Tanzania Birding – Highlights of Southern
Tanzania– 15 Days Birding & Big Game Safari
Tour Departs Anytime.
Tour departs anytime – any group size, own pace…
| Tour Location and Duration: | Tanzania Birding - highlights of Southern Tanzania – 15 days birding &big game safari |
| Arrival/Departure Port: | Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport |
| Featured Destinations: | East Udzungwa Mountains, Kilombero Flood Plains, Mikumi and Ruaha NPs, Iringa areas,Kisolanza Old Farm, Mufindi Southern Highlands. |
| Highlights: | Southern Tanzania Endemics, Miombo wooodlands specials; Forest Double collared Sunbird, Uhehe Fiscal, fawn breasted waxbill, Pale Billed Hornbill, Miombo Warbler, Kilombero Cisticola, White tailed Cisticola,Kilombero Weaver, Tanzania Redbilled Hornbill, Ashy Starling and Yellow collared Lovebirds, Njombe Cisticola, Yellow-browed Seedeater, Whyte’s Barbet,Lesser Jacana, Iringa Akalat, Western Miombo Double collared Sunbird, Livingstone Flycatcher and Livingstone Turaco Plus Much More…. |
| Best time to visit: | December through to June each Year |
| Traveling pace: | Any time, any Group size, your Pace |
| Local Bird Guide: | Inclusive and Subject to availability |
| Accommodation style: | Standard Tourist class to Luxury Tented Camps and best available at some remote locations like the Udzungwas, all with private facilities in room. |
| Connecting or Extension Tours: | Pemba Island Endemics and or the East and West Usambara Mountains on Request as either a Pre or Post tour extension. Email for details. |
| Tour Details, Bird and Mammal List, Price and availability: | Email tours@tanzaniabirding.com, tours@birdingsafaris.co.tz |
15 Days Birding & Big Game Safari – Highlights of Southern
Tanzania
| Day | Itinerary | Hotel Name | WiFi *** |
| 1 | Pick up from your overnight accommodation in Dar and drive to Udzungwa via Mikumi and Morogoro. | Twiga Hotel Udzungwas | Weak |
| 2 | Morning Local Birding and on to the Kilombero Flood Plains. Birding for the Kilombero Endemics and specials
Activity: Birding on Foot for the endemics | Twiga Hotel Udzungwas | Weak |
| 3 | Morning Birding the lower slopes of the East Udzungwa NP and afternoon drive to Mikumi area and birding the Miombo woods subject to time this afternoon.
Activity: Birding on foot for the endemics. | Vuma Hill Tented Camp | Yes |
| 4 | Morning in the Miombo woodlands and or Optional visit the Mikumi National park
Activity: Birding on foot. | Vuma Hill Tented Camp | Yes |
| 5 | Day exploring Mikumi NP
Activity: Birding and big game | Vuma Hill Tented Camp | Yes |
| 6 | Driving to Mufindi Farm. Birding highlands species restricted to the Mufindi Highlands on the way.
Activity: Birding on foot | Mufindi Lodge | Yes |
| 7&8 | Birding Mufindi area
Activity: slow pace birding | Mufindi Lodge | Yes |
| 9 | Driving to Iringa and on to Kisolanza Old Farm House.
Activity: Transit Day with Bird Stops | Kisolonza Farm | Yes |
| 10 | Birding Kisolanza area | Kisolonza Farm | Yes |
| 11 | Return into Iringa area, birding area locally Activity: slow pace birding | Sunset Hotel | Yes |
| 12 | Birding Iringa area Locally and on to Ruaha NP
Activity: slow pace birding | Ruaha River Lodge | Yes |
| 13 & 14 | Birding & Big Game Ruaha NP | Ruaha River Lodge | Yes |
| 15 | Fly to Dar ,meet and Transfer to Catch Intl Flight Home | END |