20 DAYS SOUTHERN CIRCUIT LUXURY SAFARIS
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Tour Highlights
- Departure and Return Place: We can start/end this tour from any hotel in Dar es salaam or from Julius Nyerere International Airport
- Departure Time: Please be ready by 6:45 AM for a prompt departure at 7:15 AM.
- Return Time: Approximately 4:30 PM in the evening.
- Dress Code: Casual. Comfortable athletic clothing, hat, and spare clothing.
- Customizations: Can be amended/customized upon request, to suit your requirements
- Extensions: Trip Extensions are available on request
- Season: The Dry season (from late June to October) offers the best wildlife viewing in general – with the wildebeest migration as its absolute highlight. The timing of the migration varies every year (the best chance of seeing it is during June and July) while the wildebeest calving is from late January to February.
- Your own private guide and driver for in-depth wildlife touring based on your interests
- Firsthand, sophisticated destination knowledge and recommendations from our locally born travel specialists
- Around-the-clock support from your travel designer and concierge before, during, and after your trip
ITINERARY
Upon arrival at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) you will be warmly welcomed and met our safari representative of Tanzania beauty safaris and be transferred to your hotel for relaxation
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will drive to Mikumi National Park. It is a journey of 3-4hours where we will drive through the asphalt road and see the savannah grassland around. Mikumi is known to be the forth largest park where by the park is categorized with the great big five population. Here you will see an amazing wildlife ecology including buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, lion, elephant, impala, hippos, baboon, giraffe, warthog, waterbuck and eland which can be viewed throughout the year. Reptiles including crocodile, monitor lizard and python are also resident in the park. We will have our lunch while viewing the beauty landscapes around. Later we will proceed with the game drive then dRIVE to your kuxury hotel for dinner and relaxation
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will start our game drive and move the east part of Mikumi. Here we will enter the dense rain forest atmosphere and see beautiful birds including billed stroks , Lilac breasted rollers , bateleur eagles , yellow throated long claw, egrets , herons , eagles and many more others. We will also see the beautiful lake pool around the park where we will spot crocodiles and hippo around their wild nature. In the afternoon you will have your lunch then later drive to you hotel around udzungwa plains for dinner and relaxation
Today we will have a walk to the beauty Udzungwa. The park only allow hiking tours due to its nature landscape. Here you will enjoy to see the great Sanje River waterfalls (170 meters) and spectacular mountains scenery, grasslands, rocks, rivers. You will also see the interesting presence of two indigenous species of primates, the Iringa red colobus monkey and the Sanje Crested Mangabey. Along the hike we will spot the beautiful birds species. In the afternoon you will have your lunch then later hike back to your hotel for dinner and relaxation.
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will have a 3-4hr dirve to Nyerere National Park. Nyerere park is know to be the largest park with 5million hecters arounds (bigger than Switzerland). The park is featured with the most pristine wildernesses in Tanzania. Nyerere has a wide variety of wildlife habitats, including open grasslands, Miombo woodlands, swamps and riverine forests in the many tributaries of the mighty Rufiji River which flows through the National Park to the Indian Ocean. In the afternoon you will have your lunch while viewing the best savannah grassland landscapes then later in the evening we drive to your hotel for dinner and relaxation.
Today we will have a full day game drive in the beauty wilderness of Nyerere National Park. We will explore the central part where we will spot the wildlife spectacular ecosystem you will see the largest population of mammals and reptiles in Africa, including buffaloes, elephants, hippos and crocodiles, wild dogs, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, eland, the greater kudu, sable antelopes, black rhino, waterbuck, impala, lion, leopard, the spotted hyena, cheetah, baboon, vervet , blue monkey, and the black and white colobus monkey which can be viewed in riverine forests. You will also see about 440 species of birds both resident and migratory in the park. . In the afternoon you will have your lunch while viewing the best savannah grassland landscapes then later in the evening we drive to your hotel for dinner and relaxation.
