5 Days Nyerere (Selous) and Mikumi Guided Safari Package
Experience this fully inclusive nature based safari that explores the Nyerere (Selous) & Mikumi National Parks. Experiences of game drive, boat safari, walking safari and passing/ visiting local villages.
Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous Game Reserve) has the finest unspoiled virgin bush, uninhabited and little touched by human interference with a pristine wilderness far away from the established tourist routes.
Animals found : Elephants, Buffalo, Hippo, Crocodile and endangered African Wild dog. Commonly seen are pride of Lion, Bush buck, Impala, Warthogs, Ostrich, Giraffe, Eland, Baboon, Zebra, Hyena, Kudu, Rare sable antelope and Leopard. More than 400 species of bird life: Fish eagle, Kingfisher, Secretary bird, Sunbird, Hammer kop, Red & Yellow bill stork, Open bill stork, Weavers, Water birds, Marabou stork, Vulture’s etc.
The open horizons and abundant wildlife of the Mkata Floodplain ”The mini Serengeti” the popular center piece of Mikumi, draw frequent comparisons to the more famous Serengeti Plains. Commonly seen animals are Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Antelope, Wildebeest, Eland, Crocodile, Hippo, Baboon, if you are lucky, won’t miss to see Lion & very lucky to see a Leopard, over 300 spices of birds are seen are saddle bill stork, hammer kop, malachite kingfisher, lilac breasted roller, yellow throated long claw, battler eagle etc. Another attraction: the Hippo Pools, where you can watch hippos wallowing and snorting at close range.
