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3 day(s)
Private
1-100 people
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Enjoy a visit to the Mikumi National Park & the nearby Maasai cultural village. Mikumi national park itself is about six (6) hours’ drive from Dar es Salaam, the commercial hub city of Tanzania, with the road journey quite comfortable in a 4*4 jeep or Toyota Alphard vehicles. The journey gives you an authentic view of life and landscapes of Tanzania and Africa in general as you meander through towns such as Kibaha and Morogoro having a road view of life in African rural and peri-urban centres.
As you reach Mikumi region, before even reaching the park entry gates, animals by the road side will announce your arrival. See lots of Zebras, Impalas and Giraffes grazing a few meters away from the road.
With 3,230 square kilometers coverage, Mikumi National Park is a well-established national park in Tanzania’s southern tour circuit. The park is well-known for its population of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, elands, antelopes, Kudus, wildebeest, and lions. At the Mikumi Hippo pool, you will see not only hippos but crocodiles and birds.
Accommodation: Camp Bastian lodge (one of the finest lodges in Mikumi, complete with Swimming pool).
Day 1: Dar es Salaam/ Mikumi park
Day 2: Full Day Mikumi Park/ Maasai village (evening)
Day 3: Breakfast/ Transfer back to Dar es Salaam
Duration
3 day(s)
Max Group Size
1-100 people
Tour Code
3D-Dar-Mikumi
Departure Type
request
Tour Category
National Park
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Operated In
Age Requirement
0 - 0
Dar es Salaam
Mikumi
Meet and greet at agreed location in Dar es Salaam at 5:30am. Transfer to Mikumi by road via Morogoro.
Connect African Safaris will drive you from Dar–es- salaam early in the morning straight to Mikumi National Park. The drive will take about 6 hours with a lunch stop at a restaurant in Morogoro Town. Use the drive time to view the village and rural life of Africa from the window of the car. Lunch shall be provided en route.
Once near Mikumi you will start to see groups of wild animals by the roadside such as Zebras, Giraffe (national symbol), and impalas. On arrival at Mikumi gates you will proceed to enter the park and start with afternoon game drives. Enjoy the game drive experience as you see African elephants, Lions, wild dog, Zebras, Giraffes, Impalas, Hyenas, Buffalos, Wildebeests, the Eland antelope, hartebeest, and other resident small animals. The park also has over 300 species of birds that have been observed.
Late afternoon you will do a game drive with sunset view and watch the animals drink water at the large hippo pool, filled with huge school of hippos. On a warm day, you may sport crocodiles hanging around with their mouths open to avoid overheating.
Name of the accommodation: Camp Bastian lodge
Meal: Full Board Basis.
Start the day with a visit to the nearby Maasai village for a fascinating cultural experience with the popular Maasai tribe of Tanzania. Listen to their stories, view their traditional way of life, and learn how start a fire without using matchbox stick. Return to the lodge in time for breakfast. Afterwards you will go to Mikumi national park for a full day of game drives.
See more of the Mikumi animals today as they go about their day – lions, zebras, giraffes, impalas, kudus, elands, buffalos, elephants, hippos, crocs, and even the African wild dog and many more.
Lunch will be served at the Mikumi Cottages buffet inside the park. You will return to the lodge before dark falls at Camp Bastian for dinner and overnight stay.
Name of the accommodation: Camp Bastian lodge
Meal: Full Board Basis.
After breakfast you will depart for your journey back to Dar es Salaam for a hotel drop off or ferry terminal drop of for beach holiday extension in Zanzibar.
Meal: Breakfast; Lunch.
End of Safari
These vehicles are designed to handle rough roads and off-road conditions typical of wildlife areas, ensuring that tourists can access remote locations where wildlife is abundant.
In parks like Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Tarangire, 4WD vehicles allow for close encounters with the "Big Five" (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino) as well as other wildlife. The elevated position of these vehicles offers better visibility for spotting animals and enhances the overall safari experience. Custom-built 4x4s often feature pop-up roofs for unobstructed views during game drives.
The camp consists of 18 cottages and a campsites. All is located within the unique and natural settings of camp Bastian. During your stay at Camp Bastian you will meet the well trained and service-minded staffs. The team is always at your services and your special needs are at our greatest concern. The property has employed more than 50 locals permanent staffs member not to mention casual laborers. This is a way of injecting money back into the community and improving the welfare of it's people.
The property serving homemade food from locally grown and produced products. The food is always freshly made and everyday the special menu is prepared with some different options to choose from
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