In combining two of Africa’s greatest known parks, we have carefully selected camps that we know will complement each other in terms of guiding, accommodation, style and camp location. The mighty Rufiji and Ruaha Rivers provide the focal point for most game drives, escorted walks or boat-rides, all accompanied by knowledgeable guides.

To extend your stay in either the Selous or Ruaha, spend a night or two fly-camping with a specialist guide - for more details on the differences between safari operators here, please contact us.

Day 1       Dar es Salaam – Selous Game Reserve

This afternoon, transfer to Zanzibar or Dar es Salaam Airport and connect with the flight to the Selous. Upon arrival, you’ll be met by a guide and transferred to the camp to freshen up. The rest of the afternoon will be spent on a game activity within the reserve. Alternatively, you may just stay on a game drive en route from the airstrip, ending in camp as the sun sets. Overnight at Selous Safari Camp.

Selous Safari Camp is located in the area that holds the highest density of wildlife in the Selous Game Reserve and is only forty minutes by light aircraft from Dar es Salaam. The camp gives guests the opportunity to experience the Selous in traditional safari tented style.

Day 2         Selous Game Reserve

Morning and afternoon game activities, walking safaris and boat trips. Overnight at Selous Safari Camp.

Accommodation is in luxury tents mounted on wooden platforms with en-suite facilities, all with a spectacular view of Lake Nzerekera.

Each tent has flush toilet and hot and cold showers. Separate bar and dining tent. In the heat of the day a swim in the pool will keep you cool, or take a book or binoculars to the "dungu" (observation lounge) and relax and watch the animals pass by.  Solar powered lighting.

Morning and afternoon game activities, walking safaris and boat trips. Overnight at Overnight at Selous Safari Camp.

Activities include walking through the bush, drifting down the river in a boat or watching wildlife from the unique vantage of the specially designed open vehicles.

All safaris are led by the camp’s Professional Guides and Game Scouts. Overnight walking safaris. Game walks.

Day 4        Selous Game Reserve

After breakfast depart to the airport spotting game en route. Fly from the Selous to Ruaha. Upon arrival, you’ll be met by a guide and transferred to the camp in time for a delicious lunch. After lunch and a siesta, the rest of the afternoon will be spent on a game drive within the reserve. Overnight at Jongomeru Camp.

The Selous is a rare combination of woodlands, marshes, savannah and open grass plains, criss-crossed by many rivers, one being the mighty Rufiji River.

In this magnificent setting is Jongomero Camp, a luxury safari camp in Africa set under shady acacia trees on the banks of the Jongomero Sand River in the remote south-western sector of Ruaha.

Being the only Camp situated in this area of the Park ensures unmatched privacy.

Day 5       Ruaha National Park

Morning and afternoon game activities.Overnight at Jongomeru Camp.

Accommodation at Jongomero comprises eight large and well-appointed tents under enormous thatched roofs that also encompass a spacious private veranda.

The dining and living areas are both original and very comfortable offering a great vantage to take in the sights and sounds of the African bush that surrounds the Camp, as does the natural rock pool for those hot days.

Day 6       Ruaha National Park

Morning and afternoon game activities. Overnight at Jongomeru Camp.

Our team of qualified guides will design your daily wildlife viewing program to both suit you, the changing seasons, and the movements of wildlife ensuring you the best possible experience whilst in Ruaha, by whatever means is most appropriate.

Old Africa hands will tell you the best way to experience the African wild is on foot. The camp will oblige with walking safaris accompanied by a qualified guide.

These are overnight expeditions on foot with a lightweight mobile camp. This option must be pre-booked.

Day 7     Ruaha National Park – Zanzibar

Today you’ll transfer back to Zanzibar Airport to connect with your departure or onward arrangements.