Quick Summary

Experience the Best 12-Day to Katavi and all Southern Tanzania Special Safari is a 12 days tour in Tanzania via the Katavi, Mahale, Ruaha and Mikumi National Park route, starting from USD 3540. Below you'll find the latest itinerary, inclusions & exclusions, and how to book.

Duration
12 days

Route
Katavi, Mahale, Ruaha and Mikumi National Park

From
USD 3540

Operator
Kitano Tours & Safaris

ABOUT Experience the Best 12-Day to Katavi and all Southern Tanzania Special Safari

This special Southern Tanzania safari is designed for those who are looking for a safari in the untouched African wilderness. Southern Tanzania has great parks like Mikumi, Ruaha and Katavi which offer great game drives. This program will take you to Mikumi National Park, Ruaha National Park and Katavi National Park.

Duration: 12 days
Route: Katavi, Mahale, Ruaha and Mikumi National Park
Starts at: USD 3540

Overview

Itinerary

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Highlights for Experience the Best 12-Day to Katavi and all Southern Tanzania Special Safari

Day 1: Dar es Salaam
Day 2-3: Mikumi National Park
Day 4-7: Ruaha National Park
Day 8: Ruaha to Mbeya Town
Day 9-10: Katavi National Park
Day 11: Katavi to Mbeya
Day 12: Dar es Salaam

Itinerary Overview

Day	Title
Day 01	Dar es Salaam
Day 02	Mikumi National Park
Day 03	Ruaha National Park
Day 04	Ruaha to Mbeya Town
Day 05	Katavi National Park
Day 06	Katavi to Mbeya
Day 07	Dar es Salaam

Day 01: Dar es Salaam

>> You will be picked up at the airport by a Sunday Safaris representative and drive to Slipway Hotel to rest and prepare yourself for the coming days. You will get the whole tour briefing once you are in Slipway Hotel. You will be picked up the next day ready to start the tour. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Slipway Hotel.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Hotel Slipway Mid-range hotel located in Dar es Salaam (City)

Day 02: Mikumi National Park

>> You will drive to Mikumi National Park after breakfast and take a packed lunch with you. You will enjoy the game drive after arriving at the park. Mikumi has many animals like elephants, lions, zebras, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos and wildebeests. Mikumi has a great landscape as well which is similar to Serengeti. After the game drive you will drive to Camp Bastian Mikumi for dinner and an overnight stay.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Camp Bastian Mikumi Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP

Day 03: Ruaha National Park

>> After breakfast, you will drive to Ruaha National Park and stop at Iringa town for lunch before continuing to Ruaha National Park.
If there is a national park that explains the true hidden gems of Tanzania is Ruaha National Park. The park covers 20,226sq km (7, 809sq mi), Ruaha is famous for its unique wildlife like kudu, roan antelopes, as well as large herds of elephants. Ruaha has few tourists compared to other parks due to its remote location. Ruaha gives you the true meaning of safari as you will be alone surrounded by big to small animals in an undisturbed natural environment.
You will have dinner and an overnight stay in Ruaha Cottage.

In the morning you will have breakfast while enjoying the view of the Great Ruaha River. Then you will leave for a game drive along the river where you will see rare animals like kudu. After enjoying the game drive in the morning, you will drive back to Ruaha Cottage for a hot lunch. After lunch, you will have a short break and then continue with the game drive until sunset.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Ruaha Cottage.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: TANAPA Ruaha Cottages Budget cottage located inside Ruaha NP

Day 04: Ruaha to Mbeya Town

>> After breakfast in Ruaha, you will drive to Mbeya town. Mbeya is the biggest town in the Southern part of Tanzania. Today you will spend the night in a coffee plantation lodge. Utengule Coffee Lodge is a small lodge within a coffee plantation. You will arrive at the lodge in the evening.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Utengule Coffee Lodge.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Utengule Coffee Lodge Mid-range lodge located near Mbeya (City)

Day 05: Katavi National Park

>> You will drive to Katavi National Park after breakfast and pass through small villages until you reach the park.
Katavi National Park is 4471sq km in size and the least visited park in the area making for a truly untouched wilderness, situated in the western area of Tanzania.
Massive herds of buffaloes, elephants and hippos are common animals in this truly wild park. You will also see lions, leopards, wild dogs and hyenas. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at Katavi Cottage.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: TANAPA Katavi National Park Bandas Budget banda located inside Katavi NP

Day 06: Katavi to Mbeya

>> You will drive to Utengule Coffee Lodge after breakfast. You will have a hot lunch somewhere on the way. Utengule Coffee Lodge is a good place to relax as it's a farm lodge far away from the population. Utengule farm lodge belongs to Utengule farm coffee one of the biggest coffee farms in the Mbeya region.
You will have dinner and an overnight stay at Utengule Coffee lodge.