Walking Safaris in
Tanzania
Walking Safari Itinerary
Day 1
Arriving Kiba from Dar es Salaam off the light aircraft
you will be met by our guide
who will drive you to Bonham Camp. The camp is
downstream of Sand Rivers set under trees on the banks
of the Rufiji River. It consists of 5 large roomy tents
and is where for many years Richard Bonham based himself
on his walking safaris. Once settled into camp we will
take a short walk in the surrounding forest along the
river.
Day 2
Leaving camp at about 7 am we will walk upstream along
the river through bracsytegia woodland on to a series of
floodwater pans where you will meet up with your camp.
Throughout your walking safari we spend the heat
of the day relaxing in camp, bird and animal watching
wherever possible. At about 4 pm we will head upstream
by boat, the sand banks giving way to rocky cliffs that
have over the years provided us with some of the best
leopard sightings in the area. The bird watching and
scenery in this gorge is spectacular. After reaching the
first cataract we gently float downstream, with the
engine switched off, catching our supper. We return to
camp as the sun sets for a shower, drinks and dinner
round the fire.
Day 3
Today is one of the longer walks, leaving camp at first
light we head east walking through mosaic bush and
forests of baobab and miombo woodland, of which so much
of the Selous consists. After lunch under a shady tree
at Lake Makubi, watching the many different species of
bird and animal come down to drink, we continue walking
along the Sumbene Channel which is an old course of the
Rufiji that has become a sand river which holds pools of
water in the dry season.
Day 4
This morning we walk up the Sumbene Channel passing a
series of small lakes to camp, which is set in a grove
of palms. This area is interspersed with thickets of
palm, acacia and terminalia. In the evening we take a
short walk in the area surrounding camp, returning to
camp at dusk.
Day 5
This is your last day full of walking, leaving camp we
walk along the shore of Lake Tagalalla arriving at camp
which is set under a huge Tamarind tree. After lunch and
a siesta we board a boat crossing the lake, to enjoy a
swim in the Hot Springs that bubble to the surface at
the bottom of the Beho Beho Ridge.
Day 6
After a leisurely start to the day we leave Lake
Tagalala and drive back to the lodge or airstrip for
your onward travel arrangements.
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