7-Day Best of Mikumi, Nyerere & Kilwa Beach

You’ll be picked up in Dar es Salaam at 6:00am and drive six hours to Mikumi National Park. We’ll stop in Morogoro for hot lunches and arrive in the park in time for an afternoon game drive. You’ll see herds of impala, elephants, Masai giraffes, lions, wildebeests, buffaloes, and many other animals. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Camp Bastian.

After breakfast at the lodge, we’ll depart with a packed lunch in hand for a full day game drive inside the park. Animals commonly found here include lions, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, and elephants. You’ll eat lunch at the picnic site before driving to the hippo and crocodile pool. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Camp Bastian.

You’ll be picked up at the lodge at 6:30am and drive to Nyerere National Park. We’ll eat lunch at a restaurant along the way and then make our way to the lodge. We’ll arrive in the late afternoon in time for check in and an evening boat drive along the Rufiji River. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at Nyerere Tented Camp.

After breakfast at the lodge, we’ll depart on a game drive with packed lunches in hand. You can expect to see lion, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra, and hyena. You will also see a large variety of birds and wonderful scenery with varied topography, including wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest, and higher ground with vast views of far-off mountains. You’ll eat lunch in the afternoon and rest before finishing your game drive and returning to the camp.

After breakfast at the lodge, we’ll depart with lunch boxes in hand for Kilwa Beach. We’ll be staying at an excellent lodge located on the Indian Ocean. You can choose to visit the fish market or just spend the afternoon and evening at your leisure. You'll be staying at the lodge on a full board basis.

After breakfast we’ll depart with a picnic lunch in hand to Kilwa Kisiwani. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site due to its influence on the birth of Swahili culture, Kilwa Kisiwani is a fishing village that was once occupied by Arabs. They minted gold and sold spices, jewelry, and slaves—all while holding parties under the light of the moon. Songo Mnara, a neighboring small island close to Kisiwani, was a Swahili stone town that was founded in the early 19th century. Its comparatively short history compared to its more illustrious neighbor has allowed archaeologists to examine early Swahili houses within a specific time period. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.

After breakfast at the lodge, you’ll be transferred to Dar es Salaam with a packed lunch in hand. You’ll be dropped off at the hotel or the airport/ferry.