Southern Circuit Selous, Ruaha, Tanzania Safaris: Tanzania safari to Selous Game Reserve, Ruaha, Mikumi, Udzungwa National Park

Southern Circuit Selous, Ruaha, Tanzania Safaris: Tanzania safari to Selous Game Reserve, Ruaha, Mikumi, Udzungwa National Park

Chimpanzee safaris to Gombe and Mahale National Parks

Chimpanzee safaris in Tanzania compose Gombe Stream,and Mahale Mountain National Parks. Safaris in western part of Tanzania is unique ecotourism activities for chimpanzee trekking and hiking. Ecotourism is very important especially on Chimpanzee safaris, trekking and hiking. First part is Gombe Stream National Park which will take 5 days then connect to Mahale for another 5/6 days for Second part. The 5 days Gombe Safari Price and also Mahale 5 days price. Gombe Chimpanzee Safari takes us to one of the pristine parts of Eastern Africa, to view Chimpanzees in their natural habitat (not in a sanctuary or a zoo) under the assistance of experienced guides and trackers, we give unique experiences. Because of the travel times and distance, a full 4 day stay in the park is recommended. The location of Gombe Stream Camp and Mahale Mountains National Park is situated perfectly by Lake Tanganyika , world’s second deepest lake. The lake is cushioned by white sandy shoreline, which serves as a superb relaxation and beach vacationing experiences enjoyed in privacy. Gombe Stream National Park was placed on the map after the experiences of Jane Goodall who spent several years researching and interacting at a very personal level with the Chimpanzees in Gombe. http://www.attest.us/smartafricansafaristz.com/company/default.aspx First Part: 5 days, 4 nights Chimpanzees Tracking Itinerary to Gombe Stream N. Park is as below. Day 1 Arrivie Kigoma ex PW Flight from Kilimanjaro Pick up on arrival and transfer to the hotel Dinner and Overnight at Kigoma Hilltop Hotel Day 2 Breakfast at the Hotel Transfer to the Lake for boat departure to Gombe Pick Up o arrival and transfer to the Camp Hot Lunch at the Camp Proceed for a Short Chimpanzee Tracking if time allows Dinner and Overnight at Gombe Luxury Tented Camp Day 3 Breakfast at the Camp Proceed for Chimpanzee Tracking in the forest Climb to Kakombe Water Falls if time allows Meals and Overnight at Gombe Luxury Tented Camp Day 4 Breakfast at the Camp Chimpanzee Tracking in the forest Climb to Jane's Peak Dinner and Overnight at Gombe Luxury Tented Camp Day 5 Breakfast at the Camp • 1 Night Kigoma Town; Overnights Kigoma Hilltop Hotel. • 4 Nights Gombe Stream National Park ; Overnights Gombe Luxury Camp. • Flights to Gombe. • Ability to customize and add more days to the existing program. What's Included: • Pre-planning professional program expertise, resource guiding along with first hand experience. • Professional wildlife guiding services. All guides who are native experts in African wildlife, game driving, and the African culture. • Accommodation in a double or twin room - sharing. • Full board meals when staying the night during the safari. • Internal airlines as indicated. • All point-to-point personalized meet, greet and transfer service as in the program. • All park entry fees, airstrip transfers, VAT, state levies, service charge and hotel taxes. • All gratuities except to driver-guides, game rangers, escort, and lodge, hotel, camp or bar staff. What's Not Included: Personal expenses such laundry, flying doctor service, travelers insurance; communication charges, visas, airport/airfare related charges applied and collected directly by the government/airline, international airfares; meals, drinks, excursions, additional activities or sightseeing NOT included in the itinerary. Mahale: Day 6: Transfer to Mahale National Park by Boat. Program Highlights: • 4 Nights Mahale Mountains National Park; Overnights Nkungwe Luxury Camp. • Flights to Mahale. • Ability to customize and add more days to the existing program. • Optional overnights in Arusha. Day 6: Arrival at Mahale Mountains National Park After an early morning breakfast, depart for a full day of trekking in Mahale Mountains National Park with the opportunity to view chimpanzees in their natural habitat. You Mahale Mountains National Park will have the opportunity to experience the park through sight and sound. Upon sighting a chimp group, you can experience/examine the behavioral characteristics of these highly advanced and sophisticated animals from a distance, which sometimes includes grooming, use of simplified tools, male dominance, and/or mating rituals. Chimpanzees are part of the ape family and share a special genetic relationship with human beings, the closest relative of modern man. Just like humans, chimps share common physical and behavioral patterns with men such as have large brain, social characteristics and intelligence. Although Chimpanzee viewing is normally the focus of attention when visiting Mahale Mountains , keen clients will be able to hear the sounds of the insects, butterflies, birds and also other chimpanzees in other parts of the forest. Other mammals noted at Mahale include: giant squirrel, red-legged sun squirrel, brush-tailed porcupine, Angolan black-and-white colobus bushy-tailed mongoose and Sharpe's grysbok and much more. At the evening Nkungwe Luxury Camp at the completion of your trekking experience and relax by the lake. Spend the rest of evening after dinner by the campfire discussing your experiences or just gazing at the stars on a calm and clear Sky. Activities Included: Chimp tracking & viewing experience on foot; snorkeling; swimming; relaxation. Other Experiences Available Additionally: Fishing; fly camping. Overnight Accommodation: Nkungwe Luxury Camp Day 5: After breakfast, transfer to the park airstrip where we will continue on to Arusha,or Dar es salaam Airport . Overnight in City in Dar es salaam. We are ready and flexible to make your own taste customised and personalised safari trip itinerary to suite your budget. Contacting Email: jungleadventures1111@gmail.com

