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4 Nights / 5 Days RUAHA - MIKUMI - SELOUS by road Day
1: Iringa 0800 hrs- depart for Iringa town, where you arrive for lunch at Kitonga
Restaurant Inn Lodge. At 1400 hrs continue to ISIMILA Hotel. Dinner and overnight
at ISIMILA Hotel. Day 2: Ruaha After breakfast, proceed to
Ruaha National Park. You arrive in time for lunch at Ruaha River Lodge. At 1500
hrs go for an evening game drive in the park. Ruaha National Park is an unspoilt
wildlife park in central Tanzania. It occupies 10,000 sq km and carries 8000 tuskers
making it the biggest elephant sanctuary in the country. The Great Ruaha River
with its spectacular gorges flows along the parks' eastern border and is host
to hippo and crocodile. The river is the parks lifeblood and provides drink for
waterbuck, reedbuck and buffalo. This in turn attracts the predators: lion, leopard,
hyena, wild dog and jackal. Plain animals thriving in the grasslands of the Ruaha
include: greater and lesser kudu, impala, sable and roan antelope, giraffe, zebra,
dik-dik and Grants gazelle. Birds are plenty too- over 370 species have been recorded.
Proceed to Ruaha River Lodge, the only safari lodge built along the banks of the
Great Ruaha River. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge Day
3: Ruaha After breakfast, pack your picnic lunch in readiness for a full day tour
of the Ruaha National Park. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha River Lodge.
Day 4: Mikumi 0800 hrs- check out from Ruaha River Lodge. Enjoy a short game drive
before proceeding to Kitonga Inn at Iringa for lunch. 1400 hrs- drive on to Mikumi
National Park. Mikumi is located 300 km for Dar es Saalam and is the most accessible
park for those departing from Tanzania's capital. Prominent features of the park
are the Mikumi flood plain and the mountain ranges that rise on two sides of the
park. You will encounter elephant, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, hippo, crocodile,
wildebeest, eland and Lichtenstein's hartebeest. Lion and wild dogs are among
the carnivores common here. Towards the southern end of the flood plain live families
of yellow baboon. Over 300 species of birds have been recorded in the park. Many
are Eurasian migrants who stay between October and April. Dinner and overnight
at Vuma Hill Camp. Day 5: Mikumi/Dar es Salaam 0800 hrs- enjoy
a morning game drive in Mikumi National Park. You return for
lunch and thereafter depart for Dar es Salaam at 1400 hrs. Includes: - Park entrance
fee at Ruaha and Mikumi - Full board accommodation on safari - Service of an English
speaking driver guide - Transport based on a safari minibus with pop up roof for
game viewing - Driver allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver - Game drives
as per the Itinerary - Government taxes Excludes: - Extras at the lodges i.e.
drinks, telephone, laundry etc. - International flight - Departure tax - Tips
to porters and drivers. search
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