Embark on an unforgettable 2-day adventure from Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park, where the untamed wilderness awaits. This guided tour offers a perfect blend of thrilling wildlife encounters and breathtaking landscapes, providing an immersive experience in one of Tanzania's most accessible national parks.
Mikumi is Tanzania’s fourth-largest national park. It’s also the most accessible from Dar es Salaam. With almost guaranteed wildlife sightings, it makes an ideal safari destination for those without much time. We offer a 2 days safari from Zanzibar with one overnight stay at a lodge of camp in Mikumi National Park.
The safari starts with a short flight early in the morning from the Island of Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam where your safari guide will be ready and waiting to drive you to Mikumi National Park as early as possible in order to beat the traffic of Dar es Salaam.
At Zanzibar we can arrange your airport transfer from your hotel but if you wish to find your way to the Zanzibar Airport, no problem just make your way to Zanzibar Airport where you will catch a flight that we have booked for you to Dar es Salaam. The flight leaves as early as 0630 Hrs arriving at Dar es Salaam at 07.00 hrs.
First ferry from Zanzibar depart 07:00 am, meet & greet in Dar Es Salaam at 08:30 am and drive to Mikumi & check-in at the camp and depart for afternoon game drive with hot lunch. Overnight Camp Bastian Mikumi. Take a very early morning flight from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam where you will be met by your safari guide.
Your guide will meet you at the Dar es Salaam Airport and after assisting you with loading your luggage to your 4×4 safari jeep, you will start on your way to Mikumi National Park via the Dar es Salaam – Morogoro – Mbeya Highway. The drive from Dar es Salaam is a long drive that takes at least 5 – 6 hours depending on traffic so you will arrive in the early afternoon.
As soon as you arrive at the Park’s Gate and after the quick paperwork, you will embark on your first game drives straightaway. With lunch taken at one of the picnic sites or at a Restaurant on the way to Mikumi, you will then spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the Mikumi National Park, hoping to see as much as possible in this same afternoon.
Mikumi National Park is part of the Mkata Floods plains within the Greater Selous Ecosystem and the park is rich in wildlife and bird life alike. You expect to see baboons, giraffes, lots of impalas, gazelles, buffaloes, lions, elephants ,kudus, and many other large animals. In the late afternoon you will retire to a nice tented camp (or a budget rest house in the park) depending on your budget. (Lunch & Dinner)
This morning you will wake up very early in the morning for an early morning game drive before returning for breakfast at the lodge or rest house if staying inside the park.
After breakfast you will continue with game drives for the better part of the morning until mid morning to noon when you will check out of the Park’s gate and drive back via Morogoro and Chalinze to Dar es Salaam. On arrival in the early evening you will take an evening flight back to Zanzibar Island where you will arrive in time for your dinner at your respective hotel / resort. Breakfast and Lunch included. (Breakfast & Lunch)
End of safari. It is important to note that this safari involves long drives of about 4 to 5 hours and sometimes more depending on the traffic floor and traffic police control along this busy highway to Mikumi National Park.
We can offer this 2 Days Mikumi National Park Safari from Zanzibar with a range of accommodations from budget, mid range to luxury tented camps located inside and outside the park’s boundaries.
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