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13 Days Southern Safari and Kilwa Beach

By Luitours and Safaris
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$7,706 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 13d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

-Explore three iconic parks: Nyerere, Ruaha, and Mikumi National Parks

-Enjoy thrilling game drives with opportunities to see the Big Five

-Picnic-style lunch boxes provided during full-day safari activities

-Discover Tanzania’s coastal heritage with a guided visit to Kilwa ruins

-Venture off the beaten track through Southern Tanzania’s untouched wilderness

Activity location

  • Ruaha National Park
    • Iringa, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Ruaha National Park
    • Iringa, Tanzania

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13 Days Southern Safari and Kilwa Beach
  • Activity duration is 13 days13d
    13d
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00 am
Price details
NZ$7,705.62 x 1 AdultNZ$7,705.62

Total
Price is NZ$7,705.62

What's included, what's not

  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Bathroom on board

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Mikumi Game Drive
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: overnight Mikumi Bastian Camp
Mikumi National Park
  • 6h
Pickup in the morning at hotel or Airport in Dar es Salaam drive to Mikumi National Park, great welcome by herd of elephants, giraffes, impalas, lions, buffalos and many more
Day 2: Mikumi Game Drive
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: overnight at Camp Bastian Mikumi
Mikumi National Park
  • 10h
After breakfast from the lodge with packed lunches enjoys full day game drive inside the park and spot many animals. Animals commonly found here include lions, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, zebra and elephants and many more. Also you will stop for lunches at the picnic site before proceed with game drive to hippos and crocodiles pool and during evening you will return to the lodge for dinner
Day 3: Ruaha Game Drive
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Over night at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge
Ruaha National Park
  • 6h
  • Admission ticket included
After breakfast early in the morning from Mikumi Park drive to Ruaha National Park via Iringa town, you will be passing though country side and have nice scenery and beautiful valleys and mountains. After arrival you will go directly to the park and game drive till evening. Then drive to Ruaha Hilltop Lodge for dinner and overnight
Day 4: Ruaha Game Drive
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: over night at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge
Ruaha National Park
  • 10h
Breakfast will be taken early morning and after 30 minutes clients will drive to the park to have more time to explore and learn more about Ruaha national park. Ruaha is very famous as well for the clients who lie to watch birds, this is place that you can see different types of birds and some of they migrate from Europe to the Ruaha NP. The famous Ruaha river is the best place also clients will be visiting to view the large no of crocodiles and especially when the river is full of water. Clients will have picnic lunch in a special place before heading with more game drive, later depart the park and back to dinner and over night at your lodge
Day 5: Ruaha Game Drive
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: over night at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge
Ruaha National Park
  • 10h
Breakfast will be taken early morning and after 30 minutes clients will drive to the park to have more time to explore and learn more about Ruaha national park. Ruaha is very famous as well for the clients who lie to watch birds, this is place that you can see different types of birds and some of they migrate from Europe to the Ruaha NP. The famous Ruaha river is the best place also clients will be visiting to view the large no of crocodiles and especially when the river is full of water. Clients will have picnic lunch in a special place before heading with more game drive, later depart the park and back to dinner and over night at your lodge
Day 6: Ruaha Walking Safari
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: over night at Udzungwa Forest Tented Camp
Ruaha National Park
  • 6h
You’ll be grateful for the chance to spend more time in Ruaha. You'll never get tired of going on a walking safari, where you'll leave behind the vehicle and step out into the wild. It can be a little nerve-wracking at first, but you'll be walking with an experienced guide and it's very safe. It can be a real thrill walking in this way, and most people fall in love with the experience.
Day 7: Udzungwa Mountains National Park
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: over night at Camp Bastian Mikumi
Udzungwa Mountains National Park
  • 10h
You’ll hardly believe you’re in southeastern Tanzania when you’re in Udzungwa Mountains National Park. That’s because the arid plains that you see elsewhere in this part of the country are nowhere to be seen. Lush forests and mountains’ll surround you instead. When you’re in these forests, listen for the soundtrack of rich birdlife and the 10 different of primate species that make this Tanzania’s richest monkey landscape. Hippos and crocodiles inhabit the Kilombero floodplain, and it is possible to see elephants and leopards. Enjoy superb views everywhere.
Day 8: Nyerere National Park - Boat Trip to Rufiji River
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: overnight at Africa Safari Selous
Nyerere National Park
  • 10h
  • Admission ticket included
Everyone should visit the Unesco World Heritage–listed Selous at least once in their lives. Look for zebra, giraffe, hippo, crocodile, buffalo and wildebeest, as well as elephant and the rarer spotted hyena, leopard and African wild dog. And lions – lots of lions: many scientists believe that Nyerere National Park has more lions than any other park in Africa. Wherever you look, the views are also impressive, with rocky hills, palm-fringed lakes, and the wide Rufiji River running through the heart of the reserve.
Day 9: Nyerere Game Drive
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: overnight at Africa Safari Selous
Nyerere National Park
  • 10h
  • Admission ticket included
After breakfast from the camp with packed lunches, enjoys game drive inside the park expect to see large number of animals like lion, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra, hyena and etc. You will also see a large variety of birds, wonderful scenery with varied topography including wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest and higher ground with vast views of far-off mountains
Day 10: Nyerere Game Drive
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: overnight at Africa Safari Selous
Nyerere National Park
  • 10h
  • Admission ticket included
After breakfast from the camp with packed lunches, enjoys game drive inside the park expect to see large number of animals like lion, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra, hyena and etc. You will also see a large variety of birds, wonderful scenery with varied topography including wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest and higher ground with vast views of far-off mountains
Day 11: Kilwa Beach
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: overnight stay will be at Kilwa Beach Lodge
Kilwa Kisiwani Island
  • 6h
After breakfast at the lodge, we’ll depart with lunch boxes in hand for Kilwa Beach. We’ll be staying at an excellent lodge located on the Indian Ocean. You can choose to visit the fish market or just spend the afternoon and evening at your leisure. You'll be staying at the lodge on a full board basis.
Day 12: Kilwa Masoko
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: overnight stay will be at Kilwa Beach Lodge
Kilwa Masoko
  • 10h
After breakfast we’ll depart with a picnic lunch in hand to Kilwa Kisiwani. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site due to its influence on the birth of Swahili culture, Kilwa Kisiwani is a fishing village that was once occupied by Arabs. They minted gold and sold spices, jewellery, and slaves—all while holding parties under the light of the moon. Songo Mnara, a neighbouring small island close to Kisiwani, was a Swahili stone town that was founded in the early 19th century. Its comparatively short history compared to its more illustrious neighbour has allowed archaeologists to examine early Swahili houses within a specific time period.
Day 13: Kilwa - Dar es Salaam
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Dar es Salaam
  • 8h
After breakfast at the lodge, you’ll be transferred to Dar es Salaam with a packed lunch in hand. You’ll be dropped off at the hotel or the airport/ferry.

Location

Activity location

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    Ruaha National Park
    • Iringa, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Ruaha National Park
    • Iringa, Tanzania

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