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Arrival
Day 1
Dar-es-Salaam - Nyerere ( Selous Game Reserve )
Dar-es-Salaam - Nyerere ( Selous Game Reserve )
After breakfast, you will be picked up from the hotel, and drive to the Selous Game Reserve (5-6 hrs). You will take part in an afternoon boat safari along the mighty Rufiji River where you can see plenty of hippos, crocodiles and birdlife. Dinner and overnight will be at Selous Kinga Lodge, which is a unique mix of luxurious lodging and an authentic wilderness experience. Situated in this dream reserve, it offers you a superb hideaway. It is located in the northeastern part of the Selous Game Reserve on a high bank overlooking the Rufiji River and the plains beyond. The lodge accommodates guests in 20 comfortable safari cottages. Each cottage has twin beds with mosquito nets, an en-suite bathroom and a veranda facing the river. The central restaurant provides excellent cuisine. The lodge makes maximum use of local materials, retaining an intimate relationship with the surrounding ecosystem.
- Main Destination:
- Nyerere National Park
- Accommodation:
- Selous Kinga Lodge
Wildlife in Nyerere NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Nyerere - Selous Game Reserve
Nyerere - Selous Game Reserve
You will have a full-day game drive in the Selous Game Reserve, named after the explorer Frederick Selous. The Selous Game Reserve is Africa’s largest protected wildlife reserve, a UN World Heritage Site and a pristine, uninhabited area larger than Switzerland. It has the world’s largest numbers of big game, elephant and buffalo. It also contains wildebeest, eland, giraffe, waterbuck, zebra, impala, hippo, leopard and lion. There are about 350 species of birdlife. The topography of the park varies from rolling savannah woodland, grassland plains, and rocky outcrops cut by the Rufiji River and its tributaries.
- Main Destination:
- Selous Game Reserve
- Accommodation:
- Selous Kinga Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Selous Game Reserve - Mikumi National Park
Selous Game Reserve - Mikumi National Park
After breakfast, you will proceed to the next exciting stop of your safari circuit. First, you cross a vast and remote part of Northern Selous on some bumpy and partly dusty roads towards Morogoro Town. Continue to Mikumi National Park where you will reach your lodge in the afternoon. Mikumi Safari Lodge is perched above the trees, stretching over the seemingly endless wilderness southwest of Mikumi National Park, an ideal place to evoke the true spirit of Africa.
After a short rest, you go on an afternoon game drive at Mikumi. Depending on your game drive, there is time for a dip in the pool before you get ready for the evening. At your camp, there is a special feeding area where rare honey badgers and civet cats can be seen in the evening.
- Main Destination:
- Mikumi National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mikumi Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Mikumi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Mikumi National Park
Mikumi National Park
You will have a full day of game drives around Mikumi. There is a rich variety of bird species, as well as large numbers of giraffes, buffaloes and elephants. Close to the water holes you will also find lions, leopards and hippos. Furthermore, you can see zebra, wild dog, python, hartebeest, wildebeest, elephant, impala, warthog, eland and other antelopes. Several observation towers enable you to view the park in its entirety. Mikumi National Park is mostly miombo woodland with gentle rolling hills.
- Main Destination:
- Mikumi National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mikumi Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Mikumi - Dar-es-Salaam
Mikumi - Dar-es-Salaam
After breakfast, proceed with your safari activities at Mikumi before you return to Dar-es-Salaam with arrival in the late afternoon/early evening. You will be transferred to your hotel to catch your flight back home. Breakfast and lunch are included.
- Main Destination:
- Dar Es Salaam (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
