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3 Days from$595 p/p in USD -
DeparturesYear Round
Destinations
Tanzania,
Tour Type
Guided, Large Group, Small Group
Safari Standard
Mid Range
Tour Overview
This short safari experience will give you a nice break from the heat of Dar es Salaam or your beach holiday in Zanzibar by visiting the nearby Mikumi National Park for an amazing savannah wildlife experience. With 3,230 square kilometers coverage, Mikumi National Park is a well-established national park in Tanzania’s southern tour circuit. The park is well-known for its population of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, elands, antelopes, kudus, wildebeest, and lions. as well as hippos and crocodiles at Mikumi hippo pool, and numerous birds. Drive from Dar es Salaam for about six hours and get to experience a fantastic African wildlife safari. The accommodations for your overnight stay during the safari are very good with running water and private toilets included plus we cover all your meals during the three days. Bring along your swimming costume, decent pools are available also for a relaxing evening at the safari lodge.
General Information
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Safari types:Guided Safari, Wildlife Safari
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You will visit:Mikumi National Park
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Wildlife:Birds, Antelope, Zebra, Giraffe, Hippo, Crocodile, Elephant, Lion, Buffalo, Wild Dog, Hyena, Wildebeest, Kudu, Eland, Warthog, Hartebeest
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Activities:Game Drive, Village Visit
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Getting around:4x4 Safari Vehicle, Transfer Vehicle
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Start/end:Start in Dar es Salaam, end in Dar es Salaam
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Minimum age:1
Price Per Person – USD
From USD 595 per person
What's Included
- A professional English-speaking driver/guide
- Transport in 4×4 pop-up roof game-viewing vehicle
- Game drives as per the itinerary
- Complementary unlimited bottled drinking water during safari
- 24 hours park fees
- All taxes/VAT
What's Excluded
- International flights & visas
- Accommodation in Dar es Salaam
- Additional accommodation at the end of the tour
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Extras at the lodges i.e. alcoholic & soft drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- Tips to drivers and guides (highly recommended)
- Medical and travel insurance
- Other personal expenses
Disclaimer
- This itinerary is owned and delivered by ‘Connect African Safaris‘
- All prices are ‘From’ and may vary at the time of booking
- Display price is usually based on two people sharing
- ‘Connect African Safaris‘ reserves the right to change the content and price of the itinerary
- All itineraries and services are subject to availability
Day by Day Overview
Meet and greet at agreed location in Dar es Salaam at 6:30am. Transfer to Mikumi by road via Morogoro, which takes about 6 hours with a lunch stop at a restaurant in Morogoro Town. Use the drive time to view the villages and rural life of Africa from the window of the car.
Once near Mikumi you will start to see groups of wild animals by the roadside such as zebras, giraffe (national symbol), and impalas. On arrival at Mikumi gates you will proceed to enter the park and start with afternoon game drives. Enjoy the game drive experience as you see African elephants, lions, wild dog, zebras, giraffes, impalas, hyenas, buffalos, wildebeests, elands, hartebeest, and other resident small animals. The park also has over 300 species of birds that have been observed.
Late afternoon you will do a game drive with sunset view and watch the animals drink water at the large hippo pool, filled with huge pods of hippos. On a warm day, you may sport crocodiles hanging around with their mouths open to avoid overheating.
Start the day with a visit to the nearby Maasai village for a fascinating cultural experience with the popular Maasai tribe of Tanzania. Listen to their stories, view their traditional way of life, and learn how start a fire without using matchstick. Return to the lodge in time for breakfast. Afterwards you will go to Mikumi National Park for a full day of game drives.
See more of the Mikumi animals today as they go about their day – lions, zebras, giraffes, impalas, kudus, elands, buffalos, elephants, hippos, crocs, and even the African wild dog and many more. Lunch will be served at the Mikumi Cottages buffet inside the park. You will return to the lodge before dark falls at Camp Bastian for dinner and overnight stay.
After breakfast you will depart for your journey back to Dar es Salaam for a hotel drop off or ferry terminal drop of for beach holiday extension in Zanzibar. This marks the end of the safari experience.
