Southern parks by road from Dar es Salaam
Per person, 2 adults sharing, mid-range accommodation, peak-season park fees.
Two southern parks within reach of Dar es Salaam: boating in Nyerere and the open plains of Mikumi.
Travel from Dar es Salaam to Nyerere National Park for two nights with a boat safari, then on to Mikumi for two nights before returning to Dar.
Hippos · Crocodiles · Wild dogs (seasonal) · Zebra · Buffalo · Giraffes
Wild animals move freely; sightings are never guaranteed.
Shown at the Mid-range level. Select a day to highlight it on the map.
Depart Dar es Salaam for the safari area. Explore Nyerere National Park by vehicle and, where water levels allow, by boat on the Rufiji River lakes. Overnight at Selous Safari Lodge.
Selous Safari Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Just outside Nyerere NP
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
A day in Nyerere National Park: a morning game drive and an afternoon boat safari among hippos, crocodiles and water birds. Overnight at Selous Safari Lodge.
Selous Safari Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Just outside Nyerere NP
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
Game drive on the Mkata floodplain of Mikumi National Park. Overnight at a property of the package level, to be selected by your consultant.
Mid-range · property to be selected with your quotation. · Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A full day in Mikumi, where open grassland makes zebra, buffalo, giraffe and lions comparatively easy to find. Overnight at a property of the package level, to be selected by your consultant.
Mid-range · property to be selected with your quotation. · Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Game drive on the Mkata floodplain of Mikumi National Park. Return to Dar es Salaam for your onward journey. End of services.
Breakfast, Lunch · End of services
Leaflet map with OpenStreetMap data. Road lines follow OpenStreetMap routing where available; anything else is drawn dashed and labelled as a straight line. Lodges are plotted only when their coordinates are verified.
Mid-range: properties for this route. Availability is confirmed at quotation; an equivalent property of the same level is offered if one is full. Where a lodge has not yet supplied photos for our use, we show a photo of its area — your consultant sends the lodge’s own photos with the quotation.
Just outside Nyerere NP
Mid-range · Lodge · 2 nights (days 1, 2)
2 nights at this level are still to be matched to a property; your consultant confirms the selection with the quotation.
Prices depend on the travel dates, the number of travellers sharing the vehicle, children’s ages and the accommodation level. Adjust the estimator to see an indicative price; your consultant confirms the final price with lodge availability.
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