Ruaha, Mikumi and Selous Game Reserve

9 DAYS

Tour Summary

This tour start and ends in Dar-es-salaam. The Selous Game Reserve, Ruaha and Mikumi National Park offer the most authentic safari experience available to this day. The wildlife is abundant and accessible. The bush is home to an incredible variety of bird species, large mammals, and endangered wild dogs still roam freely in this very special part of Africa. The waters of the great Ruaha River host a huge variety of exotic fish species and abundant crocodiles and hippos.

Tour Starts in

Dar es salaam

Tour end in

Dar es salaam

Duration

9 Days

Destination

Tanzania

You will visit

Ruaha, Mikumi and Selous

Accommodation

Camp or Lodge

Tour by day

Discover more details about this tour from the day you will arrive until your departure.

Day 1: Dar — Mikumi

Pick clients from the place of staying in Dar and drive to Mikumi National Park, arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game viewing in the park, animals commonly found Include lion, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, zebra and  elephants. Wild dog can be seen in packs here. Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge.

Day 2: Mikumi — Ruaha

After breakfast departs for Ruaha National Park, arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. Afternoon game viewing in the park, which is known to be one of the more natural, unspoilt as well as one of the  largest Parks of Africa. Back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Ruaha

After breakfast walking safari accompanied by an experienced guide, here you will have the opportunity to ‘touch the wild’. Back to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon game viewing in the park, which is  spectacular in its concentration of wildlife. Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge.

Day 4: Ruaha

Morning after breakfast, full day game viewing in the park. The exciting Great Ruaha River features large numbers of hippo  and crocodile and attracts lion, leopard, hunting dog and other species such as waterbuck, impala, giraffe, warthog, eland, zebra and elephants. Grant’s gazelle, ostrich and cheetah may be seen on the plains. All meals at the lodge.

Day 5: Ruaha — Morogoro

Morning after breakfast, drive to Morogoro Town via Ismila Stone Age Site. This seasonal watercourse has yielded one of the richest collections of Stone Age tools known anywhere in the world. Even  if you don’t find archeology particularly alluring, Ismila is still well worth a visit to see the scenic gully, which contains a number of sandstone pillars, carved out by an extinct river. Dinner and overnight will be at Sofia Hotel.

Day 6: Morogoro — Selous

Morning after breakfast, resume your journey to Selous Game Reserve, arrive in time for lunch. In the afternoon, boat safari in the Rufiji River, where you’ll admire hippos and crocodiles in  their natural habitat. Back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Selous

After breakfast departs for one of the most exciting experience, the walking safari, accompanied by an armed ranger, back to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon game drive in the biggest and fascinating game reserve  of Africa. Back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 8: Selous

Morning after breakfast, full day game drive in Selous, the Rufiji River features a large numbers of hippo and crocodile and attracts lion, leopard, hunting dog, and numerous other species such as waterbuck, impala,  warthog, eland, giraffe, zebra and elephant. All meals at the camp.

Day 9: Selous — Dar

After breakfast back to Dar with picnic lunch, via Kibiti road, the journey will take about 7 hours and will bring you through one of the most amazing areas of Tanzania, arrive Dar late afternoon.

Price Includes

  • All meals and accommodations during the entire safari
  • A safari land cruiser with pop up roof
  • An experienced safari guide
  • Mineral water during the entire safari
  • All park fees
  • Game drives
  • All transfers
  • Walking
  • Boating

Price Excludes

  • International flights
  • Tips
  • Drinks at the lodges
  • Any other things not mentioned above