Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights | Departure: From Arusha or Zanzibar
Overview
Experience this amazing safari of 8 days in three big national parks in Tanzania. Start in Mikumi National Park then Ruaha National Park and finally, Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve). Your final destination is Zanzibar by flight. On this tour, you will enjoy seeing various animals, bird species and other tourist attractions.
Trip Highlights
- Explore three iconic Southern Tanzania national parks
- Spot elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, and wild dogs
- Guided bushman walking safari with armed ranger
- Enjoy diverse wildlife and birdwatching opportunities
- Scenic road trip through villages and countryside
Itinerary
Our driver will pick you up you from your hotel in Dar es Salaam at around 5:30 am and drive to Mikumi National Park. After reaching there, you will have lunch and then do some game drives until sunset. You will then get back at Camp Bastian Mikumi for dinner, sleep and preparation for the next day's schedule.
On this day early in the morning, you will have breakfast and then prepare for your transfer at around 7:30 am from Mikumi National Park to Ruaha National Park. Here you will view other animals and tourist attractions. You will have your accommodation at Ruaha Top Hill Lodge located outside the park.
After breakfast in the morning, our driver will pick you up and drive to Ruaha National Park for the full-day game drive. In the afternoon, you will get a packed lunch and some time to rest then continue with the game until sunset. You will then get back at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge for dinner, sleep and preparation for the next day's schedule.
On this day after breakfast in the morning, our driver will pick you up and drive into Ruaha National Park for a second full-day game drive in different routes from the previous day. In the afternoon, you will get a packed lunch and time to rest then continue with the game until sunset. You will be back at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge for dinner, sleep and preparation for the next day's schedule.
After breakfast in the morning, our professional driver will pick you up and drive to Morogoro from Ruaha National Park. You will get lunch and dinner at the hotel. Morogoro is one of the largest cities in Tanzania, located about 200 kilometres west of Dar es Salaam, which is the capital of the Morogoro Region.
Early in the morning, our driver will pick you up you from your hotel in Morogoro and drive to Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere National Park). On the way, you will get to see various villages. After arriving at Selous Game Reserve, you will get to rest. In the evening, you will do a boat safari at the biggest river called Rufiji River to see crocodiles, hippos and other more.
On this day after breakfast from 7:30 am till evening, you will do a full game drive tour at Nyerere National Park formerly known as Selous Game Reserve, the journey will start from the Africa Safari Selous where you will be taken by our professional drivers and guides. On this day, you will get to enjoy various tourist attractions like animals including elephants, zebras, giraffes, antelopes and many more. Also, you will see birds and other landscape scenery with varied topography including wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest and higher ground with vast views of far-off mountains.
In the afternoon, you will get a packed lunch and some time to rest, then continue with game drives until evening. You will return to Africa Safari Selous for dinner, sleep and preparations for the next last day.
On this last day before breakfast, you will do a bushman walking tour in the forest with our bushman accompanied by an armed ranger. You'll then return to the hotel for breakfast and prepare to leave for Mtemere Airstrip. Here you will be picked up by our drivers and fly to Zanzibar.
