Visit one of southern circuit’s spectacular parks in Tanzania, Mikumi National park. The Mikumi is bordered to the south with the Selous Game Reserve, the two areas forming a unique ecosystem. The park contains a subspecies of giraffe, that biologists consider the link between the Masai giraffe and the reticulated or Somali giraffe. Other animals in the park are elephants, zebras, impala, eland, kudu, black antelope, baboons, wildebeests and buffaloes. At about 5 km from the north of the park, there are two artificial pools inhabited by hippos. More than 400 different species of birds also inhabit the park.
In the morning, pick up from hotel or airport in Dar es Salaam and travel 283km to Mikumi National Park where you will arrive in time for lunch. After lunch, you go for afternoon game drives in the park and see abundant wildlife such as Elephant, Lion, Wild dog, Zebras, Hyena, Buffalo, Wildebeest, Eland, Hartebeest, Crocodile, Lizard and other residents.
Breakfast followed by morning and afternoon game drives in Mikumi National Park for further exploration. This hosts over 300 species of birds and the fauna includes many species characteristic of the African savannah. According to local guides at Mikumi, chances of seeing a lion who climbs a tree trunk is larger than in Manyara (famous for being one of the few places where the lions exhibit this behavior).
We begin with an early morning game drives in Mikumi then back to the lodge for breakfast. We then check out and drive back to Dar, arriving early in the afternoon.
