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6 Days Southern Tanzania Safari

Explore quieter southern reserves with boat safaris, game drives and an uncrowded wilderness atmosphere.

Duration6 Days / 5 Nights
JourneyDar es Salaam • Nyerere • Mikumi
DestinationTanzania
Safari stylePrivate & tailor-made
Safari overview

A journey designed around the wildlife, landscapes and pace of Tanzania.

Explore quieter southern reserves with boat safaris, game drives and an uncrowded wilderness atmosphere.

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The experience

Safari highlights

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Boat safari

Enjoy this experience with the flexibility of a private itinerary and your own professional driver-guide.

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Nyerere National Park

Enjoy this experience with the flexibility of a private itinerary and your own professional driver-guide.

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Mikumi wildlife

Enjoy this experience with the flexibility of a private itinerary and your own professional driver-guide.

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Day by day

Your safari itinerary

Daily timings remain flexible according to wildlife activity, road conditions and your preferred pace.

Day1

Arrival & safari begins

Dar es Salaam to Nyerere. The programme is deliberately paced to give you time to experience the destination rather than simply pass through it. Your guide will adjust stops and timing where practical to make the day comfortable and rewarding. There will be opportunities for photography, short comfort breaks and interpretation of the landscapes, wildlife and local environment encountered during the day. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day2

Wildlife exploration

Nyerere game drive. Your driver-guide will brief you on the day’s route, planned stops and wildlife areas before departure. The journey is taken at a comfortable safari pace, with scenic stops and opportunities to observe changing landscapes along the way. Game viewing is unhurried and adapted to current wildlife movements, allowing time for photography and interpretation of animal behaviour, tracks, habitats and the wider ecosystem with your professional safari guide. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day3

Wildlife exploration

Boat and game safari. The programme is deliberately paced to give you time to experience the destination rather than simply pass through it. Your guide will adjust stops and timing where practical to make the day comfortable and rewarding. There will be opportunities for photography, short comfort breaks and interpretation of the landscapes, wildlife and local environment encountered during the day. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day4

Wildlife exploration

Nyerere to Mikumi. The programme is deliberately paced to give you time to experience the destination rather than simply pass through it. Your guide will adjust stops and timing where practical to make the day comfortable and rewarding. There will be opportunities for photography, short comfort breaks and interpretation of the landscapes, wildlife and local environment encountered during the day. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day5

Wildlife exploration

Mikumi game drives. Your driver-guide will brief you on the day’s route, planned stops and wildlife areas before departure. The journey is taken at a comfortable safari pace, with scenic stops and opportunities to observe changing landscapes along the way. Game viewing is unhurried and adapted to current wildlife movements, allowing time for photography and interpretation of animal behaviour, tracks, habitats and the wider ecosystem with your professional safari guide. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
Day6

Final game drive & onward journey

Return to Dar es Salaam. Your driver-guide will brief you on the day’s route, planned stops and wildlife areas before departure. The journey is taken at a comfortable safari pace, with scenic stops and opportunities to observe changing landscapes along the way. Exact timings may vary with road, weather and wildlife conditions, allowing the safari to remain flexible while preserving the planned route and experiences for the day.

Meals as per itinerary Safari lodge / camp
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What's covered

Included & not included

Included

  • Transport
  • Park fees
  • Meals
  • Accommodation
  • Guide

Not included

  • International flight
  • Tips
  • Things of personal use
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Travel details

What to expect

TransportPrivate safari vehicle with professional driver-guide
AccommodationHandpicked safari lodge or tented camp
MealsFull board during safari unless otherwise stated
Best forRepeat safari guests & quiet-wilderness lovers

Good to know

This itinerary is a flexible starting point. We can adjust departure point, accommodation standard, room arrangement, activities and extensions to match your travel plans. No prices are published online—request a personalised quotation for your preferred dates.

Tailor-made travel

Want to change something?

Add extra nights, upgrade your lodge, combine parks or finish with a beach stay. We can shape this safari around you.

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