5-Days Mikumi and Ruaha National Park From Zanzibar

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5-Days Mikumi and Ruaha National Park From Zanzibar

5-Days Ruaha National Park Safari Packages from Zanzibar are the Perfect as an adventure for wildlife enthusiasts & experience nature based safari, great game-viewing in remote areas.

Ruaha National Park, the less visited South, lies deep in the South with its striking, rugged landscapes and abundant wildlife.

The great Ruaha River that provides life to the park, flows through the eastern side of the park and is home to hippos, crocodiles and the bird count is over 400 species of birds such as Racket Tailed Roller, Pale billed Hornbill, Shelley’s Sunbird and Hoopoes.

Ruaha providing home to one of Tanzania’s largest elephant populations, famous for pride of lions, giraffe, grant’s gazelles, Leopard, Cheetah, Zebra, Giraffe, Buffallo etc and rare or endangered animals such as Sable Antelope, Greater Kudu & Roan Antelope.

Mikumi National Park ,”The mini Serengeti” The open horizons and abundant wildlife of the Mkata Floodplain the popular center piece of Mikumi. Commonly seen animals are Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Antelope, Wildebeest, Eland, Crocodile, Hippo, Baboon, if you are lucky, won’t miss to see Lion & very lucky to see a Leopard, over 300 spices of birds are seen are saddle bill stork, hammer kop, malachite kingfisher, lilac breasted roller, yellow throated long claw, battler eagle etc. Another attraction: the Hippo Pools, where you can watch hippos wallowing and snorting at close range


Tour Itinerary

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DAY 1 : Travel to Mikumi National Park.

First ferry from Zanzibar depart 07:00 am, meet & greet in Dar Es Salaam at 08:30 am and drive to Mikumi & check-in at the camp and depart for afternoon game drive with hot lunch. Overnight Camp Bastian Mikumi (Lunch & Dinner)

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DAY 2 : Mikumi to Ruaha - 6 hr drive.

After breakfast, short morning game drive until 11:00 am and then later drive to Ruaha National Park with stop in Iringa for lunch after lunch proceed to Ruaha national park, This drive can take up to 6 hours ride from Mikumi town to Ruaha National Park ,it gives you the chance to see the beautiful Tanzania landscape, mountains, village, small town and village. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge. All meals included.

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DAY 3-4 : Full day game drive in Ruaha National Park.

You will participate in walking safaris and game drives private in Selous Game Reserve. Africa’s largest wildlife sanctuary, with an area of 54.600kms – bigger than Denmark and 4 times the size of Serengeti!.

Selous has the world’s largest number of large game animals – elephant, buffalo, and rhino. It also contains wildebeest, eland, giraffe, waterbuck, zebra, impala, hippo, leopard and lion, not to mention over 350 species of birds. Dinner and overnight at the Selous Tented Camp. All meals included.

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DAY 5 : Drive to Dar Es Salaam

After breakfast, short morning game drive until 10:00 am and drive back to Dar Es Salaam with a lunchbox and drop off in Dar Es Salaam airport for 19:30 flight to Dar Es Salaam (Breakfast & Lunch). End of safari. Please Note: This safari can also end in Dar Es Salaam which will reduce safari cost, and also we can arrange for an extended safari to the Northern Tanzania Safari



TOUR INCLUDE

  • Safari jeep 4x4 Safari Car.
  • All Park fees
  • Accommodation & meals
  • Park fees & 2 x Game drives
  • Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Flight from Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar (option)
  • Drinking water on all days
  • Driver Guide and Transportation

TOUR EXCLUDES

  • International Flights
  • Personal spending money for souvenirs etc
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks
  • Travel insurance
  • Visa fees
  • Optional activities
  • Tips and gratuities to driver/Safari guide (25usd/day – recommended)

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