Safari Information; Experience the remote and little-visited part of the country with abundant wildlife. Starting with Selous Game Reserve where you will enjoy seeing different wild animals during game drive, boat safari and walking safari. Then proceed to Mikumi National Park, Udzungwa National Park & Ruaha National Park. The Safari will start in Dar es Salaam and will end in the same city. Also you will enjoy staying in well constructed and Maintained Lodges/Tented Camps.
Safari Itinerary;
Day 1: Dar es Salaam - Selous Drive for 6 - 7 hours to Selous Game reserve, packed lunch and game viewing en route. Selous holds large numbers of wildlife, most of it along the mighty Rufiji River. Due to seasonal flooding, it has created along its course many permanent lakes which are centres of wildlife activity. In addition to a large population of elephants, there are buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, waterbuck, eland, lion, leopard, wild dogs, hippo, crocodiles, etc., and over 350 species of water and land birds. Only in Selous one can experience the thrill of a walking safari, which assures close contact with wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Rufiji River Camp.
Meal Includes: (L), (D)
Day 2: Selous full day After breakfast you will do game drive with your packed lunch. After lunch proceed with Boat Safari till evening. Overnight at Rufiji River Camp
Meal Includes: (B), (L), (D)
Day 3: Selous full day After breakfast drive for whole day tour. Picnic lunch to be taken in the reserve’s picnic area. Overnight at Rufiji River Camp
Meal Includes: (B), (L), (D)
Day 4: Selous full day After breakfast walking safaris with game ranger for 2-3 hrs. Picnic lunch, and then continue with afternoon game drive. Overnight at Rufiji River Camp
Meal Includes: (B), (L), (D)
Day 5: Selous - Mikumi After breakfast drive to Mikumi National Park. Mikumi National Park is the third largest park in Tanzania (3230 sq.km). The main feature is the flood plain of Mkata River, together with the Uluguru mountain ranges which border the park on two sides. The flood plains are largely open grassland and are bordered in the west and east by wooded grassland and intermediate vegetation zones which merge with miombo woodland. Animals include elephants, giraffes and lions. Dinner and overnight at Vuma Hills Tented Camp
Meal Includes: (B), (L), (D)
Day 6: Mikumi - Udzungwa Early morning drive to Udzungwa National Park for Hiking, packed lunch on route. Tanzania’s Newest National Park, Udzungwa, opened in 1992 and since then has become a favorite of nature enthusiasts and hikers. The beautiful Uzungwa Mountains are located just south of Mikumi National Park in the highlands overlooking Iringa. Many endemic plants and animals live in the forests waiting for you to discover them. Dinner and overnight at Udzungwa Mountain View Lodge
Meal Includes: (B), (L), (D)
Day 7: Udzungwa - Ruaha Drive for 5 - 6 hours to Ruaha National Park, packed lunch en route. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge
Meal Includes: (B), (L), (D)
Day 8: Ruaha Full day After breakfast go for walking accompanied by an armed ranger and thereafter proceed with the game drive. Ruaha National Park is the second largest park in Tanzania (12950 sq.km). Together with Rungwe/Kizigo Game Reserve it forms the large Ruaha Ecosystem. The great Ruaha River flows through the entire eastern part of the park and it is the centre of wildlife activities during the dry months of June to November. The park has the second largest elephant population in the country. Other animals include wild dogs, greater and lesser kudu, sable and roan antelope, hippo, lion, leopard, cheetah and over 400 species of migrant and resident birds. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge
Meal Includes: (B), (L), (D)
Day 9: Ruaha Full day Spend the day doing morning and afternoon game drives in Ruaha National Park. Dinner and Overnight Ruaha River Lodge
Meal Includes: (B), (L), (D)
Day 10: Ruaha - Mikumi After breakfast drive to Mikumi National Park. Lunch at Mikumi. And then proceed with afternoon game drive till sunset. Dinner and overnight at Vuma Hills Tented Camp
Meal Includes: (B), (L), (D)
Day 11: Mikumi - Dar es Salaam After breakfast continue with game drive in Mikumi till noon, and then drive back to Dar es Salaam
Meal Includes: (B), (L)
End of Safari
PRICE: US$ 3,924 per person (Minimum 2pax)
*Discount is available for groups of 3pax and above
The Price Include: - Park fees, and service of English Speaking driver guide - Pick up and drop off at a hotel in Dar es Salaam - Full board accommodation with 3 meals a day and bottle of water during the safari - A special Safari Jeep - Land Rover 110 or Toyota Land Cruiser - 4WDs will be provided. - The vehicles are fitted with open-roof for game viewing and photographing. - Game drive in the parks: taking in the best times, early morning game drives and late afternoon game drives to Sunset - Boat Safari in Selous – walking safari both in Selous and Ruaha - Sightseeing as specified in the itinerary
The Price Exclude: - Drinks (alcohol and non alcoholic) - Tips to driver/guide - Items of Personal nature - International flights - Hotels before and after Safari (book with us) - Airport transfers (book with us) - And all not mentioned in the trip plan
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This is a fantastic tour and a "must do" for any first time visitor to Dar, as I was.
It helps you understand more about the people who live in Dar and makes what can seem like a complex and intimidating place, accessible, friendly and understandable.
