2024 Amazing Safari in Mikumi And Ruaha National Parks

2024 Amazing Safari in Mikumi And Ruaha National Parks from Dar es Salaam and finish in Dar es Salaam. You will begin and end your 5-day safari in Dar es Salaam through the Mikumi National Park and Ruaha National Park. During this adventure tour, you will be able to witness animals in Mikumi National Park, go on further game drives for three days in Ruaha National Park, and see all five of the big cats.

Detailed Itinerary of the Mikumi And Ruaha Safari

Arrival

A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1: Dar es Salaam and Mikumi National Park

Mikumi National Park Tanzania

With an early fresh lunch in Morogoro Town, the 320 km drive to Mikumi National Park from Dar es Salaam would take you 5 hours. When you first enter Mikumi National Park, you’ll go on afternoon game drives. The fourth-largest national park in Tanzania is Mikumi, and Dar es Salaam is the closest city to it. Its 3230 sq. km. are sandwiched between the Lumango Mountains to the southeast and the Uluguru Mountains to the north. To name a few, Mikumi is home to buffalo, giraffes, elephants, lions, pythons, zebras, leopards, crocodiles, and many more. Full Board will be provided during your stay at Camp Bastian Mikumi. Lunch and dinner are included in the meals.

Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2: Ruaha National Park

After breakfast, you leave for the five-hour trip from Mikumi to Ruaha National Park, stopping first in Iringa town to unwind before continuing. After checking in at Ruaha Cottages upon arrival, you depart for your first game drive inside Ruaha National Park in the late afternoon. Huge populations of hippos and crocodiles live in the thrilling Great Ruaha River, which also draws lions, leopards, hunting dogs, and other animals like waterbuck, impala, giraffe, warthog, eland, zebra, and elephants. On the plains, you might spot Grant’s gazelles, ostriches, or cheetahs. You will receive full board when staying the night at Ruaha Cottages. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are considered meals.

Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Ruaha National Park

After a leisurely morning breakfast, you will leave for your morning game drives, fresh lunch in your Ruaha Cottages, afternoon game drives, and overnight at Ruaha Cottages on Full Board. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are considered meals.

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4: Ruaha National Park

Ruaha National Park 4 Days Safari Experience

After eating breakfast, you’ll go on a morning game drive for half a day. After enjoying a hearty lunch in your Ruaha Cottages, you’ll set out towards Mikumi town, passing through the big rift valley, stopping to take pictures along the way. You will go to Camp Bastian Mikumi in the late afternoon and check in to stay the night with full board. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included in the meals.

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Mikumi National Park and Dar es Salaam

You will leave Camp Bastian Mikumi after breakfast and go back to Dar es Salaam with packed lunches. After stopping for your picnic lunch along the way, you’ll continue on to Dar es Salaam. After arriving in Dar es Salaam in the afternoon, you will be transferred to your hotel (which clients must reserve and pay for themselves), to the airport from which you will fly to your next location, or to the Dar es Salaam Fast Ferry terminal from which you will board your fast ferry to Zanzibar at 1600 hours.

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

Included

• Park fees
  (For non-residents)
• All activities
  (Unless labeled as optional)
• All accommodation
  (Unless listed as upgrade)
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation
  (Unless labeled as optional)
• All flights during the tour
• All Taxes/VAT
• Roundtrip airport transfer
• Meals
  (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Excluded

• International flights
  (From/to home)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips
  (No tip expected)
• Personal items
  (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
• Some meals
  (As specified in the day-by-day section)
• Drinks