Southern Safari

10-Day Chimpanzees at Gombe- Mahale Mountain Katavi Park

$5800-7000 USD

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Safari summary

Your unforgettable experience, will Start with overnight in Dar es Salaam, follow by flight to Kigoma, then boat ride to Gombe and Mahale, before heading to Katavi Park for spectacular numbers of chimpanzees, animals, beautiful landscapes, and bird species. The park are exotic, peaceful and quiet, floriferous, and lush, with colorful butterflies and speckled birds in the rain. Best known for its chimpanzee paradise and alternate primate safari experiences in Tanzania.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	None
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Gombe Stream Katavi Mahale Mountains Ruaha

Fine details

Safari highlights

Walking safari—with armed guard
Hiking | trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
All drinks
Internal flights
Laundry
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Hot air balloons
International flights
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Visas

Itinerary

Arrival at Dar es Salaam Int Airpor

You will be picked up from Dar es Salaam International Airport and transferred to the city hotel. Assume you arrived with early morning flights, and after clearing customs and passport control at Dar es Salaam International Airport, you will walk out of the airport to meet our driver who will be holding a page board with your name printed on it. You'll enjoy a Swahili Cuisine dinner, and an overnight stay at a Dar es Salaam city hotel.

Harbor View Suites

Dar es Salaam to Gombe

Gombe Stream

You will be meet by your driver guide on arrival, and continue with ground transport to Kiberizi for a boat trip (dhow). Where you will be departing with Tanapa private boat ride Gombe National Park "Chimps Paradise" for the rest of the day trekking and nature walking with a ranger. Lunch, leisure, sunset, dinner, and your overnight stay will be at Tanapa Banda Cottages.

TANAPA Gombe Rest House

Gombe National Park

Gombe Stream

This will be a beautiful day in Gombe when you will be enjoying breakfast. Then, you'll depart for a full day at Gombe National Park with chimpanzee trekking, snorkeling, and hiking as well as swimming, sunset, and leisure. Lunch, leisure, sunset, dinner, and your overnight stay will be at Tanapa Bandas, Cottages. Main Destination: Gombe National Park (Chimps)

TANAPA Gombe Rest House

Gombe to Mahale

Mahale Mountains

After breakfast at leisure in Gombe National Park, you will be boarding your dhow boat for a return to Kigoma, where your safari car was packed with short refreshments. You will collect a packed lunch and drive to Mahale Mountain National Park via local villages Ilagala, Sigunga, and Logosa, to Mgambo through bumps, and rough and dusty roads. You'll meet a team from the park for a boat transfer (about a 25-minute ride) to Mahale Bandas.

Mahale Mango tree Bandas

Mahale Mountains

You will have an early morning breakfast. Then you will be departing for a full day of chimpanzee trekking and climbing in the forest with a ranger. Later, you will return to the bandas for lunch. You will spend the afternoon game viewing by boat on the lake. You will enjoy bird watching and the sunset while at Lake Tanganyika. Main Destination: Mahale Mountains National Park (Chimps)

Mahale Mango Tree Bandas

Mahale Mountain to Katavi

Katavi

After breakfast at leisure in Mahale National Park, you will transfer by boat to Mgambo village, where your safari car was packed. You will meet the driver and continue to Katavi National Park through highlands, bumps, and rough and dusty roads. You will arrival for an evening game drive and sunset at Katavi National Park.

Katavi National Park Bandas

Katavi National Park

Katavi

After breakfast, you will depart for a full-day game drive at the home of a huge population of hippos and varied birdlife. The lonely, untrammeled, and infrequently visited, Katavi is a true wilderness, providing the few intrepid souls who make it there with a thrilling taste of Africa as if it must have been a century ago. Leisure, sunset, dinner, and your overnight stay will be at Katavi National Park.

Katavi National Park Bandas

Katavi Park to Mbeya City

Katavi

On this day, you will be enjoying a farewell breakfast at Katavi National Park. Then, you'll drive to Mbeya with short stops for lunch at local restaurants. En route, you will have exciting village tours and landscape viewing via the Tunduma border, and continue to the Mbozi Meteorite Site. Main Destination: Mbeya (City)

Hill View Hotel

Mbeya City to Tuaha

Ruaha

On this day, you will be enjoying a farewell breakfast at Mbeya. Then, you'll drive to Iringa with short stops for lunch at local restaurants. En route, you will have exciting village tours and landscape viewing, and continue to the Ruaha National Park

Ruaha Bandazi

ruaha national park

Ruaha

This will be another stunning day in ruaha. After breakfast, you will be guided for a full-day game drive in Ruaha. Ruaha is one of Tanzanian’s best dry-season parks, little -visited with big pride of lions plundering spectacular buffalo herds. The park is one of the most pristine and rugged nature reserves in Tanzania.

Ruaha Bandazi

ruaha to dar es salaam

No rush on this day. You will enjoy breakfast. Then, you will be transferred to Iringa Airport for return to Dar es Salaam through the sky. You will be met and assisted with international connections for your journey back home or to a beach destination.

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