ZRU10Df: Selous + Ruaha + Katavi + Swahili Coasts

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 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 3

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.

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 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 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 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 enjoy 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 the Swahili Coast.

You will be met at the landing strip and transferred to your beach hotel, where you can check in and relax on the shores of the warm Indian Ocean.

Days 8-10

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

Transfer to the landing strip for your light aircraft flight to Dar Es Salaam Airport and your flight home.