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SOUTHERN TANZANIA HIGHLIGHTS
 

     

SOUTHERN TANZANIA HIGHLIGHTS
11 DAYS / 10 NIGHTS

A journey into the less visited game areas of southern Tanzania brings you into the National Parks of Ruaha and Mikumi as well as the Selous Game Reserve, the largest protected wilderness reserve in Africa, and renowned for its small intimate camps and lodges.

Mikumi National Park is the closest park to Dar es Salaam, nestled between the Mountains to the northeast and the Rift Valley escarpment to the south west.

As part of the Selous ecosystem, it benefits from the highest game density of the entire conservation area.

Ruaha National Park, although the second largest in Tanzania, is perhaps the least well-known and yet one of the most spectacular in Africa.









VUMA HILLS TENTED CAMP
This luxurious tented camp offers 16 large comfortable rooms with ensuite bathroom and shady verandahs perched above the trees in the south west of Mikumi National Park. The dining bar area overlooks the swimming pool, creating an oasis of tranquillity in the heat of the day
FOXES SAFARI CAMP
Offering only 8 tents raised on wooden platforms this small personal camp is ideal for those wishing to be immersed in a real bush experience in the best game viewing area of the Mikumi National Park

RUAHA RIVER LODGE
The first camp to be built in Ruaha, it provides 20 local stone and thatch built riverside 'bandas' designed to blend seamlessly into the surroundings with minimal impact on the environment. The ensuite bathrooms have a shower, toilet and wash basin with solar-heated hot water. The rooms are protected with mosquito gauze on the windows and a generator provides electricity.

JONGOMERO SAFARI CAMP
With only 8 tents this camp offers both privacy and luxury with the design and quality second to none in Ruaha. Each spacious tent is set under a shady thatched roof, and raised on a wooden platform with large private decks overlooking the river. Each tent has a continuous mosquito net window running all the way round giving an almost uninterrupted view of the outside from the bed.

SELOUS SAFARI CAMP
This is a classic luxury tented camp located on the banks of Lake Nzerakera in the most prolific game viewing area of the Selous. The 9 vast and luxuriously appointed ensuite tents are raised on wooden platforms spread along the lake shore providing a very personal and intimate safari experience.
DAY 1 – DAR ES SALAAM
Arrive into Dar es Salaam and transfer to your hotel
Overnight at the Holiday Inn

DAY 2 – DAR ES SALAAM – MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK.

Depart by road to the Mikumi National Park. After lunch at the camp enjoy an afternoon
game drive
Overnight at Vuma Hills Tented Camp. (BLD)

DAY 3 – MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK.

Morning and afternoon game drives
Overnight at Vuma Hills Tented Camp. (BLD)

DAY 4 - MIKUMI – RUAHA NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast depart by road to Ruaha National Park
After lunch take an afternoon game drive in the National Park
Overnight at Ruaha River Lodge or Jongomero Camp (BLD)

DAY 5 - RUAHA NATIONAL PARK

Morning and afternoon game drives
Overnight at Ruaha River Lodge or Jongomero Camp (BLD)

DAY 6 - RUAHA – MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast depart by road back to Mikumi National Park for afternoon game drive
in a different area of the park renowned for its wildlife
Overnight at Foxes Safari Camp. (BLD)

DAY 7 – MIKUMI – SELOUS GAME RESERVE

After breakfast drive to Selous Game Reserve
Overnight at Selous Safari Camp or Beho Beho Camp. (BLD)

DAY 8 - SELOUS GAME RESERVE

Take an early morning game drive in the reserve followed by an afternoon boat cruise
Overnight at Selous Safari Camp or Beho Beho Camp. (BLD)

DAY 9 - SELOUS GAME RESERVE

This morning take a guided walking safari and this afternoon a game drive
Overnight at Selous Safari Camp or Beho Beho Camp. (BLD

DAY 10 - SELOUS GAME RESERVE – DAR ES SALAAM

After an early morning game drive depart by road for Dar es Salaam where the safari ends (BL)










 


 


Key to Inclusions:
(B) Breakfast
(L) Lunch
(D) Dinner
(B&B) Bed & Breakfast
(FB) Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
 
11 Days/10 Nights Package    
Cost Per Person Twin Single
2008 (Closed mid Mar to end May) $6955 $9475
Included: All meals while on safari, Transport in Safari 4WD vehicle, Game drives and Park fees
Costs subject to change due to National Parks Board fees
Please Note: These camps are closed during the rainy season Mid March - End of May
Luggage Restrictions: 15kgs in soft bags apply on all safaris & regional aircraft
Day Trips Available - We have a number of additional optional excursions available to extend your stay. Please contact us for details.

N.B. Be warned -
Road surfaces can be very rough at times and distances between camps are such that one can be on the road for many hours.


Have you considered adding a Kenya Safari or Zanzibar to your Southern Tanzania trip?


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