The easiest way to see African wildlife without spending a night away from your villa. A short charter flight of about one hour takes you from Zanzibar straight to Mikumi National Park, one of the largest in Tanzania.
The Mkata floodplain at the heart of the park is often compared to the Serengeti: open grassland dotted with acacias and baobabs, where giraffes, zebras, elephants, buffalo and wildebeest graze together and hippos fill the pools.
You spend the whole day on game drives with a professional guide, stop for lunch with soft drinks, and fly back in the afternoon, home in time for dinner.
It is the perfect first safari for families with children and for anyone with only a few days on the island: return flights, park fees, game drive, lunch and transfers from your villa are all included.
Mikumi is also less crowded than the northern parks, so you often have the animals all to yourself.
Pick-up at the villa between 4 and 6 in the morning, depending on the flight, and a transfer to Zanzibar’s international airport.
The charter flight crosses the channel to the mainland and lands at the Mikumi airstrip in about an hour, as the park wakes up.
Watch the sun rise over the mainland from the plane.
Your driver-guide welcomes you on arrival and the game drive begins. Commonly seen: giraffe, hippo, buffalo, elephant, zebra, baboon, eland, wildebeest and antelope. Occasionally spotted hyena, jackal, hartebeest, crocodile and lion; rarely, leopard.
Lunch with soft drinks is at a selected restaurant in the park, then the game drive continues towards the airstrip.
Giraffes, zebras and elephants grazing side by side.
Between 3 and 4 in the afternoon you fly back to Zanzibar, where your driver is waiting to take you home.
A full safari day and dinner at the villa: the perfect solution for families and for anyone with only a few days on the island.
Hover or tap a card. Mikumi is famous for its giraffes and elephants, easy to see on the open plains.
Pick-up between 4 and 6 in the morning, transfer to Zanzibar’s international airport and charter flight (about 1 hour) direct to Mikumi National Park.
Your driver-guide meets you on arrival for a full day of game drives. Commonly seen: giraffe, hippo, buffalo, elephant, zebra, baboon, eland, wildebeest and antelope. Occasionally: spotted hyena, jackal, hartebeest, crocodile and lion. Rarely: leopard.
Lunch with soft drinks at a selected restaurant, then the game drive continues towards the airstrip.
Flight back between 3 and 4 pm; your driver is waiting to take you home.
A private safari vehicle is available on request.
Pick-up is very early: we prepare a breakfast box for the flight.
Neutral colours, a hat, sunglasses and a light jacket for the morning.
A great first safari for kids, with a reduced child rate.
A private safari vehicle is available on request.
Camera, binoculars, sun cream and your passport for the flight.
Ask us for the current adult and child rates.
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