3 Days Mikumi Safari from Dar Es Salaam

Tour Descriptions:

Mikumi National Park is the closest wildlife safari park to the Capital of Dar es Salaam and it is also the closest to Zanzibar Island. If you are in Zanzibar we can arrange a ferry transfer to Dar es Salaam to start this Mikumi safari or a short flight depending on your preferences and budget.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Dar Es Salaam - Mikumi National Park

On the first day of safari, you will be picked up at your hotel in Dar es Salaam or at the Airport and start on your drive to Mikumi National Park along the Dar es Salaam – Morogoro highway. The park is nestled beautifully nestled between the Uluguru Mountains of the Ancient Eastern Arc Mountains to the East and the Great Rift Valley  Escarpments to the parks Southwest. Not very far from Dar es Salaam and on a good tarmac road the transfer from Dar es Salaam to Mikumi takes about 4 – 4.5 hours. You will arrive around noon and go straight for game drives around the park with packed lunch at a picnic site. Later in the afternoon, we drive to the Camp for dinner and overnight Camp Bastian.

Day 2: Full day Mikumi National Park

Spend a full day with game drives around the Mikumi National Park with a packed lunch or do morning and afternoon game drives with a lunch break at the lodge/tented camp. Mikumi National Park is part of the larger Selous Ecosystem together with the Selous Game Reserve and harbors remarkable numbers of bird species and animals. Among the animals that can be spotted at Mikumi includes giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, impalas, warthogs, zebras, wildebeests, elands, and many other antelopes. Apart from game drives in the park you can also go for a guided walking safari guided by an armed ranger. Overnight at Camp Bastian at Mikumi located outside the park. Lunch box and dinner included.

Day 3: Mikumi - Dar Es Salaam

This morning after breakfast check out of the lodge/camp and drive back (with picnic lunch on the way) to Dar es Salaam where the safari ends. You will be dropped back at your hotel or Dar es Salaam Airport if departing back home or to fling to Zanzibar.

Group Price

2-3 persons    4-5 persons     6-7 persons       
$650 pp           $525 pp           $450 pp

What's Includes

• 03 days private safari from / back to Dar es Salaam
• Transport and game drives in clean well maintained 4WD Land Cruiser with a photographic roof hatch
• Services of a professional English speaking safari guide
• All game reserve entry fees
• All game drives as mentioned
• 02 x FB at safari lodges or tented camp as per your itinerary
• One and a half liter mineral water per person/day during game drives
• Tourist Development Levy
• Wildlife Management Area Fees where applicable

What’s not included

• All items of a personal nature
• Tips and gratuities for safari guide & lodge /camp staff
• Travel insurance
• Accommodation at Arusha before/after the safari
• Laundry services during the safari
• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks & beverages