3-Day Mikumi National Park - Budget Adventure Safari

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

Dar es salaam to Mikumi National Park

Your driver-guide will pick you up early in the morning (around 05:30 hrs) from your hotel or preferred location in Dar es Salaam.

Drive westward for about 5–6 hours to Mikumi National Park via Morogoro town, passing scenic landscapes and charming villages. Upon arrival, enter the park for an afternoon game drive with picnic lunch.

Explore the Mkata floodplain, home to lions, herds of elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, and plains game such as zebras and impalas. Late in the afternoon, exit the park and check in to your lodge.

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

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HippoOccasional

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Mikumi Wildlife Camp

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Mikumi NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Full day gamedrives in Mikumi National Park

After breakfast, head into the park for a full-day game drive with picnic lunch. Today you'll explore deeper areas of Mikumi including the Hippo Pools, Vuma Hills, and Chogela area where predator sightings especially lions are more likely.

Birdlife is also abundant, including bateleurs, ground hornbills, fish eagles, and lilac-breasted rollers. Enjoy the sweeping savannah views and take time for wildlife photography.

Return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and rest.

Main Destination:

Mikumi National Park

Accommodation:

Mikumi Wildlife Camp

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Mikumi NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Mikumi to Dar es salaam

Begin your day with an early morning game drive (optional) or enjoy breakfast at the lodge. Depending on timing, you may do a short final game drive in the park.

Later, begin your drive back to Dar es Salaam, with lunch on the way. Arrival expected in the late afternoon or early evening. Drop-off at your hotel, ferry terminal, or airport.

Main Destination:

Dar Es Salaam (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch (Breakfast & dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

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