10 Days / 9 nights

Welcome to East Africa! Upon arrival at Julius Nyerere International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by your guide and transferred to your hotel. Spend a completely relaxing evening at your lodge to unwind ahead of your upcoming safari adventure.

• Accommodation: Mediterraneo Lodge / Slipway Hotel or similar

• Meals: Bed & Breakfast

After breakfast, depart Dar es Salaam and drive south toward Nyerere National Park. This 5- to-6-hour journey transitions from urban streets into rural Tanzanian countryside and wild bush terrain. Arrive at your lodge in time for a fresh lunch. To ensure you recover comfortably from the road journey, the afternoon is yours at complete leisure to unpack and rest. In the late evening, enjoy a relaxing, low-intensity sunset boat safari along the calm waters of the mighty Rufiji River, watching hippos, crocodiles, and elephants gather along the riverbanks.

• Accommodation: Nyerere Safari Lodge or similar

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Spend the entire day exploring the vast wilderness of Nyerere National Park on private game drives. This park is a wild sanctuary famous for its dense populations of elephants, lions, buffaloes, giraffes, and rare African wild dogs. Enjoy a packed picnic lunch in the shade of a wild baobab tree to maximize your wildlife tracking time in the field before returning to the lodge for an evening of relaxation and dinner.

• Accommodation: Nyerere Safari Lodge or similar

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Continue exploring remote and untouched sectors of Nyerere National Park today. Your professional guide will tailor the game drives around the park’s network of oxbow lakes and rivers, offering exclusive wildlife encounters far away from busy commercial safari circuits.

• Optional Field Upgrade: You may opt to replace your morning drive with an exhilarating morning walking safari accompanied by an armed park ranger to explore the bush on foot.

• Accommodation: Nyerere Safari Lodge or similar

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Set out early this morning for an adventurous 6-to-7-hour drive to Mikumi National Park, navigating through scenic Southern Tanzania landscapes and the foothills of the Uluguru Mountains. This journey serves as an active driving safari as you approach the park boundaries. Arrive at your camp in the afternoon, check straight into your room to wash away the safari dust, and enjoy a relaxed evening at leisure watching the sunset over Mikumi’s open plains.

• Accommodation: Vuma Hills Tented Camp / Mikumi Wildlife Camp or similar

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Spend a full day exploring Mikumi National Park, renowned for its rich wildlife, open savannahs, and beautiful floodplains. Your game drives will focus on the Mkata Floodplain, often compared to a miniature Serengeti, which offers excellent predator tracking opportunities, large herds of buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, and elegant eland antelopes. Return to camp in the late afternoon for a quiet evening of rest.

• Accommodation: Vuma Hills Tented Camp / Mikumi Wildlife Camp or similar

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Depart after breakfast for a scenic 3-to-4-hour drive to the highland town of Iringa. The route winds up the spectacular Kitonga Gorge highway, providing panoramic views over the southern highlands. Arrive in Iringa town for a delicious local lunch stop at the popular Neema Crafts Cafe. Following lunch, you will transfer directly to your luxury boutique hotel. There is no afternoon excursions planned; enjoy the entire evening at leisure to unwind in your premium room and enjoy the cooler highland air.

• Accommodation Option: Mount Royal Villa Hotel or Iringa Sunset Hotel

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Drive toward Ruaha National Park this morning along a well-maintained gravel safari highway. This 2-hour journey serves as an active game drive en route as you cross the park gates and enter the rugged Great Rift Valley landscape. Keep your camera ready as you search for elephants, lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, and rare lesser kudu antelope species on the way to your lodge. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon rest at camp before dinner.

• Accommodation: Ruaha River Lodge / Mdonya Old River Camp or similar

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Spend the day exploring Ruaha’s dramatic landscapes, active river systems, giant baobab forests, and predator-rich ecosystems. Ruaha is Tanzania’s largest national park, legendary for its massive lion super-prides and diverse wildlife. Your guide will track animal movements along the Great Ruaha River channels to maximize your wildlife viewing and photography opportunities before returning to the lodge for your final evening campfire.

• Accommodation: Ruaha River Lodge / Mdonya Old River Camp or similar

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast, enjoy a final scenic drive through the park as you transfer to the local Iringa Airstrip. Board your domestic scheduled flight across the expanse of Tanzania back to Dar es Salaam, connecting smoothly to your onward international flight home.

• Meals: Breakfast & Lunch