Mikumi National Park is Tanzania’s fourth-biggest national park which covers  3260sqkms. It’s additionally the most open from Dar es Salaam about 300kms. With confirmed wildlife sighting, it makes a perfect safari goal for those who are busy and have less time to travel, two days or more can get you an opportunity and organised to explore the splendor of mikumi national park..Since  the formation of a highway connecting mikumi national park  to  Dar es Salaam tanzanias busiests and largest city , Mikumi National park has been slated to  to be a major a hotspot for the travel industry in Tanzania. Situated between the Uluguru Mountains and the Lumango mountain ranges,  its the fourth biggest national park in Tanzania and just a couple of hours drive from Tanzania’s biggest city approx. 4-5 hours. The park center has a wide assortment of natural wildlife that can be simple spotted and furthermore very much suitable to viewing in a  game drive. Its vicinity to Dar es Salaam and the measure of wildlife that live inside its fringes makes Mikumi National Park a well-known choice  for those travelers who don’t have much time but also want to enjoy  a wildlife safari to mikumi national park. This short trip to Mikumi National Park and Maasai Boma Tour will give a chance to share experience people, culture and wildlife on game drive, habit and habitat of the fauna and flora in the natural areas. Mikumi park hosts small and huge mammals.

Day1:  Dar es salaam -------- Mikumi National Park
After breakfast at 06;00am pick up where you are staying and drive to Mikumi National Park about 289km approx. 4-5 hours depends on traffic jums( which covers more 3260sqkms famous for group of elephants, buffalos, giraffes, Impalas, wildebeests zebras giraffes, Impalas and predators such as lions, jackals, hyenas and leopards) via Morogoro for hot lunch. Proceed with game drive to Mwanambogo dam where many animals are drift here for a water drink more than 400 species of birds have been recorded in this park and stop at designated camp site with toilet and running water till sunset, dinner and overnight at Camp Bastian. Meals Plan( Lunch and Dinner).

Day2: Mikumi National Park full day game drive(sunrise to sunset)
After breakfast at 06:00am going for full day game drive(sunrise to sunset) with packed lunch, stop at designated picnic lunch with toilet and running water. On this day you have great opportunity to view a lots of animals and birds and also visiting the hippo, Crocodiles and hippos are seen here. As well at Mwanambogo dam where lots of animals are drift for the water followed by predators such as lions, hyenas and others. Dinner and overnight at Camp Bastian. Meals Plan(Breakfast/Lunch and Dinners).

Day3: Mikumi National Park ------ Dar es salaam
After breakfast at 06:00am, visiting the Maasai Boma(Maasai village tour) meet with the Chief/leader welcomes you then Maasai guide will explaining their life style, traditional and customs, typical Maasai handcrafts, dancing as well as past and today's life . The Maasai villages are adjacent and near by Mikumi National Park boundaries, Option: back to Camp for the short rest or drive straight back to Dar es salaam via Morogoro town for hot lunch. Meals plan(Breakfast and Lunch).

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Nyerere National Park(formally Selous game reserve), Africa's largest game reserve and one of the favourite game viewing ares in Africa continent covering an area of 54,000 square kilometers comprise of a vast wilderness with forest, grassy,mountains ang open woodlands. This reserved wa named after Frederick Selous who was great Hunter and explorer and relatively undisturd by human impact. Today the boundaries of this Nyerere National Park are being properly established but acording to source it is believed that thia park will ecompass the photographic sector in the northen part of the reserve and stretch out all the way to the wilderness ares of River Rufiji to the south. The beauty of the park is matched by the quality of a safari here; boating, walking, fly camping compliment standard game driving in thriving wildlife areas. This is an outrageously good safari park and essential component of any southern circuit itinerary. 

- Game drive by Toyota Land cruiser 4x4(pop up roof), window sliding

- Boat safari with skipper/guide

- Walking safari with an armed ranger and the bushman.

Itinerary:

Day1: Dar es salaam ------- Nyerere National Park(Selous game reserve)
After breakfast 07:30am picked up and drive to Selous(Nyerere National Park) appox 3-4 hours about 180kms check inn at the accommodation Ngalawa Tented Camp, hot lunch rest a bit wondering around the camp. At 16h00 start boat safari with skipper/guide watching hippos, crocodiles and other animals which drift down to the river for a water drink till sunset. Dinner and overnight the same place. Meals Plan( Lunch and Dinner).

Day2: Nyerere National Park full day
After breakfast 06:30am going for a full day game drive with packed lunch, served at the picnic site and proceed with the game drive till the sunset to explore about the animals as you drive along side of Rufiji river and others inner areas. Dinner and overnight at Lake Tagalala Campsite. Meals Plan(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).

Day3: Nyerere National Park -------- Dar es salaam
Pre-breakfast walking safari with an armed ranger 06:30am and bushman for 2 hours only this a touch with nature in different style, then back to the camp at 08:30am for full breakfast rest a little bit and drive back to Dar es saalam packed lunch via villages along the way. Meals Plan:( Breakfast and Lunch).