Tanzania safari to Selous Game Reserve, Ruaha, Mikumi, Udzungwa National Park

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Selous, Ruaha safari vacation holidays to Tanzania, Africa. Deals with information on Safari to Selous Game Reserve, Ruaha, Mikumi, Saadani National Parks in Southern circuit tourism including Dar es salaam and beach holidays to Zanzibar and Mafia Islands, camping safaris, photographic safari, lodge, tented safaris. Tanzania safari to Selous game reserve, Udzungwa, Ruaha, Mikumi, Saadani National parks and Dar es salaam Beach and City Tours. Southern circuit safari consist of Selous, Ruaha, Mikumi, Udzungwa mountains. Southern Circuit safari is has much more experience and less $$ compared to Northern circuit safaris. Safari to Selous game reserve, Udzungwa, Ruaha, Mikumi, Saadani National parks is virgin and unexploited Bush. There are much more animals that are not in Northern Circuit Safaris. Many wild dogs ever in the World seen in Selous, Biggest and many elephants ever in Selous game reserve. http://www.attest.us/smartafricansafaristz.com/company/default.aspx below is a tailor made private safari for southern Circuit. Tanzania safari features walking safaris,boat safaris,cultural tourism and game drives Day 1: Depart from Dar es Salaam train station at 08.30 for Depart from Dar es Salaam early in the morning for Saadani National Park. This will be a 4 -5 hours drive. Arrival at the lodge will be in time for lunch and overnight at Lodge/Camping/, full board.

