4-Day Mikumi and Udzungwa Mountains Safari By Road

Your driver-guide picks you up in the morning from your hotel or the airport in Dar es Salaam. The road runs west through Morogoro, at the foot of the Uluguru Mountains, and on to Mikumi National Park, about 280 km from the city. After check-in you head out on your first game drive across the Mkata floodplain, the open grassland that gives Mikumi the nickname Little Serengeti. Look for elephants, giraffes, zebras and buffalo. Dinner and overnight at your camp.

Accommodation

Camp Bastian Mikumi Tented Camp Mid-range

+2 +1

Spend the day exploring Mikumi National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. The Mkata floodplain gives wide, open views, so wildlife is often easy to spot. Your guide searches for lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, wildebeest and impala, and stops at the hippo pools where hippos and crocodiles share the water. Return to camp for lunch and a rest in the heat of the day, then go out again for the softer afternoon light. Dinner and overnight at your camp.

Accommodation

Camp Bastian Mikumi Tented Camp Mid-range

+2 +1

After breakfast, drive south from Mikumi to the Udzungwa Mountains National Park headquarters at Mang'ula. With a park guide you hike forest trails to Sanje Falls, where the river drops in a series of cascades through the rainforest. Along the way look for the Udzungwa red colobus and the Sanje crested mangabey, two primates found only in this area, plus forest birds and butterflies. The hike is moderate to steep in places. Return to camp in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Camp Bastian Mikumi Tented Camp Mid-range

+2 +1

Enjoy an early breakfast and, time permitting, a short final game drive while the animals are active. Then leave Mikumi and drive east through Morogoro back to Dar es Salaam. You arrive in the afternoon, and your driver-guide drops you at your hotel or at the airport for your onward journey. We recommend booking onward flights for the evening or the next day to allow for traffic on the road into the city.