3 Days Private Midrange Holiday Safari in Mikumi, Tanzania

Our experienced local safari 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, the guide will introduce the holiday programme and begin the private road journey to Mikumi.

Travel through Chalinze and Morogoro while enjoying views of local communities, agricultural areas and the Uluguru Mountains. Breakfast, refreshment and washroom breaks will be provided at suitable locations. Arrive near Mikumi at approximately 11:30 a.m., enjoy lunch and prepare for the afternoon activity.

Enter Mikumi National Park at around 1:30 p.m. and explore the Mkata Floodplain in search of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest and lions. Complete the game drive at approximately 6:00 p.m. before transferring to your midrange lodge for dinner and overnight.

• Time: Approximately 5–6 hours of road travel and 4–4.5 hours of game viewing.
• Attractions: Chalinze, Morogoro, Uluguru Mountains, Mkata Floodplain, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes 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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Begin with an early breakfast at the midrange lodge and enter Mikumi National Park at approximately 6:30 a.m. Carry drinking water and a packed lunch for a complete day in the wilderness.

Explore grassland, acacia woodland and seasonal water sources while searching for large mammals and predators. Possible encounters include elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, greater kudus, elands, lions and spotted hyenas. Your guide will follow recent information about animal movements while allowing time for photographs and quiet observation.

Visit the Hippo Pool to observe hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds. Enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing the afternoon wildlife drive. Return to the midrange lodge between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. for a relaxing evening, dinner and overnight.

• Time: Approximately 10–11 hours, including lunch and wildlife 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 movements 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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After breakfast, check out at approximately 6:30 a.m. and return to Mikumi National Park for a final morning game drive. The cooler conditions may provide opportunities to observe animals feeding or moving toward water.

Your guide will explore a productive section of the Mkata Floodplain and search for any wildlife missed during the previous day. Leave the park at approximately 10:00 a.m. and begin travelling toward Dar es Salaam.

Stop for lunch and refreshments while passing through Morogoro and Chalinze. Arrival in Dar es Salaam is expected between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m., followed by drop-off at your confirmed location.

• Time: Approximately 3–3.5 hours of 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, followed by around 300 kilometres to Dar es Salaam.