16 Days 15 Nights Southern Highland And Western Tanzania Safari Trip

Package Overview

This 15 days trip to Southern, highland and Western Tanzania will give you a great memory and you explore and wrap up attractions in just 15 days. You will be able to visit Selous (Nyerere National Park for game view that will give you an opportunity to explore wildlife by Boat along Rufiji River and walking safari with Armed Ranger, Mikumi, Ruaha, Katavi national park that will give you a rare experience of game viewing spiced up by the fascinating landscape. The park is rich of plants and animals such as Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) which cannot be found in any other national park. Get an experience of a Farm stay at Utengule Coffee Lodge and Kisolanza Old Farm, this stay will give you an opportunity to experience local several activities such as coffee farm tour, banana farm tour, river tour to learn about local herbs and also waterfall hikes, go for nature walks or canoeing, a hotspring and several other attractions. You can taste and learn how to cook Tanzania meals, and learn different skills from other activities. This trip will give you to combine several activities (Game viewing, Boat safari and walking safari in the Bush and Farm stay experience which is a life time adventure. Adding in a visit to Kipili, Lake Tanganyika to spice up your stay, relax at the Beach after the long road trip.

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Arrival in Dar

  Meet your driver guide on arrival and transfer to Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel take 30minutes and check-in on bed and breakfast.
  Experience urban living at its most cosmopolitan at Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel, located at the heart of the city centre business district, just moments from sandy Indian Ocean beaches, a bustling fish market and eclectic crafts markets, boutiques and restaurants. A garden oasis of tranquillity and charm, our five-star Dar es Salaam hotel promises the warmest of welcomes, vibrant experiences and vivid memories of your stay.

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• Day 2 : Depart to Nyerere National Park (takes 6hrs)

  After breakfast depart to Nyerere National Park, takes 6hrs with picnic lunches. Check in at Rufiji River Camp for dinner and overnight. Arrival for afternoon boat trip for 2hrs.
  The tented camp, situated in the heart of the reserve, is environmentally friendly and each tent is equipped with private bathroom and a veranda facing the river. The camp offers game drives and boat trips and walking safaris. There is a constant flow of animals coming down to drink at the river offering a permanent show to visitors of the camp. The water is usually full of hundreds of hippos as well as groups of crocodiles that laze in the sun on the sandbanks in the river. The largest game reserve in Africa covering an area the size of Switzerland, Selous is possibly Africa's last great wilderness. Despite its size, however, this UNESCO World Heritage site has only a handful of high-end safari camps, allowing it to maintain a low-impact exclusivity that is granted by few parks elsewhere. Opportunities for foot safaris and game walks, boat explorations and the classic 4WD safari in open vehicles add a further unique element to the Selous safari and ensure its reputation for pure bush adventure remains untarnished by volume.

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• Day 3 : Selous Game Reserve

  Set for two full day game drive takes 9-10 hrs with picnic lunches. this vast park is part of the legendary Selous Game Reserve. Wildlife-viewing experiences in the Nyerere National Park are superb - there are so many giraffes, that the park is known affectionately as “giraffic park”. Among many other safari animals, large numbers of Hippo, Crocodile, Impala and Elephant can be seen, as well as the world's largest population of the endangered African Wild Dog. Dinner and overnight at Rufiji River Camp
  Few other safaris in Tanzania evoke the romance, mystique and spiritual delight of the African bush as one in the Selous Game Reserve. Embracing 54,000 square km of south-western Tanzania, it is one of the largest protected wilderness reserve on the continent, three times larger than the Serengeti and twice the size of Belgium. Named after the legendary 19th century explorer and hunter Frederick Courtney Selous, the reserve was founded by the German colonial administration in 1905. It was later expanded to include traditional elephant migration routes and accommodate the vast herds of buffalo that roam this remote, untouched corner of Africa.