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- Mikumi National Park Tanzania’s fourth-biggest national park which covers  3260sqkms. It’s additionally the most open from Dar es Salaam about 300kms. With confirmed wildlife sighting, it makes a perfect safari goal for those who are busy and have less time to travel, two days or more can get you an opportunity and organised to explore the splendor of mikumi national park.

- Ruaha National Park west of Iringa town in south-central Tanzania, the park is located at an elevation of 2,500 to 5,200 feet (750 to 1,900 m) and covers an area of 5,000 square miles (12,950 square km) and was originally part of the Rungwa Game Reserve. The name of the park is derived from the Great Ruaha River which flows along its southeastern margin and is the focus for game-viewing, more than 571 species of birds have been identified in the park.  The park was formerly known for its large elephant population.  

- Udzungwa mountains Nationa Park is a national park in Tanzania with a size of 1,990 km2 .The habitats contained within the national park include tropical rainforest, mountain forest, miombo woodland, grassland and steppe. There is a vertical height range of 250–2,576 metres (the peak of Lohomero), which incorporates the Udzunwa mountains part of the Eastern Arch Mountains. There are more than 400 bird species, 2500 plant species (25% of which are endemics) and 6 primate species. It has the second largest biodiversity of a national park in Africa. Six primate species have been recorded in the park, five of which are endemic. The Irinda red colobus and Sanje Crested Mangabey are only found in the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, the mangabey species was undetected by biologists prior to 1979. The most common walk is the Sanje waterfalls trail which takes approximately four hours to complete and allows the visitor access to the stunning 170 m waterfall and includes swimming in the waterfall plunge pools as part of the activity.    

Itinerary:

Day1: Dar es salaam ------- Mikumi National Park
Meet and pick up at 07:00am, drive to Mikumi National Park about 290kms which takes approx. 5 hours. Upon your arrival in Mikumi Park Cottage your hot lunch is already prepared, rest a little bit and start the game drive watching Hippos, crocodiles, elephants, buffalos, giraffes, elands, Impalas, zebra, lions and other animal till sunset, dinner and overnight at Mikumi Park Cottage. (Meals plan: Lunch/Dinner).

Day2: Mikumi National Park --------- Iringa town
Sunrise game drive at 06:00am before breakfast for 2 and half hours, then back to Mikumi Park cottage for full breakfast rest a bit and proceed with the game drive lunch spotting the large concentrations buffalos, giraffes, elands, wildebeests, lions and etc. Also visiting the Hippo pools where you get out of the vehicle and take the pictures at a close distance, after hot lunch at 13:00hrs drive from Mikumi National Park to Iringa town for dinner and overnight at Zakinn Hotel. (Meals plan: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner).

Day3: Ruaha National Park
After breakfast at 07:30 drive from Iringa town to Ruaha National Park about 136kms approx. 2hours only, Upon your arrival in Ruaha Park Cottage your hot lunch is already prepared, rest a little bit and wondering the Ruaha river as lots of animals drift here for a water drink. Afterward continue with game drive watching Hippos, crocodiles, elephants and other animals including giraffes, zebras, and kudus, impalas, ostriches gerenuks, leopards and more than 350 different species of birds till sunset, dinner and overnight at Ruaha Park Cottage.(Meals plan: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner).

Day4: Ruaha National Park
Sunrise game drive, for 2-3 hours then back to Ruaha Park Cottage for full breakfast and proceed with game drive through the river observing more wildlife come drift for the water drink for full day with packed lunch, dinner and overnight at Ruaha Park Cottage.(Meals plan: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner).

Day5: Ruaha National Park
On this day you will spend another full day game drive to explore and experience more about the wildlife, option in the morning walking safari with an armed ranger; options either to take packed lunch with you or during mid noon to come back Ruaha Park cottage for hot lunch, dinner and overnight at Ruaha Park Cottage.(Meals plan: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner).

Day6: Ruaha National Park ------- Udzungwa Mountains National Park
After breakfast at 07:30am, drive from Ruaha National Park to Udzungwa Mountain National Park via the Maasai village tour observing their life style, culture, dancing and handcrafts introduced by the elders, hot lunch on the way, upon your arrival at Twiga Park Lodge for dinner and overnight short rest and easy trek to St. Bernard waterfalls. (Meals plan: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner).

Day7: Udzungwa mountains National Park---------- Dar es salaam
Early morning breakfast at 07:30am, then start trekking Sanje waterfalls 200m 7 hours(ascending and descending) via the fabulous view point overlooking the Kilombero plains through the tropical rain forest watching different primates including velvet monkeys, blue, red iringa colobus monkeys and Sanje crested mangabey, more than 450 different species of birds not found anywhere in East Africa. At the pool of waterfalls is natural wonderful you for swimming. After lunch drive back to Dar es salaam. (Meals plan: Breakfast/Lunch).

End of the trip