Thrilling game drives led by experienced professional guides in colourful bush landscapes and rain forest hikes to see waterfalls and Rift Valley views. Explore and more on a Tanzania vacation in Mikumi National Park in Tanzania.
Game-drives in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania:
All game drives around the Mikumi National Park in Tanzania are taken in open 4 x4 vehicles. These vehicles are designed to ensure maximum visibility for all passengers.
The game drives are led by trained and experienced English-speaking guides, who ensure that everyone experiences and exciting Tanzania safari at Mikumi National Park. All vehicles have 2 way radios for any emergencies.
Mikumi National Park in Tanzania is a great place to experience game-drives, but it is also a fantastically colourful Park, the vast open grasslands change through the spectrum of orange and yellows all through the day. There is also the possibility of booking a walking safari at Foxes Camp on request.
There are high concentrations of game, with large herds of Nyasa Blue Wildebeest, (not found in Ruaha National Park), Buffalo, Zebra, Giraffe and Impala, and where there are large herds; there are always plenty of predators too. The Mkata plaina support vast herds of plains game such as Wildebeest, Impala, Zebra and Giraffe, hunted by their associated predators.
Guests are likely to find Lichtenstein's Hartebeest, greater Kudu, Roan and Sable antelope in the surrounding less fertile hills. Although game sightings can never be guaranteed, there are lots of sightings of the African 'Wild Dog' hunting in packs.
Udzungwa National Park:
Hiking under the rainforest canopy with its endemic birds and primates to emerge at Sanje waterfalls for breathtaking views over the Rift Valley below, is a full days excursion in the fascinating Udzungwa Mountain Reserve, a truly rewarding journey.
A 1 hour drive from Mikumi, Udzungwa is home to at least ten species of primate and recently discovered bird species. The rainforest trek here is unforgettable. A massive contrast to Mikumi the Udzungwa Mountains have recently become a National Park.
Enveloped in a unique and fascinating rain forest, the mountains have been untouched for thousands of years due to taboos and local beliefs. Even now this rarely visited area is a must for those looking for the country of contrasts' that is Tanzania.
