7 Days Solo Traveller Midrange Safari to Mikumi Ruaha and Iringa

Your solo safari begins at approximately 6:00 AM when your driver guide collects you in Dar es Salaam. Travelling with your own safari arrangement gives you the freedom to stop for refreshments, photographs or short breaks whenever appropriate. Reach Mikumi around midday, enjoy lunch and prepare for an afternoon wildlife drive beginning at approximately 3:00 PM. Spend the next few hours discovering the plains with your guide, looking for giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest and antelopes. You can ask as many questions as you wish and spend longer with the animals that interest you most. Leave the park around 6:00 PM and check into your midrange accommodation.

Time: Approximately 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Attractions: Mikumi National Park, Mkata Plains, elephants, giraffes and plains game
Distance: Approximately 300 km from Dar es Salaam to Mikumi

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Asante Afrika Camp Mikumi

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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Enter Mikumi shortly after breakfast at approximately 6:30 to 7:00 AM. Spend the morning moving through different habitats with your guide selecting routes according to wildlife activity rather than following a fixed programme. As a solo traveler, you can dedicate more time to specific interests such as animal behaviour, landscape photography or birdwatching. Stop for lunch around midday, then continue exploring areas near woodland, water sources and open grazing plains. The safari finishes around 5:30 PM, when you return to your lodge for dinner and time to review photographs or notes from the day.

Time: Approximately 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Attractions: Wildlife viewing, Mkata Plains, woodland areas, birds, elephants, zebras and predators
Distance: Approximately 60 to 100 km of game driving

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Asante Afrika Camp Mikumi

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Wake early, enjoy breakfast and begin a shorter game drive at around 6:30 AM. Use this final Mikumi session to search for any wildlife you have not yet seen and to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere before most of the day's heat develops. Leave the park at around 10:00 AM and continue on the road toward Ruaha. The journey passes through changing landscapes and the Iringa region, with lunch and practical breaks arranged as required. Arrive near Ruaha later in the afternoon or evening, check into your midrange lodge and enjoy dinner before the next day's extensive safari.

Time: Approximately 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Attractions: Mikumi wildlife, Southern Tanzania countryside, Iringa highlands and Ruaha scenery
Distance: Approximately 320 km from Mikumi to Ruaha area

Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Overnight:

Ruaha River Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Start around 6:30 AM and enter Ruaha for a full day in one of Tanzania's most impressive wilderness areas. The park's baobabs, open woodland and riverine habitats provide a completely different environment from Mikumi. Your guide will search for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, antelopes and predators while explaining the ecological relationships that shape the landscape. Since you are travelling independently, more time can be devoted to the wildlife and photographic subjects that appeal to you. Stop for lunch around midday and continue through the afternoon before returning to the lodge at approximately 5:30 PM.

Time: Approximately 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Attractions: Ruaha National Park, baobab woodland, elephants, predators, buffaloes and giraffes
Distance: Approximately 70 to 120 km of wildlife exploration

Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Overnight:

Ruaha River Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Another early departure at approximately 6:30 AM gives you a full second day to discover Ruaha. Your guide can choose a different sector, increasing the range of habitats and wildlife encountered during the safari. Take time to watch animal behaviour in detail rather than treating each sighting as a brief stop. Quiet periods can be equally rewarding, giving you the opportunity to appreciate birds, smaller animals and the scale of the wilderness. Lunch is served picnic style during the middle of the day, after which you continue through the afternoon until approximately 5:30 PM.

Time: Approximately 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Attractions: Ruaha wilderness, elephants, predators, river habitats, antelopes and birdlife
Distance: Approximately 80 to 130 km of game driving

Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Overnight:

Ruaha River Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Begin the final Ruaha safari at approximately 6:30 AM after breakfast. Spend several hours checking productive habitats for fresh animal activity before leaving the park at around 10:30 AM. From there, travel toward Iringa while enjoying the highland scenery and a slower afternoon after several full safari days. Arrive at your midrange hotel, check in and have the rest of the afternoon for personal relaxation before dinner.

Time: Approximately 6:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Attractions: Ruaha morning wildlife, Iringa scenery and highland landscapes
Distance: Approximately 130 km from Ruaha to Iringa

Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Overnight:

Ruaha River Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Start with breakfast at approximately 7:00 AM, then travel to Isimila for a guided archaeological and landscape experience. Walk through the site while learning about prehistoric stone tools, early human activity and the impressive formations created by natural erosion. After several days concentrated on wildlife, Isimila gives the journey a thoughtful historical conclusion. Leave the area at approximately 10:00 AM and begin the road journey toward Dar es Salaam, stopping for lunch and refreshments before arriving later in the evening.

Time: Approximately 7:00 AM to evening
Attractions: Isimila archaeological site, prehistoric history, natural formations and Iringa highlands
Distance: Approximately 500 km from Iringa to Dar es Salaam