Mikumi National Park

$900 per person

Situated just 300 kilometres from the capital, Mikumi is Tanzania’s fourth-largest park and one of its most accessible national parks. The landscape is characterised by low-lying wetlands flanked by mountains on either side. Diverse wildlife inhabits the park’s 3230-square-kilometre area, including lion, buffalo, buck, civet, crocodile, snake, lizard, hippo, zebra and even packs of wild dogs, which are seldom seen in other parts of the continent. The floodplain also supports over 400 species of bird, both resident and migratory species. Visitors can look forward to various activities including wildlife viewing, bird watching, visiting the educational and research centre, and viewing the massive collection of baobabs near Mbuyuni.

3 Days

Adventure

Family

Holidays

Safari

Destination

Tanzania
Included

Accommondation

Meals*

Personal Guide

Tours

Transportation/Car
Not Included

Flights

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Day 1: Drive-in from Dar Es Salaam to Mikumi National Park & Afternoon Game Drive

You will be met by our guide at your residence in Dar-es-Salaam and then transferred to Vuma Hills Tented Lodge. The drive to Mikumi will take about five to six hours. Once you arrive you will check-in at the Lodge for lunch. Later you leave for an afternoon game drive in Mikumi National Park where you get to see the open horizons and abundant wildlife of the Mkata Floodplain, the popular centerpiece of Mikumi, which draw frequent comparisons to the more famous Serengeti Plains.

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Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Mikumi National Park

After a full breakfast, you will head to explore the diverse wildlife and undisturbed nature for a full day. Lions survey their grassy kingdom – and the zebra, wildebeest, impala and buffalo herds that migrate across it – from the flattened tops of termite mounds, or sometimes, during the rains, from perches high in the trees. Giraffes forage in the isolated acacia stands that fringe the Mkata River, islets of shade favoured also by Mikumi's elephants. Criss-crossed by a good circuit of game-viewing roads, the Mkata Floodplain is perhaps the most reliable place in Tanzania for sightings of the powerful eland, the world’s largest antelope. The equally impressive greater kudu and sable antelope haunt the miombo-covered foothills of the mountains that rise from the park’s borders. Proceeds with game drive till late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the Vuma Hills Tented Camp.

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Day 3: Morning Safari & Drive to Dar Es Salaam

Early morning (sunrise game viewing) game drive, return to the hotel for breakfast and rest, packing ready to leave. By 10:00 AM start driving back to Dar es Salaam, lunch en route. We will bring you back to your accommodation in Dar es Salaam. End of our services.

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Mikumi National Park