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will drive to Selous game Reserve. The beautiful reserve is found on the south park of Nyerere national park. Selous harbors one of the most significant concentrations of elephant, black rhinoceros, cheetah, giraffe, hippopotamus and crocodile, amongst many other species. The most interesting experience in Selous game reserve is that you can enjoy the beautiful wildlife eco-system through boat canoeing, Ranger guide walking tour or 4×4 safari jeep. In the afternoon you have your lunch while viewing the beautiful tall palm trees and coconuts plants along the savannah woodland landscape. Later we proceed with the game drive then head to your hotel for dinner and relaxation.
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will drive to Iringa region Then enter the great Ruaha National Park. Ruaha is the largest national park in southern Tanzania where by the park covers more than 7,809 square miles (20,226 sq km). Today we will explore the north side mostly known as Rungwa-Kizigo-Muhesi ecosystem. Here we will see the unforgettable beautiful heards of elephants , Great Kudu hartebeest, sable, and roan antelope enjoying their wildlife habitats grassland environment. In the afternoon we will have our lunch while viewing the beautiful plains of the great Mbage-Mwagusi circuit. Afterwards we will have a short game drive then heard to your hotel for dinner and relaxation.
Today we will have a full day game drive to Explore the wonders of the beautiful Ruaha. We cross the central part where you will have the unforgettable experience and see more than 10,000 elephant, 30,000 buffalo, 20,000 zebra and more enjoying the wildlife eco-system. The most amazing part is that you will spot the big predators namely lion, leopard, cheetah, spotted hyena, and wild dog hunting countless preys along their wilderness habitats In the afternoon we will have our lunch along the beautiful baobab trees. Afterwards we will cross the amazing Rungwa, Kizigo and Muhezi circuit and explore the beautiful grassland, swamps, bushed grassland, woodlands and evergreen forests around the park In the evening we will drive to your luxury hotel for dinner and relaxation.
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will drive to the great ruaha river. The river covers 475 kilometres (295 mi) long Mdonya woodlands to The main Rufiji river. Here you will enjoy to see herds of hippos , crocodiles, turtles, frogs and various species of fish moving around the river beds .More than 570 species of birds can be found on the river paradise. The river has also a fishing zone where you can fish different species. We will later head to the top point of the Ngalambulwa Mountain for hiking activities. In the afternoon we will have lunch while view the whole of Ruaha national park. In the evening we will pass by the dense forest and see different species of monkeys then head to your luxury hotel for dinner and relaxation.
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will drive to Kitulo National park. Kitulo is found on the north part from selous game reserve. The place is also know as (Garden of God) due to its beautiful plateau covered the colorful flowers , birds and butterflies. The place has also beautiful rainfalls where you can hike around the kipengere mountains. Amazingly enough In total around 400 plant species live in the montane grasslands. The plateau has more than 45 species of orchids, geophytes, aloes, proteas, geraniums, giant lobelia, lilies and aster daisies and other afro-alpine plants. In the afternoon you will have your lunch while having the best fantastic views of Lake Nyasa and its beautiful Matema Beach below the mountains. Later in the evening we will drive to your hotel for dinner and relaxation
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will drive to the great Ngosi lake. This is the second largest Crater Lake in Africa occupying an uplift of 2,600 meters above sea level in a thick, natural forest of the Uporoto nature reserve, covering some 9,332 hectares of land. Will have a short hike and see the complete creter lake of which is featured as (African-Continent) Afterward we will drive to Katavi National Park. This is a 3-4 hrs drive where by we will pass the southern plain of mbeya and see various species of tree , villages and people. We will reach the rukwa town where we will set our evening around the rims of Katavi national park. We will later head to your luxury hotel for dinner and relaxation.
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will drive into the great Katavi national park. Welcome to Katavi, Home to the largest herds of buffalo on the planet. The park is found of countless number of buffalos who graze around lake Katavi. You will explore the wilderness paradise and see beautiful creatures like elephants, giraffes, elands, topis, waterbucks, hartebeests around the plain. In the afternoon you will have lunch while enjoying the lake shores. Afterward we will move on the central where we will see herds of hippos and crocodiles swimming along the flood plains of thick reeds and dense waterways. Take you time to explore the woodlands, open grasslands, forests and pristine seasonal lakes. In the evening we will drive to your luxury hotel for dinner and relaxation.
