7-Day Mikumi National Park and Zanzibar Beach Tour

Early morning our driver will pick you up from hotel in Zanzibar and transfer you to Zanzibar Airport for your flight to Mikumi airstrip arrive around 800am and start safari to Mikumi National Park; the trip will take approximately 30 minutes to arrive at Mikumi NP. Arrive at Mikumi and direct to the game drive.

You can see zebras, lions, wild dogs, pythons, hartebeest, wildebeest, elephants, impala, warthog, eland and other antelopes. Several observation towers enable you to overview the park in its entirety. mikumi national park is mostly miombo woodland with gently rolling hills. Later return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Camp Bastian Mikumi Tented Camp Mid-range

+2 +1

In the morning after breakfast, leave for the full game drive with a packed lunch. Animals commonly found here include lion, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, zebra and elephant. Wild dog can be seen in packs here. The open horizons and abundant wildlife of the Mkata Floodplain, the popular centerpiece of Mikumi, draw frequent comparisons to the more famous Serengeti Plains. After game drive depart to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Camp Bastian Mikumi Tented Camp Mid-range

+2 +1

After breakfast you will start the day with a cultural visit to a local Maasai village in Mikumi. If time allows, we’ll pass by the local women’s market. The Maasai are a popular traditional tribe in Tanzania and Kenya. This trip is optional so those rushing to make the journey back to Zanzibar can opt out of this cultural visit. Kindly let us know during the booking. Afterwards you will start your journey fly back to Zanzibar. You will arrive in Zanzibar before dark where you will be dropped off at the hotel.

Accommodation

Zanzibar Bay Resort Resort Mid-range

+6 +5

Your program starts with a morning visit by walk on our Historical Stone Town Tour. This tour takes you through fabled Stone Town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the House of Wonders, the Palace Museum (People’s Palace), and the Arab Fort amongst others, it is a fascinating look at the essence of Zanzibar. You will see Zanzibar’s bustling market, winding alleyways, ornately carved and studded doors, two cathedrals, and countless mosques!

Accommodation

Zanzibar Bay Resort Resort Mid-range

+6 +5

The House of Wonders shows the cultural and architectural influences of Zanzibar, Britain, Portugal, and Oman over the centuries. When it was built it was the most modern building in East Africa. It was the first building to have electricity and an elevator. The House of Wonders hosts a historical exhibition and offers insight into Zanzibari and Swahili culture. It is a very important and visually stunning historic building in Stone Town. The House of Wonders is the grandest and tallest building in all of Stone Town and is found in a prominent location in front of the Forodhani Gardens on the old town’s waterfront along Mizingani Road.

Accommodation

Zanzibar Bay Resort Resort Mid-range

+6 +5

Today you will go on an excursion to the spice and fruit plantations close to Stone town for the famous Spice Tour. We have developed a special spice tour with in-depth information not only about spices but also organically grown herbs and a detailed description of their traditional uses in medicine cosmetics and cooking. After the tour, we invite for an opulent lunch at our guides’ home, where you can taste the spices and fruits. After lunch, we take you to your beach resort.

On the way, you will pass Jozani Forest, the last habitat of the rare endemic Red Colobus Monkey. With a local guide, you stroll through Jozani Chwaka National Park and look at the rare monkeys. If you wish you can even wander down the boardwalk to the fascinating Mangrove Ecosystem.

Accommodation

Zanzibar Bay Resort Resort Mid-range

+6 +5

Depending on your flight schedule and departure point you will be transferred to the Zanzibar Airport to take a flight back home. If you are flying out of Dar es Salaam or Nairobi, we will arrange a connection flight for you to catch your flight back home.