8-Day Safari the Pride of Southern Circuit

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

Dar es Salaam to Mikumi National Park

You'll be picked up from the airport, ferry, or hotel and drive to Mikumi National Park which is approximately a 5-hour drive. You will have a short stop in Morogoro for a hot lunch. After lunch, you'll proceed to Mikumi National Park for an afternoon game drive. You'll enjoy a late afternoon game drive with a sunset view at the Hippo Pool and see the animals coming to drink.

Accommodation: Bastian Camp

Meals Plan: Lunch and dinner.

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:

Camp Bastian Mikumi

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mikumi to Ruaha National Park

After breakfast, you'll start the journey to Ruaha National Park with a stopover in Iringa Town for a hot lunch.

You'll arrive for afternoon game drives in the park looking for hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, reedbucks, and buffaloes and venture to the river’s edge to drink, attracting the attention of lions, leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and jackals. There are many birds in the park including Eurasia migrants that come to visit the park twice a year.

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 Bandas

• Budget banda located inside Ruaha NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full-Day Game Drive in Ruaha National Park

You'll wake up for an early morning game drive which will take about two hours then drive back to the cottage for breakfast. After breakfast, you will proceed with a full-day game drive to explore the beautiful park full of rocky kopjes, and ancient baobab trees. Later in the evening, you will drive back to the bandas for dinner and an overnight stay.

A fine network of game-viewing roads follows the Great Ruaha River and its seasonal tributaries, where during the dry season impalas, waterbucks and other antelopes risk their life for a sip of life-sustaining water. The risk is considerable not only from the pride of the 10-plus lions that lord over the savannah but also from the cheetahs that stalk the open grassland.

Main Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Accommodation:

Ruaha Bandas

• Budget banda located inside Ruaha NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Visit Isimila Stone Age Site then Drive to Mikumi

After breakfast, you will start driving to the Isimila Stone Age Site via Iringa town. This tour will take about two hours then you will drive to Mikumi Bastian camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

The tour of the site begins at the little museum where a guide gives a brief introduction to the formation of the site and explains more about the fossils and tools that are displayed. The tour then continues into the canyon down a steep footpath. Once there the guide shows you some of the beds where the tools were found and explains how the rock towers were formed. The walk is very scenic, the earth has a warm reddish tint and it is also a good spot to see birds.

Main Destination:

Iringa (City)

Accommodation:

Camp Bastian Mikumi

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full-Day Game Drive in Mikumi National Park

You'll wake up for an early breakfast in the camp. After breakfast, you will go for a full-day game drive in Mikumi National Park with the option of packed lunch boxes or a hot lunch in one of the lodges inside the park. After a long day game drive, in the afternoon, you will drive back to Morogoro Arc Hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Animals commonly found in this park include lions, elands, hartebeests, buffalos, wildebeests, giraffes, zebras, elephants, and many more. Wild dogs can come and go in this park. The open horizons and abundant wildlife of the Mkata Floodplain. Over 300 species of birds have been observed in this park.

Main Destination:

Mikumi National Park

Accommodation:

Arc Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Morogoro (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Morogoro to Nyerere National Park (Ex Selous Game Reserve)

After breakfast, you will start your journey to Nyerere National Park.

The journey is the most amazing and truly wild and untouched area of Tanzania. The drive will take you along the Uluguru Mountains across rivers and pass through small local villages and farms. The drive is tiring but possibly the most rewarding adventure on the southern circuit.

You'll arrive in Nyerere National Park for an afternoon boat safari from 4:00 pm until sunset.
The boat safari brings you into close contact with hippos, crocodiles, and fantastic bird life. Crocodiles glide into the water as your boat approaches and hippos appear in frightening proximity, grunting and blowing steam.

Main Destination:

Selous Game Reserve

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

High Season June to October (The main tourist area gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Nyerere NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeAbundant

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoAbundant

Show more

HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Mloka Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Nyerere NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full-Day Game Drive in Nyerere National Park

You'll wake up for an early breakfast then you will go out for a game drive.

Today you will have a full-day game drive In Selous Game Reserve exploration of the reserve by 4WD vehicle. This will permit you to have good photographic opportunities and the chance to explore different sections of this vast park. You will continue with the game drive until sunset.

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Accommodation:

Mloka Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Nyerere NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Walking Safari in the Wild then Drive to Dar es Salaam

You'll wake up early in the morning and have a cup of coffee or tea, then go out for a wilderness walking safari with the guidance of an armed ranger which will take two to two and a half hours.

A walking safari will give you a particularly intimate feel for the African wild. You will get the chance to touch nature and see the different foot prints and droppings of different wild animals and small creatures that you can’t see during the game drive. After the walking safari, you will go back to the camp/ lodge for breakfast then pack your stuff, and start driving back to Dar es Salaam with a lunch pack. You'll be dropped off at your hotel or airport for your next destination.

Main Destination:

Dar Es Salaam (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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