DAY 01; DAR ES SALAAM – MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK

You will be picked-up in Dar es Salaam and begin your safari driving to Mikumi National Park; Tanzania’s fourth-largest national park. Within its borders are the Uluguru Mountains to the north and the Lumango Mountains to the southeast. Mikumi hosts a wide variety of wildlife including buffalo, giraffe, elephant, lion, python, zebra, leopard, crocodile and more. Upon arrival in the park, you will check-in at Camp Bastian Mikumi, have dinner and settle in for your overnight stay. Dinner and overnight at Camp Bastian (FB)

DAY 02; MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK – RUAHA NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, you will check-out and begin your journey to Ruaha National Park. You still stop in Iringa Town for lunch and some shopping and then continue on to Ruaha National Park. You will arrive in the afternoon and check-in at the Ruaha Hilltop Lodge. In the evening, you will embark on a short game drive and then return for dinner and your overnight stay. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha Hilltop (FB)

DAY 03; RUAHA NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, you will enjoy a full day game drive in the park with a packed lunch to enjoy at one of the park’s picnic sites. Ruaha National Park is Tanzania’s largest park and is home to the largest population of elephant. It hosts large herds of buffalo and pride of a lion. You will see leopard, giraffe, kudu, gazelle, wild dog, ostrich, antelope and a wide variety of bird species. The great Ruaha River flows through the eastern side of the park where you will see hippo, crocodile and a variety of water birds. Later in the evening, you will return to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at Ruaha Hilltop (FB)

DAY 04; RUAHA NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, you will enjoy a walking safari, accompanied by an armed and experienced guide who will give you the opportunity to get up close with the wildlife. After the walk, you will return to the lodge and enjoy lunch. In the afternoon, you will check-out and embark on a game drive as you travel back to Iringa Town. Upon arrival, you will check-in at the Iringa Sunset Hotel for dinner and overnight (FB)

DAY 05; IRINGA – DAR ES SALAAM

After an early breakfast, you will check-out and enjoy a short tour of the Isimila Stone Age Site. After this tour, you will depart for Dar es Salaam. You will arrive late in the evening and be dropped off at your choice of hotel or at the airport