3 Days Luxury Solo Traveller Safari in Nyerere and Mikumi Parks

06:00–12:00 | Journey to your first park: Meet your guide at the agreed Dar es Salaam pickup point and begin the transfer to Nyerere. Comfort stops can be made along the route. Discuss whether you are most interested in large mammals, birds, wildlife photography or the wider landscape. Your guide will introduce the park and explain the afternoon plan before you arrive at the lodge.

12:00–14:00 | Lunch and check-in: Settle into your luxury lodge and enjoy lunch after the journey. Prepare any camera or binocular equipment you would like to bring. Your guide will select an accessible afternoon route according to time and conditions. Take a short rest before entering the park.

14:00–18:00 | Nyerere game drive: Look for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, antelope and birds across open and wooded areas. Pause when a sighting interests you so there is time to observe behaviour and ask questions. Your guide will watch for predators and point out signs of wildlife along the route. Return to the lodge after your first afternoon in the park.

Activities: Transfer, lodge check-in, Nyerere game drive.
Distance: Varies according to lodge, entrance and route.
Time: Allow most of the morning for travel and around 3–4 hours for game viewing.
Attractions: Nyerere wildlife, woodland, birds and open landscapes.

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 wildlife search: Head into Nyerere early to look for animals active in the cooler hours. Your guide can explore a new accessible route or revisit a promising area. Stop for photographs or questions at worthwhile sightings. Return to the lodge with time to prepare for the drive to Mikumi.

09:30–11:00 | Prepare for the interpark journey: Freshen up, collect your belongings and confirm the route with your guide. Lunch arrangements depend on the final schedule and selected transfer route. Leave Nyerere for Mikumi after check-out.

11:00–evening | Cross Southern Tanzania: Travel towards Mikumi with comfort stops as needed. The changing countryside adds another side to the journey, though the transfer occupies most of the afternoon. Mikumi game viewing is planned for day three. Check in at your luxury lodge near the park and rest.

Activities: Morning Nyerere game drive, interpark transfer, lodge check-in.
Distance: Depends on the two lodge locations and route.
Time: Around 3–4 hours in Nyerere, followed by several hours on the transfer.
Attractions: Nyerere’s morning wildlife and scenery between the parks.

06:00–10:00 | Explore Mikumi’s grasslands: Begin early on the Mkata Floodplain, where broad views help you look for herds. Your guide will search for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and birds. Stop when you find a sighting you want to photograph or study. Compare the open plains with the Nyerere habitats you explored earlier.

10:00–14:00 | Final game viewing: Continue through another accessible part of Mikumi and pause for a picnic lunch at an approved location. Watch for antelope and possible predators while enjoying your final hours in the park. Your guide will plan the departure around the return journey.

14:00–late evening | Travel to Dar es Salaam: Leave Mikumi and return with comfort stops along the route. Arrival is expected late after the game drive. 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.