Nyerere & Mikumi Parks Safari

Nyerere & Mikumi Parks Safari

5 Days Nyerere & Mikumi National Parks Safari

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This five-day safari in the southern circuit of Tanzania will allow you to visit the Nyerere and Mikumi National Parks, which are located in undisturbed nature. It is the ideal safari for people who want to escape the more crowded parks in the north.

Activities: Game Drives, Boat Safari ,Walking Safari
Min Persons: 2 Max Persons: 6
Days: 5 Nights: 4

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You will be picked up from the agreed point in Dar es Salaam and drive to Nyerere park with packed lunch, and the journey will take about 4 hours through the most unexplored and untouched areas of Tanzania. Arrive in the afternoon in time for the boat safari at the Great Rufiji River, where you’ll admire hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitat.

  • Meal plan:
    • lunch
    • dinner
       
  • Accommodation:
    • budget: Kituri Selous Camp 
    • midrange: Selous Mpingo Lodge luxury:
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Nyerere National Park

After breakfast at your hotel, leave for a full-day game drive in Nyerere park with your lunch box. The park is rich in wildlife: buffalo, lion, elephant, zebra, giraffe, impala, warthog, hippos, and crocodiles.

  • meal plan: 
    • breakfast
    • lunch
    • dinner
  • Accommodation:
    • budget: Kituri Selous Camp 
    • midrange: Selous Mpingo Lodge luxury:
Day 3: Nyerere National Park- Mikumi Park

Early morning walking safari, after which we drive back to the lodgings for breakfast. Then a game drives en route to Mikumi National Park via  Morogoro. We travel over the Uluguru Mountains across rivers and past small local villages and farms for a sunset game drive in the park.

  • Meal plan:
    • breakfast
    • lunch
    • dinner
       
  • Accommodation:
    • budget: Tanapa Bandas 
    • midrange: Vuma Hills Tented Camp 
    • luxury:
Day 4: Mikumi National Park

After breakfast, a full-day game viewing in the park. The Mkata floodplain is a main feature of the park, as are the bordering mountain ranges. Animals commonly found here include lion, eland, hartebeest,  buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, hippo, and elephant. The Mikumi elephants are mainly grazers and do not cause damage.

  • Meal plan:
    • breakfast
    • lunch
    • dinner
       
  • Accommodation:
    • budget: Tanapa Bandas 
    • midrange: Vuma Hills Tented Camp luxury:
Day 5: Mikumi Park- Dar es Salaam

Early sunrise game viewing, back to your lodgings for a brunch breakfast. The late afternoon games drive en route back to Dar es Salaam. Drop you off at the previously agreed drop-off point.

  • Meal plan:
    • breakfast
    • lunch
  • accommodation: 
    • no accommodation on this day.

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Included in Price:

  • All activities as per the itinerary
  • All Accommodation as per itinerary – N.B. accommodation mentioned in the itinerary is dependent on availability at the time of booking; alternatives of a similar class may be booked instead
  • All meals as per itinerary (3 a day unless otherwise stated)
  • All transfers to and from agreed pick up and drop off points (e.g. Airport, Bus Station or hotel in town etc.)
  • All camping gear (if you are camping)
  • Service of an English speaking driver/guide
  • Safari base 4×4 Vehicle with open roof for game viewing (sometimes a saloon car or other SUV for excursions in town etc.)
  • Driver’s salary and allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
  • Bottled mineral water daily
  • All Government taxes
  • All National Park and Game Reserve Fees
  • If included in your itinerary: foot safaris, boat safaris
  • TANAPA armed ranger (where needed, e.g., on foot safaris, some boat safaris etc.)
  • Crater service fees (if visiting Ngorongoro Crater)

Exluded in Price:

  • Extras, personal expenses i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
  • Optional activities not outlined on the itinerary
  • International flights & corresponding taxes
  • Visa
  • Flying doctors rescue services
  • Travel, medical, injury and luggage insurances
  • Tips to the driver & guides
  • Anything else not mentioned in the inclusions (above)
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