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• Day 4 : Selous Game Reserve

  Set for two full day game drive takes 9-10 hrs with picnic lunches. this vast park is part of the legendary Selous Game Reserve. Wildlife-viewing experiences in the Nyerere National Park are superb - there are so many giraffes, that the park is known affectionately as “giraffic park”. Among many other safari animals, large numbers of Hippo, Crocodile, Impala and Elephant can be seen, as well as the world's largest population of the endangered African Wild Dog. Dinner and overnight at Rufiji River Camp
  Few other safaris in Tanzania evoke the romance, mystique and spiritual delight of the African bush as one in the Selous Game Reserve. Embracing 54,000 square km of south-western Tanzania, it is one of the largest protected wilderness reserve on the continent, three times larger than the Serengeti and twice the size of Belgium. Named after the legendary 19th century explorer and hunter Frederick Courtney Selous, the reserve was founded by the German colonial administration in 1905. It was later expanded to include traditional elephant migration routes and accommodate the vast herds of buffalo that roam this remote, untouched corner of Africa.

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• Day 5 : Depart to Mikumi National Park (takes 7hrs)

  After breakfast proceed to Mikumi National Park with lunch boxes. Check-in at Vuma Hill Tented Camp on full board accommodation.
  Vuma Hill Tented Camp is set in the spacious hillside of Mikumi National Park, overlooking the Mkata plains and surrounding mountains. Each tent is designed to give you privacy and the comfort you desire with private bathrooms and hot water showers inside each tent along with custom made furniture.
  
  Mikumi National Park: Lions survey their grassy kingdom – and the zebra, wildebeest, impala and buffalo herds that migrate across it – from the flattened tops of termite mounds, or sometimes, during the rains, from perches high in the trees. Giraffes forage in the isolated acacia stands that fringe the Mkata River, islets of shade favored also by Mikumi's elephants. More than 400 bird species have been recorded, with such colourful common residents as the lilac-breasted roller, yellow-throated longclaw and bateleur eagle joined by a host of European migrants during the rainy season.

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• Day 6 : Depart to Ruaha National Park (takes 9hours)

  After breakfast, start your journey with lunch boxes to Ruaha National Park across mountainous areas of Kitonga with incredible view. During evening arrive and check in at Ruaha River Lodge for dinner and overnight on full board.
  Ruaha River Lodge Overlooking the Great Ruaha River, the lodge offers accommodation in bandas built from local stone and thatch. From the seclusion of your veranda you can watch wild animals as they descend from the hills. The dining bandas and bars at the Ruaha River Lodge are in elevated positions above the river, combine comfort and coolness with unrivalled panoramic views.

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• Day 7 : Full days in Ruaha National Park

  Two full day game drives in the park with packed lunches. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge.
  Covering a conservation area of 10,300 square kilometers in the south-west of the country, Ruaha sprawls within and along the Great Rift Valley, covering a unique transition zone where the Eastern and Southern species of both fauna and flora meet against a dramatic topographical backdrop. This is also one of the few Tanzanian parks where sightings of the rarer antelope, such as the Sable, the Roan and both Lesser & Greater Kudu, are a probability rather than a possibility. The proliferation of plains game in the park also ensures that the larger predators - leopard and large prides of lion - are unusually active. The bird life, too, is unparalleled with some 530 species recorded.

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• Day 8 : Full days in Ruaha National Park

  Two full day game drives in the park with packed lunches. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge.
  Covering a conservation area of 10,300 square kilometers in the south-west of the country, Ruaha sprawls within and along the Great Rift Valley, covering a unique transition zone where the Eastern and Southern species of both fauna and flora meet against a dramatic topographical backdrop. This is also one of the few Tanzanian parks where sightings of the rarer antelope, such as the Sable, the Roan and both Lesser & Greater Kudu, are a probability rather than a possibility. The proliferation of plains game in the park also ensures that the larger predators - leopard and large prides of lion - are unusually active. The bird life, too, is unparalleled with some 530 species recorded.

