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3 Days · 2 Nights
Ruaha from Zanzibar Escape
Two nights in Tanzania's wild heart, flown directly from the island.
- Duration
- 3 Days / 2 Nights
- Start and finish
- Your confirmed Zanzibar hotel zone, returning to the island or an onward arrangement.
- Journey style
- Return light-aircraft sectors with camp-based wildlife drives.
- Best for
- Island holidaymakers who want a genuine southern wilderness experience, not a rushed excursion.
- Core promise
- Two nights rather than a day trip — because a park this large deserves more than a few hours.
Journey overview
What this journey is
Urithi leads with two nights rather than a same-day excursion. A day trip is technically possible on some flight patterns, but it is expensive, vulnerable to schedule changes and gives very little time inside a 20,000-square-kilometre park.
- Safari only
- Destination weddings & honeymoons
Day by day
Your Journey, Day by Day
A guide to the shape of the trip. The final itinerary is confirmed before travel and adapts to season, conditions and your pace.
Day 1 — Zanzibar to Ruaha
Collect from the confirmed hotel zone, complete airline check-in, fly to Ruaha and begin wildlife viewing after the camp transfer when timing and conditions permit.
Day 2 — Full Ruaha wildlife day
Explore river, baobab, plains and woodland habitats at a pace shaped by current conditions and your interests, with the meal and vehicle plan stated in advance.
Day 3 — Final drive and return to Zanzibar
Use the available morning around the confirmed departure, transfer to the airstrip and reconnect with the protected Zanzibar airport-to-hotel plan.
Personalise it
Make It Yours
Add a night
A third night turns this into the stronger stand-alone Ruaha safari.
Private vehicle
Recommended for photography, birding and families who want to set the pace.
Continue to Nyerere
Pair the two southern giants instead of returning straight to the island.
Choose your accommodation
- Comfort
- Reliable, welcoming lodges and camps chosen for strong value, cleanliness, service and practical location.
- Premium
- Smaller or better-located properties offering more privacy, design character and personalised service.
- Signature
- Exceptional settings and high-touch service for travellers prioritising exclusivity, location and detail.
Specific properties are confirmed in your quotation once dates, availability and rates are approved.
Included
What's Included
- Confirmed air sectors
- The scheduled or charter light-aircraft services expressly listed in the approved itinerary, with routing, minimum loads, passenger weights and baggage confirmed.
- Safari activities and guiding
- Wildlife drives and any walk, night drive or specialist experience expressly shown in the final programme, with the required ranger or qualified support.
- Accommodation and meals
- The selected camp or lodge nights and the confirmed meal plan.
- Park and listed activity costs
- Applicable park entry, concession, vehicle and expressly listed activity fees included in the approved quotation.
- Airstrip transfers
- Camp collection and return at the stated airstrip, including any approved boat or ground arrangement.
- Journey support
- Pre-departure information, drinking water as stated and Urithi assistance throughout the booked services.
Not included
Not Included Unless Stated
- International travel and formalities
- International flights, visas, insurance, vaccinations or medical requirements and services outside the confirmed itinerary.
- Unlisted transport
- Additional charters, private vehicle upgrades, excess baggage and transfers not expressly included.
- Optional experiences
- Walking safaris, night drives, fly-camping, balloon flights and any activity not expressly listed and pre-approved.
- Personal spending
- Gratuities, laundry, premium drinks, souvenirs and meals not listed.
- Changes
- Costs created by traveller-requested amendments, flight rescheduling, delays or circumstances outside the confirmed services.
What your journey supports
This journey prioritises locally owned suppliers and creates earning opportunities for Tanzanian guides, drivers, accommodation teams, artisans and community partners. Where possible, Urithi gives preference to enterprises led by women and young people.
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Start planning
Ready to travel? Let's shape Ruaha from Zanzibar Escape around you.
Share your travel month, party size and what matters most. Urithi will prepare a personalised quotation covering accommodation, guiding, park fees, flights and transfers.
Your dates and ideas do not need to be final. Share what you know, and Urithi will help shape the rest.