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Southern Tanzania Wilderness

Nyerere National Park · Ruaha National Park
Duration
10 Days · 9 Nights
The route
Nyerere National Park · Ruaha National Park
Style
Southern Tanzania
Best season
Year-round · migration moves Dec–Oct
The route

9 nights, 2 distinct landscapes — southern tanzania wilderness.

From the first transfer to the final morning, every stop earns its place — the Rufiji River and wild dog; huge prides and remote bush.

Add a night in Dar es Salaam before or after — a relaxed arrival or a buffer before your flight home. Just ask.

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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Lion
Lion
Serengeti and Ngorongoro prides.
Elephant
Elephant
Tarangire's baobab herds.
Leopard
Leopard
Seronera's river-line cats.
Rhino
Rhino
Black rhino on the crater floor.
Buffalo
Buffalo
Herds across the plains.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Dar es Salaam → Nyerere

Into Nyerere

A river wilderness in the south.

Fly from Dar es Salaam into Nyerere National Park — the vast former Selous — and take a first drive along the Rufiji channels.

02Nyerere

River and bush

Boat safari and big herds.

Full days mixing game drives with boat safaris on the Rufiji — hippo, croc, elephant and strong wild-dog odds.

03Nyerere

River and bush

Boat safari and big herds.

Full days mixing game drives with boat safaris on the Rufiji — hippo, croc, elephant and strong wild-dog odds.

04Nyerere

River and bush

Boat safari and big herds.

Full days mixing game drives with boat safaris on the Rufiji — hippo, croc, elephant and strong wild-dog odds.

05Nyerere → Ruaha

Into Ruaha

Tanzania's wild, empty giant.

Fly on into Ruaha, the country's largest park, where big prides hunt the sand rivers far from any crowd.

06Ruaha

Along the Great Ruaha

Lions, kudu and baobabs.

Full days on Ruaha's sand rivers — exceptional lion country, greater and lesser kudu, and almost no other vehicles.

07Ruaha

Along the Great Ruaha

Lions, kudu and baobabs.

Full days on Ruaha's sand rivers — exceptional lion country, greater and lesser kudu, and almost no other vehicles.

08Ruaha

Along the Great Ruaha

Lions, kudu and baobabs.

Full days on Ruaha's sand rivers — exceptional lion country, greater and lesser kudu, and almost no other vehicles.

09Ruaha

Along the Great Ruaha

Lions, kudu and baobabs.

Full days on Ruaha's sand rivers — exceptional lion country, greater and lesser kudu, and almost no other vehicles.

10Ruaha → home

Journey's end

Wheels-up over the plains you crossed.

A short flight back to Arusha connects to your onward journey.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

Dec – Mar

Calving in the south

The herds gather on the short-grass plains of Ndutu and the southern Serengeti to calve — daily births and intense predator action.

Jun – Oct

Northern river crossings

The migration pushes north and the Mara River crossings begin — the headline months, and the busiest. Book well ahead.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Elephants Leopard Lion Rhinos

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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