3 Days Midrange Mikumi Weekend Safari in Southern Tanzania

Your weekend begins with collection from your hotel, residence or another confirmed point in Dar es Salaam at approximately 5:00 a.m. Our guide will help load your luggage and provide a concise briefing before departing for Mikumi National Park.

An early departure helps preserve enough time for an afternoon wildlife drive. Travel through Chalinze and Morogoro, stopping for breakfast and refreshments along the route. Arrive near Mikumi at approximately 11:00 a.m., enjoy an early lunch and proceed to the park entrance.

Begin the game drive at approximately 1:00 p.m. and explore the Mkata Floodplain. Look for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest and lions before leaving the park at approximately 6:00 p.m. Continue to your midrange lodge for dinner and overnight.

• Time: Approximately 5–6 hours of road travel and up to 5 hours of afternoon game viewing.
• Attractions: Chalinze, Morogoro, Uluguru Mountains, Mkata Floodplain, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and lions.
• Distance: Approximately 300 kilometres by road, followed by around 30–45 kilometres inside the national park.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Asante Afrika Camp Mikumi

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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After an early breakfast, leave the lodge at approximately 6:00 a.m. and enter Mikumi National Park with a packed lunch. The early start provides more time to follow wildlife before temperatures rise.

Explore open plains, woodland and water sources throughout the day. Search for large elephant and buffalo sightings, giraffes feeding from trees and zebras or wildebeest moving across the savannah. Lions, spotted hyenas and leopards inhabit the park, although predator sightings cannot be guaranteed.

Spend time around the Hippo Pool watching hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds. Enjoy lunch at a permitted picnic area and continue the game drive until approximately 5:30–6:00 p.m. Return to the midrange lodge for your final weekend dinner and overnight.

• Time: Approximately 11–12 hours, including the picnic lunch.
• Attractions: Mkata Floodplain, Hippo Pool, savannah, woodland, elephants, lions, hippos, crocodiles and birds.
• Distance: Approximately 60–100 kilometres inside Mikumi National Park.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Asante Afrika Camp Mikumi

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Start the final day before sunrise with breakfast and lodge check-out. Enter Mikumi National Park at approximately 6:00 a.m. for an early wildlife drive before beginning the return journey.

Enjoy the morning light across the Mkata Floodplain while searching for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and predators returning from nighttime activity. Exit Mikumi at approximately 9:30 a.m. to allow enough time for the road journey.

Travel through Morogoro and Chalinze, with lunch and refreshment stops provided. Arrival in Dar es Salaam is expected between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m., helping you prepare for the following week.

• Time: Approximately 3–3.5 hours of sunrise game viewing and 5–6 hours of road travel.
• Attractions: Sunrise over the Mkata Floodplain, morning wildlife, Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro and Chalinze.
• Distance: Approximately 20–35 kilometres inside Mikumi, followed by around 300 kilometres to Dar es Salaam.