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• Day 9 : Ruaha to Mbeya (takes 13hrs drive)

  After breakfast proceed to Mbeya- Utengule with Lunch boxes, dinner and overnight Utengule Coffee Lodge.
  Utengule Coffee Lodge offers guests an oasis of calm on the slopes of the mighty Mbeya range in Southern Tanzania, with spectacular views across the East African Rift Valley. In terraced gardens on an estate famous for its gourmet coffee, ‘The Lodge on the Coffee Estate’ has 16 rooms with en-suite facilities, the most luxurious have open glass frontages and large balconies overlooking the pool and the Rift Valley beyond.
  Guests at the lodge can expect ‘a personal touch’ with home cooking using locally-grown ingredients and exceptional hospitality offered with a smile. You can swim, play squash or tennis, walk, take a guided trek, a tour of The Coffee Farm, read a book, or simply watch the variety of birdlife in the gardens and marvel at the gorgeous sunsets.

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• Day 10 : Mbeya to Kipili (takes 10hrs)

  Morning proceed to Kipili with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight at Lake Shore Lodge.
  Lake Shore Lodge lies on the banks of this beautiful Lake with a 400m private beach looking onto the nearby islands. The lodge is run by owners, Chris and Louise and they live by their motto - "Come as Guests and leave as Friends".
  Lake Tanganyika is situated in western Tanzania and boasts CRYSTAL CLEAR water, wild otter and more than 250 species of cichlid fish found no-where else on our planet. It is also the world's LONGEST Lake, the world's SECOND DEEPEST Lake and holds almost 18% of the world's fresh water. With breathtaking sunsets, starry skies and the friendliest people - this is a paradise not to be missed!
  Lake Shore Lodge offers various adventure activities including diving, snorkeling, fishing, kayaking, quad biking, mountain biking, walks to one of the oldest churches in Tanzania, birding along the river and waterskiing. But this is also the perfect place to just relax in a hammock, watch the local fishermen and the slow changes of the Lake and do absolutely NOTHING!

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• Day 11 : Leisure at Kipili

  Two days at Leisure at Lake Shore Lodge on full board accommodation.

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• Day 12 : Leisure at Kipili

  Two days at Leisure at Lake Shore Lodge on full board accommodation.

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• Day 13 : Kipili to Katavi National Park (takes 5hrs)

  After breakfast proceed to Katavi National Park with lunch boxes and check-in at Katavi Wildlife Camp on full board accommodation.
  Katavi wildlife camp is very exclusive and located in the best game area so that you can watch the daily movements of game between food and water and witness the dramas unfold before you. The tents, luxurious in size and furnishings, are cunningly set back in amongst the trees that line the floodplain, providing both shade and camouflage in the prime game viewing area of the park, where the wildlife are unaware of your presence

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• Day 14 : Full days in Katavi National Park

  Two days to explore Katavi Plain National Park. All meals and overnight at Katavi Wildlife Camp.
  Katavi Plains National Park was established in 1951 and given National Park status in 1974 by the government. The Park is one of the upcoming tourist attractions in Tanzania as it is an unspoiled wild park with unique attractions. Because of its remote location it receives few visitors and it’s the best for those tourists who love peace. Katavi is excellent for bird-watchers as it has over 400 species. You are also likely to see leopards, elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras and buffalos.

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• Day 15 : Full days in Katavi National Park

  Two days to explore Katavi Plain National Park. All meals and overnight at Katavi Wildlife Camp.
  Katavi Plains National Park was established in 1951 and given National Park status in 1974 by the government. The Park is one of the upcoming tourist attractions in Tanzania as it is an unspoiled wild park with unique attractions. Because of its remote location it receives few visitors and it’s the best for those tourists who love peace. Katavi is excellent for bird-watchers as it has over 400 species. You are also likely to see leopards, elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras and buffalos.

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• Day 16 : Flight back to Dar

  After breakfast, you will be dropped at the Airstrip for your 09:50 flight back to Dar (Flight operates twice a week, Monday and Thursday). 16:45 arrival in Dar and be transferred to your hotel or airport if you have to depart back home.
  Please note: minimum 4 seats if the flight has book other passengers hey will waive the additional of empty seats and charge the only seat required.

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Inclusions

• CP (Room + Breakfast)

Package Start From

• Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, Africa

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