5 Days Mikumi & Nyerere Game & Boat Safari - Tented Camp Package

5 Days Classic Southern Circuit Safari – Mid-Range Lodges & Tented Camps

This rewarding 5-day mid-range safari is ideal for travelers who want to experience Tanzania’s famous Southern Circuit with a balance of comfort and authentic wildlife adventure. 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 rich biodiversity.

With the extra day, enjoy a more relaxed pace and extended time on safari, allowing deeper exploration of both parks. Take part in multiple guided game drives with excellent opportunities to spot elephants, giraffes, buffalos, lions, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, and a wide variety of birdlife.

Each night, unwind at carefully selected mid-range lodges or tented camps, featuring comfortable beds, en-suite or semi-en-suite facilities, and delicious meals in scenic natural settings. Bush lunches, scenic drives, and breathtaking sunsets over the savannah complete this classic Southern Circuit safari, offering an immersive wildlife experience with added comfort and convenience.

Duration: 5 Days / 4 Night
Destinations: Mikumi NP – Nyerere NP
Safari Style: Midrange & Tented Camps
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 mid-range lodges and tented camps, offering comfortable beds, en-suite or semi-en-suite facilities, and delicious meals in scenic natural settings.
Perfect for travelers with limited time who want a complete, immersive, and adventure-filled Southern Circuit safari experience with added comfort.

🗓️ 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 prime wildlife areas. Look out for elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalos, lions, and a variety of antelope species.
Enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park, followed by afternoon game viewing.
In the evening, transfer to a mid-range lodge or tented camp, where you will have comfortable beds, en-suite or semi-en-suite facilities, and a relaxing dinner surrounded by nature.

Day 2: Full Day Mikumi National Park

Spend a full day exploring Mikumi with morning and afternoon game drives, maximizing your chances of spotting predators, large herbivore herds, and diverse birdlife.
Lunch at the lodge or as a deluxe bush lunch in the park, then relax during the midday heat. Optional walking safari or additional game drive in the late afternoon.
Return to your lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight, enjoying the sounds and views of the African wilderness.

Day 3: Mikumi National Park → Nyerere National Park

After breakfast, depart Mikumi and drive south toward 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 tented camp, spotting elephants, giraffes, buffalos, hippos, crocodiles, and abundant birdlife along rivers and open plains.
Dinner and overnight at a mid-range lodge or riverside tented camp, offering comfort and scenic surroundings.

Day 4: Full Day Nyerere National Park

Spend a full day exploring Nyerere with morning and afternoon game drives. Witness large herds of elephants, buffalo, and giraffes, as well as predators and diverse birdlife along the Rufiji River.
Enjoy a bush lunch or lodge lunch in the heart of the park, and take time to relax during the hottest part of the day.
Return to your lodge or tented camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Nyerere National Park → Dar es Salaam

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