Mikumi National Park Safaris: Our 15 Favourites

1.Mikumi National Park Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · from $520Our pick

You leave your Zanzibar hotel at 5:00 AM, fly to Mikumi, then spend roughly seven hours in a 4x4 jeep with a professional guide. Expect open grassland, close animal sightings, lunch, and return flights. Guides including Patrick, Ali, and Alex have led past departures.

“An awesome once of a lifetime experience! We saw zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions and their cubs. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and went out of his way to be sure that we saw the animals. I would highly recommend this tour!”

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2.MIKUMI NATIONAL PARK – 3 Days

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · from $725

Travel from Dar es Salaam to Mikumi National Park for three days of game drives, including sunrise and sunset viewing. You’ll look for elephants, giraffes, buffalo, lions, hippos, zebras, and more, then visit a snake park with crocodiles and tortoises. Airport pickup, meals, and two overnight stays are included. No guide name is provided.

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3.2 nights 3 days safari to mikumi national park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · from $650

Travel from Dar es Salaam to Mikumi National Park for two nights and three days of private game drives. Look for lions, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos, zebras, and more, with time at Mkata, Chamgore, and the Mkata flood plains. Guides named Benson, Method, Shani, Freddy, and Nassary have led past departures.

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4.2 Days 1 Night Mikumi National Park from Dar es salaam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · from $670

Leave Dar es Salaam at 5 a.m. for Mikumi National Park, then settle into an overnight camp inside the park. You get a sunset drive by the hippo dam, dinner, and an early morning game drive with guides such as Patrick, Frederick, or Mariam. Expect lions, elephants, buffalo, giraffes, zebra, hippos, and a long return to Dar.

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5.2 Day Safari To Mikumi National Park + transfers from Dar Es Salam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $902

This private three-day safari takes you from Dar es Salaam to Mikumi National Park with guide Max or another Double G Safaris guide such as Victor or Isaiah. Expect long road transfers, a sunset drive, a full day on the savannah, camp meals and overnight stays, then a morning drive back toward Dar es Salaam. Lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, and zebras are possible sightings.

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6.Private Full-Day Trip to Mikumi National Park from Dar es Salaam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $550

Leave Dar es Salaam at 4:00 AM for a private day trip to Mikumi National Park with hotel or airport pickup. Silas and Félix are named guides associated with especially warm, attentive service. Expect a long road day, lunch in Morogoro, 4 to 5 hours inside the park, and wildlife such as lions, giraffes, buffalo, impalas, and wildebeests.

“Silas is a very knowledgeable guide, passionate about his job, and made our safari experience most memorable. We were able to see so many animals and birds because of his diligence and patience, and learn so much about them from him. His pleasant and cheerful nature added to our enjoyment of the safari.”

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8.Mikumi National Park Day Trip with Train Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 25 reviews · 1 day · from $400

You’ll leave Dar es Salaam at 6:00 AM by express train, stop for breakfast in Morogoro, then take a private game drive through Mikumi National Park. Guides such as Richard and Michael have been praised for their driving and animal knowledge. Expect a long day, close wildlife sightings, lunch in the park, and a 9:05 PM return.

“L’activité est génial, c’était une superbe journée. Le souvenir sera gravé pendant longtemps. Nous avons adoré pouvoir faire l’activité en voiture privé. Néanmoins nous avons été déçu par quelques points. La duré du trajet est terriblement longue. En terminant l’activité sur place à 16h pile nous sommes arrivé dans notre hôtel à 22h30 (il y a d’autres alternatives par le train pour réduire ce temps). De plus nous aurions aimé avoir un peu plus d’information sur la vie du parc, des animaux et de la journée par notre guide. Par contre c’est vraiment une activitée incontournable à faire en Tanzanie.”

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9.Day trip Safari to Mikumi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · from $560

Leave Zanzibar at 4:30 am, fly to Mikumi at 7:00 am, and spend the day on two game drives in a 4x4. A local guide leads the safari, with lunch, soft drinks, flights, park fees, and every transfer included. Groups join at Mikumi, usually six to seven people per vehicle.

“Great adventure! Everything was very well planned! We had a great time! All people Driver , Pilot, guides) were very Professional, and kind”

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10.2 Days Mikumi National Park Safari From Dar es salaam or Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $615

Travel by private vehicle from Dar es Salaam or Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park for two game drives, including an evening outing and sunrise drive. Guides such as Gabriel, Nick, and Akida have handled trips, with meals, park fees, transport, and overnight accommodation included. Expect long road hours, flexible service, and possible sightings of lions, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, and more.

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11.Mikumi National Park in a Day – A Day Tour from Morogoro

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $320

Leave Morogoro at 5:30 am for an 11-hour Mikumi safari with pickup, park entry, breakfast, lunch, tea, water, and a spacious Land Cruiser with an opening roof. Guides such as Patrick, Santiago, Daniel, and Edward have helped guests find lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, and birds. A Maasai village visit can be added.

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12.Day Safari Tour to Mikumi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 21 reviews · from $480

You fly from Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park for a game drive among elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, lions, and other wildlife. Captain J is one guide named in the tour feedback. Pickup, flights, park fees, lunch, tea, coffee, and water are included, with a trip length of about 10 hours.

“A day to remember! The guides were knowledgeable, fun and helpful. So many amazing animals to see! Saw more than I expected and had so much fun searching through the reserve for them.”

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13.1 Day Safari to Mikumi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $470

Leave Dar es Salaam at 4:00am for the five to six-hour drive to Mikumi National Park. Your English-speaking guide, possibly Mike or Yunus, handles the route, meals, water, and game drive in a private open-roof 4x4. Expect elephants, giraffes, lions, buffalo, zebra, hippos, and more, then return to your hotel or airport the same day.

“Be forewarned, the drive is very long! But if you only have a day in Dar, hard to imagine a better experience. Saw nearly every type of wildlife you could imagine, from Elephants to giraffes to baboons and hippos! Stopped for food twice and thRead more”

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14.Day Trip Safari to Mikumi National Park by Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $300

Take the 6:00am express train from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro, then continue by road to Mikumi National Park for morning and afternoon game drives. Your private group of up to four shares transport, lunch, refreshments, park access, and hotel pickup and drop-off. Expect lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, zebras, and more than 300 bird species.

“The only negative thing was the long way from DAR to Mikumi. All the rest was perfect. Our driver was very friendly and explained us a lot about Tanzania, their culture and for sure, the animals. We have seen a lot of them during our two game drives.”

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15.Mikumi national park full day tour from Dar es sallam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $370

Leave Dar es Salaam at 5am in a private vehicle with a guide such as Michael, Muhammad, or Paul. After roughly four hours on the road, spend several hours on game drives in Mikumi National Park, pause for lunch, then continue viewing wildlife before returning to the city. Expect a very long day.

“Paul was an excellent driver. He was timely and efficient. He has 17 years experience doing guided safari tours and knows where and when to find animals. We were lucky to have him!”

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