5-Day Nyerere and Mikumi Wildlife Safari with Rufiji Boat Trip

• This memorable safari experience will start with pickup from the Dar es Salaam Ferry (if coming from Zanzibar), Dar es Salaam International Airport, or a Dar es Salaam area hotel.
• You will then transfer from Dar es Salaam to Nyerere National Park, a drive of about 5 hours.
• Upon arrival at Nyerere National Park, you will check in to your hotel or camp outside the park, have lunch, and rest.
• Later, you will have a briefing with your guide before leaving for your riverboat safari at around 4 pm.
• You will enjoy a sundowner, weather permitting, on a sandbar on the Rufiji River.

We will then drive you back to your hotel or camp for dinner, rest, and an overnight stay.

• Today, you will depart early for an exciting full-day safari with a packed lunch out in the bush.
• This is your chance to get closer to nature and the incredible wild animals. You can spot giraffes, elephants, hippos, crocodiles, impalas, warthogs, zebras, cape buffaloes, kudus, and countless other wild animals and birds. With a bit of luck, you might also encounter lions, leopards, and more.
• Your game drive will end in the early evening, and you may see even more animals as you return to your hotel or camp.

• After breakfast, you will begin your transfer back to Dar es Salaam. You will arrive at your Dar es Salaam beach hotel in time for lunch. After check-in and lunch, you will have the rest of the day to enjoy the beach, the swimming pool, and the hotel surroundings.

• Today, early in the morning after breakfast, you will depart metro Dar es Salaam and drive about 5 hours west to Mikumi National Park. Along the way, you will pass through beautiful landscapes and several small towns and villages.
• Upon arrival in Mikumi, you will check in at your hotel and have lunch.
• In the early evening, you will visit a nearby local village, where you will have an opportunity to respectfully interact with your host villagers, learn about their culture, and experience their way of life.

After the tour, you will return to your hotel for dinner, rest, and an overnight stay.

• You will wake up early in the morning for breakfast. Afterwards, you will start your game drive to spot wild animals.
• Sometime in the early afternoon, you will break for lunch. You will then continue with your safari.
• At approximately 4 pm, you will begin your transfer back to Dar es Salaam.