📝 Overview
Explore the untouched Southern Circuit: massive herds of elephants, river safaris among crocs and hippos, and remote bush camps in the wildest parks Tanzania has to offer.
Forget the crowds — this is raw nature, elite wildlife, and real African rhythm.
📅 Itinerary
Pick-up from airport, check into a boutique hotel or beach lodge. Dinner & briefing on the southern circuit. Overnight in Dar.
Morning flight to Nyerere NP. Afternoon game drive with your private guide. Overnight in a riverside lodge or bush camp.
Morning boat safari — see hippos, crocs, elephants drinking. Afternoon at leisure, then sunset cruise with drinks. Campfire dinner at lodge.
Explore deep into the miombo woodlands tracking big game. Selous is one of the best places in Africa to spot African wild dogs.
Sunrise walk with an armed ranger through wildlife trails. Visit a nearby village or Maasai boma. Evening storytelling by the fire.
Scenic bush flight to Ruaha, the largest national park in Tanzania. Afternoon game drive through baobab country. Overnight in luxury tented camp.
Drive through river valleys, hills & rocky outcrops in search of leopards, lions, kudu, buffalo. Ruaha has more elephants than any park in East Africa.
Early game drive followed by bush breakfast. Optional photography walk or relax by the lodge pool. Romantic last dinner under the stars.
Final flight back to Dar. Connect to international flight or extend with beach time in Zanzibar!
✅ Includes/❌ Excludes
✅ Includes
- All internal flights
- Park & conservation fees
- All accommodation (8 nights)
- Private game drives
- Boat safari & walking safari
- Cultural visit
- All meals + drinking water
- Expert safari guides
- Airport pickups
❌ Excludes
- International flights
- Drinks (alcohol, soft drinks)
- Tips
- Optional Zanzibar extension
- Travel insurance
❓ FAQs
For privacy, wild feel, and large mammals — yes! It’s a true wilderness experience.
Selous has more rivers and wild dogs. Ruaha has more lions, elephants, and dramatic terrain.
Absolutely. Add 3+ days beach in Zanzibar right after your safari.