person)
1 Person On request N/A (solo)
2 People On request 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
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Day By Day

10 Day Itinerary

Day 1 Nyerere National Park – Boat Trip To Rufiji River Main Destination: Nyerere (Selous) National Park

After breakfast, then introduction from Luitours stuffs you will be picked up from your hotel/Airport in Dar es salaam drive to Nyerere National Park which is almost (218.6 km) approximates 4 hours driving, arrive at the lodge in time for lunch (or if arriving late than just light refreshments). Later you'll go for boat safari in Rufiji River. Dinner and your overnight stay at Selous Safari Lodge

Accommodation
Selous Safari Lodge Lodge Mid-range
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Lunch Dinner

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Bottle Water
Day 2 Nyerere Game Drive Main Destination: Nyerere (Selous) National Park

After breakfast in the morning enjoy full day game drive by modified safari vehicle with a professional guide. Great animals sightings including 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, 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 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 at Selous Safari Lodge

Accommodation
Selous Safari Lodge Lodge Mid-range
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Breakfast Lunch Dinner

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Day 3 Nyerere Game Drive Main Destination: Nyerere (Selous) National Park

You will spend the full day on a game drive within Nyerere National Park. Its topography varies from rolling Savannah woodland to grassland plain and rocky outcrops cut by the Rufiji River and its tributaries. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Selous Safari Lodge.

Accommodation
Selous Safari Lodge Lodge Mid-range
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Day 4 Mikumi Game Drive Main Destination: Mikumi National Park

After breakfast with your lunch boxes drive to Mikumi National Park 6 hours driving, arrive late afternoon/evening with en route game drive in Mikumi national park you will able to see zebras, impala, giraffe and elephants and dinner overnight at Camp Bastian

Accommodation
Camp Bastian Mikumi Tented Camp Mid-range
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Day 5 Mikumi Game Drive Main Destination: Mikumi National Park

After breakfast from lodge with packed lunches drive for full day game drive in Mikumi national park, 6 hours driving, arrive late afternoon/evening with en route game drive in Mikumi national park you will able to see zebras, impala, giraffe and elephants during evening return to the lodge for dinner and overnight at Bastian Camp.

Accommodation
Bastian Camp.
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Breakfast Lunch Dinner

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Bottle Water
Day 6 Udzungwa Mountains National Park Main Destination: Mikumi National Park

After breakfast, hiking through the beautiful forests and landscape scenery of Udzungwa with packed lunch boxes with a professional guide, on the way you will learn about various trees used for traditional healing, a bird life and then heading to the top for a great and an amazing view of the 'Sanje Waterfalls' And while on top of the Waterfall, you can have a great view of the enormous Kilombero Sugarcane Valley (one of the biggest Tanzania's sugarcane plantation). Back in the late evening for hot dinner and stay the night at Bastian Camp

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Bastian Camp
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Breakfast Lunch Dinner

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Bottle Water
Day 7 Ruaha National Park Main Destination: Ruaha National Park

After breakfast early in the morning from Camp Bastian by Jeep drive direct to Ruaha national park almost 274 km with lunch boxes via Iringa town, you will be passing though country side and have nice scenery and beautiful valleys and mountains. Upon arrival you will visit to the museum, which holds the head of the great local chief Mkwawa who resisted the Germans/in Iringa town, then drive to Ruaha hilltop lodge

Accommodation
Ruaha Hilltop Lodge Lodge Mid-range
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Breakfast Lunch Dinner

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Bottle Water
Day 8 Ruaha Game Drive + Night Game Drive Main Destination: Ruaha National Park

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.

Accommodation
Ruaha Hilltop Lodge Lodge Mid-range
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Breakfast Lunch Dinner

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Bottle Water
Day 9 Ruaha Walking Safari Main Destination: Ruaha National Park

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.

Accommodation
Camp Bastian Mikumi Tented Camp Mid-range
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Breakfast Lunch Dinner

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Bottle Water
Day 10 Mikumi to Dar es Salaam Main Destination: Mikumi National Park

After breakfast from the hotel start drive to Dar es Salaam, you will take your lunch in Morogoro before proceed with drive, arrive at afternoon which you’ll be dropped off at hotel/airport/ferry for your next destination depend on you flight schedule

Accommodation No overnight accommodation for this day.
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Breakfast

What Is Covered

Inclusions & Exclusions

What's included
Park Fees
All Shown Activities
Meals & Drinks As Specified Day By Day
Professional Guide/Driver
All Listed Transport
Domestic Flights
All Taxes/VAT
Hotel Transfers
Accommodation Before/After Safari
Not included
International Flights
Staff Tips
Personal Expenses (Travel Insurance, Visa Fees Etc.)
Government Tax/Fee Increases