Perfect for the business traveller who is in Dar es Salaam for just a few days or for people on beach vacations in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, this safari to Mikumi can take as few as two days or 3 days and 2 nights as per the itinerary here below.
Mikumi National Park is the closet wildlife safari park to the Capital of Dar es Salaam and it is also the closest to Zanzibar Island. If you are in Zanzibar we can arrange a ferry transfer to Dar es Salaam to start this safari or a short flight depending on your preferences and budget.
This safari can be done by staying at the budget, middle-cass or Luxury lodges or tented camps or even by staying at Campsites where travellers stay in nice tents sleeping sleeiping pads and some fresh linen.
See our 3 days Package below for individuals and groups.
Tour Code : TSS L 3 MKM
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01: Dar Es Salaam - Mikumi
On the first day of safari you will be picked up at your hotel in Dar es Salaam or at the Airport and start on your drive to Mikumi National Park along the Dar es Salaam - Morogoro highway. The park is nestled beautifully nestled between the Uluguru Mountains of the Ancient Eastern Arc Mountains to the East and the Great Rift Valley Escarpments to the parks Southwest. Not very far from Dar es Salaam and on a good tarmac road the transfer from Dar es Salaam to Mikumi takes about 4 – 4.5 hours. You will arrive around noon and go straight for game drives around the park with packed lunch at a picnic site. Later in the afternoon we drive to the Camp for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Vuma Hills Tented Camp. Lunch box and dinner included.
Mid-range accommodation also available at Genesis Motel or Tanswiss Lodge. Just request.
Day 02: Full day Mikumi National Park
Spend a full day with game drives around the Mikumi National Park with a packed lunch or do morning and afternoon game drives with a lunch break at the lodge/tented camp. Mikumi National Park is part of the larger Selous Ecosystem together with the Selous Game Reserve and harbors remarkable numbers of bird’s species and animals. Among the animals that can be spotted at Mikumi includes giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, impalas, warthogs, zebras, wildebeests, elands and many other antelopes. Apart from game drives in the park you can also go for a guided walking safari guided by an armed ranger. Overnight at Vuma Hills Tented Camp. All meals included.
Day 3: Mikumi - Dar Es Salaam
After breakfast we go on a game drive again until time to Check out of the lodge/camp around noon and after lunch drive back to Dar es Salaam where the safari ends.
End of the Safari to Mikumi National Park from Dar es Salaam
You can request your prefered accommodation option. Luxury or Mid-range lodges/tented camps both available.
