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12 Days The Grand Safari

The Grand Safari

12
Days

11
Nights

Overview

This exhaustive Tanzania Safari adventure takes you through the prime wildlife destinations North and south of the country.

Visit the less trodden south and the exciting North and be sure to have a fascinating time enjoying the entire wildlife viewing experience in this Tanzania Safari.

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Day to day Tanzania Safari Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival

Jambo! Karibu Tanzania, upon arrival at the Julius Nyerere International airport, your driver guide will meet you and take you to your accommodation near Nyerere (Selous) National Park overlooking river Rufiji offering you a great view an instant connection to nature.

Your new home has extraordinary amenities like swimming pools, day spas, bars, and more. Take an optional boat ride on river Rufiji through the park and glimpse greatness in the beautiful sunset.

Day 2 & 3

Nyerere National Park

One of Tanzania’s hidden treasures, Nyerere National park previously known as Selous game reserve is one of the largest parks in Africa, it is bigger than Switzerland! It is also one of the least crowded and hence has one of the most undisturbed natural wildlife ecosystem there is.

Enjoy a two day game drive, in your sights, the massive number of lion prides, huge elephants in their masses, giraffes, greater kudu and more are in their plenty in this expansive National park. After your daily run with the wild you’ll return to your lodge for a dip in the pool and sundowners by the glistening Rufiji river.

Day 4

Mikumi National Park

Today you’ll take a drive North to Mikumi national park previously an extension of Selous game reserve.

Upon arrival in your other home away from home, take your time today relaxing by the pool watching the numerous wildlife stroll around your accommodation another subtle mingle with Tanzania’s wild.

Day 5

Mikumi National Park Game Drive

After an early breakfast we begin our game drive in another southern gem. Our exploration is at Mikumi’s Mkata plains where we will see majority of your favorite wildlife.

Mikumi has a great variety of diverse wildlife, herds of elephants are a guarantee in this park, Elands (Africa’s largest antelope) are also found in great numbers, predators like lions, leopards and cheetahs can also be spotted in your game drives.

Day 6

Drive to Ruaha National Park

After breakfast take a drive to Ruaha National park , you’ll have a very rewarding drive, enjoying the pure green landscape stretching on either side of you.

Arrive in time for lunch at your accommodation and have a delicious lunch amidst nature.

Day 7

Ruaha Game Drive

The park has one of the largest population of big cats in whole of Africa, Ruaha National park has plenty of lion prides, a great number of leopards and cheetahs, making the exciting predatory action very likely in this park.

Take a day game drive in Tanzania’s largest National park which is also untrammeled and unexplored making the Ruaha experience very unique and fascinating, it gets better with no crowds on this part of the country the drive is relaxing and very intimate.

Day 8

Fly to Serengeti
You’ll take a scheduled flight to the grandest National Park of them all, Serengeti National Park. Get a glimpse of the savannah spreading beneath you with the diverse wildlife in the Serengeti going about their day.

Your guide will meet you at Seronera airstrip in Serengeti and transfer you to your accommodation for lunch. Get acquainted with nature and wildlife as you have your leisure time in your nature intertwined safari lodge.

Day 9 & 10

Serengeti Game Drive

Buckle up! As you are in for the best wildlife viewing experience in all of Africa, from big cats, zebras and wildebeest to beautiful birds, Serengeti surely has it all. A drive around Serengeti will certainly leave you in awe, predatory action is almost guaranteed here.

The lush Serengeti grass plains and the tall umbrella-like acacia trees are some other mesmerizing sights in Africa’s grandest savannah. Have a two day, morning and afternoon game drive and explore all this to their fullest.

Day 11

Ngorongoro Crater

Begin your day with a wholesome breakfast with a packed lunch box of niceties. Then, drive and descend into the Ngorongoro crater, home to the world’s densest population of big mammals. Get a close view of the big five incredibly, coupled with various bird species and, more often than not, captivating predatory actions.

Top off with some cultural experiences inside the crater, visit the beautiful, eccentric Maasai boma communities and enjoy nature walks. Finally, wind out your day on one of the comfy accommodations in Karatu town.

Day 9 & 10

Departure

The end of your grand safari is upon us, we hope you had an everlasting experience in Tanzania and we hope to see you again soon for another Tanzania Safari . Take a drive to the airport where you will catch a plane home.

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