5-Day Nyerere NP, Mikumi NP and Udzungwa Mountains Hike

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Drive from Dar-Es-Salaam to Selous - An afternoon boat safari on the great Rufiji River

You will be picked up from the place of staying in Dar es Salaam and drive to Nyerere National Park, with a packed lunch. The journey will take about five hours through the most unexplored and untouched areas of Tanzania. You will arrive at Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere NP) in the afternoon in time for the boat safari, where you will admire hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitat. Dinner and overnight stay at Mloka Safari Lodge (HB).

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easiest wildlife viewing)

High Season June to October (The main tourist area gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Nyerere NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeAbundant

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoAbundant

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HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Mloka Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located less than 1hr drive from Nyerere NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

A full day game drive - Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve)

After breakfast go for a full day game drive in a specially modified safari vehicle with a professional guide, in which you should see and learn much about a large number of animals, including all the great favorites – lion, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra – and all the other major species including the now rare African hunting dog. Great variety of bird species. Wonderful scenery, with varied topography: wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest and higher ground with long views to far-off mountains.

Packed lunch and time to rest. Your guide will select a location with shade and water nearby to watch animals coming to drink – a place with a clear view all round so that no predator can creep up unseen! Back to the lodge by 6.30 for sunset and dinner when you’re ready. Dinner and overnight stay at Mloka Safari Lodge (FB).

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Accommodation:

Mloka Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located less than 1hr drive from Nyerere NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Morning we drive direct to Mikumi National Park - An evening game drive - Sleep inside the park

After breakfast, we drive direct to Mikumi National Park for an evening game drive, we will have a short break for a lunch on the way to Mikumi, on arrival check in and proceed with the game drive till evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Tanapa Bandas (FB).

Main Destination:

Mikumi National Park

Best Time To Visit Late June to October (Animals are attracted to the waterholes)

High Season June to October

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Mikumi NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

LionOccasional

Show more

HippoOccasional

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

TANAPA Mikumi Cottages

• Budget cottage located inside Mikumi NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mikumi National Park - Enjoy a full day game drive

Early in the morning, you will be picked up at your rooms and go for a game drive at the park, back for breakfast, and continue with the game drive till evening, back for dinner and an overnight stay at Tanapa Bandas (FB).

Because of its accessibility Mikumi is one of the most popular National Park in Tanzania, it is about 300km to the West of Dar es salaam along the Dar-Mbeya highway. The park is also decorated by its superbly scenic plains and baobabs and it is home to various wild animals and birds species, not only that but also the park is endowed with spectacular concentration of wildlife which are rarely seen in other parks like magnificent Sable antelope, African hunting dog, blue wildebeest, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest and others. The gentle foothills and vast miombo woodland savanna in the southern parts of the park are quite spectacular.

Main Destination:

Mikumi National Park

Accommodation:

TANAPA Mikumi Cottages

• Budget cottage located inside Mikumi NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Morning hiking at Udzungwa Mountains - Sanje Waterfalls - Later we drive back to Dar-es-salaam

Early in the morning after breakfast, go for a hiking at Udzungwa Mountains National Park, have a time to explore several view at the top of Sanje waterfalls peak on the mountain, later have your packed lunch, and continue with the hiking, and after finishing we drive back to Dar-es-salaam, Meal Plans (HB).

The Udzungwa Mountains are a range in south-central Tanzania, part of the Eastern Arc Mountains. They are known for their high biodiversity and are home to the Udzungwa Mountains National Park. The park features various habitats, including rainforest, mountain forest, miombo woodland, grassland, and steppe. The area is known for its endemic species of plants and animals, including monkeys like the Iringa red colobus and Sanje crested mangabe.

Main Destination:

Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.