6 Days Women-Only Tanzania Midrange Safari: Drive-in Drive-Out

Meet your driver-guide in Dar es Salaam early in the morning and begin the journey towards Mikumi. The road transfer offers time to settle in, get to know fellow travellers and discuss the wildlife or experiences everyone hopes to enjoy. Stop for refreshments and lunch before entering the park for an afternoon game drive. Your guide will introduce Mikumi’s open plains, looking for giraffes, zebras, elephants and other animals while giving the group time to observe and photograph each sighting. Finish the outing before the park closes, then continue to your midrange accommodation in the Mikumi area. Check into your arranged rooms and gather for dinner before your first overnight stay.

Distance: Approximately 300–320 km, excluding game-drive tracks.
Time: Around 6–7 hours of road travel; approximately 2–3 hours of afternoon game viewing if arrival permits.
Attractions: Mikumi plains, giraffes, elephants, zebras and countryside along the route

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Mikumi Wildlife Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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Spend the day exploring Mikumi with your guide and a picnic lunch, allowing different interests within the group to shape the viewing stops. Some sightings may invite photography, while others reward quietly watching an animal feed, interact or move through its habitat. Explore the Mkata Floodplain and other accessible areas, looking for buffalo, giraffes, antelope and possible predators. A visit to a suitable hippo viewing area adds another setting, with opportunities to observe birds around the water. Break for lunch at a designated picnic site and continue through the afternoon without an onward transfer to interrupt the day. Return to the same accommodation for dinner and time to exchange favourite photographs and sightings.

Distance: Variable routes within Mikumi; no intercity transfer.
Time: Approximately 7–9 hours, including lunch and wildlife stops.
Attractions: Mkata Floodplain, hippo pools, buffalo, giraffes, birdlife and possible lions

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Mikumi Wildlife Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After an early breakfast, leave Mikumi and travel towards Ruaha via Iringa. Practical stops for refreshments, lunch and stretching will break up the longer journey, while the changing landscape reveals another side of southern Tanzania. Continue from the highland surroundings towards Ruaha, completing park entry before a short afternoon drive if the schedule allows. Your guide will introduce the new habitats and look for wildlife along a route that fits comfortably within the remaining daylight. Arrive at your midrange lodge or tented camp, settle into the agreed room arrangement and enjoy dinner. If road conditions delay the transfer, the group will proceed to accommodation without rushing the arrival game drive.

Distance: Approximately 320–350 km.
Time: Around 6–8 hours by road; up to 1–2 hours of game viewing if time allows.
Attractions: Highland landscapes, rural settlements, Ruaha baobabs and woodland wildlife.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Hodi Hodi Ruaha Bush Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Leave early for a full day of exploring Ruaha, taking a packed lunch so the group can remain in the park’s wildlife areas. Your guide will balance the route between promising sightings and varied scenery, moving through riverine habitats, woodland and open stretches. Watch for elephant herds, buffalo and giraffes, with time to search for predators where recent activity suggests a reasonable chance. The private group setting allows you to agree when to linger for photographs and when to continue exploring. After lunch at an approved picnic area, make the most of the afternoon before returning to camp. Dinner provides an opportunity to reflect on the day’s encounters before your second night in the Ruaha area.

Distance: Variable game-drive routes within Ruaha.
Time: Approximately 8–9 hours, including lunch and observation stops.
Attractions: Great Ruaha River surroundings, elephant herds, buffalo, baobabs and possible predators.

Destination:

Ruaha

Overnight:

Hodi Hodi Ruaha Bush Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Enjoy a final morning game drive, keeping watch for wildlife that the group has not yet seen or returning to a particularly rewarding part of the park. Early light offers another chance for photographs, while your guide explains the behaviour and habitats encountered along the route. Complete breakfast and departure arrangements before beginning the transfer to Iringa, with lunch timed around the journey. Check into your midrange hotel during the afternoon and take a break after several days of safari activities. This evening is kept simple, with dinner and time to relax before the final travel day. The overnight stop also makes tomorrow’s visit to Isimila practical before continuing to Dar es Salaam.

Distance: Approximately 130 km from the main Ruaha access area to Iringa, plus local driving.
Time: Around 2–3 hours of game viewing and approximately 3–4 hours for the transfer.
Attractions: Morning wildlife, Ruaha woodland and Iringa’s highland surroundings.

Begin with an early breakfast and a guided visit to Isimila Stone Age Site. Learn about the archaeological importance of the area and, where access allows, follow a suitable walking route towards its earth pillars. The visit provides a different kind of shared discovery after several days focused on wildlife, with opportunities for landscape photographs and discussion about the region’s history. Afterwards, begin the return drive to Dar es Salaam, stopping for lunch and refreshments along the way. Arrival will be in the evening or late evening, depending on road conditions and city traffic. Your guide will drop the group at the agreed location, bringing the six-day journey to a close.

Distance: Approximately 540–570 km, including the Isimila detour.
Time: Around 1–1.5 hours at Isimila, plus approximately 9–11 hours of road travel and breaks.
Attractions: Isimila archaeological site, natural earth pillars and Southern Highlands scenery.