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10 Day itinerary in Tanzania, Africa

Tanzania Southern Circuit

Explore Southern Tanzania in this 10 day journey, filled with wildlife, nature & adventure!

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Maseruka

By Maseruka

Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Dar es Salaam

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Visit markets

Meet local people

Rural home stays

Indigenous culture

Outdoors & Nature

Culture & Arts

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Game viewing

2

Chimp trekking

3

Birding

4

Culture

Itinerary

Mid-Range Accommodation expand_more

Day 1

place Arrival Day

On your arrival at the airport, you will be welcomed by the guide who will then transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Peacock Hotel
Day 2

place Selous Game Reserve

After breakfast, depart for Selous Game Reserve for late afternoon game drive. Alternatively, from your hotel transferred to the Dar Tazara Railway Station for Selous Express train with your picnic boxes. The coastal panorama of coconut palms with its small villages of mud huts makes way to the Mangrove swamps, the Rufiji River system. You will visit the Northern parties of the Selous, arriving late afternoon.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Rufiji River Camp
Day 3

place Selous Game Reserve

After breakfast, go for the walking safari accompanied by an armed ranger for approximately two hours. This shows you the real bush of African which allows you to see things which you may miss in the jeep like birds and insects. Go back to the lodge by vehicle: Lunch at the lodge. After lunch explore the Selous further by game driving in the Selous.

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Rufiji River Camp
Day 4

place Explore the Rufiji River by boat

After breakfast explore the Rufiji River by boat. Here Hippos huff and spray mere feet away from the boat, a tremendous variety of birds grace the grasses on the shores. You will get the opportunity also to see crocodiles on the sandbars and watch other animals drinking along the river banks. Lunch at the camp. After lunch, game drive in the Selous.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Rufiji River Camp
Day 5

place Early morning game drive in the Selous

Early morning game drive in the Selous. Breakfast at the camp. After breakfast; transfer to Ruaha National Park, or transfer to the airstrip for Ruaha Charter. You will be met by your driver/guide and transferred to Ruaha River Lodge for check-in and lunch. Have an afternoon game drive or game walk.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Ruaha River Lodge
Day 6

place Ruaha National Park

After breakfast, full day game drive of Ruaha National Park with picnic lunch. Ruaha, with an area of 10,300sq.km. Is the second largest park, and second largest elephant sanctuary in Tanzania. The great Ruaha River which 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, sable antelope. Bird life is rich, with over 370 species recorded.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Ruaha River Lodge
Day 7

place Mikumi National Park

After breakfast drive to Mikumi National Park for sun set game drive.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Mikumi Bush Camp
Day 8

place Mikumi National Park

After breakfast a full day game drive in Mikumi National Park.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Mikumi Bush Camp
Day 9

place Udzungwa Mountains National Park

After breakfast drive to Udzungwa Mountains National Park for half day Chimpanzee hiking and game drive, and then drive back to Dar es Salaam or transferred to Selous Airstrip for Dar Charter.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Peacock Hotel
Day 10

place Departure day

Transferred to the airport for an international airline connection or for Zanzibar Beach Holidays.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Peacock Hotel
  • Rufiji River Camp
  • Ruaha River Lodge
  • Mikumi Bush Camp

Meals expand_less

  • Dinner (8)
  • Breakfast (8)
  • Lunch (7)

Transport expand_less

  • Airport transfers
  • Transportation in standard game viewing safari vehicle complete with pop-up roof

Activities expand_less

  • All game drives as per itinerary

Extras expand_less

  • Bottled mineral water during game drives
  • Park entrance fees and game drives as noted in the itinerary
  • All government taxes, levies, and fees

Not Included expand_less

  • Other Meals/Drinks
  • Tips & Gratitudes
  • International Flights
  • Personal Expenses
  • Travel Insurance

About Maseruka

TEAM LEAD

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After my graduation, I joined the banking industry. Then moved to Tourism where I have been for 13 years now. I first worked with conservation and some travel companies in East and Southern Africa for five years. Then started my own safari company.

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$6,329.00 USD