5-Day Mikumi and Nyerere Adventure Safari from Dar

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 a morning game drive in Mikumi, drive east to Nyerere National Park. In the afternoon you join a boat safari on the Rufiji River, gliding past hippo pods, crocodiles on the sandbanks and waterbirds such as herons, storks and kingfishers. The river views at sunset are a highlight. Dinner and overnight at your camp in Nyerere.

Accommodation

Selous River Camp Tented Camp Mid-range

+6 +5

Spend the full day on game drives in Nyerere National Park, returning to camp for lunch and a rest in the midday heat. The park combines grassland, miombo woodland, palm-lined lakes and channels of the Rufiji River, so each drive shows different habitats. Your guide searches for lions, elephants, buffalo, giraffes and large groups of hippos. African wild dogs live here, although sightings are never guaranteed. Birdlife is rich, from fish eagles to kingfishers. Dinner and overnight at your camp.

Accommodation

Selous River Camp Tented Camp Mid-range

+6 +5

After an early breakfast, and a short final game drive when time allows, leave Nyerere National Park and drive north back to Dar es Salaam. You reach the city 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, as road conditions on the park access road change with the seasons.