3 Days Midrange Women-Only Mikumi Safari from Dar es Salaam

Our local safari representative will welcome your group at a confirmed hotel, residence, airport or another location in Dar es Salaam between 5:00 and 5:30 a.m. After introductions, the guide will help arrange your luggage and explain the route, planned stops and afternoon wildlife programme.

Begin the private drive through Chalinze and Morogoro toward Mikumi National Park. Observe local communities, agricultural areas and the Uluguru Mountains during the journey. Breakfast, washroom and refreshment breaks will be provided at suitable locations, with additional reasonable stops available whenever needed.

Arrive near Mikumi at approximately 11:30 a.m. and enjoy lunch before entering the national park at around 1:30 p.m. Explore the Mkata Floodplain in search of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest and lions. Complete the game drive at approximately 6:00 p.m. and transfer to your midrange lodge for dinner and overnight.

• Time: Approximately 5–6 hours of road travel and 4–4.5 hours of afternoon wildlife 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 park.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Asante Afrika Camp Mikumi

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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Following an early breakfast, meet your guide at approximately 6:30 a.m. Carry drinking water and a packed lunch before entering Mikumi National Park for a full day of wildlife exploration.

Travel across open savannah and acacia woodland while looking for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, elands and different antelope species. Lions may be observed resting near the plains, while leopards, spotted hyenas and African wild dogs are possible but less predictable sightings.

Continue to the Hippo Pool to watch hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds from the designated viewing point. Pause for lunch at an authorised picnic area before resuming the afternoon game drive. Return to the midrange lodge at approximately 5:30–6:00 p.m. for relaxation, dinner and overnight. A female guide may be requested in advance, subject to availability and confirmation.

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

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Asante Afrika Camp Mikumi

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Enjoy an early breakfast and check out of the midrange lodge at approximately 6:30 a.m. Return to Mikumi National Park for a final morning game drive while temperatures are cooler and many animals remain active.

Your guide will select a productive wildlife area based on observations from the previous day. Look for elephants crossing the plains, giraffes feeding among the trees and herds of zebras or buffaloes moving toward water. There will also be opportunities for group photographs at safe and permitted locations.

Leave Mikumi at approximately 10:00 a.m. and begin travelling through Morogoro and Chalinze toward Dar es Salaam. Stop for lunch and refreshments before arriving between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. Drop-off will be provided 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 wildlife on the Mkata Floodplain, Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro, Chalinze and southern Tanzania scenery.
• Distance: Approximately 20–40 kilometres inside Mikumi National Park, followed by around 300 kilometres to Dar es Salaam.