Tanzania · Safari

2-Day Mikumi National Park Wildlife Safari with Camping

2 Days Round trip from Dar es Salaam Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Mikumi National Park, Tanzania's fourth-largest national park
  • 02 Spot elephants, lions, wild dogs, zebras, buffalo, wildebeest, crocodiles, and more
  • 03 See Mikumi's vast, wide-open savanna plains, often compared to the Serengeti
  • 04 Enjoy an overnight camping stay inside the park
  • 05 Look out for over 300 bird species, including saddle-bill storks and malachite kingfishers

Take a short, budget-friendly wildlife tour in one of Tanzania's most amazing national parks and its fourth largest. Mikumi's landscape is sometimes compared to the Serengeti for its vast, wide-open savanna plains, creating an excellent setting for game viewing. Look out for a wide variety of wildlife and enjoy an overnight camping experience on this 2-day safari from Dar es Salaam.

Mikumi is home to elephants, lions, wild dogs, zebras, hyenas, buffalo, wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, crocodiles, lizards, and other resident wildlife.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Budget
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Dar es Salaam, Mikumi National Park
Languages English, Swahili

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Dar es Salaam to Mikumi and Sunset Game Drive

  • Get picked up from a pre-decided point in Dar es Salaam at 6:00 am and depart for Mikumi National Park, where you will arrive in the morning.

  • Check in to the camp and enjoy a hearty lunch.

  • After lunch, leave for an afternoon safari and continue on a sunset game drive. Mikumi is home to elephants, lions, wild dogs, zebras, hyenas, buffalo, wildebeest, eland, hartebeest, crocodiles, lizards, and other resident wildlife. Over 300 species of birds have been observed in this park.

Overnight stay in the camp.

Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Mikumi Public Campsite no. 1

2
Day 02

Morning Game Drive in Mikumi and Return to Dar es Salaam

  • Have breakfast and leave with your lunch box for an early morning game drive.

  • Mikumi's vegetation includes woodland, swamp, and grassland, with two water holes, Mkata and Chamgore.

  • Apart from the saddle-bill stork, hammerkop, and malachite kingfisher, you may also find monitor lizards and a deadly python inhabiting the pools.

  • Lunch will be served inside the park.

  • Later, set out on the return journey to Dar es Salaam. Expect to arrive in the late evening and be dropped off at the airport or hotel.

End of the tour.

Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Mikumi National Park, wide-open savanna plains, Mkata water hole, Chamgore water hole

Where this trip takes you

Mikumi National Park, wide-open savanna plains, Mkata water hole, Chamgore water hole

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Dar es Salaam 2 cities · 2 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • All park entrance fees

  • Services of our English-speaking Mikumi driver/guide

  • Meals and accommodation as per itinerary

  • All camping gear

  • Game drives as per itinerary

  • Activities as per itinerary

  • Drinking water

  • Safari transport by 4 x 4 (6 seats) with a roof hatch that pops up to enable easy game viewing and photography

  • 18% VAT

What's Not Included

  • Tips & gratuities
  • Personal expenses

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tour start
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 days finish where they began, in Dar es Salaam.

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Estimated room rates

Single Room $250.00 — $400.00
Double Sharing $250.00 — $400.00

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