A JOURNEY MADE PERSONAL

Southern Tanzania, Rivers to Highlands

A privately planned route through Nyerere, Mikumi, Udzungwa and Ruaha, with the stays and transfers shaped around your dates.
10 days
/ 9 nights
Nyerere National Park — Tanzania

Your journey at a glance

A privately planned route through Nyerere, Mikumi, Udzungwa and Ruaha, with the stays and transfers shaped around your dates.

This private journey is a proposal to build around your travel plans. Your selected stays, transport, permits and final inclusions are confirmed together in a personal quotation.

Made for you.

Ask us for a personalised proposal.

Your interests. Your companions. Your pace. We’ll shape the details together.

A few moments to look forward to

Four southern landscapes

Nyerere, Mikumi, Udzungwa and Ruaha within one proposed journey.

A considered route

Transfer days and highland pauses give the itinerary a practical rhythm.

Stays chosen with you

Accommodation and domestic flights are selected in your personal quotation.

Your journey, day by day

A starting point for something personal. Your final itinerary will be shaped around your travel arrangements and preferences.

Rufiji River Camp — Nyerere National Park
DAY 1

Dar es Salaam to Nyerere

Fly from Dar es Salaam towards Nyerere, meet your guide and transfer to Rufiji River Camp. Settle into your tent beside the river and enjoy the first evening in the bush.

YOUR STAY
Rufiji River Camp
MEALS
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Rufiji River Camp — Nyerere National Park
DAY 2

The Rufiji landscape

Explore Nyerere with your guide, following woodland tracks and riverine habitats. A boat activity can be considered where permitted and available; the final plan responds to season, water levels and your selected camp.

YOUR STAY
Rufiji River Camp
MEALS
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Mbuyuni Farm Retreat — Morogoro
DAY 3

Back to the mainland gateway

Return towards Dar es Salaam by air, then continue by road to Mbuyuni Farm Retreat near Morogoro. Settle into your garden cottage after the transfer.

YOUR STAY
Mbuyuni Farm Retreat
MEALS
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Vuma Hills Tented Camp — Mikumi National Park
DAY 4

Mikumi wildlife country

Continue to Mikumi for a guided game drive through its open plains and woodland. Spend the evening at Vuma Hills Tented Camp in the wooded hills above the park.

YOUR STAY
Vuma Hills Tented Camp
MEALS
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Vuma Hills Tented Camp — Mikumi National Park
DAY 5

The Udzungwa forest

Set out on a guided excursion to Udzungwa’s forest. Choose the walking route around your interests, fitness and current trail conditions, then return to Vuma Hills Tented Camp.

YOUR STAY
Vuma Hills Tented Camp
MEALS
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Neema Crafts Guesthouse — Iringa
DAY 6

A highland pause

Continue by road towards Iringa. Check into Neema Crafts Guesthouse and enjoy a highland pause before the journey to Ruaha.

YOUR STAY
Neema Crafts Guesthouse
MEALS
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Ruaha River Lodge — Ruaha National Park
DAY 7

Into Ruaha

Travel into Ruaha and begin exploring its woodland, river habitats and rocky landscapes with your guide. Later, settle into Ruaha River Lodge beside the Great Ruaha River.

YOUR STAY
Ruaha River Lodge
MEALS
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Ruaha River Lodge — Ruaha National Park
DAY 8

A day in the wild

Spend a full day discovering Ruaha’s changing habitats. Your guide adapts the game drives to local conditions, with time for meals and a return to your chosen accommodation.

YOUR STAY
Ruaha River Lodge
MEALS
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel — Dar es Salaam
DAY 9

Return towards the coast

Transfer to the airstrip for your proposed return flight to Dar es Salaam. Take a final night in the city, or discuss an onward island extension with your travel specialist.

YOUR STAY
Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel
MEALS
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Nyerere National Park — Tanzania
DAY 10

Your onward journey

After breakfast, transfer for your onward flight. International and domestic connections will be coordinated against confirmed flight schedules.

MEALS
Breakfast

Places to pause along the way

These stays are selected from your day-by-day itinerary. We’ll confirm room categories, meal plans and availability in your personal proposal.

Rufiji River Camp — Nyerere National Park
Nyerere National Park, Tanzania

Rufiji River Camp

Canvas tents on raised decks beside the Rufiji River, with a front-row view of Nyerere’s river landscape.
Mbuyuni Farm Retreat — Morogoro
Morogoro, Tanzania

Mbuyuni Farm Retreat

A quiet farm retreat near Morogoro, with garden cottages and space to pause between Tanzania’s coast and southern parks.
Vuma Hills Tented Camp — Mikumi National Park
Mikumi National Park, Tanzania

Vuma Hills Tented Camp

A tented retreat in the wooded hills above Mikumi’s plains, with a pool and a base for safari drives and Udzungwa excursions.
Neema Crafts Guesthouse — Iringa
Iringa, Tanzania

Neema Crafts Guesthouse

An en-suite guesthouse in Iringa, part of Neema Crafts’ work creating skilled employment for people with disabilities.
Ruaha River Lodge — Ruaha National Park
Ruaha National Park, Tanzania

Ruaha River Lodge

Riverside bandas and open views along the Great Ruaha River, a natural base for discovering Ruaha’s wildlife country.
Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel — Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel

A garden-set city hotel in central Dar es Salaam, with rooms, restaurants and an outdoor pool for a comfortable coastal stopover.

A glimpse of the journey

What’s included

  • A personally planned itinerary and the services itemised in your final quotation.
  • Accommodation, guiding and meal arrangements as confirmed for your selected programme.

What’s not included

  • International flights, visas, insurance and personal expenses unless expressly included.
  • Optional activities and supplements not included in your confirmed quotation.

A little more detail

Price on request. Accommodation, meal plans, road transfers, flights, permits and optional activities are selected and itemised in your personal quotation. Remote park access, seasonal services and activity availability may affect the final route. International flights, insurance, visas and personal expenses are additional unless expressly included.

Let’s make this journey yours.

Share your dates and a little about what you have in mind. We’ll help shape the next chapter.