2 Days Luxury Mikumi Wildlife Safari from Dar Es Salaam by Road

06:00–12:00 | Departure from Dar es Salaam: Meet your guide at your hotel or another agreed location and begin the drive towards Mikumi. Leave the city in the morning so there is time for wildlife viewing after arrival. The journey includes comfort stops as needed and views of Southern Tanzania’s changing landscapes. Your guide can explain what makes Mikumi’s open plains useful for spotting animals and answer questions about the day ahead. On reaching the park, prepare for your first encounter with its grasslands and woodland.

12:00–14:00 | Lunch and lodge check-in: Enjoy lunch and settle into your luxury lodge. Freshen up after the road journey and prepare anything you need for the game drive, including a camera, binoculars or a light layer for the later hours. Your guide will check the time available and choose an afternoon route. This lodge stop offers a comfortable pause before the wildlife experience begins.

14:00–18:00 | First Mikumi game drive: Head into the park and explore the Mkata Floodplain, where open views stretch across grazing areas and towards the woodland. Look for elephants, buffaloes, zebras and giraffes as your guide searches both the plains and the shaded edges. You may also encounter antelope, birds or lions, depending on where wildlife has moved that day. Pause at sightings to observe behaviour and take photographs rather than simply driving past. Return to the lodge after an afternoon spent discovering Mikumi.

Activities: Dar es Salaam pickup, road transfer, lodge check-in, afternoon game drive.
Distance: Approximately 300 km by road, plus driving inside Mikumi.
Time: Around 5–7 hours by road and 3–4 hours on the game drive.
Attractions: Mkata Floodplain, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes and open grasslands.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Vuma Hills Tented Camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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06:30–10:30 | Morning game drive: Return to Mikumi’s game-drive routes early for another opportunity to find wildlife. Your guide may take you into a different area from the previous afternoon, adding variety to your short stay. Watch how the morning light changes the plains and look for animals feeding or moving before the day grows warmer. Your guide will make time for good sightings and point out details you may have missed on the first drive. These final hours in the park give you a fuller picture of Mikumi before heading back to the city.

10:30–12:00 | Lunch and departure preparations: Return to the lodge, freshen up and collect your luggage. Enjoy lunch before the road journey and confirm your Dar es Salaam drop-off location with your guide. Once ready, leave Mikumi for the return transfer.

12:00–18:00 | Return to Dar es Salaam: Drive east through the countryside, stopping for comfort as needed. Revisit photographs and favourite moments from your two game drives while your guide manages the journey. The safari ends when you are dropped at the agreed location in Dar es Salaam.

Activities: Morning game drive, lunch, return road transfer.
Distance: Approximately 300 km by road, plus driving inside Mikumi.
Time: Around 3–4 hours on the game drive and 5–7 hours by road, depending on traffic and stops.
Attractions: Mikumi’s morning wildlife, Mkata Floodplain and Southern Tanzania’s landscapes.