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Dar es Salaam - MikumiArea: 3230km² Early departure from Dar es Salaam (approx. 05.30) towards Mikumi National Park. Breakfast is served on the way to Mikumi National Park. From Dar es Salaam it takes about 8 hours to reach the entrance to Mikumi National Park. Lunch box is served while check-in to the park takes place. Afternoon safari in Mikumi National Park. Mikumi National Park is lying just to the North of the famous Selous Game Reserve and 283km away from Dar es Salaam. Parts of Mikumi is often compared with Serengeti because of it's open landscape. The park is excellent for game drive with its open plains and if you’re lucky you might see pride of lions roaming around or relax under the shade of acacia trees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruaha National ParkArea 20226 km² Breakfast and departure. Five-hour drive from Mikumi to Ruaha National Park. Break at Iringa town for a leg stretcher. On arrival to Ruaha, check in at your overnight stay. Afternoon game drive in Ruaha National Park. Great Ruaha River features large numbers of crocodile and hippo. The area attracts leopard, lion, hunting dog and other species such as impala, waterbuck, giraffe, eland, warthog, elephants and zebra. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruaha National ParkFull day in Ruaha National Park. Early breakfast. Morning game drive. While animals take break in the shadows, we we take afternoon relaxion break followed by an afternoon game drive. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruaha National Park - MikumiBreakfast and half day morning game drive in Ruaha National Park. Drive to Mikumi for overnight stay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mikumi - Dar es SalaamAfter breakfast return to Dar es Salaam (no game drive). 6-8 hour drive depending on traffic. Lunch stop enroute. |