Masaai Culture – Mikumi & Ruaha National Parks
Masaai Culture – Mikumi & Ruaha National Parks
6 Days Maasai family visit – Mikumi & Ruaha Safari
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A suitable combination package for historical, cultural and wildlife viewing in the southern park of Tanzania.
Activities: Culture visit Maasai family, Game drive, Night game drive.
Min Persons: 2 Max Persons: 7
Days: 6 Nights: 5
Pick you up from the hotel in Dar es Salaam in the morning for a half-day city tour. Hot lunch to be served at the restaurant in the city then transfer to Chalinze at the Masai family for a culture tour. On arrival, you will learn about this tribe and dance with them until sunset—dinner, and overnight at the Masai family.
- meal plan:
- lunch
- dinner
- Accommodation:
- budget: Masai family Campsite
- midrange: Bush Gust House
Leave from Chalinze at 0800 hrs to Mikumi National Park (3-4 hours Drive) transfer to the camp for lunch. Late afternoon game drives until sunset—dinner, and overnight at Mikumi Camping site inside the park. After dinner, you will leave for a night game drive, starting from 8:00 to 10:30 pm.
- Meal plan:
- breakfast
- lunch
- dinner
- Accommodation:
- budget: Mikumi Bush Camp
- midrange: Tan Swiss Lodge
- luxury: Vuma Hill Tente Camp
Morning and afternoon game drive in Mikumi National Park. Drive to special wildlife places, including Mkata, Chamgore (can see python there), and Mkata Flood Plain.
- Meal plan:
- breakfast
- lunch
- dinner
- Accommodation:
- budget: Mikumi Bush Camp
- midrange: Tan Swiss Lodge
- luxury: Vuma Hill Tented Camp
Breakfast, then depart to Ruaha National Park with packed lunch. Sunset game drives in Ruaha National Park.
- Meal plan:
- breakfast
- picnic lunch
- dinner
- Accommodation:
- budget: Ruaha Tanapa Bandas
- midrange: Ruaha River Lodge
- luxury: Mwagusi safari Camp
After breakfast, a full-day game viewing in the park. The Ruaha is the largest park in Tanzania, with a size of 20,226 Square Kilometers. The exciting Great Ruaha River features large numbers of hippo and crocodiles. It attracts lions, leopards, hunting dogs, and other species such as waterbuck, impala, giraffe, warthog, eland, zebra, and elephants. Tou can see Grant’s gazelle, ostrich on the plains.
- Meal plan:
- breakfast
- picnic lunch
- dinner
- Accommodation:
- budget: Ruaha Tanapa Bandas
- midrange: Ruaha River Lodge
- luxury: Mwagusi safari Camp
After breakfast, we then start the journey back to Dar es Salaam with a lunch stop at Mikumi restaurant at Mikumi. Arrive in Dar es Salaam late evening, where the tour will end.
- Meal plan:
- breakfast
- lunch
- Accommodation:
- no accommodation on this day.
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Included in Price:
- All activities as per the itinerary
- All Accommodation as per itinerary – N.B. accommodation mentioned in the itinerary is dependent on availability at the time of booking; alternatives of a similar class may be booked instead
- All meals as per itinerary (3 a day unless otherwise stated)
- All transfers to and from agreed pick up and drop off points (e.g. Airport, Bus Station or hotel in town etc.)
- All camping gear (if you are camping)
- Service of an English speaking driver/guide
- Safari base 4×4 Vehicle with open roof for game viewing (sometimes a saloon car or other SUV for excursions in town etc.)
- Driver’s salary and allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Bottled mineral water daily
- All Government taxes
- All National Park and Game Reserve Fees
- If included in your itinerary: foot safaris, boat safaris
- TANAPA armed ranger (where needed, e.g., on foot safaris, some boat safaris etc.)
- Crater service fees (if visiting Ngorongoro Crater)
Exluded in Price:
- Extras, personal expenses i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- Optional activities not outlined on the itinerary
- International flights & corresponding taxes
- Visa
- Flying doctors rescue services
- Travel, medical, injury and luggage insurances
- Tips to the driver & guides
- Anything else not mentioned in the inclusions (above)