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will drive to Gombe National Park for about 2hrs . Welcome to Gombe a home of chimpanzee community. Here while enjoy the amazing unique feature and see chimpanzees, primates , beachcomber olive baboons, red colobus, red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, and vervet monkeys. You will also see Red-tailed monkeys and blue monkeys also hybridize in the dense grasslands, woodlands, steep valleys, and tropical rainforest. The park is also a home to over 200 bird species and bush pigs . And you can see many species of snakes and occasionally hippos and leopards. Around the rainforest. In the afternoon you will have your lunch while viewing the mahale mountain plains. Later we can opt for hiking activities in mahale then drive to your luxury hotel for dinner and relaxation
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will drive to Kigosi National Park for 2hrs. Welcome to Kigosi the park has a vast shallow basin drained by slow-moving rivers which are the Malagarasi, Moyowosi, Nikonga, Ugalla, Kigosi, Nikonga. Here you will experiance the unique feature and see The Moyowosi wetlands occupying Africa’s largest populations of Cape clawless otters. On the central part you will witness the Big game abounds – Lion, leopard, buffalo, crocodile, topi, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest, sitatunga, warthog, baboon, zebra, sable, roan, eland, bushbuck, oribi, common and Bohor reedbuck, hyena, hippo, and Defassa waterbuck on their wilderness paradise. The terrain is so fascinating. You will have your lunch around the Miombo woodlands fringe grassy flood plains dotted with palm trees that surrounding huge lakes and swamps. The basin carry floating palm and papyrus islands. Later in the evening we will drive to your luxury hotel for dinner and relaxation.
After an early breakfast in your hotel we will drive to Rubondo National Park island. We will drive from geita to Mwanza where We will have a classic lunch in Town then we sail via second largest lake (Lake Victoria). We will reach Rubondo in the evening and walk to your luxury hotel for dinner and relaxation.
Welcome to Rubondo Island . A place offers a truly off-the-beaten-track, Jurassic Park experience. After a relaxed breakfast in your hotel we will explore the island park and experience the unique wonders where we will see beautiful creature like shaggy-coated aquatic sitatunga, Elephants, Giraffes, Hippos, Bushbucks, Pythons, Crocodiles, and much more. Along the island experience the game viewing in the tranquil peace of a lake shore setting. We will hike through the dense forest looking for chimpanzees , black and white colobus monkeys in the canopy above, cruise around the peaceful lake at sunset while enjoying more than 300 colorful species of birds( African grey parrots). In the afternoon we will have lunch along the beach sandy and later walk to your hotel dinner and relaxation.
After a relaxed breakfast in your hotel we will explore the Beautiful and attracting beaches such as Fly catcher, Mchangani and Michicoco. We will also explore the Important gulfs of Irumo and Kamea, After ward we will have a boat trip along the traqulie shores and see marine creatures like crocodile, hippo and spotted-neck otter on their pristine habitats The island has a unique feature where you can experience fishing activities and later roast the Savory tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) BBQ meal. In the afternoon we have our lunch while viewing a Clear sighting of both sun rise and sun set on the beach. In the evening we will head to your hotel for dinner and relaxation.
After a relaxed breakfast in your hotel in your hotel we will pass the forest and see Wild jasmine and numerous colorful orchid species grow around the island later will pass by the great Cultural sites such as “Ntungamirwe”, “Maji Matakatifu”, “Altare” and “Solo” for island history We will then head to your respective boat and sail on lake Victoria to Mwanza town we will have our classic lunch along the shores of the beautiful lake victoria then head to your hotel for dinner and relaxation.
After a relaxed breakfast in your hotel in your hotel we will head to the airport then fly to Dar es salaam then later have a goodbye lunch then return to the airport for your departure back home