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5 Days · 4 Nights

Mikumi & Nyerere.

Open plains. River country. Five days to find your own rhythm.
05 Days
04 Nights
Game Drive
The journey, at a glance

The south, at its own pace.

A southern safari connecting the open landscapes of Mikumi with the river wilderness of Nyerere.

Discover the ultimate Mikumi and Nyerere Safari, exploring two of Tanzania’s most captivating wildlife destinations. Begin your journey in Mikumi National Park, known for its rich biodiversity and easy wildlife sightings across open savannah landscapes. Continue to Nyerere National Park, one of Africa’s largest protected areas, where diverse ecosystems, riverine habitats, and abundant wildlife create exceptional game viewing opportunities. Experience thrilling game drives and immersive encounters with elephants, lions, giraffes, and more as you uncover the true essence of Tanzanian wilderness in these remarkable national parks.

Your journey at a glance
Dar es Salaam/Dar es Salaam
Start / Finish
Game Drive
Activity
Mid-range Safari
Comfort
Guide price from
US$ 4,841
per person

Your dates and selected arrangements shape the final proposal.

Along the way

Moments to look forward to.

Dar es Salaam to Mikumi

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Full game drive Mikumi National Park.

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Mikumi to Selous National Park (Sunset Boating Safari)

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Your travel journal

One day. A new discovery.

Your complete day-by-day programme. Your final arrangements are confirmed in your personal proposal.

Your day, in detail

Today Our driver guide will pick you up from Dar esalaam airport or your accommodation in Dar es Salaam and start a beautiful journey to to Mikumi National Park, it takes about 5hours drive. Once you arrive you will visit Maasai village where you will strength your legs after a long journey expect to see the real African life from Maasai society. Later on you will be transferred to your accommodation for dinner and overnight relax.

BEST OF MIKUMI AND NYERERE NATIONAL PARK SAFARI
Your journey · Day 1
Meals for the day
Lunch · Dinner
Your overnight stay
Vuma Hills
Mikumi National Park
Your day, in detail

After breakfast we drive to Mikumi national park for the full day game drive with a packed lunch box, once the game drive is done, we will drive back to your accommodation for dinner and overnight relax. Spend more time in Mikumi in the shade of baobabs and alongside elephants, lions, leopards, wild dogs and more. Mikumi National Park: On safari here, you can expect to see three of Africa’s most sought-after predators – lions, leopards and endangered African wild dogs. You’ll also spot wildebeest, giraffes, honey badgers, buffaloes, and a long-running research center that studies yellow baboons. Watch for two giants of the African safari experience: elephants and baobabs. Surrounded by mountains, you’ll enjoy excellent bird watching and a range of signature African habitats, including open plains fringed with thin woodlands.

Mikumi National Park — Tanzania
Your journey · Day 2
Meals for the day
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Your overnight stay
Vuma Hills
Mikumi National Park
Your day, in detail

Today we will pick you from your accommodation in Mikumi and start Our beautiful journey to Selous National Park with 4X4 Safari vehicle. The drive takes about 2hr30min once we arrive, we will seat for a picnic Lunch close to the bank of River. thereafter we will back to River Rufiji for evening and sun dawn Boat Safari. Letter on we will go back to Our Accommodation for Dinner and overnight relax On this boat safari, you can see everything you would normally see on a short boat safari, plus any other wildlife which is along the water’s edge at the time. It’s common to see giraffe, impala, waterbuck, kudu, warthog and – a highlight for those with good luck – elephants bathing or crossing the river. Your guide will stop the boat at the edge of one of the lakes so that you can enjoy a picnic lunch.

Nyerere National Park — Tanzania
Your journey · Day 3
Meals for the day
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Your overnight stay
Serena Mivumo River Lodge
Nyerere National Park
Your day, in detail

After breakfast, you will depart for Nyerere National Park, where you will see wildlife. Enjoy lunch at a suitable place inside the national park. In the evening we drive back to Our Accommodation for dinner and night relax. The Selous Game Reserve, now renamed as Nyerere National Park, is a protected area in southern Tanzania. It covers a total area of 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) and has additional buffer zones. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 due to its wildlife diversity and undisturbed nature. Some of the diverse wildlife of the miombo include the African bush elephant, south-central black rhinoceros, hippopotamus, lion, African wild dog, African buffalo, Masai giraffe, Plain’s zebra and Nile crocodile.

Serena Mivumo River Lodge
Your journey · Day 4
Meals for the day
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Your overnight stay
Serena Mivumo River Lodge
Nyerere National Park
Your day, in detail

After breakfast, we will drive to Dar essalaam airport, the drive takes about 3 hours. This is where your safari in Tanzania will end.

BEST OF MIKUMI AND NYERERE NATIONAL PARK SAFARI
Your journey · Day 5
Meals for the day
Breakfast · Lunch
Your overnight stay
Your onward journey
Somewhere to return to

Rest is part of the journey.

Nights 1, 2 · Mikumi National Park
Somewhere to return to
Vuma Hills Tented Camp, part of the family-run Foxes Safari Camps, is a small, elegant retreat nestled in the forests of the Vuma Mountains overlooking the safari plains of Mikumi National Park in Tanzania. The camp features…
Nights 3, 4 · Nyerere National Park
Somewhere to return to
Set on the banks of the Rufiji River with views of Stigler’s Gorge, Serena Mivumo River Lodge in Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous Game Reserve) offers 12 secluded wildwood-and-thatch chalets nestled in an indigenous forest. Each chalet…

What is included.

Accommodations
Park fees
Safari Vehicle ( 4WD )
All meals ( Breakfast, Lunch( Packed Humper ) & Dinner
Soft drinks
Professional Driver guide

What is not included.

International flight & Visa
Additional accommodation and activities
Tips
Published guide rates are subject to your dates, group size and selected accommodation. A personal quotation confirms the final programme and availability.
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