12-Day Private Excellent Safari South Circuit

12-Day Private Excellent Safari South Circuit

Offered by: USD Safaris & Tours
4.9/5 (1600 Reviews)
Journey Snapshot
🗺 Tanzania ⏱ 12 days 🚙 4x4 Pop-up Roof
Dar es Salaam Mikumi Ruaha Morogoro Udzungwa and Zanzibar
The Nyerere National Park, Ruaha, and Mikumi safaris are classic safaris in Southern Tanzania. They start from Dar es Salaam and end in Zanzibar. It allows guests an encounter with the rarest of African wildernesses and takes you to the Greater Selous ecosystem. Usually, the viewing is done from a vehicle so that guests can enjoy the most authentic experience possible.

Route

Start Dar es Salaam (Day 1)
Day 2 Mikumi
Day 3 Ruaha
Day 4 Morogoro
Day 5 Udzungwa
End and Zanzibar

Tour Features

Day 1: Dar es Salaam to Mikumi National Park & Maasai Culture Day 2: Full-day Game Drive in Mikumi National Park Day 3: Transfer From Mikumi to Ruaha National Park Day 4: Game Drive in Ruaha National Park Day 5: Second Game Drive in Ruaha National Park Day 6: Transfer From Ruaha National Park to Morogoro Day 7: Udzungwa Waterfall for mountain hiking Day 8: Transfer From Morogoro to Nyerere National Park Day 9: Game Drive in Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve) Day 10:Full-day Game Drive on Different Routes in Nyerere National Park (Selous GR) & Visit Hot Spring

Activities & Transportation

  • Route: Dar es Salaam, Mikumi, Ruaha, Morogoro, Udzungwa, and Zanzibar
  • Duration: 12 Days
  • Getting around: 4x4 safari vehicle (pop-up roof)
  • Transfers: airport pick-up & drop-off can be included

Accommodation & Meals

Day
Accommodation
Meals
1
Camp Bastian Mikumi Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP View hotel
Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
2
Camp Bastian Mikumi Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
3
Ruaha Hilltop Lodge Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ruaha NP View hotel
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
4
Ruaha Hilltop Lodge Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ruaha NP
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
5
Ruaha Hilltop Lodge Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ruaha NP
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
6
Camp Bastian Mikumi Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
7
Camp Bastian Mikumi Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Udzungwa Mountains
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
8
Africa Safari Selous Camp Mid-range lodge located just outside Nyerere NP View hotel
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
9
Africa Safari Selous Camp Mid-range lodge located just outside Nyerere NP
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
10
Africa Safari Selous Camp Mid-range lodge located just outside Nyerere NP
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
11
Africa Safari Selous Camp Mid-range lodge located just outside Nyerere NP
All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
12
No accommodation
Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day by Day

