3 Days Midrange Tanzania Southern Circuit Drive-In Drive-Out Safari

Our experienced local driver-guide will welcome you at your hotel, residence, airport or another confirmed location in Dar es Salaam between 5:00 and 5:30 a.m. After assisting with your luggage and checking the vehicle arrangements, the guide will explain the road itinerary before departure.

Leave Dar es Salaam and travel through Chalinze toward Morogoro. The scenery gradually changes from busy urban settlements to farms, villages and views of the Uluguru Mountains. Breakfast, fuel, washroom and refreshment stops will be arranged along the route. Arrival near Mikumi is expected at approximately 11:30 a.m.

After lunch, drive into Mikumi National Park at approximately 1:30 p.m. and begin exploring the Mkata Floodplain. Look for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, impalas and lions before leaving the park at around 6:00 p.m. Continue by road to your midrange lodge for check-in, dinner and overnight.

• Time: Approximately 5–6 hours of road travel and 4–4.5 hours of afternoon game viewing.
• Attractions: Chalinze, Morogoro, Uluguru Mountains, Mkata Floodplain, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras and lions.
• Distance: Approximately 300 kilometres from Dar es Salaam to Mikumi, plus around 25–40 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 at the midrange lodge, depart at approximately 6:30 a.m. with drinking water and a packed lunch. Re-enter Mikumi National Park for a complete day of wildlife viewing from the safari vehicle.

Follow the park’s game-viewing tracks through the Mkata Floodplain, acacia woodland and seasonal watering areas. Search for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, greater kudus and elands. Predators may include lions, leopards and spotted hyenas, while African wild dogs are possible but uncommon.

Continue to the Hippo Pool to observe hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds. Stop at an authorised picnic site for lunch before driving through another wildlife area during the afternoon. Leave the national park at approximately 5:30–6:00 p.m. and return to the midrange lodge for dinner and overnight.

• Time: Approximately 10–11 hours, including lunch and wildlife-viewing stops.
• Attractions: Mkata Floodplain, Hippo Pool, acacia woodland, elephants, lions, hippos, crocodiles, antelopes and birdlife.
• Distance: Approximately 60–100 kilometres inside Mikumi National Park, depending on wildlife locations and road accessibility.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Asante Afrika Camp Mikumi

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Begin the final day with breakfast and lodge check-out at approximately 6:30 a.m. Drive back into Mikumi National Park for a final morning wildlife experience before starting the return transfer.

Explore an accessible section of the Mkata Floodplain while searching for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and predators active during the cooler hours. Leave the national park at approximately 10:00 a.m. and begin the drive-out journey to Dar es Salaam.

Travel through Morogoro and Chalinze, stopping for lunch, fuel, refreshments and personal comfort when required. Arrival in Dar es Salaam is expected between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. Our driver-guide will provide drop-off at your hotel, residence, airport or another agreed location.

• Time: Approximately 3–3.5 hours of morning game viewing and 5–6 hours of road travel.
• Attractions: Morning Mkata wildlife, Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro, Chalinze and rural Tanzania landscapes.
• Distance: Approximately 20–40 kilometres inside Mikumi National Park, followed by about 300 kilometres to Dar es Salaam.