Parks & Reserves
Highlights
Go on Safari to Nyerere or Mikumi NPs
Mainland Tanzania is home to some of Africa’s top safari destinations. So if you’ve made it to Zanzibar, you should think about hopping across to experience its incredible wildlife. The closest national...
Go on a Fly-in Safari to Mainland Tanzania
Tanzania boasts some truly stellar safari destinations, most of which are accessible by air from Stone Town. For those with limited time, a one- or two-day safari to either Nyerere (Selous) or Mikumi National...
Head Off the Beaten Track on a Southern Safari
Tanzania’s Southern safari circuit is the connoisseur’s choice. At its wild heart, Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous Game Reserve) extends across 30,893km²/11,928mi², making it slightly larger...
Safari Tours
5-Day Nyerere (Selous) & Mikumi National Park
Tanzania: Private tour -
You Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Mikumi NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
5-Day Safari Mikumi NP & Ruaha NP
Tanzania: Private tour - Budget - Lodge & Cottage
You Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Mikumi NP, Ruaha NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
3-Day Explore Mikumi Wildlife & Scenic Views by Train
Tanzania: Private tour -
You Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Mikumi NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Tour Operators
Mikumi Bush Camp
- Office In:
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Tanzania
- Price Range:
- $35 to $320 per day per person (USD, excl. int'l flights)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
Mikumi Holiday Safaris
- Office In:
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Tanzania
- Price Range:
- $200 to $1,500 per day per person (USD, excl. int'l flights)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
Camp Lilac Mikumi Safaris
- Office In:
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Tanzania
- Price Range:
- $150 to $800 per day per person (USD, excl. int'l flights)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range & luxury tours that can start every day
Expert Reviews
An Underrated Gem
Little-known Mikumi, an extension of the vast Selous ecosystem, is the country’s fifth-largest national park, and a popular goal for weekend breaks out of the port city Dar es Salaam, or as an initial pit stop on a more extensive safari through southern Tanzania. However, because it is bisected by...
Wildlife Watching Just off the Highway
Mikumi's highlights are its ease of access (it's an easy four-hour drive from Dar es Salaam along the main highway), its reasonably-priced lodges and the chance it offers to see a good array of wildlife within a short amount of time. Every time I've visited the park, I've been lucky enough to see...
A stretch of typical savannah with unexpected game-viewing on Tanzania’s Great North Road
Straddling the Morogoro-Iringa highway, Mikumi has typical woodland and grassy plains, and the lush vegetation of the Mkata River floodplain attracts a fair variety of animals and birds throughout the year. I’ve passed through en route between Tanzania and Malawi, and game-viewing is as simple as...
User Reviews
This is the best safari service in Tanzania—without a doubt!
Daudi is an excellent organizer, and you can be sure that with him, you’re in safe hands. We went on a three-day safari in Mikumi Park, and we didn’t expect to see so much. I'll divide my review into two parts: the experience with Asante Bibi and a review of the park itself. I believe this...
Big, flat, tan, and wonderful
My 3-day stay at Mikumi National park was a wonderful break between two sections of intensive training in community-based healthcare. I was dead tired when I showed up after a six-hour drive through dusty roads, and I collapsed on my bed (thick mattress on top of raised stone dais) in the little...
Review about Mikumi National Park by Allan
The problem at Mikumi is that it's easily accessible by road and attracts lots of tourists. It's often difficult to span the horizon without seeing another tourist vehicle. If you spot lions, you'll soon be surrounded by at least another ten vehicles as all the guides/drivers talk to each other by...