7 Days Group Joining Midrange Safari in Mikumi Ruaha Tanzania

Meet your driver guide and fellow travelers in Dar es Salaam at approximately 6:00 AM before beginning the road journey toward Mikumi National Park. During the drive, short stops will be arranged for refreshments and comfort while everyone gets to know one another. Arrive in the Mikumi area around midday, enjoy lunch and prepare for the first shared game drive beginning at approximately 3:00 PM. Explore open plains and woodland areas in search of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest and antelopes while your guide introduces the wildlife and ecosystem of the park. The shared vehicle creates an enjoyable atmosphere as different travelers notice and photograph different subjects. Leave the park at around 6:00 PM and continue to your selected midrange lodge for dinner and overnight.

Time: Approximately 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Attractions: Mikumi National Park, Mkata Plains, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes and zebra herds
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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After breakfast, enter Mikumi at approximately 6:30 to 7:00 AM carrying picnic lunches for the day. Spend the morning moving slowly through wildlife rich plains and woodland where the group can observe large mammals, smaller animals and birdlife. Your guide will stop when interesting encounters develop rather than driving continuously from one location to another, giving everyone time for photographs and questions. Around 12:30 PM, take a picnic lunch at a designated area and enjoy a break before continuing the afternoon game viewing session. As temperatures cool, animals may begin moving more actively across feeding areas and toward water sources. Finish the drive at around 5:30 PM and return to your accommodation.

Time: Approximately 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Attractions: Mkata Plains, woodland habitats, elephants, giraffes, plains mammals and birdlife
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 for breakfast and enter Mikumi again at approximately 6:30 AM. Spend the first part of the morning revisiting productive sections or exploring areas that were missed the previous day. These cooler hours can provide fresh wildlife activity, and the group may encounter elephants crossing the road, giraffes feeding among trees or herds moving across the grasslands. At around 10:00 AM, leave Mikumi and begin the overland transfer to Ruaha. Lunch and short rest stops will be arranged during the journey through the Iringa region and highlands. Reach the Ruaha area later in the day and check into your midrange lodge for dinner and rest.

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

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Ruaha River Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Following an early breakfast, depart around 6:30 AM for your first complete day in Ruaha. The park offers a wilder environment than Mikumi, with baobab dominated landscapes, dry riverbeds, woodland and open plains providing varied scenery throughout the day. The group will search for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, different antelope species and predators while also stopping for birds and interesting natural features. At midday, enjoy a picnic lunch and take time to stretch before continuing through another section of the park. The afternoon provides further opportunities for wildlife and photography until approximately 5:30 PM, when the group returns to the lodge.

Time: Approximately 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Attractions: Ruaha National Park, baobab landscapes, elephants, buffaloes, antelopes and predators
Distance: Approximately 70 to 120 km of safari driving

Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Overnight:

Ruaha River Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Begin another full wilderness experience at around 6:30 AM, this time following a different route wherever conditions allow. Having a second full day in Ruaha makes it possible to cover a wider range of habitats without turning the safari into a race. Your guide may focus on seasonal riverbeds, open woodland or areas where recent wildlife movements have been reported. A good elephant herd or predator sighting may keep the vehicle in one place for some time, allowing everyone to observe behaviour properly. Stop for lunch around midday, then continue through the afternoon before returning at approximately 5:30 PM.

Time: Approximately 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Attractions: Ruaha wilderness, riverbeds, elephants, giraffes, predators and birdlife
Distance: Approximately 80 to 130 km of game viewing

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Ruaha River Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch

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Have breakfast and enter Ruaha for a final morning game drive at approximately 6:30 AM. Use these last hours to search for species the group may not yet have encountered or simply revisit one of the most enjoyable sections of the park. Finish the game drive at around 10:30 AM and start travelling toward Iringa. The shorter transfer provides time to enjoy the highland scenery without another exhausting travel day. Check into a midrange hotel after arrival and enjoy a quieter afternoon before dinner.

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

Destination:

Ruaha National Park

Overnight:

Ruaha River Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, leave at approximately 7:00 AM for the Isimila archaeological area. Walk through the distinctive landscape with a guide while learning about ancient stone tools, early human history and the naturally sculpted formations found around the site. The experience offers the group something completely different from the wildlife focused days. Finish around 10:00 AM and begin the long road transfer back to Dar es Salaam. Stop for lunch and refreshments on the journey before arriving in the city later in the evening.

Time: Approximately 7:00 AM to evening
Attractions: Isimila archaeological site, historical formations and Iringa landscapes
Distance: Approximately 500 km from Iringa to Dar es Salaam