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During your time staying at Stanley’s Kopje you can choose between half day shared game drives or full day with picnic lunch enabling you to explore further afield in this enormous wilderness.

Early Morning Game Drives	:	Departing at 06:30 with a picnic breakfast, returning at 11:30
Morning Game Drives	:	Departing after breakfast at 08:30, returning in time for lunch.
Afternoon Game Drives	:	Departing at 16:00 and returning at dusk, in time for sundowners.
Full Day Game Drives	:	Departing after breakfast at 08:30 with a picnic lunch, retuning at 16:00 for afternoon tea.
A day excursion to Udzungwa Mountains National Park, where you can hike up the Sanje Waterfall.
Private Game vehicles are also on offer providing you with flexible use of a private vehicle and guide between 06:30 and 18:00

After breakfast you will embark on a game drive with a packed lunch, through the national park, finishing at Mikumi’s airstrip for your onward flight to Ruaha National Park.

Flight No 02 (times may vary with schedule requirements) Departure Time: 11:55 Arrival Time: 13:00 A guide from Ruaha River Lodge will be at the airstrip waiting to greet you, and take you on a game drive towards Ruaha River Lodge for check in.

After getting settled into your room, head out on an afternoon game drive to the hippo pool and observe the huge variety of wildlife while taking in the uniquely African atmosphere.

During your time staying at Ruaha River Lodge you can choose between half day shared game drives or full day with picnic lunch enabling you to explore further afield in this enormous wilderness.

Early Morning Game Drives	:	Departing at 06:30 with a picnic breakfast, returning at 11:30
Morning Game Drives	:	Departing after breakfast at 08:30, returning in time for lunch.
Afternoon Game Drives	:	Departing at 16:00 and returning at dusk, in time for sundowners.
Full Day Game Drives	:	Departing after breakfast at 08:30 with a picnic lunch, retuning at 16:00 for afternoon tea.

After breakfast you will have the chance to enjoy one final game drive, as you slowly wind your way to the airstrip for your flight back to Dar es Salaam. Flight No 03 (times may vary with schedule requirements) Departure Time: 13:15 Arrival Time: 15:30 A member of our staff will meet you at the airport and help you transfer to your international flight, or check you into your hotel.

Ruaha National Park is the largest Park in Tanzania and lies in the centre of the country. This beautiful park has an abundance of wildlife in an array of sceneries which gives it a character all of its own. The Great Ruaha River is the lifeline of the park as it is its only permanent water source. A full day game drive along the river takes you over rocky kopjes, home to the Greater kudu, Roan antelope and elephant, and winds down along the river bank through open plains, perfect for cheetah and lion, herds of buffalo, warthogs, jackals, bateared Foxes – the list is endless. The river banks are rich with birdlife, hippos and crocs. For the more adventurous, above the escarpment lives the more elusive Sable Antelope.

Ruaha is not only the largest park but can also boast a well-developed road network, so there are plenty of different drives to explore for morning game drives returning the lodge for lunch. An afternoon spent on your veranda at the water’s edge, or sitting in one of the 2 bar areas will be an equally enjoyable part of your safari here where the animals wander in front of your room to come down to drink. An afternoon drive to the hippo pool to catch the sunset makes a perfect end to a day.