Duration: 5 days
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5 day Mikumi and Selous safari
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Duration - 5 days
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Guide optionsEnglish, French, Spanish, German
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
Enjoy a 5-day Mikumi and Selous safari filled with amazing wildlife and beautiful nature. Experience exciting game drives, see elephants, lions, giraffes, and enjoy a relaxing boat safari on the Rufiji River. This trip starts and ends in Dar es Salaam.
Highlights
- • Explore two of southern Tanzania’s best wildlife parks: Mikumi and Selous (Nyerere)
- • Enjoy exciting game drives with chances to see elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, and buffaloes
- • Experience a unique boat safari on the Rufiji River with close views of hippos and crocodiles
- • Travel through beautiful landscapes, open plains, rivers, and forests
- • Stay in carefully selected lodges or tented camps for comfort and relaxation
- • Fewer crowds compared to northern Tanzania safari parks
- • Guided by an experienced professional safari guide
- • Suitable for first-time safari travelers, families, couples, and solo travelers
Description
5 day Mikumi and Selous safari
This 5-day Mikumi and Selous safari is a perfect short wildlife adventure in southern Tanzania. It combines exciting game drives with a relaxing boat safari on the Rufiji River. You will explore open savannahs, rivers, and forests while seeing a wide variety of animals. The safari starts and ends in Dar es Salaam and is suitable for all travelers, including first-time visitors.
This safari focuses on southern Tanzania, which is known for fewer crowds and a more peaceful safari experience. It is ideal for travelers who want to see wildlife without long drives between parks. The combination of land and water safaris makes this trip unique and memorable.
What's included
- Inclusions:
- • Pick up and drop off in Dar es Salaam
- • Private safari vehicle with pop-up roof
- • Professional English-speaking safari guide/driver
- • All game drives as mentioned in the itinerary
- • Boat safari on the Rufiji River
- • Accommodation as listed in the itinerary
- • Meals as mentioned (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- • Drinking water during the safari
- • Park entrance fees for Mikumi and Selous (Nyerere)
- Exclusions:
- • International and domestic flights
- • Visa fees
- • Travel insurance
- • Alcoholic and soft drinks
- • Personal expenses (laundry, tips, souvenirs)
- • Tips for guide and lodge staff
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
- Mikumi National Park
- Nyerere National Park ( Selous Game Reserve )
Day 1: Dar es Salaam – Mikumi National Park
In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel in Dar es Salaam and start the drive to Mikumi National Park. The drive takes about 5–6 hours with a stop for lunch on the way.
After arriving in Mikumi, you will go for an afternoon game drive. You may see elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, lions, buffaloes, and many antelopes. In the evening, you will drive to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Lodge or tented camp in Mikumi
Day 2: Full Day Game Drive in Mikumi National Park
After breakfast, you will enjoy a full-day game drive in Mikumi National Park. The park is known for its open plains, similar to the Serengeti, which make wildlife easy to spot.
You will explore different areas of the park and enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park. Expect to see hippos, crocodiles, elephants, lions, and many bird species. In the late afternoon, you will return to your lodge to relax, have dinner, and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Lodge or tented camp in Mikumi
Day 3: Mikumi – Selous (Nyerere) National Park
After breakfast, you will leave Mikumi and drive to Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere National Park). The journey takes about 6–7 hours and passes through local villages and beautiful scenery.
You will arrive in the afternoon and enjoy lunch at your lodge. Later, you may relax or enjoy a short nature walk around the camp (depending on time and lodge). Dinner and overnight at the lodge inside or near the park.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Lodge or tented camp in Selous
Day 4: Selous Game Drive & Boat Safari
After an early breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive in Selous. This park is one of the largest in Africa and is home to elephants, lions, wild dogs, giraffes, hippos, and many birds.
After lunch, you will enjoy a boat safari on the Rufiji River. This is a special experience where you can see hippos, crocodiles, and birds very close while enjoying the peaceful river views. In the evening, return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Overnight: Lodge or tented camp in Selous
Day 5: Selous – Dar es Salaam
After breakfast, you will start the drive back to Dar es Salaam. The journey takes about 5–6 hours. You will arrive in the afternoon and be dropped off at your hotel or airport, marking the end of your safari.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
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