2 Days Mikumi Budget Safari

Mikumi Budget Safari Overviews

Mikumi Budget Safari is a 2 days safari which offers travelers a chance to explore one of the game rich sanctuary and the closest park to the Capital city Dar es Salaam. This tour is ideal for budget travelers who wants to spend their weekend break out of the hustle and bustle of the town while exploring the beauty of the nature.

The Mikumi National park covers the area of about 3,230 square kilometers and it shares its ecosystem with the great Selous game reserves. The sharing of ecosystem allows the animal to freely move between two the parks in deferent season of the year. This movements of animals makes Mikumi to be the best place for wildlife viewing near Dar es Salaam due to the largest number of animals present in the park.

Good accessibility is another point which makes Mikumi National Park to be the best spot for Wildlife Safari in the southern Tanzania region after the Selous Game reserve. Presence of the tarmac road which cross cut the park assure visitors with an easy reach to the park regardless of the presence weather condition.

Game viewing activity in Mikumi national park is primarily conducted at Mkata River floodplains which is rich in game animals. The Mkata floodplains is surrounded by gently rolling hills covered in Miombo woodlands. This area is the best for spotting buffaloes which are often quite near the roadside as well as giraffes, elephants, and zebras.

While on Mikumi budget safari you may also visit the hippo pools which located near the main park entry gate.

Mikumi is also a bird paradise with over 400 species of birds identified. Some birds are residents while others used to migrate to other places on at different seasons of the year.

Accommodation during the Mikumi budget safari is offered in budget lodges and camps located few kilometers from the park at the small town of Mikumi.