6-Day Mikumi / Ruaha / Udzungwa

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Dar-es-salaam - Mikumi National Park

Pick up from your hotel in Dar es Salaam or at Dar Es Salaam Airport by your guide and leave for Mikumi national park (transfer some 4-5 hours from Dar Es Salaam outskirts), being nestled between the Uluguru Mountains to the East and the Rift Valley Escarpments to the Southwest.
As it is close to the Selous ecosystem and therefore part of it, it benefits from the highest game density of the entire conservation area. The Mikumi National Park obtains a good impression of the African animal world and is suitable very well for a short visit.
After arrival at Mikumi National Park you go on game drives around the park.

Main Destination:

Mikumi National Park

Best Time To Visit Late June to October (Animals are attracted to the waterholes)

High Season June to October

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Mikumi NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

LionOccasional

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HippoOccasional

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Mikumi Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Mikumi NP without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Mikumi - Ruaha

After breakfast, depart for Ruaha National Park (long drive of some 7.8 hours via Mikumi town and Iringa). In the afternoon we reach the lodge constructed on and around a rocky kopje overlooking the woodland. The Lodge provide comfortable accommodation and good food while blending into its surroundings to enable visitors to feel themselves a part of the wild. Both the dining “Banda” and the bar, in elevated position above the river combine comfort and coolness together with the most spectacular views.

Main Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Best wildlife viewing)

High Season June to October (Ruaha is rarely crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Rains are very rare)

Wildlife in Ruaha NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

LionOccasional

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LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

CheetahRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Ruaha Hilltop Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Ruaha NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Ruaha National Park

One full day game drives at Ruaha National Park with picnic lunch.
Ruaha, with an area of 20,226sq km. Is the first largest park in Tanzania, and second largest elephant sanctuary in Tanzania. The great Ruaha River that flows along its entire eastern border, creating spectacular gorges and scenery, features a large number of hippos and crocodiles. The wide variety of animals include Greater and Lesser Kudu, roan and sable antelope. Bird life is rich, with over 370 species recorded.

Main Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Accommodation:

Ruaha Hilltop Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Ruaha NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Ruaha - Udzungwa

After breakfast your depart for Udzungwa Mountain National Park (drive of some 7-8 hours), one of the most interesting bio-diversity and unique rainforest areas of East Africa, where many extremely rare plants and animal species have been identified (and indeed continue to be discovered). Among the six types of primates there are two endemic species found nowhere else in the world – the Udzungwa Colobus Monkey and the Sanje Crested Mangabey. You arrive at your camp late morning for a day of walking and bird-watching in the pristine rain forest, hiking towards the Sanje waterfalls for spectacular views of the wide Kilombero Valley. If you wish, you can bath and play around in the pools at the waterfalls.

Main Destination:

Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

Udzungwa Falls Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Udzungwa Mountains

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Udzungwa Mountain National Park

Today your guide will take you to the Hidden Waterfall Trail taking you to Njokamoni Waterfall, right back into Hondo Hondo. It’s a long, steep walk that climbs to over 1000m, so you should plan to leave early. It is necessary to take a ranger on this hike as there are large mammals deep in the forest. You will certainly see plenty of wildlife on this trail. Once you’ve climbed the sometimes steep trail to the ridge, you walk through the flat grassy bottoms of some beautiful hidden valleys (hence our name for the trail) often frequented by elephants. Overnight at Udzungwa Falls Lodge.

Main Destination:

Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

Udzungwa Falls Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Udzungwa Mountains

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Udzungwa - Dar-es-salaam

After breakfast you drive back to Dar es Salaam (some 6-7 hours) with arrival in the late afternoon at the Airport or your hotel (or in time for the last flight to Zanzibar at 18:15 for extension )
This Tanzania Southern Circuit itinerary can be extended with a nice relaxing stay at Zanzibar. Please ask for further info.
End of your Family Safari Tanzania South.

Main Destination:

Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.