My customized 13-day trip in Tanzania was absolutely amazing!
From breathtaking Ngorongoro hiking to a taste of Kilimanjaro and local village visits, it was truly a life-changing experience.
My driver and tour manager went out of their way to accommodate my whims and made sure that my stay in Tanzania was a pleasant one. Unfortunately I fractured my ankle during one of the hikes I took, but I was taken to the hospital immediately, and taken a great care of.
I would definitely recommend this operator to anyone who's looking for a tour that's much more than just game drives.'
We went on a two day walking – canoeing trip in Arusha National Park. The tour operator also made hotel arrangements for the first three days we were in Arusha.
They stayed in contact for 11 months via email. The person I was in contact with Elifasi and our guide, Apolo Kihwil, meet us at the airport took us to our hotel. On our rest day we visited a school at our request and not part of the paid itinerary this was on their time.
Our guide Apolo was the best we had on our entire trip. He was informative, friendly and had a great sense of humor, we were rewarded with a dream trip my favorite giraffe and several at a time the last bunch we counted eleven, baboons, wart hogs, black and white monkeys, hundreds of thousand of lesser and greater flamingos on big Momella Lake he provide delicious lunches and was infinitely patient while we took photographs.
I would not hesitate to use them on my next trip to Tanzania and would request Apolo as our guide.
We had a most wonderful holiday in Kenya and Tanzania.
They looked after us very well and we were very satisfied with their service. The service provided value for money. The only comment we would make is that the email from them gave us the impression that we would be staying in a lodge but when we arrived we were in a tent. We were satisfied with the tented accomodation, however it could have been made clearer in the original email that it was tented accomodation.
The staff were very kind and helpful.
Tour Operators Reply:
Thank you for the client's feedback and contructive comment/suggestion. We are glad that they were very satisfied with the service we provided to them, despite their impression that they would be staying in a lodge instead of tent.
As per the first enquiry which the clients sent into our company, she stated that she will prefer to stay in Camping “Accommodation Preference: Camping” and the price given to them was based on Camping accommodation, and these was stated in the itinerary that “Dinner and overnight at the camp”
However, there was typing error at the end of the itinerary which indicates Lodge accommodation instead of Camping accommodation.
We will try our level best to make sure that this mistake will not happen again.
After having a wonderful safari in southern Africa organised through your webiste, we decided to return again to Tanzania after 45 years.
We booked a 19 day safari to visit six game parks...Selous, Mikumi, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangari.
Our guide/driver, Hurumu, met us at the Dar airport and drove us to a hotel for our day of jet lag recovery. We drove to Selous first. We're not strangers to East Africa, having first arrived in 1963. By far, Hurumu is the best guide that we've ever had. He was extremely knowledgeable of wildlife, has great game eyes, a good conversationalist, and was very caring for all our needs. He understood our physical age limitations (74) but was not at all solicitous. Cool water was always available. Hurumu had the ability to always get the Toyota into position for the best photograph.
We made our initial contact the operator in 2009. Elifasi, in the office, worked with me to create the itinerary. He also was most helpful. While at Selous we requested an itinerary change. Elifasi made the changes without a problem.
The entire safari was most enjoyable and problem free.
The best of Kenya & Tanzania and they made that experience a reality. They were always on time, concerned about our well being and would without any reservations recommend them! The scenery and game viewing were all memorable and expectations met. Organizing the tour was also without any hassle
I went solo, a 50 something white woman, and me and _______ (I forget his name), rode around for 5 hours. It was a unbelievable experience.
He was a wonderful guide, I called him the "Mayor" because everybody knew him! He was so popular everywhere we went that I felt completely comfortable, safe, and like an invited family friend.
He showed me 3 or 4 neighborhoods, I met coffee makers, chapati breakfast cooks (had breakfast there with a Masaai family who stopped by!), a traditional herbalist (where I learned the treatment for meconium aspiration, I'm a perinatal pathologist!), herbal pharmacist (where I saw that fenugreek seed is used to facilitate delivery with prolonged labor), local market, fabric seller, and had a delicious lunch at an outside Swahili restaurant. I played with kids, talked with everyone, and really got a great sense of the community.
My guide also is very active in local projects and inspired me to help with a bridge rebuilding project he is spear heading. The bicycle riding was easy and really the only way to get around in these neighborhoods. It was by far the best experience I had in Dar, and one of the best I have had in my many travels in East Africa!
We could not have asked for abetter way to end our incredible adventures in Tanzania. We saw everything and did everything we could have ever imagined. From the big game watching in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Lake Manyara, to ascending the highly active volcano next to Lake Natron, it was all so unbelievably incredible. A total dream come true!
Our guide Huruma had he most expansive breadth of knowledge of the natural environment, he was a pleasure to talk to. He was also extremely flexible with us as lans often changed for various reasons, but ALWAYS for the better. Huruma made us feel safe and comfortable the whole time. Alex our cook as wonderful as well making sure we had the best quality meals possiblemade from the freshest ingredients.
Choosing a safari operator is tough, but I will just say that I will always recommend these guys. They are very professional and will do everything to make sure you have the best trip possible. Thanks again for our lifetime memories. We will be back, so you will hear from us again.
Thanks Elfasi for all your time, flexibility and support in orchestrating this dream trip.
