Vis Off the beaten tracks (7 days) i et større kart
This seven days, and six nights safari gives you a taste of real wildlife in the southern safari circuit of Tanzania.
The good tarmac road takes you to Mikumi and onwards all the way to Iringa before you head for the rough road leading you in to the wilderness of Ruaha National Park. This safari is giving you a good mix of culture combined with your wildlife adventure.
Day 1 – Iringa
After breakfast at the Jangwani Seabreeze Resort, you will leave Dar es Salaam for a long, but interesting drive to Iringa. En route you will see a lot of the rural village life in Tanzania, and pass the city of Morogoro - the agricultural city of the southern highlands. The night you spend at Wilolesi Hilltop Hotel close to Iringa city centre.
Day 2 – Ruaha National Park
After breakfast at the hotel we drive towards and into the largest national park in Tanzania, Ruaha. More than 20.000 km2, it’s larger, more wild and unspoiled than its more known “little brother” in the north – Serengeti. An afternoon game drive will make sure you understand the difference between the two very different parks, and their environment. Even the animal’s act differently to the two legged or four wheeled intruders. Tonight you will enjoy your sleep in a comfortable tent at Mwagusi Safari Camp.
Day 3 – Ruaha National Park
Full day of exciting game drive in Ruaha. You will early recognize one of the specialities of this park, its enormous elephants, both in size and in numbers. You will see a lot of hippos and crocodiles along the Great Ruaha River, where we’ll have a picnic lunch. In the afternoon when you are satisfied with the wildlife viewing - we head back to the camp for a romantic dinner on the sandbank.
Day 4 – Ruaha National Park
Your last full day in Ruaha - the big hunt for the animals not yet ticked of our list! Will it be early morning chase of Leopard or Cheetah - or have we already been so lucky that you choose to rest, enjoying the views from the camp, or maybe you're more adventurous and go for the walking safari? The last evening with dinner under the stars at Mwagusi - before a good nights rest to be ready for "the road" back to civilization.
Day 5 – Iringa
After breakfast at the camp, we head to Iringa, one of the main cities of the southern highlands. Here we visit Isimila – one of Africa’s most important stone age sites. Here the findings are thousands of stone tools and weapons more than 60.000 years old. Thereafter you will drive through and over the Udzungwa Mountains, to Mikumi National Park for overnight at Mikumi Wildlife Camp.
Day 6 – Mikumi National Park
Today you will be waking up early in the morning to go “hunting” for the predators before they go to sleep, working up an appetite for your solid breakfast. When you wake up, make sure to look out the big window to se what kind of animals are sleeping right outside your bungalow.
A full day game drive in the park which always share its abundant wildlife with the visitors. The savannah inside the park allow your eyes to spot wildlife from a great distance, giving you wonderful pictures either for your camera, or forever embedded in your memory.
Many of Mikumi’s animals are used to visitors on two legs or four tyres, so here you’ll have the opportunity to meet species like elephant, giraffe, wildebeest, and antelopes and if lucky, predators like lion and leopard. During early afternoon we’ll often find the animals hiding and resting, so we’ll have the opportunity of a swim in the pool at the lodge before an afternoon game drive. Even tonight you can enjoy the unforgettable view of the light set waterhole where the animals quietly come for drink.
Day 7 – Snake park and return to Dar es Salaam and to The Lighthouse Beach Resort
In the morning you will be visiting Mikumi Snake and Reptile Park. Believe it or not, but after all these days of safari and wildlife there are very limited chances that you have been seeing any snakes or other reptiles. After lunch on the way, we will arrive back in Dar es Salaam early afternoon, before rush hours and traffic jams. Hopefully we will get across with the ferry, and do a short 40 km drive to get to The Lighthouse Beach Resort.
Day 8 to 17 - The Lighthouse Beach Resort
Lazy days of beach life, mouthwatering food and culture at our secluded and quiet beach getaway!
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Day 17 to 22 - Zanzibar
Enjoying the exotic spice island - first 2 days in Stone Town, then 3 days by the azure blue sea and white beaches north east on Unguja - The main of the Zanzibar Islands.
Day 22 to 24 - Dar es Salaam
Ending the adventure of Tanzania with two cultural days in Dar es Salaam with shopping and culture - experiencing African traditional dance and music!
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