6 Days Walking Safari Across Mikumi, Udzungwa and Iringa

Meet your guide in Dar es Salaam and begin the private journey towards Mikumi. The gradual change in scenery introduces you to the inland environment before reaching the national park. After arrival and check-in, enjoy an afternoon game drive. Although the main focus today is wildlife viewing, your guide will introduce you to the tracks, vegetation and natural signs that become important throughout the walking portions of the journey. Return to your lodge after the afternoon excursion.

Overnight: Luxury lodge or premium tented camp near Mikumi
Meals: Lunch and dinner

Spend a full day exploring Mikumi National Park. The morning begins with wildlife observation across the open plains. Your guide will explain how animals move through the landscape and how tracks, droppings and feeding signs reveal what may have passed through an area. Elephants, buffalo, giraffes, zebra, wildebeest and antelope may all feature during the day. Birdlife is also abundant and adds variety to the experience. Enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing the safari. As the afternoon cools, continue searching for wildlife and observing the changing character of the park.

Overnight: Luxury lodge or premium tented camp near Mikumi
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner

After breakfast, travel towards Udzungwa. Upon arrival, prepare for the journey's most substantial walking experience: the guided hike towards Sanje Waterfalls. The trail takes you into a completely different ecosystem. The sounds of the forest replace the openness of the savannah, while dense vegetation creates a world of hidden movement. Your guide will explain animal signs, medicinal plants, bird calls and forest ecology along the trail. Keep your eyes in the canopy for primates and listen for movement among the branches. Eventually the trail opens towards Sanje Waterfalls, creating a spectacular reward for the hike. After enjoying the surroundings, descend and transfer to your accommodation.

Overnight: Luxury forest lodge near Udzungwa
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Destination:

Mikumi Natinal Park

Overnight:

Udzungwa Falls Lodge

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Leave Udzungwa after breakfast and head towards Iringa. The elevation changes noticeably as you travel into the Southern Highlands. The environment becomes cooler and the scenery more expansive. At Isimila Stone Age Site, enjoy a guided walk among the archaeological and geological formations. The area provides an opportunity to combine gentle walking with an exploration of Tanzania's prehistoric heritage. Your guide will explain the significance of the stone tools and landscape while allowing time to appreciate the unusual rock formations. Continue to Iringa for the evening.

Overnight: Luxury hotel or boutique lodge in Iringa
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Destination:

Udzungwa Mountains

Overnight:

Hans Poppe Hotel

  luxury 5 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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After breakfast, begin the journey back towards Mikumi. If desired, include a stop at Kalenga Museum before leaving the Iringa area. Continue through the highlands towards the Kitonga Escarpment. The escarpment provides opportunities for short scenic walks and viewpoints where appropriate, allowing you to stretch your legs and enjoy the surrounding terrain. Continue towards Mikumi and settle into your accommodation.

Overnight: Luxury lodge or premium tented camp near Mikumi
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Start the final morning with a nature-based activity around Mikumi. This final experience focuses on the details often missed from a vehicle: plants, tracks, insects, birds and other smaller elements of the ecosystem, subject to local regulations and conditions. Return for breakfast before beginning the private road transfer to Dar es Salaam. Your six-day walking adventure concludes upon arrival in the city.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch