Dar es Salaam - Mikumi National Park
After your arrival at the airport, a professional driver-guide will welcome you and give you a brief of your first day of safari. You will then drive to Mikumi National Park.
Mikumi was made a national park in 1964 and is 3,230 sq km (1,250 sq miles) in size. This enormous area links the Julius Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous) with the forested abundance of the eastern arc mountains. It is an important part of a huge ecosystem of rivers, flood plains, forests, and woodlands. Mikumi is rich in blue wildebeests, buffaloes, lions, zebras, antelopes, hippos, crocodiles and birds, etc. You will have lunch on the way, and you can enjoy your game drive until 6.00 pm. Proceed to Tan Swiss Hotel for check-in, dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Mikumi National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tan-Swiss Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Mikumi National Park
After breakfast, you will visit the Snake Park in Mikumi town. You can walk from the hotel for more adventure, afterward, walk back to the hotel for lunch. After lunch you have some leisure time, then get ready for the afternoon game drive which starts at 3:30 pm. Drive to the park to enjoy your game drive until 6:30 pm. Return to the Tan Swiss Hotel for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Mikumi National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tan-Swiss Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Mikumi National Park
After an early breakfast at 7:00 am, take your packed lunch and head to the park for the game drive. Lunch will be served in the park at the picnic site. After lunch, continue with the game drive till before 6:30 pm, and then return to the Tan Swiss Hotel for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Mikumi National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tan-Swiss Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Mikumi - Udzungwa Mountains National Park
After breakfast, have leisure time until lunch. After lunch, pack your belongings, and then start driving to Udzungwa. On your arrival, check in at Hondo Hondo Camp, and enjoy the beauty of the hotel. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Udzungwa Forest Tented Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Udzungwa Mountains National Park
- Accommodation:
- Udzungwa Twiga Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Udzungwa Mountains National Park
Have an early breakfast at 6:30 am, then take your lunch boxes and drive to the entry gate of the park. Receive the instructions, then start your hike in the forest mountains. You will have lunch at the picnic site with a spectacular view of the Kilombero sugarcane plantation. After the hike, drive back to Udzungwa Forest Tented Camp for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Udzungwa Mountains National Park
- Accommodation:
- Udzungwa Twiga Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Udzungwa - Ruaha National Park
After breakfast, collect all your belongings and start driving to Ruaha National Park. The park is vast, and was upgraded to a national park in 1964 and was further enlarged in 2008 to its current size of 20,226 sq km, making it Tanzania’s second-largest national park. This makes it about the size of New Jersey in the United States, or the whole country of Wales in the UK! You will have a stopover in Iringa town for lunch, then proceed with the drive to Ruaha, which is rich in different species of flora and fauna. You will arrive and check in at Bandas for your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ruaha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ruaha Bandas
- Meals & Drinks:
Ruaha National Park
After breakfast, go for a game drive till lunchtime. After lunch, have leisure time before an evening game drive which starts at 4:00 pm. Enjoy your evening game drive and the sunset, then drive back to the Bandas before 6:30 pm. While waiting for dinner, enjoy the night fireplace while having your drinks and sharing stories with friends. You will again overnight at the Bandas.
- Main Destination:
- Ruaha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ruaha Bandas
- Meals & Drinks:
Ruaha National Park
The early morning game drive starts at 6:30 am up to around 8 am, then return for breakfast. After breakfast, take lunch boxes and go for a full-day game drive, and have your lunch at a picnic site. Continue with the game drive till 6:00 pm, and then drive back to the Bandas.
- Main Destination:
- Ruaha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ruaha Bandas
- Meals & Drinks:
Ruaha National Park - Iringa town
The early morning game drive starts at 6:30 am up to around 9 am, then return for breakfast. After breakfast, pack your belongings and start an en-route game drive while heading out of the park. Drive to Iringa, and have a stopover for lunch at the restaurant/hotel. After lunch, visit the Isimila Stone Age site (from Iringa town to Isimila Stone Age we also offer bicycle riding). On your arrival at Isimila, the archeologist guide will direct you during all activities around the site. Stretch yourselves by going on a one and a half hours walk to the Natural Pillars. Drive to the Sunset Hotel for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Iringa (City)
- Accommodation:
- Iringa Sunset Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Iringa - Dar es Salaam
After an early breakfast at 6:00 am, collect all your belongings and proceed to Dar es Salaam. Lunch will be served somewhere on the way. Proceed with the drive to Dar es Salaam where you will be dropped off at the hotel/airport for your flight back home. End of service.
- Main Destination:
- Dar Es Salaam (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks: