Mikumi National Park Travel Forum

Wanted to share my next adventure. A lot of planning in this.
How much planning goes into your trips?
David

Safari itin for



David



Sept 9th – 29th





9th Sept - Dar es Salaam. Clear immigration / customs & met by Fox safaris & transfer to the Holiday Inn



10th Sept – Breakfast then transfer to the train station for the safari train. Take Safari Express Train to Mikumi & transfer to Foxes Safari Camp , dinner / overnight.



11th Sept – Game driving & game walking as you choose at Mikumi with your meals / overnight at Foxes Safari Camp.



12th Sept- Mikumi safari camp.



13th Sept - Fly to Ruaha & overnight at Ruaha River Lodge.



14th – 19th Sept - Explore Ruaha & overnights at River Lodge.



20th Sept - Fly to Arusha from Ruaha. Kip & the vehicle will collect you from the Arusha Airport when you arrive . Head back out of Tanzania & across the border to Amboseli for camping 1nt



21st Sept– Drive to Tsavo East & camp near Voi. Game drive as you choose. dinner / overnight at camp.



22nd Sept– Head to the rangers station & collect your rangers for the trip to the Tiva River. Game drive enroute to Tiva River & set up camp.
Dinner / overnight



23rd Sept – Exploring the Tiva area of Tsavo with rangers on foot & vehicle. Overnight at camp



24th Sept– 2nd day in this remote & secluded area of the park. Overnight at camp



25th Sept – Head back into the main area of Tsavo & drop the rangers at Voi. Camp near Voi & visit your adopted elephant , dinner / overnight.



26th Sept– Head to Sala Gate & then work your way back up the Galana river to Luggard Falls & back across to Voi and camp. Dinner / overnight at camp. Make a day of this circuit. It is my fav. circuit in Tsavo.



27th Sept – Game drive. Visit your elephant again / the rangers. Overnight at camp .



28th Sept – back to Nairobi, taking your time . Arrive Nairobi & stay with Asad . We’ll all go out for dinner together! Overnight at Asad’s.


29th Sept – Spend the day in Nairobi at the house /exploring

Sounds great. I know that when my friend and I went to Africa (we chose Botswana/Zimbabwe) I spent enormous amounts of time figuring out an itinerary and basically daydreaming about my trip and narrowing all the things down to what I could actually do timewise. Africa is that sort of an adventure. On the other hand, my family and I are going to Australia in December and while I'm excited, I don't think about it or have done much planning at all for it. For Botswana, I had to get shots, my passports updated, buy appropriate clothes for safaris, get malaria meds, keep up on the Zimbabwe uprisings, et cetera, et cetera. For Australia, I've just had to do the usual of figure out what parts to visit and what hotels to stay in.

Hi David,

I'm getting very excited (and jealous...) reading your itinerary. Pity I won't be able to make it back to East Africa so soon, but I'm sure you'll be having a great time, and I'm looking forward to your pics.

Birgit

Once met Foxs missus in Florida 2000 in Nairobi.
(mad house) some years back!!Enjoy!!

Hi Birgit you should be jelous,lol!! Most likely visit the man-eaters lion caves also. That will have to be planned when I get to tsavo!
I am very interested in RUAHA. 8 days there, should get some good stuff. But that can't be planned, just have to be LUCKY!!!!!
My tour op knows the FOX family. I have mailed back an forth with JANE FOX many times now. Very nice people. I plan on doing the option game walk at least 2x's. But I will plan and have money for 4 game walks.
44 days and counting!!
Thanks, David

So glad you will be known!!
We need not explain thankfully!
Elizabeth.