Mikumi Safari Car Rental

Mikumi Safari Car Rental with Driver

Serengeti Trips offer reliable Tanzania car hire and rental services in Dar-es-salaam and all over Tanzania, using a proven range of Safari vehicles for hire with Driver Guides at competitive rates. Vehicles include Safari Tour Vans and 4×4 Landcruisers, ideal for Tourist safaris and gamedrives in national parks such as Mikumi National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngoongoro Crater, Nyerere (Selous) National Park, Ruaha National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Tarangire National Park, Saadani National Park, and Kilimanjaro National Park.

We also provide car and driver service in Dar-es-salaam as well as rental for trips combining Kenya and Tanzania.
Our 4 x 4 car rental service has been extensively used by international photographers, tourists and corporates alike.

Rent a car with driver

All of our drivers are experienced, helpful and most of all pleasant company. He will also do the game drives in the parks. The cost of hiring a driver is $45 / day – this also covers his meals and accommodation. You don’t need to arrange accomodation for him, as the lodges have facilities for the driver-guides.

The driver is responsible for the wellbeing of the car, and the security bond will no longer apply.

If you’re taking a driver with you into the national parks, the Tanzania National Parks Authority requires you to have your entrance permits paid in advance, so you won’t be able to just decide on the fly. If you book a car with a driver, we will help you by arranging the required park entrance permits for you in advance.

Mikumi National Park, at a glance

Sharing a common border and ecosystem with Selous Game Reserve to the south, Mikumi National Park is only three to four hours drive from Dar es Salaam, lying astride the main highway to Zambia, and en route to the National Parks of Udzungwa Mountains, Ruaha and Kitulo.

Mikumi National Park covers an area of 3,230 sq km, and is rich in wildlife including buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, lion, elephant, impala, hippos, baboon, giraffe, warthog, waterbuck and eland which can be viewed throughout the year. Reptiles including crocodile, monitor lizard and python are also resident in the park.

Other animals that can be sighted although rare are the Sable Antelope resident in the southern part of the park bordering the Selous, the Greater Kudu, leopard, and the wild dog also known as the African Hunting Dog. More than 400 bird species have been recorded, including European migrants during the rainy season.

Best Activities in Mikumi National Park

Visitors can explore and admire the natural beauty and fauna of Africa. There are many safe countries to visit in Africa and discover it to the fullest. Tanzania, with its Mikumi National Forest, is one of the African nations that offers travelers a view of the continent’s fauna. The park, which is Tanzania’s fourth-largest national park, is located beside Selous Game Reserve between the Lumango and Uluguru mountain ranges.

Visitors can observe diverse wildlife, including fearsome elephants, hump-backed wildebeests, hostile buffalos, beguiling zebras, enormous elands, and charming impalas. The park also provides guests with several engaging and daring activities to undertake. Exploring Tanzania’s natural splendor while visiting the Mikumi National Forest is a blast. Let’s examine the top activities that one can engage in here.

Birdwatching

There are many national parks around the world, and the ones in Africa are full of fauna. In Tanzania, Mikumi National Park has been one of the top locations to go birding in the country as it is home to more than 400 species of birds, featuring resident and European migratory birds and aquatic birds.

The grassland in the park is an excellent place to go for bird viewing. Bird watchers could see various bird species near the Mkata River and the Miombo woodlands.

Some common birds are the black-bellied bustard, the open-billed stork, the malachite kingfisher, cattle egrets, the Bateleur eagle, the yellow-throated long-claw, the African spoonbill, the lilac-breasted roller, the African gray hornbill, and the African fish eagle.

Hiking

The Uluguru Mountains, a vast mountain chain, the Eastern Arc Mountains’ section, whose primary Mountain Ridge rises to 2,630 meters, are located in northern Mikumi National Park.

The hills give incredible scenery and disperse their charm with rare plant, bird, mammal, and amphibian species found anywhere else in the world.

Visitors can trek along the routes through rugged but still majestic woodlands to unwind and partake in the true grandeur of native surroundings and wilderness. Visitors can relish excursions, picturesque landscapes, greenery, and the magnificent biodiversity of famous house plants and endemic life forms such as impatiens, African Violets, and begonias.

Game Drives

A game drive in Mikumi gives visitors a chance to explore and discover animals in their native surroundings. Game drives rank among the main tourist activities in the park.

Visitors can take a game drive expedition in this expansive national park to see the large herds of buffalo, wild dogs, zebras, impalas, and wildebeest that are seen frequently roaming the grassy plains.

It is the best place to observe lion pride as they casually calculate strides for their meal. It is extremely amazing to see so many animals around.

Camping

Mikumi National Park contains two camping grounds catering to both public and personal camping needs. Visitors can discover the thrill of staying far in the woods at these CampGrounds – the Vuma Hills’ exclusive one and the Nkata Plains’ open one. Both campgrounds provide exceptional camping opportunities to admire nature’s magnificence while on this wildlife expedition. Visitors will get an excellent chance to see the environment, admire the stars, hear lions roar, see other creatures scurrying around the tents, and more.

Picnics

The ideal picnicking opportunities are available in Mikumi National Park, an Acentric Wilderness Arena, which also offers other popular tourist attractions if visitors are keen on enjoying a picnic while on a group trip, family vacation, couple’s expedition, or other trips or looking for fun things to do in Tanzania.

These picnic excursions will treat visitors to breathtaking vistas, landscapes, and locations that will provide them with memorable scenes and a fascinating journey. Among the activities at picnics include eating, playing games, and many others. It’s a great chance to relax amid the beauty of nature.

Nature Walks

Being in the natural world allows visitors to learn more about the surroundings in terms of their principal features, fauna, and other environmental specifics. Particularly for tourists who want to appreciate nature and wildlife have the opportunity to get close to the natural environment in the Mikumi National Park’s savannah grasslands by taking one of the many trails, including the Vuma trail, Lodge trail, and Kikoboga trail. Visitors will be able to appreciate highlights, wildlife, and various bird species and learn more about the national park’s surroundings to its full extent.

Safari

Mikumi National Park features walking safaris, during which guests tour the area on foot while being escorted by a forest ranger with a firearm. Both short and long paths take 3 to 4 hours to complete, traveling across Vuma, Miombo woodland, Mikumi wildlife resort, and Kikoboga.

The guided wildlife trips will provide visitors amazing up-close views of various creatures, a chance to see various vegetation species and colorful butterflies, the chance to hear birds chirping in the treetops, take beautiful pictures, and many more memories that will last a lifetime.

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