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5-Day Private Tour Mikumi National Park and Selous Game Reserve

By SMILE WITH US TOURS IN AFRICA
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$2,194 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

A safari in Mikumi and Nyerere National Parks is probably the only classic safari to the Southern Circuit of Tanzania and we offer you the best of it. Starting and ending at Dar es Salaam, this safari takes you to the Greater Nyerere National Park ecosystem and gives you the rare chance to experience real African wilderness in the few untouched areas of Tanzania.

Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve) has over 350 bird species and the river is the place where they congregate in great numbers and are easily seen in the open environment, Mikumi National Park is also the best experience. We're highly specialised in designing safari itineraries that have fair prices, while not compromising on quality.

Activity location
  • Dar es Salaam
    • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Dar es Salaam
    • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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5-Day Private Tour Mikumi National Park and Selous Game Reserve
  • Activity duration is 5 days5d
    5d
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 12:00 pm
Price details
NZ$2,193.50 x 2 AdultsNZ$4,387.00

Total
Price is NZ$4,387.00
Until Thu, 18 Dec

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Safari from Dar es Salaam to Mikumi National Park for Evening Game Drive
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight Stay at Mikumi Cottages
Mikumi National Park
  • 8h
Early in the morning at 04:30 AM, you'll be picked up from your hotel in Dar es Salaam and driven to Mikumi National Park. You will have a picnic lunch on the way and the journey will take about 7 hours through the most unexplored and untouched areas of Tanzania. After arriving, you'll check in before driving for an evening game drive inside the park. Animals commonly found here include lions, elands, hartebeests, buffalos, wildebeests, giraffes, zebras, hippos and elephants. Accommodation inside the park will give you a chance to explore animal behaviours at the night.
Day 2: Sun-rise Game View + Full Game Drive
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight Stay at Camp Bastian
Mikumi National Park
  • 11h
Before breakfast at 06:00 AM start an amazing morning game drive, the best time when most killings happen. Have time for breakfast at 08:30 AM then proceed with a game drive across the great Mikumi National Park which is home to a large population of elephants, a big number of buffalos and wild dogs. Other species commonly seen are lions, bushbucks, impalas, giraffes, elands, baboons, zebras, kudus and crocodiles. After a game drive, get back to Camp Bastian. Enjoy the best moments in Camp Bastian swimming pool then stay for dinner and your overnight stay.
Day 3: Maasai Cultural Tour then Safari to Nyerere National Park
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight stay at Selous Safari Lodge
Selous Game Reserve
  • 10h
Before breakfast, do a Maasai tour. You will learn more about the polygamy style of the Maasai, Maasai traditions and customs, and how to make fire using sticks. Head back to Bastian Camp and proceed with game viewing en route to Nyerere National Park. On the way, you will be enjoying the life of different cultures of some tribes in Tanzania. All meals will be at your accommodation in Selous Game Reserve.
Day 4: Full Game Drive in Nyerere National Park Selous + Evening Boat Safari
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight Stay at Selous Safari Lodge
Selous Game Reserve
  • 10h
Have breakfast in your accommodation followed by a full-day game drive in the park. Nyerere National Park is home to a large population of elephants, a big number of buffalos and wild dogs. Other species commonly seen are lion, bushbuck, impala, giraffe, eland, baboon, zebra, kudus and crocodiles. In the mid-afternoon, embark on a boat safari across the great Rufiji River where you'll find hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitat. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the Selous Safari Lodge.
Day 5: Walking Tour then Safari to Dar es Salaam
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Selous Game Reserve
  • 7h
Before breakfast, you will have a walking safari with a bushman. He will explain to you about different animals and plants found around the great Nyerere National Park. After breakfast, you'll drive to Dar es Salaam for further schedules as per your plans. End of our tour.
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, (Arabic: “Abode of Peace”) , also spelled Dār al-Sālam, seat of government, largest city, industrial centre, and major port of Tanzania, eastern Africa. Its climate is hot and humid, with an annual rainfall of 43 inches (1,100 mm). Dar es Salaam was founded in 1862 by the sultan of Zanzibar on the site of the village of Mzizima. It remained only a small port until the German East Africa Company established a station there in 1887

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    Dar es Salaam
    • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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    Dar es Salaam
    • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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