4-Days Southern Circuit Mikumi and Selous (Nyerere NP)
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Overview
You will get the best of Tanzania Southern Circuit at Selous and Mikumi National Parks. This safari takes you to the greater Selous ecosystem and gives you a rare chance to experience the untouched and real African wilderness of Tanzania. The Mikumi National Park hosts a large diversity of wildlife species.
Tour Plan
You will be picked up by a guide from Kihindo Tours and Safaris at your hotel, airport, or ferry for safari briefing and then drive south to Selous Nyerere National Park which is approximately 4 and half hours drive from Dar es Salaam. On arrival, you will have lunch and start with afternoon boat safaris in the Rufiji River.
Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Selous Mloka Safaris Lodge on a full-board basis.
After breakfast, your full safari day begins. The Selous Reserve offers a diversity of fauna and flora. You will be amazed by the wildlife and nature. You will see lakes hosting an array of aquatic fauna, magnificent baobab trees, extended plains, hills, bushes, and forests. In the forest, you will pass by giraffes, elephants, warthogs, the rare wild dogs, birds, monkeys and the list goes on. At lunch, you will be offered a rich meal box. After your picnic Lunch and some relaxation, you will continue with the game drive until the evening. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Mloka Lodge.
You will start the day with a morning walking safari. After the walking safari which takes around two and a half hours, you will return back to your lodge shower, and have your breakfast. After breakfast, you will drive to Mikumi National Park with one stop at the Cate Hotel for a relaxing pause and lunch. After checking in at the lodge, you will drive through the plains of the Mikumi savanna on a half-day safari. You will discover lions, elands, hartebeests, buffalos, wildebeests, giraffes, zebras, elephants, wild dogs, and a large variety of birds. Your dinner and your overnight stay will be at Mikumi Bandas Lodge.
You will start the day with an early morning game drive from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. You will then return to the lodge where a rich breakfast will be served upon your return to the lodge.
After breakfast, you will start a 6 to 7-hour drive to Dar es Salaam amid the now-familiar landscapes and colorful villages. You will stop at Msolwa for lunch and continue the journey to Dar es Salaam.
The adventure comes to an end.
Kihindo Tours and Safaris representative will assist you to the airport or to your hotel. We look forward to receiving you soon for your next adventure.
There is so much more to discover and enjoy in Tanzania!
INCLUDED
- Park fees
- All activities
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals - (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks- (As specified in the day-by-day section)
EXCLUDE
- International flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Personal items
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees