Southern Secrets 15 DAY PRIVATE TOUR

Day 1: Arrival

On your arrival to Julius Nyerere Airport our representative will meet you and drives you to your accommodation in Dar es Salaam,

Day 2: Dar es Salaam – Mikumi NP

7:30 am, after breakfast start your drive with packed lunch from Dar es Salaam to Mikumi National Park. Mikumi is the most accessible national park from Dar es Salaam.

Arrive to the park around mid-day. Afternoon game drive. With almost guaranteed wildlife sightings, the open horizons and abundant wildlife of the Mkata Floodplain, the popular center piece of Mikumi, draws frequent comparisons to the more famous Serengeti Plains.

Dinner and overnight stay at Mikumi Wildlife Camp http://www.mikumiwildlifecamp.com/. 

Day 3: Mikumi – Ruaha

You’ll have an early morning game drive in Mikumi before you head to Ruaha National Park where you’ll have a game drive in the afternoon. This is a more extensive ecosystem, which includes Rungwa Game Reserve, Usangu Game Reserve, and several other protected areas. The name of the park is derived from the Great Ruaha River, which flows along its South-Eastern margin and is the focus for game-viewing. Ruaha is believed to have a higher concentration of elephants than any other national park in East Africa.

It is also a place where, magnificent mammals like Kudu, Sable and Roan antelopes can easily be spotted in Miombo woodland. The park is also a habitat for endangered wild dogs. Other animals in the park include lions, leopards, cheetah, giraffes, zebras, elands, impala, bat eared foxes and jackals.

Early evening drive for your dinner and overnight stay at Tandala Tented Camp https://www.tandalacamp.com/.

Day 4-5: Ruaha

After breakfast, you dedicate these days in Ruaha for morning and afternoon game drives. You will have all meals at your lodge. Ruaha National Park (10.300km²) is the most visited National Park in the southern part of Tanzania. Due to its size and the fact that the South of Tanzania is less visited than the northern parks, you still have ample of space and you will see hardly any safari vehicles. Ruaha National Park forms a border between Africa’s eastern and southern eco- system. Here you will find kudus, which you will find seldom further north and during the same time you can see grant gazelles which reach their southernmost breeding area. The source of life in the park is doubtless the Great Ruaha River with its huge numbers of crocodiles and hippos.

Dinners and overnight stays at Tandala Tented Camp.

Day 6: Mikumi

After breakfast, we head for a game drive en route back to Mikumi. This is to make our way to the Nyerere National Park the following day as Mikumi is bordered to the south with the park. These two areas form a unique ecosystem.

Accommodation: Mikumi Wildlife Camp http://www.mikumiwildlifecamp.com/.

Day 7: Nyerere National Park

After breakfast, we head towards the Nyerere NP through Matemwe gate. After Morogoro, you will leave the tar road and drive along the Uluguru Mountains through remote villages. Depending on our time of arrival, we can go on a short game drive or you can spend this day relaxing in your lodge and to prepare for 2 full days of safari in this park.

Accommodation: Selous Serena Camp https://www.serenahotels.com/serenaselous/en/default.html.

Day 8-9: Nyerere NP

Nyerere NP is the biggest wildlife conservation area in Africa and forms together with the bordering Mikumi and Udzungwa National Parks an area which is as big as Switzerland!

Besides the typical residents of the African bush, you can spot up to 400 different bird species. However, it is not always easy to see the animals and birds because of the dense vegetation. Accommodation: Selous Serena Camp.

Day 10: Nyerere NP – Zanzibar, Matemwe

Morning game drive. Return to the camp for breakfast. Drive to airstrip to take your mid-morning flight to Zanzibar

On your arrival a car will be waiting for you to drive you to Matemwe for your beach holiday. Accommodation Kasha Boutique Hotel https://www.our-zanzibar.com/kasha-boutique-hotel/.

Day 11 – 14: Matemwe

Enjoy the beach life or explore the island on your own. Accommodation Kasha Boutique Hotel

Day 15: Matemwe – ZNZ airport

Today your driver will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to the airport.

Kindly note that we are not reserving the flights and accommodations at the moment but they will be subject to availability at the time of booking confirmation

Included: 

• Transfers airport – Arusha – airport
• 2 nights in Arusha as per itinerary on bed & breakfast
• All park conservation fees
• Ngorongoro Crater service fee
• Services of driver-guide
• 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof, window seats for everyone, refrigerator and charging points
• Full board safari accommodations as per itinerary
• Soft drinks and tea or coffee on game drives
• Flying Doctors Maisha Tourist Cover (https://flydoc.org/maisha-air-ambulance-cover/)
• Game drives (no fuel or km limit)
• Unlimited drinking water on game drives
• Government taxes

Excluded:   

• International flights
• Personal travel insurance
• Items of personal use
• Tips for guide (highly recommended)

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