3 Days Midrange Safari for Senior Friends in Southern Tanzania

Comfortable Road Journey

Leave Dar es Salaam with your group of friends and travel towards Mikumi. Planned stops will provide opportunities for refreshments, restroom use and gentle stretching during the journey.

Relaxed Wildlife Viewing

Enter Mikumi for a vehicle-based game drive across accessible sections of the Mkata plains. Observe elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and antelopes without participating in strenuous physical activity.

The guide will avoid unnecessary rushing and provide sufficient time to enjoy significant sightings. Continue to a selected midrange property for rest after the safari.

Main experiences: Scenic road travel, vehicle-based exploration, elephants, giraffes and plains wildlife.
Distance: Approximately 300 kilometres.
Road-transfer time: Approximately 5–7 hours, excluding longer stops.
Game drive: Approximately 3–4 hours.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Asante Afrika Camp Mikumi

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Choose the Appropriate Forest Experience

Travel to Udzungwa and discuss the available trail options with the hiking guide. Active senior travellers may attempt the Sanje Waterfalls route, provided they are physically prepared for steep climbs and uneven ground.

Guests who prefer a less demanding day can request a shorter guided forest walk. This alternative may still provide opportunities to enjoy plants, birds and primates without completing the main waterfall trail.

Iringa red colobus and Sanje crested mangabeys inhabit the forest, although sightings cannot be guaranteed. Finish the activity and proceed to your midrange accommodation around Mang’ula.

Main experiences: Guided forest exploration, birds, endemic primates and an activity suited to the group’s ability.
Distance: Approximately 65–90 kilometres.
Transfer time: Approximately 1.5–2.5 hours.
Forest activity: Approximately 2–6 hours, depending on the selected route.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Udzungwa Falls Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Gentle Mang’ula Cultural Walk

Take a relaxed guided walk through selected areas of Mang’ula. Learn about local agriculture and village life while avoiding an unnecessarily strenuous pace.

After the cultural experience, travel back to Dar es Salaam with suitable comfort stops. Arrival is expected during the evening.

Main experiences: Cultural walking, local farming, village scenery and time with friends.
Distance: Approximately 350–380 kilometres.
Cultural walk: Approximately 1.5–2.5 hours.
Return time: Approximately 6–8 hours.