Amazing
Southern Cultural Safari Tour Duration: 8 days Group Size: 2 -20 people Destination(s): Mikumi National Park/
Kilombero Valley and Ifakara village Specialty Categories: Wildlife Safari
and cultural walk. Season: January - December Airfare Included: No
Zebras in Mikumi National Park:
Safari
itinerary
Day 1:
Today morning start the journey to Sanje Waterfalls
via Mikumi town where you will take your lunch. Hike
to Sanje water fall where you can swim in plunge-pools
and camp at the top of a 180m waterfall. The hike
is short (2hrs) but quite steep in places. Explore
the forests and waterfalls, and visit a site where
endemic African Violets grow. Night walking safari
to look for endemic chameleons, with overnight camping
next to the falls.
Day 2
Wake up to watch the sunrise over the Kilombero Valley
an amazing sight from the natural viewing platform
above the waterfalls. After breakfast hike back down
to the vehicle and then transfer into the Valley.
After lunch in a Swahili restaurant in Ifakara Town
you will then continue on to a remote fishing village
where you will spend 2 nights camping. Elephants often
walk right through the village, especially at night.
Day 3
In the mornings the fishermen bring in their catch,
and the banks of the river in front of the village
come alive with activity as the fish are sorted. You
will have the chance to observe and even choose your
own fish for lunch! There will be a village tour,
and in the afternoon a dug-out canoe safari on the
great Kilombero River. No trip to Kilombero is complete
without a visit to a local village bar.
Day 4
The transfer to Itete Mission is a scenic one through
rolling countryside doted with small vilages and 'Shamba'
(farms). After settling in and lunch you will go on
a walking tour of the village, accompanied by the
local priest and maybe a traditional healer.
Day 5
After breakfast transfer to a Masai Boma, out on the
floodplain. A small community lives here and you will
have the opportunity to meet them. After a picnic
lunch there will be a short game drive further into
the floodplain where you will be camping in a remote
glade of trees. A camp fire will be maintained all
night - to keep the wildlife at bay.
Day 6
In the morning there will be the opportunity to go
on another game drive, before the transfer to Mikumi
National Park. After four nights of camping the comfortable
and atmospheric bungalows of Kikoboga Wildlife Camp
will be much appreciated. Animals can often be seen
at the camp's waterhole and the bar offers good views
of sunset.
Day 7
Sunrise and sunset game drives. There will be plenty
of time in the afternoon to relax, taking in stunning
views across the floodplain, and there is also a small
pool. In the evening a campfire is lit near the bar.
Day 8
A short morning game drive and a leisurely breakfast
before transferring back to Dar. Optional connections
to Zanzibar by ferry or light aircraft.
Safari Link Zanzibar can arrange safari for you to
Stone Age sites like Ismila, Kondoa Irangi and Olduvai
Gorge and tour to the famous Hadzabe tribe near Lake
Eyasi and the indigenous Maasai villages. Never miss
this opportunity.
Payments to the villagers (usually a Village Fund)
helps to pay for essential medical treatments . For
more details contact us.
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Cost
of safari includes:
Transport by road in 4-wheel drive from Dar-es-Salaam
and return
Accommodation in tented camps/lodges as per itinerary
all meals during the safari
game drive - (boat safari and walking safari in Selous)
park fees
all government taxes, all service charges,
services of an experienced english-speaking driver-guide.
