Southern Circuit

10 DAYS 9 NIGHTS MIKUMI, UDZUNGWA & RUAHA NATIONAL PARK

Experience 10 days-9 nights of safari adventure in Mikumi National Park, Udzungwa Mountains National Park and Ruaha National Park.
Highlights:
• Close encounters with wildlife
• Small groups ensure personal service
• Free pickup and drop off at your hotel
• Meal options available for vegetarians
• Professional, kind and open driver guides
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 01:DarEs-Salaam-Mikumi National Park.
After your arrival at the Airport, A professional driver guide prepared for you,Will give you a brief of your first day of safari.
You will then drive to Mikumi National Park. Mikumi was made a National Park in 1964 and is 3,230 sq. km (1,250 sq. miles) in size. This enormous area links the Julius Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous) with the forested abundance of the eastern arc mountains, and so is an important part of a huge ecosystem of rivers, flood plains, forests and woodlands. Mikumi is rich of Blue Wildebeests, Buffalos, Lions, Zebras, Antelopes, Hippos and Crocodiles, Birds e.t.c.
Lunch on the way, Enjoy your game drive till before 6:00pm,Then drive and check in at Tan Swiss Hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at Tan Swiss Hotel.
Day 02 Park. : Mikumi National
Morning after breakfast visit the Snake park which is in Mikumi town, walk from hotel for more adventure, After then, walk back to the hotel for lunch. After lunch take a leisure, get ready for evening game drive which starts at 3:30pm,drive to the park enjoy your game drive. Check out before 6:30pm.
Dinner and overnight stay at Tan Swiss Hotel.

Day 03: Mikumi National Park.
Early morning breakfast at 7:00am, after breakfast take your packed lunch and drive to the park for the game drive, lunch will be served in the park at the picnic site. After lunch continue with game drive till before 6:30pm, and then drive back to the hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at TanSwiss Hotel.

Day 04:Mikumi-Udzungwa Mountains National Park.
Sit for breakfast when you are ready, after breakfast take a leisure till lunch time, After lunch pack your belongings and then start driving to Udzungwa. On your arrival check in at Hondohondo Camp, enjoy the beautiful of the Hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at Hondohondo Camp.

Day 05: Udzungwa Mountains National park.
Early morning breakfast at 6:30am, after breakfast take your lunch boxes and drive to the entry gate of the park, listen for the instructions and then go and start hiking the forest Mountains.
Lunch at the picnic site with the spectacular view of the Kilombero Sugarcane plantation.
After the trekking, drive back at the hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at Hondohondo Hotel.

Day 06: Udzungwa-Ruaha National park.
Morning after breakfast collects all your belongings and start driving to Ruaha National park. Ruaha National Park is vast, and was upgraded to a National Park in 1964 and was further enlarged in 2008 to its current size of 20,226 sq. km making it Tanzania’s second largest National Park. This makes it about the size of New Jersey in the United States, or of the whole country of Wales in the UK!
Stop in Iringa town for lunch. And then proceed with the drive to Ruaha.
Ruaha is rich of different species of Flora and Faunas. Check in at the Bandas.
Dinner and Overnight stay at the Bandas.

Day 07: Ruaha National Park.
Morning after breakfast, go for a game drive till lunch time, come back for lunch, after lunch enjoy the afternoon leisure before an evening game drive which starts at 4:00pm.Come back before 6:30pm.
Dinner and overnight stay at Bandas.

Day 08: Ruaha National Park.
Early morning game drive starts at 6:30am up to around 8am, then go back for breakfast, after breakfast take lunch boxes and go for full day game drive, and eat your lunch at the picnic site. Then continue with a game drive till 6:00pm, and then drive back to the Bandas.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Bandas.

Day 09: Ruaha National Park-Iringa town.
Early morning game drive starts at 6:30am up to around 9am,then go back for breakfast,after breakfast pack everything and start en-route game drive while heading out of the park.Drive to Iringa stop for lunch at the Restaurant/Hotel,After lunch visit Isimila Stone Age Site, stretch yourselves by one and half hours walking to the natural Pillars.
Then drive to the Hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at Sunset Hotel.

Day 10: Iringa-Dar es Salaam.
Early morning breakfast at 6:00am,then after breakfast collect all belongs to you, and start driving to Dar, lunch will served somewhere on the way. Proceed with the drive to Dar, Drop off at Hotel/Airport and getting ready for your flight back Home.

Price includes:
- All Park entrance fees.
- The services of our knowledgeable English speaking driver/guide
- Meals and accommodation as per itinerary
- Game drives as per itinerary,
- Activities as per itinerary
- Drinking water
- Safari transport by 4 x 4 (6 seat) with a roof hatch that pop up to enable easy game viewing and photography
 Price excludes:
- Soft drinks, alcoholic and other beverages
- Optional activities not outlined on the itinerary.
- Items of a personal nature e.g. laundry, tips and etc,
- Airport departure tax, Local/International flights, Visas, Travel/flying doctors rescue services, Personal and baggage insurance