6 Days Dar Es Salaam to Mikumi and Nyerere Midrange Fly-in Safari

Leave Dar es Salaam by air for Mikumi National Park. Meet your guide at the airstrip and begin an afternoon game drive toward your accommodation. Look for giraffes, zebras and antelope across the park’s open areas. Watch for elephants and buffaloes as you travel through suitable habitats. Your guide will introduce Mikumi and stop for wildlife sightings along the way. Take photographs during your first hours in the park. Arrive at your midrange camp or lodge for your first safari evening.

Activities: Flight from Dar es Salaam and afternoon game drive
Distance: Depends on booked flight and driving routes
Time: Game drive depends on flight arrival
Attractions: Mikumi plains, giraffes, zebras and elephants

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Mikumi Wildlife Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Explore Mikumi’s Mkata Floodplain over a full day. Its open landscape provides opportunities to watch herds and other wildlife from a distance. Look for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and antelope along the route. Your guide will watch for predators and point out birds between larger sightings. Pause for photographs and observe how animals move through the floodplain. The changing light offers different views of Mikumi throughout the day. Return to your midrange accommodation in the evening.

Activities: Full-day game drive and photography
Distance: Varies with the selected Mkata route
Time: Approximately 7–9 hours in the field, including stops
Attractions: Mkata Floodplain, plains mammals and birds

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Mikumi Wildlife Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Transfer for your confirmed flight arrangement to Nyerere National Park. Your guide will meet you at the airstrip for a game drive toward your accommodation. Woodland, open ground and habitats near water create a different landscape from Mikumi. Look for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes and antelope during your introduction to Nyerere. Your guide will use the daylight available after landing to choose a suitable route. Stop at rewarding sightings for photographs and wildlife observation. Continue to your midrange camp or lodge for your first night in the park.

Activities: Confirmed flight and Nyerere game drive
Distance: Depends on flight and driving routes
Time: Drive duration depends on arrival
Attractions: Woodland, plains and large mammals

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Lake Manze Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Spend the full day exploring Nyerere’s wildlife habitats. Your guide may travel between woodland, open areas and locations near lakes. Watch for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes and antelope during the drive. Near water, look for hippos, crocodiles and birds. Your guide will adjust the route when recent sightings offer new opportunities. Pause for photographs and take time to observe animal behaviour. Return to your midrange accommodation after a full day in Nyerere.

Activities: Full-day game drive
Distance: Varies with wildlife sightings
Time: Approximately 7–9 hours in the field, including stops
Attractions: Lakes, hippos, elephants, buffaloes and birds

Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Overnight:

Lake Manze Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Enjoy another full-day drive through Nyerere. An early start may reveal wildlife active in the cooler hours. Your guide can explore a different area or return to a location where animals gathered yesterday. Watch for elephants, buffaloes, antelope and possible predator activity. Stop near water sources to observe birds and mammals arriving to drink. Take time for photographs of woodland, open scenery and wildlife encounters. Return to your camp or lodge for your final night in Nyerere.

Activities: Full-day game drive and photography
Distance: Varies with the day’s selected route
Time: Approximately 7–9 hours in the field, including stops
Attractions: Water sources, woodland, birds and predators

Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Overnight:

Lake Manze Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Begin your final day with another game drive in Nyerere. Your guide will plan the route around your flight departure and the distance to the airstrip. Look for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes and birds as you enjoy your last views of the park. Stop for photographs when time permits. Transfer to the airstrip and board your flight to Dar es Salaam or your confirmed onward destination. A sufficiently late flight may allow a full-day game drive. An earlier departure will require a shorter final outing.

Activities: Final game drive and onward flight
Distance: Varies with departure route and flight plan
Time: Depends on confirmed flight schedule
Attractions: Nyerere wildlife, woodland and water habitats