6Days Hike & Camping Udzungwa with Nyerere safari

Meet your driver guide at your Hotel at 08:00am and depart to Nyerere National Park (part of Selous Game Reserve), hot lunch in Kibiti. Continue your trip to check in at Selous Jimbiza Camp base on full board, around 15:30 afternoon Boat trip along the Rufiji River for almost 2hrs.

Jimbiza Lodge, a small 15 room lodge located on the banks of the mighty Rufiji River. We have been open since October 2008 and our aim is to provide the best service for a bush lodge in the Selous. Jimbiza Lodge is in the buffer zone of Selous game reserve right on the banks of the Rufiji River, 4 kilometres from Mtemere gate.

After breakfast, explore the Reserve by vehicle, full day game drive with packed lunch. Return to the Camp for dinner and overnight –(Selous Jimbiza Camp -Riverside Tent).

Few other safaris in Tanzania evoke the romance, mystique and spiritual delight of the African bush as one in the Nyerere National Park. Embracing 54,000 square km of south-western Tanzania, it is one of the largest protected wilderness reserve on the continent, three times larger than the Serengeti and twice the size of Belgium. Named after the legendary 19th century explorer and hunter Frederick Courtney Selous, the reserve was founded by the German colonial administration in 1905. It was later expanded to include traditional elephant migration routes and accommodate the vast herds of buffalo that roam this remote, untouched corner of Africa.

Early morning walk safari with Armed Ranger around 2hrs start 06am, return for breakfast at the Camp then head to Udzungwa Mountain with packed lunch via Uluguru Mountain/Morogoro. Check in at Hondo Hondo -Thatched Hut.
Please note facilities are outside and shared with other guests

Udzungwa Forest Camp is situated right on the border of the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, close to the National Park Headquarters and main gate at Mangula. Accommodation is in large ensuite tents. The large grassy field is right on the border of the pristine rainforest and offers excellent views of the forest canopy, in which there are several species of monkey, including the endemic Udzungwa Red Colobus, the remarkable Sanje Crested Mangebey, and the Black and White Colobus. A number of different hornbill species fly in over the forest edge and settle in trees along the borders of the rainforest in large numbers every evening at sunset, and the valley echoes with their distinctive calls.

After breakfast, Start hike to the first Campsite via Mwanihana route. You will explore the forest and habitants for the slope. Dinner and overnight at the Campsite.

The second day continue the trek through thick forest to the top and enjoy the view of Kilombero Valley. Descend to the Campsite for dinner and overnight.

Udzungwa Mountains National Park is a forested area that is home to several species of primates, including the rare Iringa red colobus and the Sange crested mangabey monkey. Fragments of the Eastern Arc Mountains rise from the Udzungwa rainforest below and views from the peaks allow climbers to see the Selous Game Reserve and the coast of the Indian Ocean. There are many hiking trails in Udzungwa Mountains National Park that wind through various sections of the park. The most popular route is the half-day ramble to Sanje Waterfall. Mountain climbing is a popular activity that draws many visitors. Climbers can follow the trail up to Mwanihana Peak, the second highest point in the park or Luhombero Peak, the most challenging trail.

The early morning descend back to the start point and meet your driver guide, drive to the Camp to fresh up then drive back to Dar with packed lunch.