14-Days Southern and Northern Parks Tanzania Safari
Tour highlights
Experience a unique safari in Tanzania with all national parks Nyerere, Mikumi, Udzungwa, Ruaha, Tarangire, lake Manyara, Ngorongoro crater and Serengeti national park at the end fly back to Zanzibar for next schedule, you will visit eight northern and southern national parks in Tanzania within 14 days. During this tour, there is a high possibility of seeing the Big Five. You will also explore other tourist attractions and experience the culture of the Tanzanian people.
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Itinerary idea in detail
You will be picked up at Julius Nyerere International Airport and transferred to your hotel the city of Dar es salaam . You will meet your driver guide who will brief you on your upcoming safaris, then relax for the rest of the day.
- Hotel is Bed & Breakfast basis.
Early in the morning at 05hr00 start your 4 hours safari to Nyerere national park (formerly Selous Game Reserve). You will take breakfast at Selous and start our game drive inside a park.
Activities:Â You will go on a half-day game drive in Nyerere National Park followed by a boat tour inside a park.
Game Drive: Today you will see various animals, including elephants, zebras, giraffes, and antelopes. 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. In the afternoon, you will enjoy a packed lunch at 13hr00 and take some time to rest, then continue with the game drive.
Boat:Â Finally, in the evening at 16hr30 start a boat tour, you will return to Impala tented camp at 18hr30 for dinner, sleep, and preparation for the next day.
Accommodation:Â Selous Impala Tented Camp (https://www.selousimpala.net/)
Game Drive:Â After breakfast, from 06hr30 you will start with bush breakfast then go on a full-day game drive in Nyerere National Park. The journey will start from Impala luxury tented camp, where our professional drivers and guides will pick you up.
The drive will extend to mid noon (13hr30) when you’ll stop for lunch then advance with the game drive to evening at 18hr30 with a later drive to the accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Selous Jimbiza Tented camp (https://selousjimbizacamp.com/) or Nyerere Tented Camp (https://chase-nature.com/)
After breakfast at 07hr00, you will have a 1-hour walking safari with a bushman then a safari to Mikumi national park. We will provide you with a hot lunch on the way to Mikumi at 13hr30. On the way there, you will enjoy various activities conducted by people within their local buildings.
Finally, you will arrive in the late afternoon at Camp Bastian in Mikumi. Have a sleep and prepare for the next day's schedule.
Accommodation:Â Camp Bastian (https://campbastian.com/)
Game Drive: After breakfast at 07hr00, you will head out to Mikumi National Park. You will have a full-day game drive and experience wonderful animals like lions, eland, and buffalo. In a nutshell, the Mikumi floodplain is the park's main feature and borders the mountain ranges.
Maasai Culture: You will get lunch at 13hr00 and rest in the afternoon before a game drive that will last until the late afternoon. Go for Maasai culture at 16hr00 to 17hr30 then you will be back at the Camp Bastian to prepare for the next day's schedule.
Accommodation:Â Camp Bastian (https://campbastian.com/)
After breakfast at 06hr30, you will drive one hour to Udzungwa Mountains National Park then hike and see the waterfalls. You will receive a briefing on arrival and start your hike in the Forest Mountains.
From the top of the waterfall, you can see the enormous Kilombero Sugarcane Valley, one of the biggest sugarcane plantations, a rubber plantation used to make tires and balls. In the afternoon, you will have a packed lunch and eat it at Sanje waterfalls at noon (13hr30). In the waterfalls you will be free to test swimming with cold water. After hiking you will drive to Udzungwa falls lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation:Â Udzungwa Falls Lodge (https://www.udzungwafallslodge.com/)
After breakfast in the morning at 06hr00 with packed lunches, drive to the Ruaha National Park from Udzungwa Mountains NP to Ruaha national park.
Isimila Stone Age: The drive will take you to one of the old stone ages in Tanzania where you’ll find the cultural tourism around the place and later advance with the drive to Ruaha National park with accommodation at Ruaha Hilltop Lodge.
Accommodation: Ruaha Hilltop Lodge (https://www.ruahahilltoplodge.com/)
Activity: After breakfast at 06hr30, our driver will pick you up for a full day's game drive at Ruaha National Park. You will get a packed lunch at 13hr30 and time to rest in the afternoon.
