Legendary Mikumi , Kilombero River and Udzungwa Mountains

5 Days Hiking And Canoeing Safari

Tanzania

5 Days

$ On Request

Easy to Moderate

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overview

5 Days Hiking and Canoeing Safari is a wonderfully relaxing way to enjoy the astonishingly beautiful scenery and see wildlife in Africa floating in a boat.

Tanzania Canoeing Safari lets you enjoy the truly wild creatures that can’t be encountered moving in a safari vehicle. Imagine you are sitting in a boat, a herd of elephants having a bath, hippos just enjoying the swim with family and graceful birds flying towards you, all the experiences are just amazing.

This trip will take you to major southern Tanzania’s national parks. The southern circuit parks are truly untouched and crowed less and make it feel like you are all alone in the wilderness also adding a hiking dimension to your safari when you take a moderate hike up the Udzungwa ranges.

Arrive: Mikumi, Tanzania

Depart: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Highlights

  • Find an exhilarating trek through the Udzungwa Mountains, discovering pristine rainforests, waterfalls, and rare wildlife.
  • Safari through Mikumi National Park, known for its open grasslands and the opportunity to spot a variety of wildlife, including giraffes and zebras.
  • Enjoy a serene canoeing experience along the Kilombero River, immersing yourself in the scenic beauty and observing the riverbank's unique flora and fauna.

itinerary

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You will be picked up at the hotel in Dar es Salaam early morning around 6:30 a.m., and then drive 5 - 6 hours to Mikumi. Upon arrival, get a hot lunch in the restaurant inside the park. After lunch, go for an afternoon game drive until sunset. During the game drive at Mikumi National Park, you can see a rich variety of bird species, as well as large numbers of giraffe, buffalo, and elephants. You may also be able to spot lions, leopards, and African wild dogs. Likely to be seen animals include zebras, hippos, hartebeest, wildebeest, impala, warthog, eland, and antelope. You will be back in the late evening for dinner, then check-in, and spend the night at Vamos Hotel or Tanswiss Lodge.

  • Lunch and dinner are included.

After an early breakfast, go for a full-day game drive across the Mikumi National Park with packed lunch boxes to see various animals of the park until sunset. The Mkata River floodplain is an attractive point of the park, where you can easily spot a large number of animals, including elephants, buffalos, zebras, giraffes, wild dogs, impala, and a rich number of bird species. Back in the late evening, get a hot dinner when you are ready, and spend the night at Vamos Hotel or Tanswiss Lodge.

  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included.

After breakfast, depart to Ifakara, which takes around a four-hour drive, with packed lunch boxes on your way to Kilombero River for the Tanzania Canoeing Safari. During the canoeing safari, you will also have a chance to spot spectacular river bird species wandering around the beautiful scenery of Kilombero, and know how the Wandamba tribe (the people of the Kilombero Valley) live and fish traditionally. Drive back to Udzungwa in the late evening for your hot dinner and spend the night at the beautiful and amazing Udzungwa Falls Lodge.

  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included.

After an early breakfast, go hiking through the beautiful forests and landscape scenery of Udzungwa with packed lunch boxes, along with a professional guide. On the way, you will learn about various trees used for traditional healing, learn about bird life, and then you will be heading towards the top for a great and an amazing view of the famous Sanje Waterfalls. On top of the waterfall, you can see a great view of the enormous Kilombero Sugarcane Valley, one of Tanzania’s biggest sugarcane plantations. Back in the evening, get a hot dinner, and spend the overnight at Udzungwa Falls Lodge.

  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included.

After breakfast, depart to Dar es Salaam. Enjoy your lunch break on the way, and you will arrive at Dar es Salaam in the early evening. Will take you back to the hotel or catch your flight back home.

  • Breakfast and lunch are included

Accommodations

Vamos Hotel is a new hotel with world class standards located at Mikumi, Morogoro Tanzania, just 310 km distance from Dar-es-Salaam to Mikumi by road. Just 262 km flight distance between Mikumi and J.K Nyerere International airport.

Vamos Hotel

Days 1 (1 night)

Tanswiss Lodge

Days 2 (1 night)

Udzungwa Falls Lodge

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