7 Days Tanzania Southern Circuit Midrange Drive-in Safari Tour

Your safari begins at approximately 6:00–6:30 AM when your driver-guide collects you from your hotel, residence, or agreed pickup point in Dar es Salaam. Travel south toward Nyerere National Park, enjoying changing countryside scenery and local communities along the way before arriving around midday or early afternoon, depending on road conditions. After lunch and a short rest, begin your first game drive at approximately 3:00 PM, exploring productive wildlife areas where elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, impalas, wildebeest, hippos, crocodiles, and predators may be encountered. The afternoon light creates a beautiful introduction to the southern wilderness before you leave the park around 6:00 PM and continue to your comfortable midrange accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Overnight:

Rufiji River Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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After an early breakfast, depart at around 7:00 AM with a packed picnic lunch for a full day inside Nyerere National Park. Your guide will explore different habitats rather than remaining in one area, moving between open woodland, grasslands, lakes, river systems, and wildlife corridors where animals gather throughout the day. Keep your camera ready as you search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, antelopes, hippos, crocodiles and, with good fortune, some of the park's more elusive predators. Around midday you will stop at a suitable picnic location before continuing with the afternoon game drive, when wildlife may become increasingly active as temperatures begin to cool. Return to the lodge or tented camp at approximately 5:30–6:00 PM for a relaxed evening, dinner, and overnight.

Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Overnight:

Rufiji River Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Today gives you another full day to go deeper into Nyerere rather than rushing toward the next destination. Following breakfast at approximately 6:30 AM, enter the park and concentrate on areas that were not covered during the previous day, giving you a better opportunity to appreciate the size and diversity of this remarkable reserve. Your guide may follow fresh animal tracks, visit seasonal water sources, explore lake circuits, or spend additional time at productive sightings instead of moving quickly from place to place. A picnic lunch is taken in the wilderness during the middle of the day, followed by more wildlife viewing until late afternoon. By approximately 5:30 PM, return to your midrange accommodation with enough time to freshen up and enjoy dinner while reflecting on two rewarding days of wildlife exploration.

Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Overnight:

Rufiji River Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Enjoy breakfast before leaving Nyerere at around 7:00 AM for the overland journey toward Mikumi National Park. This travel day is also part of the Southern Circuit experience, taking you through changing rural landscapes and allowing you to see a quieter side of Tanzania away from the busiest tourist routes. After arrival and lunch, enter Mikumi for an afternoon game drive, normally beginning around 3:00 PM depending on road conditions and your arrival time. Explore the open plains and woodland habitats, watching for elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, wildebeest, impalas, lions and numerous bird species. Continue until approximately 6:00 PM, then head to your selected midrange lodge or camp for dinner and a peaceful overnight stay.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Angalia Tented Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Start the morning with breakfast before entering Mikumi at approximately 7:00 AM for a complete day of wildlife viewing. The open character of the park makes many areas excellent for observing animals and photography, and your guide will carefully explore the Mkata plains, water sources, woodland sections and other productive wildlife zones. Herds of zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and impala are frequently seen moving through the landscape, while giraffes and elephants provide some of the most memorable encounters. A picnic lunch will be enjoyed at around 12:30–1:00 PM, followed by another game-viewing session during the afternoon. Rather than racing through the park, there will be time to stop at interesting sightings and enjoy the landscape before returning to your midrange accommodation at around 5:30 PM.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Angalia Tented Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast at approximately 7:00 AM, leave Mikumi and travel toward Udzungwa Mountains National Park, arriving during the morning. Unlike Nyerere and Mikumi, Udzungwa offers a completely different safari atmosphere centred on tropical forest, mountain scenery, walking, primates, birds and waterfalls. After registration and a briefing with the local guide, begin your forest adventure, following selected trails through lush vegetation while learning about endemic plants, monkeys, birds and the ecology of the Eastern Arc Mountains. Depending on the selected trail and fitness level, the experience can include viewpoints and waterfall areas, with breaks arranged naturally throughout the excursion. Finish the main activity during the afternoon and transfer to your midrange accommodation near Udzungwa for a well-earned shower, dinner, and overnight.

Destination:

Udzungwa Mountains

Overnight:

Hondo Hondo Udzungwa Forest Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Begin your final safari morning at around 7:00 AM with breakfast followed by a shorter nature walk or local exploration around Udzungwa. The cooler morning hours provide a pleasant opportunity to listen for forest birds, look for monkeys and enjoy the green mountain scenery before beginning the journey back to the coast. At approximately 10:00–11:00 AM, depart Udzungwa and drive toward Dar es Salaam, stopping for lunch and comfort breaks along the way. Arrival in Dar es Salaam is expected during the late afternoon or evening depending on traffic and road conditions, where your driver-guide will drop you at your hotel, residence, airport area, or another agreed location, bringing your 7-day Southern Tanzania safari to a comfortable conclusion.