5 Days Mikumi & Nyerere Game & Boat Safari – Luxury Lodge & Tented Camp Package

5 Days Classic Southern Circuit Safari – Luxury Lodges & Tented Camps

This exclusive 5-day luxury safari is designed for travelers who want to experience Tanzania’s Southern Circuit in ultimate comfort and style. The journey takes you through Mikumi National Park and Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve), renowned for their vast wilderness, open plains, river systems, and extraordinary wildlife diversity.

With an extra day, enjoy a leisurely pace and extended time on safari, allowing for deeper exploration of both parks. Take part in private, expertly guided game drives, with excellent opportunities to spot elephants, giraffes, buffalos, lions, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, and abundant birdlife. Optional activities can include boat safaris, guided walking safaris, and sundowner experiences.

Each night, relax at carefully selected luxury lodges or high-end tented camps, offering spacious en-suite rooms, fine dining, personalized service, and breathtaking views of the savannah or riverbanks. Gourmet bush lunches, scenic drives, and unforgettable sunsets complete this classic Southern Circuit safari, providing an immersive wildlife adventure with unmatched comfort, elegance, and exclusivity.

Duration: 5 Days / 4 Night
Destinations: Mikumi NP – Nyerere NP
Safari Style: Luxury
Start/End: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Safari Highlights

Explore Mikumi’s wide open savannahs, often compared to the Serengeti, and the vast, river-rich wilderness of Nyerere National Park.
Experience high wildlife density across both parks — lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, wildebeest, hippos, crocodiles, and a rich variety of birdlife.
Enjoy excellent game viewing around the Mkata Floodplain in Mikumi and along the Rufiji River in Nyerere.
Stay in carefully selected luxury lodges and high-end tented camps, offering spacious en-suite suites, elegant décor, fine dining, personalized service, and breathtaking views of the savannah or riverbanks.
Perfect for travelers with limited time who want a complete, immersive, and truly indulgent Southern Circuit safari experience.

🗓️ Itinerary Overview

Day 1: Dar es Salaam / Morogoro → Mikumi National Park

Early morning departure from Dar es Salaam or Morogoro with a scenic drive to Mikumi National Park. Upon arrival, enjoy an extended game drive across the Mkata Floodplain, one of the park’s richest wildlife areas. Spot elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, lions, and diverse antelope species.
Savor a gourmet picnic lunch inside the park, followed by afternoon game viewing.
In the evening, transfer to a luxury lodge or high-end tented camp, featuring spacious en-suite suites, elegant décor, fine dining, and panoramic views of the savannah. Relax and enjoy dinner surrounded by nature.

Day 2: Full Day Mikumi National Park

Spend a full day exploring Mikumi with morning and afternoon private game drives, maximizing your chances to see predators, large herbivore herds, and abundant birdlife.
Enjoy lunch at the lodge or a gourmet bush lunch in the park, followed by rest during the hottest hours. Optional private walking safari or additional game drive in the late afternoon.
Return to your luxury lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight, soaking in the sounds and views of the African wilderness.

Day 3: Mikumi National Park → Nyerere National Park

After breakfast, depart Mikumi and drive south to Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve), Tanzania’s largest protected area.
Arrive in the afternoon and enjoy a game drive en route to your lodge or riverside tented camp, spotting elephants, giraffes, buffalos, hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of birdlife along rivers and open plains.
Dinner and overnight at a luxury lodge or high-end riverside tented camp, offering elegance, comfort, and stunning natural surroundings.

Day 4: Full Day Nyerere National Park

Spend a full day exploring Nyerere with morning and afternoon private game drives. Witness large herds of elephants, buffalo, and giraffes, as well as predators and rich birdlife along the Rufiji River.
Enjoy a gourmet bush lunch or lodge lunch in the heart of the park, and take time to relax during the midday heat. Optional boat safari or sundowner cruise along the Rufiji River for a premium wildlife experience.
Return to your luxury lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Nyerere National Park → Dar es Salaam

Begin the day with an early morning private game drive, taking advantage of active wildlife along the rivers and open plains.
After breakfast at the lodge, begin the return journey to Dar es Salaam, arriving in the late afternoon with unforgettable memories of your luxury Southern Circuit safari.