Southern Circuit Combo (Nyerere + Ruaha) — 5 Days / 4 Nights
Overview
Route: Zanzibar ✈️ Nyerere → ✈️ Ruaha ✈️ Zanzibar
Accommodation Style: Combination of mid-range tented camps in Nyerere & Ruaha
Meal Plan: Full-board (B/L/D)
Price Guidance: From $3,150–$4,100 pp sharing
Included/Exclude
- All domestic light-aircraft flights per the route (soft luggage 15–20 kg including hand luggage)
- Airstrip and lodge transfers
- Shared camp 4x4 game drives (typically 2x daily or full-day)
- Activities where listed (boat safari and/or guided walking where allowed)
- Park & conservation fees; government taxes
- Full-board meals at lodges/camps (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Bottled drinking water during game drives; tea/coffee at camp
- Emergency medical evacuation to nearest regional hospital (not full insurance)
- International flights to/from Zanzibar; visas
- Comprehensive travel insurance (medical & cancellation)
- Premium/alcoholic drinks (unless stated by camp)
- Laundry (unless included by the camp)
- Optional activities such as hot-air ballooning, spa treatments
- Personal purchases and tips/gratuities
Tour Plan
Flight to Nyerere (~1h30). Game drive transfer to camp. Afternoon boat safari to spot hippos, crocs and aquatic birds. Sunset drinks on the riverbank.
Full-day 4x4 safari with picnic lunch. Search for elephants, giraffe, buffalo, lions and—if lucky—wild dogs. Return for dinner and campfire.
Guided morning walk (where permitted). Late-morning/early afternoon hop flight to Ruaha (~2h). Airstrip transfer with wildlife sightings. Evening game drive.
Explore baobab-studded hills, sand rivers, and granite kopjes. Expect large elephant herds and apex predators. Picnic lunch at a scenic spot; sunset sundowners.
Leisurely breakfast, optional short drive, and midday flight back to Zanzibar.
