Photographic Safari

Day 1 Arrival at International airport of Dar es Salaam, representative of  Exodus Travel will meet you at the airport and will transfer you to The Slipway Hotel,  for overnight on Bed and Breakfast basis. Hotel Slipway is ideally located just 7km from the Dar es Salaam city centre on the posh Msasani peninsula, right on the Indian Ocean overlooking Msasani Bay. It offers best value for money accommodation in this upmarket neighbourhood. The hotel is integrated into the Slipway complex, which provides a wide range of amenities including various dining options and everything a traveler needs. Within its vicinity are a selection of popular shopping, dining and nightlife destinations.  

Nyerere (Selous)

Day 3 – 4  Daily,  we enter Selous Game Reserve, for  a full day of game-drives with picnics. Dinner and overnight at  Jimbiza Lodge, FB Selous Game Reserve With an area of around 45.000 sq km, or 5% of Tanzania's land surface, The Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest protected areas in the world. It's size is stunning: bigger than Switzerland or Denmark, uninhabited and little touched by human interference. Visitors therefore find themselves in a pristine wilderness far away from the trodden tourist routes. It's wildlife ( including some last remaining black rhino ) is spectacular, and some mammal populations ( buffaloes, elephants, hippos, wild dogs, crocodiles) are the largest in Africa.

Ruaha

Day 6 After breakfast a five - six hour drive up to Ruaha National Park. Packed lunch on-route, overnight in Ruaha Hilltop  Lodge,  outside the national park, FB Ruaha Hilltop Lodge is built on a hill with a wonderfull panoramic view. There are many types of different birds, wild flowers, butterflies and trees that can be seen nearby.The luxury self contained cottages are very comfortable and private, each with its own balcony with a beautiful view. Our water is heated by solar power. The reception, dining room and bar are all under one roof, with a gallery to enjoy the spectacular African sunrise and sunset.  Giraffes, elephants and baboons and kudus can sometimes be glimpsed not far way. There is an own Curio Shop. You can find some pictures downwards. Their experienced chefs provide both continental and Tanzanian cuisine, using fresh products from the local area. The bar is well stocked and  serves fresh juice and bake own bread. The Ruaha banda's are situated in the Ruaha National Park and are government run by the National Park Authority. The newly built bandas (cottages) are comfortable and offer ensuite facilities. These huts are basic but nevertheless more convenient than a tent. There is a restaurant where clients will have their meals.  

Ruaha

day 8. Ruaha N.P. is Tanzania's 2nd biggest park. Wildlife is concentrated along the cascading Great Ruaha River that is the park's lifeblood. Home to hippo and crocodiles snacking on schools of fish, it is a flooded torrent after the rains, dwindling to precious pools surrounded by a blinding sweep of sand in the dry season.  Waterbuck, impala and the world's most southerly Grant's gazelle risk their lives for a sip of its waters…..a permanent hunting ground for lion, leopard, jackal, hyena and packs of wild dog - rare elsewhere. Unique combinations of animals co-exist here - both the greater and lesser kudu, sable and roan antelope - Ruaha being the only protected area in the world where the flora and fauna of eastern and southern Africa overlap.

Day 10 A morning game-drive. Then  back ( in 5 hours ) to Dar es Salaam. Packed lunch on-route. Transfer to Dar es Salaam Airport  for international flight. End of programme.