5-Day Safari to Selous and Mikumi

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Pick Up, transfer to Nyerere National Park

You will be picked up from Dar Es Salaam early morning of this day to start a trip to Nyerere National Park. After greetings and an introduction, you will start the trip. This trip takes you to the Kisarawe region, and then to Mloka village at Nyerere National Park. On arrival, you will explore the mighty Rufiji River by doing the boat safari.

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easiest wildlife viewing)

High Season June to October (The main tourist area gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Nyerere NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeAbundant

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoAbundant

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HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Selous Mbega Camp

• Budget tented bush camp bordering Nyerere NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Nyerere National Park

This day will be dedicated to enjoying the wilderness of the great Selous Game reserve. You will leave the early morning of this day with packed breakfast and lunch boxes to go for a full-day game drive covering different attractions within the reserve.

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Accommodation:

Meru Mbega Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Arusha NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Mikumi

Early morning of this day will leave for a walking safari accompanied by a guide. Walking tours are a good experience to get close to nature and enjoy the wilderness while walking on foot. You may have breakfast before the walk or will take packed breakfast with you. When you come back to the camp you will start driving to Mikumi via Mtemele gate where you will have lunch and refresh before continuing with a drive to Mikumi National Park.

Main Destination:

Mikumi National Park

Best Time To Visit Late June to October (Animals are attracted to the waterholes)

High Season June to October

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Mikumi NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

LionOccasional

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HippoOccasional

LeopardRare

HyenaRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Camp Bastian Mikumi

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Mikumi NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Full day game drive

Morning of this day you will start the game drive with a packed breakfast. You will continue with game drives covering different wildlife areas of interest. At around 13:00 hours you will have a lunch break at Mikumi Wildlife Camp whereby you have an opportunity to view animals as they roam the water holes nearby the camp while
having your meal. Later on, after lunch break will continue with the game drive till around 16:30 hours and that will be the end of a full day game drive. Observe sunset at the camp.

Main Destination:

Mikumi National Park

Accommodation:

TANAPA Mikumi Cottages

• Budget cottage located inside Mikumi NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Sunrise game drive and Transfer back to Dar

Early in the morning of this day, you will have a sunrise game drive from around 06:30 to 08:30 hours then will come back to the camp for breakfast and start the trip back to Dar via Morogoro town so that you can be able to get to Dar early, We Will have a lunch stop in Chalinze before proceeding to Dar. Once in Dar, you will be taken to the airport/ferry/hotel (advice place you need to be transferred to after the safari.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.