Day 2: After breakfast depart for a morning game drive returning to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon river boat safari and overnight at Lodge/Camping/, full board Day 3: Morning game drive and rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at Lodge/Camping/, full board. Saadani is Tanzania's only protected coastal wildlife preserve was gazetted in 1964. covers an area of some 250 sq km from the Wami river in the south to the Mligaji river in the north, with the Moshi railway line as the western boundary. Saadani is located in what is historically a very important coastal strip emerging as a an important trading post, appearing on maps from the early 19th century. The village also contains a ruined fort, built by Arab slavers in the last century. This fort later became a German Boma (administrative center) after 1888. There is a further ruin in the village of a mosque built in the mid 19th century. In 2002 Saadani was gazetted to become Tanzania's 13th National Park and it is hoped that the upgrade to National Park status will bring improved infrastructure, access and anti-poaching activities, as well as the reintroduction of various Camp, Full board Day 4: After breakfast depart for Mikumi National on a drive of 8 hours. Packed lunch will be provided. Overnight at Lodge/Camping/, full board Day 5 : Morning game drive, and after noon relaxation by the poolside. At 16.00 depart for the later afternoon game drive returning to Lodge/Camping/ for diner,. MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK is flanked between the Uluguru and Udzungwa Mountains. Mikumi National Park is home to buffalos, giraffes, elephants, lions, zebras and leopards. The park is also famous for its wild dogs and 6m long pythons. Day 6: Depart in the morning after breakfast (7:30 Am) for Ruaha National Park. The drive to Ruaha is a truly fascinating one which gives you the real feel of the African countryside. The journey will see you pass sisal plantations, local villages before starting to climb the Great Rift Escarpment passing Iringa Town and finally arriving to Ruaha Huts at (13:30). Arrival time will be just in time for lunch. After lunch, visit a traditional African village before return to Ruaha Huts, for the dinner and Overnight, (full board.) Day 7: Accompanied by an armed ranger, (7:30am) we start the day with a walking safari followed by afternoon game drive (13:30), Overnight at Ruaha huts (Full Board). A walking safari which will bring you close to some of the smallest animals and plants that you would not see on a vehicle game drive. The crisp fresh African air mixed with the wild smell of the animals evokes your smell sense to the intoxication unique bush smell of Africa. Each plant and tree has medicinal value in the African Community and our guide will point them. Day 8: - Leaving the Camp immediately after breakfast you start out early morning game drive with your guide in search of the elusive wild dogs, herds of elephants and buffaloes. Lunch will be at the Bandas. After lunch, return for late afternoon/evening game drive. This is the time that predators begin for their hunt for their evening meal, return to the Bandas for dinner and over night at Ruaha Huts, full board Day 9: Day excision to Udzungwa National park for hiking and swimming in the waterfalls. Overnight a Lodge/Camping/, full board UDZUNGWA NATIONAL PARK is the newest, opened to the public 1992, and one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Tanzania. Covering an area of 1900 sq km., the uniqueness of this park lies in its biodiversity in hosting a variety of animals and plant species not found anywhere else in the world. The red Colobus and the Sane crested manbrey, elephants, buffalos, leopards, and sable antelopes are some of the residents in this park. A good range of birdlife is present which includes Rufus winged sunbird, Iringa akalat, Lagden’s bush shrike and Udzungwa partridge. Activities include a hike to the Sanje water falls. Day 10 Depart in the morning after breakfast for Selous Game Reserve. This will be along drive of 5 hours through some of the most scenic parts of Southern Tanzania. Villages and the Uluguru Mountains dot along the way. You will make a short lunch break by the road side arriving at the Camp by late afternoon. Late afternoon game drive and overnight at Lodge/Camping/, full board . Day 11: Morning walking safari followed by an afternoon game drive. Take the rest of the full day to explore the reserve as the famous explorers did in the yester years. Picnic lunch will be under shady trees with a relaxing visit the hot springs Overnight at Lodge/Camping/, full board

Day 12: Morning game drive followed by an afternoon boats safari. The boat safari brings you close to the aquatic animals and birds. Return to camp late evening in time to freshen up and for dinner. Overnight at Lodge/Camping/, full board. Selous Game Reserve covering 50,000sq km, this is the largest game reserve in the Africa. The reserve supports an enormous number of elephants, buffalos and wildebeests. Other rare species include the African Hunting dog. The park provides home for some of the last remaining black rhinos. Day13: Depart after morning drive to Dar es Salaam with packed lunch en-route. To make Customised Short safari days contact us: We have 10 days and 7 days safari options and also less number of days. PLEASE EMAIL US FOR PRICES AND ALSO SHORTER SAFARI ITINERARIES Prices inclusive of: · Accommodation and all transfers · Three meals a day · English speaking driver/guide · 4 WD vehicle , fuel and all vehicle entry fees in the parks and reserve · Game activities as mentioned above · All park fees · Water while on safari · Armed ranger in safari in Ruaha N P and Selous G.R · Local evacuation Medical cover (DOES NOT COVER HOSPITALISATION OR ANY MEDICAL BIILS). Prices exclusive of: · Visa · Personal and travel insurance · Tips · Drinks · Any other activities not mentioned above. THIS IS END OF SOUTHERN CIRCUIT SAFARI TRIP. ITINERARIES IN TANZANIA, PLEASE ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION. (i) Beach Holidays: - Organized trips to Zanzibar spice island, Mafia Islands, Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo. (ii) WESTERN CIRCUIT SAFARIS: - includes Chimpanzee safaris-tour to Gombe Stream and Mahale Mountains National Park, Lake Victoria cruises. Tour Operator/Travel Agents rates (discount rates) are available on request. Email: jungleadventures1111@gmail.com

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