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Mikumi Safari Essentials — Tanzania safari itinerary

Mikumi Safari Essentials

Three days inside Mikumi National Park: open savannah, big game, and a Maasai cultural visit, reached by SGR train from Dar es Salaam.

3 Days, 2 Nights Duration
1 Park

Overview

Mikumi gives you Serengeti scenery without the Serengeti crowds. Three days is enough to learn its rhythm: dawn light over the floodplain, lion prides resting in the shade, elephants moving in slow, certain herds.
Three days inside Mikumi National Park: open savannah, big game, and a Maasai cultural visit, reached by SGR train from Dar es Salaam.

Your itinerary

Arrival and a Maasai Welcome
Day 01

Arrival and a Maasai Welcome

Mikumi National Park

Travel by SGR train from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro, then continue by private vehicle into Mikumi National Park. Before dinner, visit a Maasai boma to learn how the community lives alongside the wildlife around it. Settle in for the night at Camp Bastian.

Note

Accommodation is subject to availability; an alternative camp of equal standard will be offered if needed.

Activities
  • SGR train transfer.
  • Maasai boma cultural visit.
  • Dinner and overnight at camp.
A Full Day Among the Big Five
Day 02

A Full Day Among the Big Five

Mikumi National Park

Spend the whole day on safari inside Mikumi National Park, where open plains make for some of the easiest game viewing in southern Tanzania. Watch for lion, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, and the park's notably wide variety of antelope. Lunch is taken inside the park so you don't lose a minute of daylight.

Activities
  • Full-day game drive.
  • Lunch inside the park.
Day 03

Homeward by Rail

After breakfast, drive back to Morogoro and board the SGR express for the 90-minute return journey to Dar es Salaam.

Activities
  • Private transfer to Morogoro
  • SGR train transfer

Included

  • Round-trip SGR train tickets, Dar es Salaam to Morogoro.
  • Private road transfers throughout.
  • All park entrance fees.
  • 2 nights' accommodation at Camp Bastian (or similar, subject to availability).
  • Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) as specified.
  • Maasai boma cultural visit.
  • Game drives with a professional English-speaking guide
  • Private 4x4 safari vehicle

Not included

  • International flights.
  • Tanzania visa fees.
  • Travel and medical insurance.
  • Tips and gratuities.
  • Alcoholic and premium beverages.
  • Personal expenses.

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