3 Days Tanzania Southern Circuit Midrange Group-Joining Safari

Your group-joining safari begins with an early-morning pickup from a designated location in Dar es Salaam. After meeting your professional driver-guide and fellow travellers, the group will begin the road journey towards Nyerere National Park. The drive takes you through the outskirts of Dar es Salaam before continuing across rural landscapes characterised by small towns, traditional villages, farms, coconut plantations and natural woodland.

Travelling as a group creates opportunities to meet people with a shared interest in Tanzania’s wildlife and natural environments. Your guide will introduce the itinerary, explain the expected travel schedule and provide information about the communities and landscapes encountered along the route. Suitable stops will be arranged for stretching, refreshments and personal needs while ensuring that the group remains on schedule.

As you approach Nyerere, the surroundings become quieter and more remote, creating a noticeable transition from urban Tanzania to the Southern Circuit wilderness. After arriving in the Nyerere area, the group will have time to settle in, enjoy the peaceful environment and receive a briefing about the following morning’s game drive.

Attractions: Southern Tanzania countryside, traditional villages, farmland, miombo woodland and Nyerere landscapes
Distance: Approximately 230–250 kilometres
Driving time: Approximately 5–6 hours

Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Overnight:

Rufiji River Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After an early breakfast, the group will enter Nyerere National Park for a morning game drive through its extensive wilderness. Your driver-guide will explore productive wildlife areas, including open grasslands, riverine forests, lakeshores and miombo woodland. Elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, impalas and greater kudus are among the herbivores that may be encountered during the activity.

The Rufiji River ecosystem supports large populations of hippos and crocodiles, while its lakes and channels attract African fish eagles, storks, kingfishers and many other waterbirds. Your guide will also search for lions and African wild dogs. Nyerere protects one of Africa’s most important remaining populations of wild dogs, although sightings depend on their movements across the vast park.

The guide will allow everyone in the group suitable opportunities to observe and photograph the wildlife. Guests are encouraged to respect one another’s viewing space and follow the guide’s safety instructions throughout the activity. After the game drive, the group will begin the overland transfer towards Mikumi National Park. The journey continues through Southern Tanzania’s woodland, villages and rural settlements before reaching the Mikumi area in the evening.

Attractions: Rufiji ecosystem, elephants, buffaloes, African wild dogs, lions, hippos, crocodiles and birdlife
Game-drive duration: Approximately 3–4 hours
Transfer distance: Approximately 280–320 kilometres, depending on the selected road
Transfer time: Approximately 6–7 hours

Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Overnight:

Mikumi Wildlife Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Your final day begins with an early game drive in Mikumi National Park. The group will explore the Mkata Floodplain, where the open grasslands and scattered acacia trees create favourable conditions for wildlife observation. Elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, elands, impalas and warthogs are regularly encountered across the plains.

Your guide will search for Mikumi’s lions, which may be resting under trees, moving across the road or watching grazing animals from the tall grass. The group may also visit the Hippo Pool to observe hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds. The open environment provides excellent photographic opportunities, and the guide will position the vehicle responsibly so guests on different sides can enjoy the sightings.

After completing the game drive, you will leave Mikumi and begin the journey back to Dar es Salaam. Short rest stops will be arranged during the transfer, and arrival is expected during the late afternoon or evening, depending on road and traffic conditions. Participants will be dropped off at the designated location in Dar es Salaam, marking the end of the group-joining safari.

Attractions: Mkata Floodplain, Hippo Pool, lions, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and wildebeests
Game-drive duration: Approximately 4–5 hours
Distance: Approximately 300 kilometres
Driving time: Approximately 5–6 hours
Drop-off: Designated location in Dar es Salaam