Gombe, Mahale and Katavi
5 The Best of Western Circuit Of Tanzania
$3450-6710 USD
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Safari summary
One of the best adventure program is
Day 1: Arrival
Arriving in Dar then transfer to royal Mirage for overnight
Day 2: Dar es Salam
Breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight to Kigoma on arrival transfer to Kigoma Hotel
Day 3; Transfer Day
Day 4-7 Mahale Mountain National Park
Day 8 Mahale to Katavi
Day 9 Katavi
Day 10 Katavi
Day 11;Katavi to Kigoma
Private car Drive to Mpanda for Breakfast then onwards drive to Uvindza arriving Kigoma in the evening drop off at Mapinduzi Hotel
Day: 12; Kigoma to Dar
Transfer to the airport for Flight Back to Dar airport and then connect Flight to Zanzibar
Price per person is 3450usd per person
1 overland transfer from Kigoma to sigunga then on the last day after Mahale you will be picked from Sigunga back to Kigoma
2.Speed boat from sigunga to Mahale then on the last day from Mahale back to Sigunga
3.All park fees
4.All guide fees5.I will provide 1Litre of water every day
6. Accomodation in rest house/Bandas in Mahale
The price excludes
Food while in Mahale aproximately 30usd pp per dayAccomodation while in KigomaTransfers on arrival
About this tour
Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
Main focus | Game drives | |
Activity level | Easy activity | |
Best months | January, February, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Night game drives
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1: Arrival Arriving in Dar then transfer to royal Mirage for overnight
Day 2
Day 2: Dar es Salam Breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight to Kigoma on arrival transfer to Kigoma Hotel
Day 3
Day 3; Transfer Day After breakfast Transfer from Kigoma Hotel to Sunuka half way south to Mahale then board a speed boat 1hrs to Mahale National park for formalities and then proceed to the bandas afternoon beach safaris
Day 4
Day 4-7 Mahale Mountain National Park After breakfast another early morning game viewing (Chimpanzee tracking in the forest). Lunch at camp. Spend the rest of the afternoon fishing by boat on the lake for 2-3 hrs. Mahale is one of the best locations on Lake Tanganyika for fishing; hence you will be able to catch a lot of fish in only a few hours’. Some of the types of species caught are the sangara (Nile Perch) and kuhe
Day 8
Katavi
Day 8 Mahale to Katavi Transfer to airstrip. SAL flight to Katavi. Game drives O/N banda Katavi flight time is 1015am arriving 1105am overnight Bandas
Day 9
Katavi
Day 9 Katavi After breakfast game drive in Katavi National Park. This remote national park in western Tanzania is probably the wildest and most untouched reserve in the whole of Africa. Katavi contains one of the highest concentrations of wildlife amongst the Tanzanian parks. Thousands of buffalos, antelopes and elephants roaming the around the park provide ample feeding opportunity to the hundreds of prides of lions and other predators sharing the habitat. The park provides a good opportunity of viewing the rare species of cheetah and wild dogs. Other predators include leopards and hyenas. Prominent species include zebras, eland, topi, impala, hartebeest, waterbucks, giraffe, reedbuck and Defasssa. Dinner and overnight at Bandas.
Day 10
Katavi
Day 10 Katavi After breakfast continue with another early morning game drive with picnic lunch. Prominent species of birds at the rivers include yellow-billed, open-billed and saddle-billed stork, pink-backed pelican, Africa spoonbill and numerous heron, egrets and plovers. Raptors include fish eagle, bateleur and white-backed vulture. Other species are also found in the woodland and floodplain areas of the park. Dinner and overnight at Bandas.
Day 11
Katavi
Day 11;Katavi to Kigoma Private car Drive to Mpanda for Breakfast then onwards drive to Uvindza arriving Kigoma in the evening drop off at Mapinduzi Hotel Day: 12; Kigoma to Dar Transfer to the airport for Flight Back to Dar airport and then connect Flight to Zanzibar Price per person is 3450usd per person 1 overland transfer from Kigoma to sigunga then on the last day after Mahale you will be picked from Sigunga back to Kigoma 2.Speed boat from sigunga to Mahale then on the last day from Mahale back to Sigunga 3.All park fees 4.All guide fees5.I will provide 1Litre of water every day 6. Accomodation in rest house/Bandas in Mahale The price excludes Food while in Mahale aproximately 30usd pp per dayAccomodation while in KigomaTransfers on arrival
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