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Safari Name | 8-Days Ruaha & Mikumi National Parks Safari & Beach Vacation |
Tour Code | TATS-BCH-TZ-103 |
Destination | Tanzania |
Full Itinerary
Summary of Key Tour Details:
• Duration: 8Days/7Nights
• Destinations: Dar es salaam/Ruaha N.Park/Mikumi N.Park/Zanzibar
• Accommodation: either in 5star or 4star /Lodges/Tented Camps depending on your budget.
• Transport: Using Custom-built 4×4 Landcruisers/Jeep with pop up rooftop for Game viewing Flight
Option: Flying option is available for this safari but at an extra cost.
• Exclusive private vehicle and driver-guide throughout the safari
• Early booking is advised to avoid missing on your choice of hotels/accommodation.
Day 1: Dar es Salaam – Iringa Town
After breakfast, drive to Iringa town. Stop at a restaurant for lunch, and then proceed driving to Iringa town for dinner and overnight at Iringa Hotel or similar.
Day 2: Iringa Town-Ruaha National Park
After breakfast drive to Ruaha National Park, which is famous for its rare sable antelope, roan antelope, and big herds of elephants. The park represents a transition zone where eastern and southern African flora and fauna overlap. Although Ruaha is one of the largest parks in Africa, it is comparatively unknown and, due to its remoteness, remains unspoiled. Lunch at the lodge followed by an afternoon game drive. Ruaha River Lodge is the only lodge in the reserve and is built on a rocky ridge with spectacular views of the Great Ruaha River. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge.
Day 3: Full Day In Ruaha National Park
Enjoy a full day game drive in the park. Nearly 500 bird species have been sighted within the park. The river area features large numbers of hippo and crocodile and attracts lion, leopard, hunting dog, waterbuck, impala, giraffe, warthog and eland. Grants gazelle, ostrich and cheetah may be seen on the plains. Meals and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge
Day 4: Ruaha National Park- Mikumi National Park
After breakfast drive to Kitonga Inn Lodge for lunch and proceed to Mikumi National Park for dinner and overnight at Vuma Hill Tented Lodge or similar.
Day 5: Mikumi National Park-Dar es salaam – Zanzibar – La Gemma
After breakfast, enjoy another game drive in Mikumi National Park, which is well known for its population of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, elands, greater Kudu, wildebeest, roan and sable antelope. Predators include tree-climbing lions, leopards, wild hunting dogs and black-backed jackal. You may also see crocodiles, monitor lizards, yellow baboons and hippos. Return to the camp for lunch and then drive back to Dar es Salaam where you will catch a flight to Zanzibar or use a ferry to cross to Zanzibar.Met on arrival and transfer to Beach La Gemma for evening at the Leisure and hot dinner. (Activities in Zanzibar not included clients to organize direct and pay locally)
Dinner and Overnight at Diamond La Gemma dell’Est – All inclusive
Day 6 – 7: Two Full Days in Zanzibar.
Day at Leisure (Activities in Zanzibar not included clients to organize direct and pay locally)
Dinner and Overnight at Diamond La Gemma dell’Est – All inclusive
Day 8: Departure.
After breakfast, transfer to Zanzibar airport for your international departure flight back home.
Optional Zanzibar Excursions:
• City Tour:-See the wonders of Stone Town, sample the local fruits and spices visit the Sultans Palace full of artifacts and historical objects, The Arab Fort and walk through the meandering narrow streets of Stone Town. Also visit Dr. Livingstone’s house, the house of wonders and the Zanzibar museum, which holds interesting relics from the past.
• Spice Tour:-Zanzibar is known as a spice island. Visit to the Persian baths built in 1850 by Seyyid bin Sultan and the spice plantations at Kizimbani.
• Dolphin Tour:- Visit the fishing village of kizimkazi. It is here that we find the first evidence of Islam in East Africa. Visit the old mosque built in 1804 and board a local dhow or boat to see the dolphins and swim with the dolphins.
• Prison Island Tour:-Formally used by the Arabs as a confinement for refractory slaves, the island is also home to the giant tortoises besides a hot spot for snorkeling and sunbathing.
Activities/services included in the cost:
• Arrival and departure airport transfer. • Accommodation as per the itinerary.
• Accommodation in the National Parks is based on Full Board
• Road transportation in custom made safari vehicles.
• Exclusive private vehicle and driver-guide throughout the safari
• Game dives as per the itinerary
• Park and game reserve entrance fees
• English Driver guides available for the safari
• Our 24hours support throughout the safari
Activities/services excluded in the cost:
• All International Flights/local Flights + Taxes
• Visa fees, Travel & Personal accident insurance
• Excursions, services and activities not mentioned in this program
• Flying option available for certain safaris at an extra cost
• Personal expenses e.g. laundry, telephone calls, Drinks, Tips etc
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The best game viewing areas on the continent of Africa is a highly debated topic, but Tanzania with its attractions including Serengeti, wildebeest migration, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, Mount Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar Beaches, is one obvious contender. Tanzania is a fascinating travel destination that has been blessed with real beauty and it offers something for everyone. Mt Kilimanjaro, with its 5895 metre altitude is the highest mountain in Africa. The Serengeti National Park with its seemingly endless plains, is one of the best wildlife resorts in the world and then there is the Ngorongoro Crater with its unbelievable density of animals.It is also the site of Olduvai Gorge, where Professor Leakey discovered the earliest known footprints of hominoid man.The “Northern Circuit” includes Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Oldupai Gorge and the Serengeti National Park. The northern parks, are justifiably world-renowned, especially if you are there to witness the enormous herds of the Great Migration or to take a balloon or riding safari across the vast grassy plains. The escarpment of the Great Rift Valley creates a dramatic volcanic landscape and some of the most fertile grazing grounds on earth; thus this is home to the largest herds on the planet, and the highest concentration of predators in the whole of Africa.
The best game viewing areas on the continent of Africa is a highly debated topic, but Tanzania with its attractions including Serengeti, wildebeest migration, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, Mount Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar Beaches, is one obvious contender. Tanzania is a fascinating travel destination that has been blessed with real beauty and it offers something for everyone. Mt Kilimanjaro, with its 5895 metre altitude is the highest mountain in Africa. The Serengeti National Park with its seemingly endless plains, is one of the best wildlife resorts in the world and then there is the Ngorongoro Crater with its unbelievable density of animals.
It is also the site of Olduvai Gorge, where Professor Leakey discovered the earliest known footprints of hominoid man.
The “Northern Circuit” includes Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Oldupai Gorge and the Serengeti National Park. The northern parks, are justifiably world-renowned, especially if you are there to witness the enormous herds of the Great Migration or to take a balloon or riding safari across the vast grassy plains. The escarpment of the Great Rift Valley creates a dramatic volcanic landscape and some of the most fertile grazing grounds on earth; thus this is home to the largest herds on the planet, and the highest concentration of predators in the whole of Africa.
Arusha National Park
Dar Es Salaam City Tour
Lake Manyara National Park
Mikumi National Park
Mt. Kilimanjaro National Park
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ruaha National Park
Selous Game Reserve
Serengeti National Park
Tarangire National Park