Ruaha is a wonderful National Park beautifully situated along the fertile Ruaha River in a hilly landscape dotted with centuries old baobabs. Despite the fact that you can view all the animals of the popular Serengeti and Ngorogoro, it is much less visited. You will be completely in peace with the nature, seeing only a handfull of other cars per day.
After Breakfast at the hotel Meet &Greet with the guide. Around 10am start driving to Ruaha National Park, Arriving at Ruaha Park around Lunch time, to take lunch at the Park Restaurant and after Lunch proceed with Half day (Evening Game Viewing) and Dinner and Overnight at Ruaha new cottages or another accommodation of your preference .
Full Day Game Drive. Early in the morning around 6:30am before breakfast start a game drive. Watch sunrise. Around 9am go ahead for Breakfast, After Breakfast proceed with the game viewing on the beautiful land of Ruaha national park with a lot of wild animals, then to break for Hot Lunch around 1pm, after Lunch proceed with game drive, dinner and overnight at Ruaha new cottages or another accommodation of your preference (see below).
At sunrise we enjoy a wonderful walking safari and walk for two hours along the Great Ruaha River with two armed rangers. There is a possibility of viewing hippos, crocodiles, lions and lots of other animals that come to drink in the river. Later we pack our things and visit a village enroute to Iringa where we can watch and join the local activities and get information from a local guide. Visit to the museum which holds the head of the great local chief Mkwawa who resisted the Germans.
The easy way to get to Iringa from Dar es Salaam or any other part of the country is by bus. A bus ride from Dar es Salaam to Iringa is approximately 8 hrs bus trip and you get the privilege of travelling through scenic Mikumi National Park.
Iringa is a centrally located connecting various regions by bus route. All long distances buses arrives and departs centrally at Igumbilo bus terminal which is strategically located approximately 10 kilometers from Iringa City Centre along TAZAM highway ( Tanzania-Zambia Highway).
there are many bus companies operating to and from Iringa. The most reliable bus company is JM Luxury which departs from Dar es Salaam at 6:00 am, BUT THERE are so many other options to take. There are also many buses operating from other parts of the country including Mbeya, Dodoma, Singida, Mwanza, Arusha, Moshi and Tanga.
You can fly from Dar es Salaam to Iringa within an hour by Air Tanzania or Auric Air. Iringa is served by Nduli Airport, a small airport which is approximately 13 km from Iringa City Centre. Currently, Air Tanzania flies Nduli Airport three days per week. It is approximately one hour flight to or from Dar es Salaam.
For real-time information, please visit Air Tanzania’s website or visit the directory page for further contact information for Air Tanzania’s Iringa and Dar es Salaam offices. Auric Air offers a daily flight to and from Dar es Salaam. For more real-time information, please visit Auric Air’s website or visit the directory page for further contact information for Auric Air’s Iringa and Dar es Salaam offices.
This tour starts and ends in
Iringa.
Fly to/from JNIA. Or fly to/from
JRO via Dar or Nairobi
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transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour.