Day 1 Dar es Salaam to Mikumi National Park & Maasai Culture
Morning 🏨Camp Bastian Mikumi Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP 🍽Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
The journey will start early in the morning from Dar es Salaam when our professional driver will pick you up and drive to Mikumi National Park. On arrival at Mikumi NP, you will learn how to make fire with sticks and learn more about the Maasai culture. You'll also experience the places where most of them live, as well as their traditions and customs. After the safari, head back to your camp to prepare for your next scheduled activities.
Day 2 Full-day Game Drive in Mikumi National Park
Morning 🏨Camp Bastian Mikumi Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, head out to Mikumi National Park. You'll have a full-day game drive and will see wonderful animals like lion, eland, and buffalo found in the park. The Mikumi floodplain is the main feature of the park and borders the mountain ranges. In the afternoon, you will have lunch and rest before proceeding on a game drive until the evening when you will return to the camp to prepare for your next day's schedule.
Day 3 Transfer From Mikumi to Ruaha National Park
Morning 🏨Ruaha Hilltop Lodge Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ruaha NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
You will have an early breakfast and prepare for your transfer at around 7:30 am from Mikumi National Park to Ruaha National Park. Here, you will get to view other tourist attractions and animals. Your accommodation is at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge located outside the park.
Day 4 Game Drive in Ruaha National Park
Morning 🏨Ruaha Hilltop Lodge Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ruaha NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, our driver will pick you up and take you to Ruaha National Park for a full-day game drive. In the afternoon, you will get a packed lunch and time to rest. Later, continue with the game drive until sunset when you will return to Ruaha Hilltop Lodge for dinner, sleep, and prepare for the next day's schedule.
Day 5 Second Game Drive in Ruaha National Park
Morning 🏨Ruaha Hilltop Lodge Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Ruaha NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, our driver will pick you up and go to Ruaha National Park for a second full-day game drive on different routes from the previous day. In the afternoon you will get a packed lunch and time to rest. Later, continue with the game drive until sunset when you will return to Ruaha Hilltop Lodge for dinner, sleep, and prepare for the next day's schedule.
Day 6 Transfer From Ruaha National Park to Morogoro
Morning 🏨Camp Bastian Mikumi Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, our professional driver will pick you up and take you to Morogoro from Ruaha National Park. You will have lunch on the way and dinner at Camp Bastian. Morogoro is one of the largest cities in Tanzania, located about 200 kilometers west of Dar es Salaam, the capital of the Morogoro region.
Day 7 Udzungwa Waterfall for mountain hiking
Morning 🏨Camp Bastian Mikumi Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Udzungwa Mountains 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After an early breakfast, you go to Udzungwa Mountains National Park to hike at the waterfalls. On arrival, you will receive instructions before starting your hike in the forest mountains. From the top of the waterfall, you have a great view of the enormous Kilombero Sugarcane Valley, one of the biggest sugarcane plantations in Tanzania. You will have a packed lunch in the afternoon.
Day 8 Transfer From Morogoro to Nyerere National Park
Morning 🏨Africa Safari Selous Camp Mid-range lodge located just outside Nyerere NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Early in the morning, our driver will pick you up from your hotel in Morogoro and take you to Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve). On the way, you will get to see various villages. After arriving at Nyerere National Park, you will get to rest and prepare for the next day's schedule.
Day 9 Game Drive in Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve)
Morning 🏨Africa Safari Selous Camp Mid-range lodge located just outside Nyerere NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you will do a full-day game drive from 7:30 am until the evening in Nyerere National Park (formerly known as Selous Game Reserve). The journey will start from Africa Safari Selous with our professional drivers and guides. On this day, you will get to enjoy various tourist attractions like seeing animals including elephant, zebra, giraffe, antelope, and more. You will also see birds and other landscape scenery with varied topography including wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest, and higher ground with vast views of far-off mountains.
Day 10 Full-day Game Drive on Different Routes in Nyerere National Park (Selous GR) & Visit Hot Spring
Morning 🏨Africa Safari Selous Camp Mid-range lodge located just outside Nyerere NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, you will do another full-day game drive until the evening. Go on different routes from the previous day, starting from the Africa Safari Camp where you will be picked up by our professional drivers and guides. Today, you will get to see various animals including elephant, zebra, giraffe, antelope and more. You will also see birds, and landscape scenery with varied topography including wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest, and higher ground with vast views of far-off mountains. You will also get a chance to visit a hot spring and can even go swimming, but it depends on the accessibility of the road, since during the rainy season, there will be mud on the road. In the afternoon you will get a packed lunch and some time to rest, then continue with the game drive. In the evening, you will return to Africa Safari Selous for dinner and sleep and to prepare for tomorrow.
Day 11 Day 11
Morning 🏨Africa Safari Selous Camp Mid-range lodge located just outside Nyerere NP 🍽All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
On this day, before breakfast, you will do a walking tour with our Bushman in the forest, accompanied by an armed ranger. Return to the camp for breakfast and then do a village tour at Mloka village. In the afternoon, you will have lunch at the camp. Later, at around 4:00 pm, you will go to the Rufiji River for a boat safari until sunset. Return to the camp for dinner, sleep, and to prepare for the next day's schedule.
Day 12 Day 12
Morning 🏨No accommodation 🍽Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast on your last day of the tour, our driver will pick you up and take you to the Mtemere Airstrip at 10:00 am for your flight to Zanzibar.

Rates

From: $3,740 pp (USD)
Final quote depends on date, travelers and lodge level.

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Inclusions

Included
  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All flights during the tour
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water (On all days)

Exclusions

Not included
  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
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Note: Some items may vary depending on season and lodge level.

Getting There

Start: Dar es Salaam

End: and Zanzibar

We can arrange airport pick-up and drop-off. Ask in your quote request.

Offered By

USD Safaris & Tours
USD Safaris & Tours
4.9/5 • 1600 reviews