Tanzania · 08 Days / 07 Nights
Ruaha & Mufindi Tea Highlands
Big cats and baobabs in Ruaha, then tea estates and log fires in the southern highlands.
Overview
Fly into Ruaha, one of Tanzania’s wildest parks, for three days of lion prides, elephants and great baobabs along the Great Ruaha River. Then drive up through Iringa’s history into the cool Mufindi Highlands, where tea estates, forest trails and waterfalls make for slow, green days.
The route
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What’s included
- Accommodation as per the itinerary
- All meals as per the itinerary
- Game drives in Ruaha with your camp’s guides
- Scheduled light-aircraft flights: Dar es Salaam to Ruaha, and Iringa to Dar es Salaam
- Entrance to Isimila and the Kalenga museum
- All government taxes, park entrance fees and levies
- Private road transfers from Ruaha to Mufindi, with an experienced driver-guide
- Personal customer service, 24/7
Options & extensions
- Trout fishing in the Mufindi dams
- Walking safari in Ruaha with an armed ranger
- Udzungwa Mountains forest hike
- Mountain biking among the tea estates
- Zanzibar beach extension
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