4
Days/ 3 Nights Mikumi
& Udzungwa National Park Safari
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4 Days/ 3 Nights Mikumi National Park and Udzungwa Mountains
National Park Safari explores Mikumi National Park located
in Southern Tanzania in Morogoro region about 320 kilometers
from Dar-es -Salaam and Udzungwa Mountains National
Park located southwest of Mikumi National Park about
65 Kilometers (40 miles). The drive from Dar-es-salaam
takes to Mikumi takes about 5 hours and the park is
well-known for its population of elephants, giraffes
buffaloes, zebras, elands, greater Kudu, wildebeest,
roan and sable antelope)
Udzungwa National Park
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Hills Tent Camp, Mikumi
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4
Days/ 3 Nights Tanzania Southern Safari
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Days/ 3 Nights Tanzania Southern Safari View Discounted
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4
Days/ 3 Nights Tanzania Southern Safari explores two
National Parks located in southern Tanzania.
You safari begins with a visit to Mikumi
National Park located in Southern Tanzania in Morogoro
region about 320 kilometers from Dar-es -Salaam.
The
drive from Dar-es-salaam takes about 5 hours and the
park is well-known for its population of elephants,
giraffes buffaloes, zebras, elands, greater Kudu, wildebeest,
roan and sable antelope.
The
next destination on our 4 Days/ 3 Nights Tanzania Southern
Safari is Udzungwa Mountains National Park located southwest
of Mikumi National Park about 65 Kilometers (40 miles).
The Park is the first terrestrial National Park in Tanzania.
It is well known for its biologically diverse forest,
with several animals and plant species that grow here
absent in the world.
The park is beautiful and great for hiking place. It
is considered as one of the top ten forests for bird
conservation in Africa. Wildlife found here include
Cape Buffalo and Elephants. There are also reptiles
and snakes.
4
Days/ 3 Nights Mikumi & Udzungwa National Park Safari
Itinerary
Summary
Day
1:
Dar-es-Salaam –
Drive to Mikumi National Park
Day 2: Explore Mikumi National Park
Day 3: Mikumi – Drive
to Udzungwa Mountains National Park
Day 4: Udzungwa –
Drive back to Dar-es-Salaam –
Depart
4 Days/
3 Nights Mikumi & Udzungwa National Park Safari
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4
Days/ 3 Nights Mikumi & Udzungwa National Park Safari
Prices Include:
*
Extensive game drives during the tour
*
Services
of an armed Mountain rangers
*
Driver/ tour guide experienced in game spotting
*
All park entry fees for clients, driver cum guide and
vehicle
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Exclusive transport in a 4WD Land cruiser with a game
viewing roof hatch
* All park entry fees, airstrip transfers, VAT, state
levies, service charge and hotel taxes
* Accommodation as specified in the itinerary on full
board (3 meals a day) in the lodges
4
Days/ 3 Nights Mikumi & Udzungwa National Park Safari
Price
Prices Exclude:
*
International flight tickets and visa costs
* All gratuities except to driver-guides, game rangers,
escort, and lodge, hotel, camp or bar staff
*
Dar es Salaam hotel accommodation, additional activities
or sightseeing NOT included in the itinerary
*
Personal expenses such laundry, flying doctor service,
travelers insurance; communication charges, visas, international
airfares; drinks and excursions
4
Days/ 3 Nights Mikumi & Udzungwa National Park Safari
Detailed Itinerary
Day
1: Dar-es-Salaam
– Drive
to Mikumi National Park
Our
destination today after breakfast in our hotel at Dar
es Salaam is Mikumi National Park. Mikumi National Park
is located south of Dar es Salaam right on the main
Morogoro-Iringa Highway with an approximate travel time
of 4½ hours.
The
word Mikumi comes after a local word for Borassus palm
trees referred to as Mikuky. The wildlife viewing experience
at Mikumi National Park can be experienced right upon
entering the park where guests can encounter baboons,
zebras and impalas speedily crossing the road.
Other
animals include lion, eland, hartebeest, buffalo,
wildebeest, giraffe, and elephants. Wild dog can be
seen in packs here.
Overnight
will be at Vuma Hills Tented Camp or Similar
Meal
Plan {Lunch & Dinner}
Day
2: Explore
Mikumi
National Park
Today
we enjoy a game drive to the secluded heart of Mikumi
National Park. With 3,230 square kilometers coverage
Mikumi National Park is well-known for its population
of elephants, giraffes buffaloes, zebras, elands,
greater Kudu, wildebeest, roan and sable antelope.
Predators include tree-climbing lions (which are in
large number), leopards, wild hunting dogs and black-backed
jackal.
More than 400 species of birds have been recorded here
including Eurasian migrants such as red billed ox pecker,
marabou stork and lilac breasted roller, which stays
between October and April.
There
are more interesting bird species in the Miombo woodland,
for example, Shelley's double collared sunbird, pale
billed hornbill and violet-crested Turaco as well as
violet-backed starling.
The
surrounding mountain and hills brings compelling natural
beauty with addition to superb light, make it a wonderful
venue for wildlife photographers. It is common to see
elephants, lions and sometimes giraffes on/ along the
Tanzania-Zambia highway, especially in the evening or
night. Nowadays leopards are commonly seen.
Overnight will be at Vuma Hills Tented Camp
or Similar
Meal
Plan {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
3: Mikumi
–
Drive to Udzungwa Mountains National Park
We
awaken to the sounds of Africa and begin our day with
an early morning game drive in Mikumi then return to
the camp for an English breakfast. Mikumi's vegetation
includes woodland, swamp and grassland with two water
holes, Mkata and Chamgore.
Apart
from the saddle-bill stork, hammerkop and malachite
kingfisher, you will also find monitor lizard and a
deadly python inhabiting the pools. After Breakfast
we depart by road to Udzungwa Mountains National Park.
Udzungwa main physical features include rolling hills,
dissected plateau, waterfalls and an undulating upland
blanketed by a thick rain forest which colors the area
with an ethereal beauty.
Variety
of animal species can be found here, including water
buffalo, elephants, leopards and full of reptiles such
as chameleon and snakes. Other animals include rare
primates red colobus, Sanje crested mangabey monkeys,
black and yellow baboon, which live in slopes of mountain
all sharing the same habitation. Udzungwa National Park
is now one of the top ten forests for bird conservation
in Africa.
Overnight
at Udzungwa Mountains View Lodge or Similar
Meal
Plan{Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}
Day
4: Udzungwa
Mountains National Park –
Drive back to Dar-es-Salaam
After
breakfast, take a trekking that leads to the spectacular
trail up to Sanje waterfalls. From here you will have
a view of Kilombero Valley 180 meters. Back to the lodge
for lunch. Afternoon drive back to Dar es Salaam.
Meal
Plan {Breakfast}
Booking
& Reservations for 4 Days/ 3 Nights Mikumi National
Park & Udzungwa Mountains National Park Tanzania
Southern Safari
Booking Office Tel: + 254 (0) 20 2437871
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