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Mikumi Safari: Spectacular Mammal Concentration and Scenic Mkata Floodplain
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133 Ratings
Mikumi National Park
Impressive assembly of mammals integral to the African plains. The stunning Mkata Floodplain, a stylish centrepiece of Mikumi, often evokes comparisons to the renowned Serengeti Plains. Conveniently accessible from Zanzibar with just a 45 to 60 minutes flight. The park primarily caters to day visits.
Impressive assembly of mammals integral to the African plains. The stunning Mkata Floodplain, a stylish centrepiece of Mikumi, often evokes comparisons to the renowned Serengeti Plains. Conveniently accessible from Zanzibar with just a 45 to 60 minutes flight. The park primarily caters to day visits.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mikumi National Park - Mikumi National Park is situated adjacent to the Northern boundary of Africa’s largest Game Reserve - the SELOUS - creating a distinctive ecosystem. The vast expanses and rich fauna of the Mkata Floodplain, Mikumi’s stylish showpiece, often draw parallels to the renowned Serengeti Plains. Here, lions with spots can be seen…
- Mikumi National Park - Mikumi National Park is situated adjacent to the Northern boundary of Africa’s largest Game Reserve - the SELOUS - creating a distinctive ecosystem. The vast expanses and rich fauna of the Mkata Floodplain, Mikumi’s stylish showpiece, often draw parallels to the renowned Serengeti Plains. Here, lions with spots can be seen overseeing their verdant domain, while herds of Zebra, Giraffes, Elephants, Wildebeest, Impala, and Buffalo roam throughout the park.
The excursion commences at Zanzibar airport at 07h00, with an arrival at Mikumi Airstrip by 08h00, where you’ll be greeted by our safari guide. Immediately, you’ll embark on a game drive to explore the wildlife-dense Mkata plains. This area is well-known for its high density of animals. Additionally, you’ll visit the renowned Hippo pool, a popular spot for these creatures to hydrate.
A warm meal will be served at midday, followed by further exploration of the African wilderness before heading back to the airstrip around 15h30 for your return flight to Zanzibar.
What's Included
- All Fees and Taxes
- Lunch
- Roundtrip airport transfers
- All Fees and Taxes
- Lunch
- Roundtrip airport transfers
What's Not Included
- Alcohol, coffer and Tips and Guide on request
- Alcohol, coffer and Tips and Guide on request
Location
Mikumi National Park
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(133 Ratings)
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Nov 4, 2025
An incredible day safari - Full day safari in Mikumi Park we loved, our French guide was top! We saw the lions, elephants, zebras, buffalo, giraffes, crocodiles, hippos, gazelles,...
Jeep ride, good meal!
That was great! A childhood dream!
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Stay18304640699
Oct 25, 2025
Worthwhile and top organized - In the description it was unclear whether Transfer&Flights were included - yes they are! We were picked up from Paje at 4.45am and were back around 7.00pm. The day trip was very worth it and it was a really great experience. Attention: You fly to Mikumi on a 12-seat propeller plane.
We have seen zebras, lions, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos, antelopes, wild boars and wildebeest. At the beginning you get the impression you are in a kind of zoo with signs, but after about 20min you really drive into the wilderness. We felt very well looked after and it was all very well organized 👍🏼👍🏼
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805elmark
Oct 12, 2025
Super Guides👍😊 - We were picked up by the Haji from the hotel on time and taken to the airport
Everything worked out great 👍
Afterwards we flew to Mikumi National Park by small plane
Then we met our guide
Whitney
Then we left
At 13:00 there was lunch
Everything was great
Whitney explained everything to us great
Later the safari was over
Then we're back on the plane
Flown back to Zanzibar
And then a driver from Haji
Bringed back to the hotel
Thanks for the nice trip 👍👍😊😊
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Voyager31402220591
Oct 10, 2025
Great experience!! - Fantastic safari. Up close with may animals and very friendly and professional guide (Ari). Can highly recommend this safari to others.
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Katja
Oct 5, 2025
Nice safari, nice guide, unfortunately not available in German although it was offered this way - We had a fantastic safari! Our driver Fidelis was incredibly friendly and very experienced. He told us a lot of interesting things about the animals and went to great lengths to find as many of them as possible for us – and he did that! It was an unforgettable experience, and I can highly recommend Fidelis. He knows exactly what he is doing and does his job with a lot of passion and heart.
The only thing that didn’t work was that I booked a tour in German, but this was not available and so it was in English, but I only found out about this during the safari.
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Stephanie
Oct 4, 2025
Perfect day - It all worked out great. From hotel pickup, flight and tour.
We had a really perfect day.
The Mikumi Park and also the Felix guide we can only recommend
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Andreas_s
Oct 3, 2025
Top - Very well organized. Our driver always took us to the places where we could see the animals up close. Highly recommended.
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246jurgenv
Sep 19, 2025
Mikumi Park excursion, absolutly awesone!! - Had the safari today in Mikumi park with the best driver in town. Thanks Sidilys for an amazing day. Can recommend this excursion to everyone. Its absolutely worth every penny!
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L8184zpisabelles
Sep 14, 2025
Once in a lifetime experience with best guide (Felix) - If you're debating whether to take the safari or not, I encoruage you to do it! It's a lot of money but so worth it. You get picked up early in the morining to get to the airport and then fly in a small plane (which is an adventure in itself) to the Mikumi Safari Tour. There's a lavatory where the jeeps are waiting. The guides wait with your names on a sign and after that the tour starts. We got to see so many animals upclose. Elephants, Lions, Giraffes, Hippos, Snakes, Buffalos and so much more. We also got very lucky with our guide as we have gotten the best of them all: Felix! He loves his job, gives so many details and information about the animals, his experiences as a guide and is so passionate. If or rather when I'll do another Safari I hope to get him as a guide again.
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Zoze33
Oct 4, 2025
A beautiful moment - A beautiful day, pictures full of head... The experience of this kind of day is very personal so everyone to make their opinion...
An organization on top from start to finish!
4 stars and not 5 because we did not have a French-speaking guide despite a reservation including it (we had chosen this safari partly in relation to that...)
The guide/driver spoke German even if he made the effort to speak English just for us, the exchanges were less fluid and the explanations less precise...
A little frustrating!
That's the only downside!!
THANK YOU for these beautiful memories!
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