5 days

5-Day Mikumi & Udzungwa

Savanna and rainforest, entirely by road.

Budget€635
Luxury€2,880

Per person, land only. Park fees included where noted.

Day 1 — Dar es Salaam to Mikumi. Roughly five hours on surfaced road. Afternoon game drive on the Mkata Floodplain.

Day 2 — Mikumi. Full day among lion, buffalo, zebra and elephant, with the Uluguru mountains as backdrop. Optional night drive.

Day 3 — Mikumi to Udzungwa. Two-hour transfer. Afternoon forest walk into the Eastern Arc.

Day 4 — Sanje Waterfall. Full-day hike to the 170-metre falls, with a swim in the plunge pool. Endemic Iringa red colobus and Sanje mangabey are both possible.

Day 5 — Return to Dar. Morning walk, then the drive back to the coast.