5 Days safari in Mikumi and Selous is probably the only classic Safari to Southern Circuit of Tanzania and we offer you the best of it. Starting and ending at Dar es Salaam this safari takes you to the Greater Selous Ecosystem and gives you the rare chance to experience real African Wilderness in the few untouched areas of Tanzania. Unlike the packed Tourist Areas of the North during the peak safari seasons, This safari gives you the opportunity to be in the secluded middle of an African wilderness with the whole savannah almost for your own. This is the best place to be if you want that off the – crowds safari.
The same safari can start and end at Zanzibar as we can also arrange a fly in safari straight into Selous Game Reserve.
Day 01: Dar es Salaam - Selous Game Reserve
On this first day of your safari you will be picked from your hotel or Airport in Dar es salaam and start on your way to Selous Game Reserve. It is relatively far and you will have a picnic lunch en route and arriving later in the afternoon you will proceed with your first game drive as you drive to the lodge/tented camp. Overnight at Rufiji River Camp.Lunch box and dinner included.
Day 02 – 03: Full day at Selous Game Reserve
On the following two days you will spend the days doing game drives in the plains of Selous Game Reserve. Selous Game Reserve is reputed to be best the off the beaten track wildlife safari destination away from the crowds. The Game Reserve is the largest Game Reserve in Africa with is area being more than the size of Switzerland and is full of wild animals and birds’ species. Apart from the lions, leopards, giraffes, elephants, hippos, impala, hartebeests, pythons, elands, but it is the rare wild dogs that will most maze you. With a little bit of luck you will be able to see these rare incredible hunters of the African Wilderness. Unlike the Northern parts of Tanzania where animals and birds are more habituated, animals here are more timid. Selous Game Reserve has a recorded 350 different species of birds recorded. In the afternoons we can go for a boat safari in the Rufiji River and on another afternoon it will be time to go for a walking safari guided by an armed ranger. Overnight at Rufiji River Camp. All meals included.
Day 04: Selous - Mikumi National Park
After breakfast at the lodge/camp we check out and proceed by crossing the north of Selous and drive to Mikumi National Park. On arrival we will go on our first game drive in Mikumi National Park until later in the afternoon when we drive to the lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight. Mikumi National Park is relatively less developed infrastructure but that makes the park even better becuase that has helped in preserving the wilderness in its natural state for many years. There is an option of doing a walking safari guided by an armed ranger if you wish. Overnight at Vuma Hills Tented Camp or Kikoboga Lodge. All meals included.
Day 5: Selous - Dar es Salaam
On this day after breakfast we continue with game drives around Mikumi National Park with options to do hgame drives or go for a walking safari untill noon when we drive out of the park and head back to Dar es Salaam, or take a flight back to Zanzibar Island.
End of the 5 Days Safari to Mikumi and Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania.
