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Tanzania Walking Safari
offered by supplier M14833 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 6
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 15
people
Destination(s):
Tanzania
Specialty Categories:
Wildlife Viewing
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 1000 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1300 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arriving Kiba from Dar es Salaam off the light aircraft you will be met by our guide who will drive you to Bonham Camp. The camp is downstream of Sand Rivers set under trees on the banks of the Rufiji River. It consists of 5 large roomy tents and is where for many years Richard Bonham based himself on his walking safaris. Once settled into camp we will take a short walk in the surrounding forest along the river.
Day 2: Leaving camp at about 7 am we will walk upstream along the river through bracsytegia woodland on to a series of floodwater pans where you will meet up with your camp. Throughout your walking safari we spend the heat of the day relaxing in camp, bird and animal watching wherever possible. At about 4 pm we will head upstream by boat, the sand banks giving way to rocky cliffs that have over the years provided us with some of the best leopard sightings in the area. The bird watching and scenery in this gorge is spectacular. After reaching the first cataract we gently float downstream, with the engine switched off, catching our supper. We return to camp as the sun sets for a shower, drinks and dinner round the fire.
Day 3: Today is one of the longer walks, leaving camp at first light we head east walking through mosaic bush and forests of baobab and miombo woodland, of which so much of the Selous consists. After lunch under a shady tree at Lake Makubi, watching the many different species of bird and animal come down to drink, we continue walking along the Sumbene Channel which is an old course of the Rufiji that has become a sand river which holds pools of water in the dry season.
Day 4: This morning we walk up the Sumbene Channel passing a series of small lakes to camp, which is set in a grove of palms. This area is interspersed with thickets of palm, acacia and terminalia. In the evening we take a short walk in the area surrounding camp, returning to camp at dusk.
Day 5: This is your last day full of walking, leaving camp we walk along the shore of Lake Tagalalla arriving at camp which is set under a huge Tamarind tree. After lunch and a siesta we board a boat crossing the lake, to enjoy a swim in the Hot Springs that bubble to the surface at the bottom of the Beho Beho Ridge.
Day 6: After a leisurely start to the day we leave Lake Tagalala and drive back to the lodge or airstrip for your onward travel arrangements.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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