Adventure Safaris · Southern Circuit
Ruaha rewards time. This three-day itinerary spreads game drives across the river circuits, Mbage-Mwagusi and baobab ridges with unhurried…
Overview
Three days deep in Tanzania's largest park – wild dogs, giant elephant gatherings and remote Miombo woodland.
Ruaha rewards time. This three-day itinerary spreads game drives across the river circuits, Mbage-Mwagusi and baobab ridges with unhurried mornings and golden-hour returns to camp.
Ideal for photographers and repeat safari-goers who want Ruaha without the northern-circuit crowds.
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Day by day
Leave Iringa after breakfast and drive through Miombo woodland to Ruaha Main Gate. After lunch at camp, the first game drive follows the Great Ruaha River, where elephant, buffalo, hippo and crocodile gather along the banks and lion prides rest in the shade of the riverine trees. Stay out for sunset over the valley before returning to camp for dinner.
A full, unhurried day in Ruaha with a picnic lunch packed for the bush. Your guide works the Mwagusi Sand River, where wildlife digs for water in the dry season and predators wait nearby, then climbs onto the baobab ridges for sweeping views across the valley. Ruaha is one of the best places in Africa for big lion prides and African wild dogs, and greater and lesser kudu, sable and roan antelope are all found here. Return to camp in the golden hour, with time to edit photos before dinner.
Head out at dawn for a final sunrise drive, the best time to find leopard and hunting lions. Return for a late breakfast at camp, then make your way out of the park with a last game drive en route to the gate. You arrive back in Iringa in the early afternoon, ready for onward travel or a night in town.
Getting there
This safari starts and ends in Iringa, 108 km from Ruaha Main Gate. Wild Gaze can add a pick-up from Iringa airport or a road transfer from Dar es Salaam or Mikumi on request.
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