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Selous + Ruaha + Katavi Safari + Swahili Coast
ZRU10D

10 NIGHTS
FROM $4,524
International flights quoted separately
This unique flying safari includes a visit to the very remote Katavi game reserve in southern Tanzania, as well as visiting both Selous and Ruaha - enabling you view wildlife and birds in some of the least visited wildlife conservation areas of East Africa. Complete your holiday relaxing on the spectacular Swahili Coast. Ideal for photography & birding safaris.
HIGHLIGHTS
Holidays Tanzania Holidays Zanzibar Safari Holidays Tanzania Safari Holidays Selous Ruaha Katavi
• Selous • Game Drives • Ruaha • Big-5
• Katavi • Birding • Swahili Coast • Beaches
• Snorkelling • Scuba Diving
Day 1
You will be met at Dar Es Salaam Airport and transferred to your light aircraft flight to the remote Selous Game Reserve, the largest wildlife reserve in Africa.
 
Check into your safari lodge in this magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its amazing diversity of wildlife and undisturbed nature, before enjoying a late afternoon game drive.
Day 2
Today enjoy superb game viewing in the vast and little visited Selous Game Reserve.
 
Named after the famous hunter and early conservationist, Frederick Courtney Selous, this great game reserve covers an area of over 21,000 square miles (54,000 square km) - making it larger than Switzerland and four times the size of the Serengeti.
 
As a result, many game species can be found here in greater numbers than in any other game park in Africa - including over 70% of Tanzania's elephants. Hippo, buffalo and crocodiles are abundant and lion, hyena, wild dog and rhino can also be seen. Also gnu, hartebeest, kudu, sable, eland, reedbuck, bushbuck, waterbuck, warthog, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, leopard and cheetah. There are over 350 different bird species too, including the bataleur eagle, and walking safaris are permitted.
Day 3
Enjoy an early morning game drive in Selous before your transfer to your light aircraft flight to remote Ruaha Game Reserve, the second largest wildlife reserve in Tanzania.
 
Check into your safari lodge in this magnificent wildlife wilderness and enjoy a late afternoon game drive in this pristine reserve.
Day 4
Today is devoted to game viewing in the previously inaccessible Ruaha Game Reserve, the second largest wildlife reserve in Tanzania.
 
Ruaha is a permanent hunting ground for lions, jackals, hyenas, cheetah and rare wild dogs which prey on zebras and antelope, with both the stunning roan and sable antelope found here as well as greater and lesser kudu. There are also thousands of elephants and buffalo and vast herds of gazelle, in beautful surroundings.
 
With over 450 bird species, including Eurasian migrating birds which flock to Ruaha twice a year (March/April and October/November), outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed.
 
 
Day 5
Enjoy an early morning game drive before your transfer to your light aircraft flight to the even more remote Katavi Game Reserve, the third largest national park in Tanzania but the least visited, due to its remote location
 
Check into your safari lodge and enjoy a late afternoon game drive in this wonderful wildlife wilderness.
 
Day 6
Enjoy abundant game viewing in the remote Katavi Game Reserve.
 
Lake Chada, a seasonal floodplain which lies in the centre of this vast wildlife sanctuary, is home to vast pods of hippos as well as huge herds of plains game on a scale seldom seen elsewhere - including elephants, zebra, giraffe, buffalo, lion, leopard and hyena.
 
Bird life is also outstanding - including storks, pelicans and other water birds - and in the evening enjy the pristine night sky, accompanied by the roars of lions and howling hyena!
 
Day 7
Enjoy an early morning game drive, before your transfer to your light aircraft flight to Dar Es Salaam.
 
You will be met at Dar Es Salaam Airport and transferred 2-hours to your beach hotel on the beautiful Swahili Coast, where you can check in and relax on the shores of the warm Indian Ocean.
Days 8 To 10
At leisure to relax on the sunny golden Indian Ocean beaches of the warm Swahili Coast.
 
Enjoy lazy days relaxing by the swimming pool or snorkelling over coral reefs in the sparkling turquoise waters. Visit local historical sites, explore the lagoons and mangrove swamps by kayak, or simply unwind and watch the local fishing fleet bringing in the catch for dinner each evening!
Day 11
Today transfer 2-hours from the beautiful Swahili Coast to Dar Es Salaam Airport for your flight home.
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