7-Day 6 Nights Mikumi, Nyerere NP + Udzungwa Hiking & Waterfall.
DAY 01- Dar es Salaam to Mikumi.
The journey will start from Dar es Salaam early in the morning when our professional driver will pick you up and drive to Mikumi National Park. On arrival, you will learn how to make a fire with sticks and also learn more about the Maasai. You'll explore the places where most of them live, and experience their traditions and customs. After the safari, head back to your camp to prepare for the next day's activities.
Accommodation: Dinner & Overnight at Camp Bastiani Mikumi.
DAY 02- Full-Day Game Drive in Mikumi National Park.
After breakfast, you will head out to Mikumi National Park for a full-day game drive. Experience the wonderful animals like lion, eland and buffalo that can be found here. The Mikumi Floodplain is the main feature of the park bordering the mountain ranges. In the afternoon, you will have time for lunch, before continuing with the game drive until the evening. Return to the camp to prepare for the next day's scheduled activities.
Accommodation: Dinner & overnight at Camp Bastiani Mikumi.
DAY 03- Udzungwa for Hiking and Waterfall.
After an early breakfast, you go to Udzungwa Mountains National Park for hiking at the waterfalls. You will receive a briefing on arrival, and then start your hike in the forest mountains. From the top of the waterfall, you have a great view of the enormous Kilombero Sugarcane Valley, one of the biggest sugarcane plantations in Tanzania. In the afternoon, you will have a packed lunch.
Accommodation: Dinner & Overnight at Camp Bastiani Mikumi.
DAY 04- Mikumi to Nyerere National Park + Boat Safari.
After breakfast, you will be picked up from your camp and driven to Nyerere National Park with a picnic lunch on the way. We arrive in the late afternoon and go on a boat safari where you’ll spot hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitats.
Accommodation: Dinner & Overnight at Selous kinga Lodge
Day 05- Full-Day Game Drive in Nyerere National Park.
After breakfast, from 7:30 am to the evening, you will do a full-day game drive in Nyerere National Park (formerly known as Selous Game Reserve). The journey will start from Selous Kinga lodge where you will be picked up by our professional drivers and guides. Today, you will enjoy seeing animals including elephant, zebra, giraffe, antelope, and many more. You will also see birds and landscape scenery with varied topography including wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest, and higher ground with vast views of far-off mountains. In the afternoon, you will have your packed lunch and some time to rest. We then continue with the game drive until evening.
Accommodation: Dinner & Overnight at Selous kinga Lodge
Day 06: Full-day Game Drive on Different Routes in Nyerere National Park & Visit Hotspring.
After breakfast, you will do another full-day game drive until the evening. Go on different routes from the previous day, starting from Selous Kinga Lodge, where you will be picked up by our professional drivers and guides. Today, you will get to see various animals including elephant, zebra, giraffe, antelope and more. You will also see birds, and landscape scenery with varied topography including wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest, and higher ground with vast views of far-off mountains. You will also get a chance to visit a hot spring and even go swimming. This visit depends on the accessibility of the road to the location since, during the rainy season, there will be mud on the road. In the afternoon, you will get a packed lunch and some time to rest, then continue with the game drive. In the evening, you will return to Lodge and prepare for tomorrow.
Accommodation: Dinner & Overnight Selous kinga Lodge.
Day 07: Bushman Walking Safari & Drive Back Dar Es Salaam.
On your last day, before breakfast, you will do a walking tour in the forest with a Bushman, accompanied by an armed ranger. We return to the hotel for breakfast and prepare ready for departure back to Dar es Salaam.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Drinking Water
Note: Depending to your flight schedule we can offer 1night in dar es salaam for arrival day.
Note: Depending to your flight schedule we can offer 1night in dar es salaam for arrival day.
Price: $3,600 per person
Included:
- Park fees.
- All activities
- All accommodation
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- All Taxes/VAT
- Meals
- Drinking water
Excluded:
- International flights
- No Accommodation in Dar es Salaam
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
