ZRT10Df: Selous + Ruaha + Zanzibar

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.

Days 2 - 3

Today enjoy superb game viewing in the vast and little visited Selous Game Reserve.

Named after a famous English hunter and early conservationist, this great game reserve covers an area of over 21,000 square miles (54,000 square km) and many game species can be found here in greater numbers than in any other game park in Africa.

Elephant, hippo, wild dog and crocodiles are abundant, as well as many other species of wildlife, guaranteeing superb game viewings. Walking safaris are also permitted in the Selous Reserve.

Day 4

Enjoy an early morning game drive before your transfer to your light aircraft flight to the even more 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.

Days 5 - 6

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 beautiful 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 7

Enjoy an early morning game drive before your transfer to your light aircraft flight to Zanzibar.

You will be met at Zanzibar Airport and transferred to your hotel. Check in and relax in your wonderful surroundings on this exotic East African spice archipelago.

Days 8 - 10

At leisure to relax on the warm golden Indian Ocean beaches of the Zanzibar Archipelago.

You can also enjoy a traditional Dhow cruise, catamaran sailing, magnificent scuba diving or deep sea fishing. If you wish to explore the island further, day excursions available include a Spice Island tour, a visit to Josani Forest or to the Kizimkazi Dolphins.

Day 11

Transfer to Zanzibar Airport for your light aircraft flight to Dar Es Salaam Airport and your flight home.