From here, you will go on a game drive until sunset. Then, you will be transferred back to Ruaha Hilltop Lodge for dinner, sleep, and preparation for the next day's game drive.
Accommodation: Ruaha Hilltop Lodge (https://www.ruahahilltoplodge.com/)
Activity: After breakfast at 06hr30, our driver will pick you up for a full day's game drive at Ruaha National Park. You will get a packed lunch at 13hr30 and time to rest in the afternoon.
From here, you will go on a game drive until sunset. Then, you will be transferred back to Ruaha Hilltop Lodge for dinner, sleep, and preparation for the next day's game drive
Accommodation: Ruaha Hilltop Lodge (https://www.ruahahilltoplodge.com/)
Early in the morning at 07hr00, you’ll start the drive to Dodoma City with our guide. You will get lunch on the way to Dodoma, you can stop at the supermarket to buy some of your needs and then advance with the drive with dinner and overnight stay in Dodoma.
Accommodation:Â Morena Hotel (https://morenahotel.com/)
After the breakfast at 06hr00 you will drive to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive with your lunch boxes. You will be in Tarangire at 08hr40 and start a game drive. Tarangire is very famous for its large groups of elephants and other animals. The Tarangire River guarantees the presence of animals, you’ll have lunch at 13hr30 and advance with the game till 17hr00. After the game drive, you will depart for your accommodation at Simba lodge in Karatu.
Accommodation:Â Karatu Simba Lodge (http://www.simbaportfolio.com/karatusimbalodge/the-lodge.html)
You'll be picked up from your hotel at 07hr00 and start a beautiful journey to Lake Manyara National Park and make the game across the Great Rift Valley on arrival. Although small in dimension (205 sq. miles), the park has breathtaking scenery and is well famous for its lush acacia forest, giant figs and mahogany trees, and a growing population of baboons and blue monkeys.
The game drives along the lake provide stunning photo opportunities of giraffes and buffaloes in the foreground and the lake in the background. Some possible extra tours are a bike tour or a boat excursion. In the afternoon (13hr30) you’ll have lunch then advance with the drive till evening, you'll return to the camp for dinner in the evening.
Accommodation:Â Karatu Simba Lodge (http://www.simbaportfolio.com/karatusimbalodge/the-lodge.html)
We will start the day very early at 06hr00 with a transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. On arrival, we'll descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on earth.
Ngorongoro Crater is considered one of the Wonders of the Natural World. The crater spreads for 102 sq. miles and has 2,000 ft. high walls, making it virtually Noah's ark. It inhabits almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa. It's one of the very rare locations in the whole continent where you can witness the black rhino.
Lunch will be taken at noon 13hr30 then start ascending out of the caldera and drive to Serengeti National Park with the drop off at the central Serengeti.
Accommodation: Serengeti Heritage Luxury Tented Camp (https://heritagecampsandlodges.com/serengeti-luxury-tented-camp-central-serengeti/)
You'll have a full day in the Serengeti National Park starting at 06hr30. We are completely flexible with your preferences and this day will be organized according to your wishes. On every day of the safari, your guide will discuss with you the best timings for you, including the game drives and the wake-up time. For example, on this day, you could do a morning game drive, return to the camp for lunch and relaxation and finish with an afternoon game drive. Alternatively, you could do a full-day game drive with a picnic lunch at 13hr30.
Soon after breakfast from your accommodation at 06hr00; you’ll advance with a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park with our professional guide who will lead you to the best exploration of Serengeti National Park with the last touches in the Park.
Later at 10hr30 you’ll drive to Seronera airstrip to take a flight back to Zanzibar for further schedules. At Zanzibar you will be picked at the airport and be driven to your hotel in Zanzibar.
INCLUDES
- Pick-up at Julius Nyerere Int. Airport;
- Transfer to a hotel in Dar es salaam and back to the airport;
- Accommodation before and after safari
- New Land Cruiser 4x4 with pop-up roof;
- Experienced English-speaking safari guide;
- All park fees;
- All accommodation under your program;
- Three meals per day on safari;
- AMREF Flying Doctors;
- Thermos with hot tea/coffee;
- Medical kit;
- Binocular (1 per SUV);
EXCLUDES
- International or Local Flights
- Visa fee;
- Optional Activities
- Lunch and dinner in hotel (only before and after safari);
- Insurance;
- Tips to your safari guide ($30-50 per day per car).
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