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This trip
combines the largest game protected area in Africa; the Selous Game
Reserve with the Udzungwa Mountains National Park; a paradise for
ecologists and hikers
Day
by day itinerary
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1: Take a scheduled coastal airlines flight from Dar-es-Salaam
to the Selous Game Reserve. You stay at Sand River one of the
most luxurious lodges in Tanzania, through some of the most
diverse & game rich habitat in the Selous. Selous Game Reserve
at a little over 50,000 sq kms is one of the largest areas set
aside for wildlife preservation anywhere in the world. The northern
sector is scenically the most beautiful, dominated by the Rufiji
river with its dense riverine forest thickets and its lakes
and swamplands interlaced with a myriad of channels. As well
as its open savannah, terminalia woodland and seasonal 'mbugas'
the predominant vegetation is its miombo woodland which, particularly
in the southern part of the reserve stretches for miles. |
Each day of your stay is designed to be different and to offer
unrivalled exposure to this stunning African landscape. With
a mixture of vehicle, boating and walking safaris something
is on offer for everyone. The lodge’s specialty walking
safaris are concentrated around the early morning & late
afternoon, with opportunities for fishing and relaxing in
the shade, perhaps around a waterhole, soaking up the sounds
& smells of Africa..
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4: Today you travel through the northern section of the
Selous Game Reserve viewing game en route including a stop off for
lunch in Mikumi National Park. Udzungwa National Park contains the
greatest altitudinal range of forests in East Africa. Because of
such a wide range in altitude and habitat types, Udzungwa National
Park has one of the highest numbers of species endemism worldwide.
With no roads entering Udzungwa National Park it is a paradise for
hikers and your next days will be spent on breath-taking day-hikes
into the dense rain forest or onto the high plateau.
Day
5: Today you will trek is up to the Sanje River Waterfall,
which plunges for 170 metres through the forest to the valley below.
The view from the top is magnificent!
Day 6: You spend your day in Mikumi National Park.
Mikumi National Park is composed primarily of the Mkata River flood
plain, this is surrounded by gently rolling hills covered in miombo
woodland
Although less spectacular than some of the more illustrious Tanzanian
National Parks, Mikumi still offers a good safari experience with
typical flora and fauna of East Africa. There is a rich variety
of bird species as well as large numbers of giraffes, buffaloes
and elephants and close to the waterholes lions, leopards and hippos.
Furthermore you can see zebras, wild dogs, pythons, hartebeest,
wildebeest, elephants, impala, warthog, eland and other antelope.
Several observation towers enable you to view the park in its entirety.
Day
7: After an early morning game drive you return by road
to Dar-es-Salaam in time with your onward connecting flight or to
the beach in Zanzibar.
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