3 Days Luxury Lodge Safari in Nyerere and Mikumi National Parks

06:00–12:00 | Travel to Nyerere: Meet your guide in Dar es Salaam for the journey into Southern Tanzania. Enjoy the changing scenery and make comfort stops along the route. Your guide will introduce Nyerere and explain how the afternoon game drive fits into the day. On arrival, continue to your luxury lodge for lunch.

12:00–14:00 | Lunch and lodge arrival: Check in, freshen up and enjoy time to settle into your room. Prepare your camera or binoculars while your guide chooses an accessible route based on the remaining daylight. This lodge break gives you time to rest before entering the park.

14:00–18:00 | Afternoon Nyerere drive: Look for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, antelope and birds across open and wooded habitats. Stop to observe animal behaviour and photograph sightings that interest you. Your guide will also scan for predators, although sightings depend on wildlife movement. Return to the lodge for your first overnight stay.

Activities: Transfer, luxury lodge check-in, Nyerere game drive.
Distance: Varies by lodge, park entrance and route.
Time: Allow most of the morning for travel and around 3–4 hours for game viewing.
Attractions: Nyerere’s mammals, birds, woodland and open scenery.

Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Overnight:

Roho ya Selous

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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06:00–09:30 | Morning in Nyerere: Set out early for a second opportunity to see wildlife. Your guide may explore a different accessible route, watching for animals active in the cooler hours. Stop at worthwhile sightings and take final photographs of Nyerere before returning to the lodge.

09:30–11:00 | Check-out and departure: Freshen up, collect your luggage and prepare for the interpark transfer. Your guide will confirm the route, lunch arrangements and comfort stops. Leave the lodge with time for the journey to Mikumi.

11:00–evening | Journey to the Mikumi lodge: Travel through Southern Tanzania’s countryside. The transfer takes much of the afternoon, so your Mikumi game drive begins the following morning. Check in at your second luxury lodge near the park and rest after the journey.

Activities: Morning Nyerere game drive, transfer, Mikumi lodge check-in.
Distance: Depends on the two lodges and transfer route.
Time: Around 3–4 hours in Nyerere, followed by several hours of travel.
Attractions: Morning wildlife and landscapes along the interpark route.

06:00–10:00 | Explore Mikumi’s grasslands: Begin early on the Mkata Floodplain, where broad views help your guide search for herds. Watch for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and birds. Pause at sightings and notice the contrast with Nyerere’s woodland habitats.

10:00–14:00 | More wildlife and picnic lunch: Continue along an accessible route and stop for lunch at an approved location. Your guide will watch for antelope and possible predators while keeping the return journey in mind. Take final photographs before leaving the park.

14:00–late evening | Travel back to Dar es Salaam: Return with comfort stops as needed. Arrival will be late after the Mikumi game drive and transfer. Your guide drops you at the agreed location.

Activities: Mikumi game drive, picnic lunch, return transfer.
Distance: Approximately 300 km to Dar es Salaam, plus driving inside Mikumi.
Time: Around 7–8 hours in the park including stops and lunch, followed by approximately 5–7 hours on the road.
Attractions: Mkata Floodplain, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes and birds.