5 days Tanzania Safari To Mikumi And Nyerere

Day 1: Dar es Salaam – Mikumi National Park

Breakfast is served at the hotel, collect packed lunch and drive to Mikumi National Park for evening game drive. The park itself is nestled between Uluguru Mountain to the northeast, Udzungwa Mountains and the Rift Valley escarpment to the south west as part of Selous ecosystem, it benefits from the highest game density of the entire conservation area. This lies west of Dar es Salaam City and 107km from the nearest town named Morogoro on the highway from Dar es Salaam to Zambia, covering an area of 3230km sq. Lunch will be served enroute to the Park.

Dinner and overnight at Camp Bastian

Day 2: Mikumi – Nyerere National Park

After breakfast, drive to Nyerere National Park, Nyerere National Park is the largest park in Africa - 4 times the size of the Serengeti. It possesses a diverse landscape from hot volcanic springs, sporadic lakes, channels from the Great Ruaha and Rufiji rivers.

Nyerere National Park is Africa’s greatest conservation area and covers a wide variety of wildlife habitats including Lakes, open grassland, Acacia, Miombo woodland and riverine forests. The topography of the park varies from rolling savannah woodland, grassland plains and rocky outcrops cut by the Rufiji River and its tributaries. The Kilombero and Luwegu which together cover the greatest catchment area in East Africa, which flows from north to south providing a life-blood of the Selous game reserve.

Dinner and overnight at Jimbiza Camp – FB

Day 3: Full Day Nyerere National Park

Breakfast is served at the Camp, another full day of game drives in the park. Nyerere National Park as the largest protected wildlife area in Africa, due to its unique ecological importance this pristine uninhabited area was declared as “World Heritage Site” by United Nations in 1981. Nyerere National Park is bigger than Switzerland or Denmark covering an area of about 54’600sq km. The park boasts Tanzania’s largest and most important populations of Elephant, Buffalo and Wild dog in Africa. Almost 60’000 of Tanzania’s Elephant are found there as well as large numbers of Hippo; other species commonly seen are Lions, Bushbuck, Impala, Giraffe, Eland, Baboon, Zebra, Greater Kudu, etc. Waterbuck, Reedbuck gathers at the water edge of Lake Tagalala linked to the Rufiji River. Nyerere park is also a prime destination for Bird-watchers; more than 420 endemic species have been recorded, evening drive back to the camp for overnight.

Meals and Overnight at Jimbiza Camp – FB

Day 4: Full Day Nyerere National Park

Wake up very early morning, after a cup of tea/coffee transfer to Mtemere gate for Walking inside the park with the escort of an armed ranger, the journey takes about 2 to 3hours, on arrival to your pick up point you will be transferred back to the Lodge for Breakfast. There after proceed with short game drives till lunch which will be served at the lodge.

Boat Safari in the afternoon is another way of game viewing on the Rufiji River; it offers a unique experience as Nyerere is the only park in Tanzania and East Africa where this option is available. Rufiji River is one of the most dramatic rivers in Tanzania’s Game parks and National Parks which is navigable all year round. The chance to get out of the vehicle and view game from a boat is one of the things which make Nyerere National Park such a great place to visit.

Dinner and overnight at Jimbiza Camp – FB

Day 5: Nyerere National Park – Dar Es Salaam

After breakfast, Collect packed lunch and drive to Dar es Salaam and drop off at the Airport to connect your onward flight or hotel of your choice.

Meals and Overnight BL