Deep South: Nyerere + Ruaha — 7 Days / 6 Nights
Overview
Route: Zanzibar ✈️ Nyerere → ✈️ Ruaha ✈️ Zanzibar
Accommodation Style: Mid-range tented camps in both parks
Meal Plan: Full-board (B/L/D)
Price Guidance: From $4,900–$6,600 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
Fly to Nyerere; game-drive transfer to camp. Afternoon boat safari on the Rufiji River.
AM walking safari with ranger (age rules apply). PM 4x4 drive searching for lions and elephants.
Cover varied habitats from floodplains to riverine forest; picnic lunch; sunset at a river bend.
Hop to Ruaha; settle into camp overlooking the river. Evening game drive for predators at dusk.
Track large lion prides and elephant super-herds among baobabs; picnic at a scenic viewpoint.
Guided nature walk (where allowed) focusing on smaller details; relaxed PM game drive.
Breakfast and farewell; midday flight to Zanzibar.
