10 Nights Katavi, Ruaha & Mafia Island

10 Days

Wildness Safari in Katavi & Ruaha then Mafia Island

Tour Overview

10 Nights Katavi, Ruaha & Mafia Island. Are you in search of seeing the largest populations of lions in Tanzania, promising exciting scenes few places in the world can match? Do you also envision a safari where the northern and southern hemisphere birds and plants meet along with various mammals along a great convergence zone? Contact us for your bookings.

Does the thought of ever-shrinking watering holes and ever-growing concentrations of hippos pique your interest? If you’ve answered yes, then it sounds like our 1 Week Safari through Katavi National Park and Ruaha National Park is just for you! Then relaxing in Mafia Island.

● 1 Night CBD Hotel—Dar es Salaam
● 3 Nights Katavi Wildlife Camp—Katavi National Park
● 3 Nights Ruaha River Lodge—Ruaha National Park
● 3 Nights Mafia Island Lodge – Mafia Island

Day 2: Flight to Mpanda - Katavi National Park

With an early start to the day, transfer to the airport for your flight to Katavi National Park. Flight Departure Time: 07:00 Arrival Time: 08:45 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday) A Katavi Wildlife Camp guide will be waiting at the airstrip to greet you and take you on a game drive towards the camp for check-in.
Once settled into your room, head out on an afternoon game drive departing at 16:00, arriving back at dusk just in time for sundowners.

Day 3 & 4: Katavi National Park

During your time staying at Katavi Wildlife Camp choose between half-day shared game drives or full-day with picnic lunch promising an action-packed day out in the unscripted Tanzanian bush.
● Early Morning Game Drives
Departing at 06:30 with a picnic breakfast, returning at 11:30
● Morning Game Drives
Departing after breakfast at 08:30, returning in time for lunch.
● Afternoon Game Drives
Departing at 16:00 and returning at dusk, in time for sundowners.
● Full-Day Game Drives
Departing after breakfast at 08:30 with a picnic lunch, returning at 16:00 for afternoon tea.

Day 5: Fly to Ruaha National Park

With an early start to the day, enjoy an early morning game drive to the airstrip for your flight to Ruaha National Park. Flight Departure Time: 10:40 Arrival Time 12:25.

A guide from Ruaha River Lodge will be at the airstrip waiting to greet you and take you on a game drive through the park before helping you check into your room.
In the afternoon you will go out and begin to explore Tanzania’s largest national park with a game drive before returning to camp at dusk, just in time to freshen up before drinks around the campfire.

Day 6 & 7: Ruaha National Park

During your stay at Ruaha River Lodge choose between half-day shared game drives or full-day
experiences in Ruaha National Park, with a picnic lunch enabling you to explore further afield in this
enormous wilderness.

● Early Morning Game Drives
Departing at 06:30 with a picnic breakfast, returning at 11:30
● Morning Game Drives
Departing after breakfast at 08:30, returning in time for lunch.
● Afternoon Game Drives
Departing at 16:00 and returning at dusk, in time for sundowners.
● Full-Day Game Drives
Departing after breakfast at 08:30 with a picnic lunch, returning at 16:00 for afternoon tea.