5 Days Luxury Lodges Safari from Dar Es Salaam to Mikumi and Udzungwa

Depart Dar es Salaam in the morning in your private safari vehicle accompanied by an experienced guide. The journey takes you away from the coastal city and towards the Southern Circuit, passing through villages, agricultural areas and changing landscapes.

Enjoy the scenery along the way and learn about the communities and countryside surrounding the route. Depending on the journey, there will be opportunities for a short break and photographs.

Continue towards Mikumi National Park and arrive at your selected luxury lodge. Take time to settle in and enjoy the surroundings before heading into the park for your first wildlife experience.

In the afternoon, begin your game drive across Mikumi’s open plains and woodland. Look for elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, wildebeest and different species of antelope. Your guide will follow wildlife activity and select suitable areas for observation and photography.

As the afternoon comes to an end, leave the park and return to your luxury lodge for dinner and overnight accommodation.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Vuma Hills Tented Camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, set out early for a full day of wildlife exploration inside Mikumi National Park. The cooler morning hours provide excellent opportunities to observe animals as they become active.

Explore the Mkata River floodplain and surrounding habitats, following wildlife tracks and recent sightings. Spend time observing elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest and antelopes in their natural environment.

Continue through different sections of the park while your guide explains animal behavior, tracks and the relationship between wildlife and the surrounding ecosystem.

Dedicate part of the day to birdwatching, looking for raptors, hornbills, rollers, storks and other species found across Mikumi’s grasslands and woodland.

Around midday, enjoy a picnic lunch in a designated area before continuing with the afternoon game drive. Use the remaining daylight to search for more wildlife and enjoy the changing scenery before returning to your luxury lodge for dinner.

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Vuma Hills Tented Camp

  luxury 4 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, leave Mikumi and travel towards the Udzungwa Mountains. The landscape gradually changes from open savannah to greener valleys, agricultural areas and forest-covered mountain slopes.

On arrival in Udzungwa, meet your local hiking guide and begin the journey towards Sanje Waterfalls. Follow the forest trail beneath the rainforest canopy while watching for primates, birds, butterflies and other forest wildlife.

Your guide will introduce you to the unique rainforest ecosystem and point out interesting plants, animal signs and bird calls along the trail.

Continue towards Sanje Waterfalls and enjoy the dramatic scenery surrounding the cascades. Spend time at the falls taking photographs and appreciating the peaceful mountain environment.

After completing the hike, return to the starting point and transfer to your accommodation. Enjoy a relaxed evening at your luxury lodge after an active day in the forest

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Udzungwa Falls Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Begin the morning with breakfast before setting out on an alternative forest trail in the Udzungwa Mountains. The route provides a different perspective of the rainforest and allows more time for nature observation.

Walk beneath the dense canopy while listening for forest birds and watching for primates moving through the trees. Your guide will help identify different bird species and explain the importance of the forest to the surrounding ecosystem.

Continue at a comfortable pace, stopping at scenic viewpoints and interesting sections of the forest. Look for butterflies, insects and other smaller wildlife that are often overlooked during faster hikes.

Later, travel to the Mang’ula area for a cultural experience. Learn about local traditions, agriculture and community life while discovering how people living around Udzungwa interact with the natural environment.

Destination:

Udzungwa Mountains

Overnight:

Udzungwa Falls Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, check out and begin your private road journey from Udzungwa towards Dar es Salaam.

Leave the mountain landscape behind and travel through rural southern Tanzania, passing agricultural areas, villages and local communities. Enjoy the changing scenery as the route gradually approaches the coastal region.

Make a stop at a local roadside market where you can observe everyday trading, see seasonal produce and browse locally made crafts and other products.

Continue towards Dar es Salaam with suitable stops for refreshments and photographs along the way.

Arrive in Dar es Salaam later in the day and transfer to your hotel, airport or preferred location, bringing your private luxury Southern Circuit safari to an end.