4 Days Classic Southern Circuit Safari – Luxury Lodges & Tented Camps

This exclusive 4-day luxury safari is designed for travelers who wish to experience Tanzania’s renowned Southern Circuit in style and comfort. The journey takes you through two of the country’s most wildlife-rich destinations — Mikumi National Park and Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve) — celebrated for their vast open plains, dramatic river systems, and unspoiled wilderness.

Enjoy expertly guided private game drives with exceptional opportunities to encounter elephants, giraffes, buffalos, lions, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, and an impressive variety of birdlife. After thrilling days on safari, unwind at carefully selected luxury lodges and high-end tented camps, offering elegant en-suite accommodation, fine dining, personalized service, and breathtaking views overlooking the savannah or riverbanks.

With seamless transfers, gourmet bush lunches, sunset experiences, and immersive wildlife encounters, this Classic Southern Circuit luxury safari delivers an unforgettable journey into the heart of southern Tanzania — combining adventure, exclusivity, and comfort at the highest level.

Duration: 4 Days / 3 Night
Destinations: Mikumi NP – Nyerere NP
Safari Style: Luxury
Start/End: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Safari Highlights

Discover Mikumi’s wide open savannahs, often compared to the Serengeti, and the vast, river-rich wilderness of Nyerere National Park
Exceptional wildlife density across both parks — lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, wildebeest, hippos, crocodiles, and prolific birdlife
Outstanding game viewing around the Mkata Floodplain in Mikumi and along the Rufiji River in Nyerere
Stay at carefully selected luxury lodges and elegant tented camps, offering spacious en-suite suites, refined dining, personalized service, and immersive natural settings
Perfect for travelers with limited time seeking a seamless, exclusive, and deeply immersive Southern Circuit safari experience

🗓️ Itinerary Overview

Day 1: Dar es Salaam / Morogoro → Mikumi National Park

Early morning departure from Dar es Salaam or Morogoro with a scenic drive to Mikumi National Park. Upon arrival, enjoy a private extended game drive across the renowned Mkata Floodplain, one of the park’s richest wildlife areas. Expect excellent sightings of elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, lions, and a variety of antelope species.
Enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch inside the park, followed by relaxed afternoon game viewing.
In the evening, transfer to a luxury lodge or upscale tented camp, where you will enjoy fine dining, personalized service, and an overnight stay in an elegant en-suite suite surrounded by nature.

Day 2: Full Day Mikumi National Park

Spend a full day exploring Mikumi with morning and afternoon private game drives, allowing you to fully experience the park’s diverse landscapes and abundant wildlife.
Enjoy a leisurely lunch at the lodge or a deluxe bush lunch, followed by time to relax before continuing with late-afternoon wildlife viewing.
Return to your luxury lodge or tented camp for sunset views, dinner, and overnight.

Day 3: Mikumi National Park → Nyerere National Park

After breakfast, depart Mikumi and travel south to Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve), Tanzania’s largest and most untouched wildlife reserve.
Arrive in the afternoon and enjoy a game drive en route to your lodge, with opportunities to see elephants, giraffes, buffalos, hippos, crocodiles, and rich birdlife along rivers and open plains.
Dinner and overnight at an exclusive luxury lodge or riverside tented camp, set in the heart of Nyerere’s wilderness.

Day 4: Nyerere National Park → Dar es Salaam

Begin the day with an early morning game drive in Nyerere, exploring its vast landscapes and riverine ecosystems at their most active time.
After breakfast at the lodge, begin your return journey to Dar es Salaam, arriving in the late afternoon with unforgettable memories of a refined and immersive Southern Circuit safari.