8 Mikumi National Park Safaris in Zanzibar Worth Booking

1.Mikumi Safari Tour: Day Trip Return Flight From Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 97 reviews · from $600Our pick

Fly from Zanzibar Airport to Mikumi National Park, meet your safari guide at the airstrip, and spend the day driving across the Mkata Floodplain. Groups are capped at seven, with snacks, fruit, drinks, lunch, park fees, and flights included. Guide Musa is a name worth requesting.

“This was a dream come true experience and I 100% recommend this if you're visiting Zanzibar. It's worth the price! From beginning to end all I could say was wow! Don't skip this!”

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2.Day Trip From Zanzibar To Mikumi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · from $500Best value

Start at 6:00 am and fly round trip from Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park. With guides such as Benson, Gilbert, and Nassary, you can spend the day looking for lions, elephants, leopards, giraffes, and more in an open safari vehicle before returning to Zanzibar.

“Safari trip was above expectation. The guide Nassary was knowledgeable, funny and very helpful throughout the safari. We saw all we wanted close range lions, elephants, giraffes and much more. This was my 4th time to safari and this was best by far. Asante sana.”

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3.1-Day Fly in Shared Safari to Mikumi National Park from Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $590

Leave Stone Town at 4:30 am for a flight to Mikumi National Park, then spend the day in a safari jeep with a guide and up to five other people. Expect lions, elephants, buffalo, birds, a picnic lunch, bottled water, and return transport to Zanzibar. Guides may include Abel, Suleman, James, or Erick.

“I could first mention Suleman, our driver who take us there and back to the airport. He was extremly kind and looking for our wishes. After we arrived from Mikumi we just find out to go to Stone Town to the market and look around and he showed me the best places with best price. So I highly recomend you to ask for him if you go for Safari!”

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4.Day Trip Safari to Mikumi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 11 reviews · from $560

Leave your Zanzibar hotel at 4:40am, fly to Mikumi, and spend the day on game drives with a safari guide. Look for lions, elephants, giraffes, buffalo, zebras, hippos, and crocodiles before flying back at 4:00pm. Lunch, drinks, flights, park fees, and hotel transfers are included.

“Experiencia inolvidable. Excelente organización de principio a fin, el guía muy profesional, siempre pendiente de explicar cada detalle. Excursión imprescindible en este viaje. Gracias por hacernos pasar este día MARAVILLOSO”

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5.2 Days Mikumi Private Safari from Zanzibar with Accommodation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $730

Take the 7 AM ferry from Zanzibar, drive 5 to 6 hours to Mikumi, and spend the afternoon and next morning on private game drives. Fahamu Safaris provides the driver, guide, accommodation, and airport transfer, with guides such as Erick and Ole noted for wildlife skill.

“Everything was Amazing! Organization Was perfect. The guide spoke english and Is passionate (and graduated) on wild Animals.”

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6.Mikumi National Park Day Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 1 day · from $560

You fly from Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park, then spend about seven to eight hours in an open 4x4 with an English-speaking guide. Expect open grassland views, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, and many birds before flying back the same day.

“The safari was a truly unique experience. We were able to discover all the special and dangerous animals up close. The contact with Captain Barnaba Tours went smoothly, we received quick, competent and friendly answers to all our questions. I would book another tour or activity with this company at any time. Our vacation in Zanzibar was an unforgettable experience thanks to them!”

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7.SAFARI WILDLIFE FROM ZANZIBAR TO MIKUMI 3 DAYS AND 2 NIGHTS

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5 reviews · 3 days · from $750

You travel from Zanzibar by ferry and high-speed train to Mikumi, then spend time with a Maasai community and take a full-day private game drive. Guides such as Mohammed, Tayc, and driver Abdul have earned praise for friendly service, clear information, and safe driving.

“La experiencia fue muy chula, Tayc nuestro guía fue encantador y nos hizo muy amena la aventura, lo recomiendo hacer, no pudimos ver ni el rinoceronte ni el guepardo ya que son especies en peligro de extinción y cuesta de encontrarlas, el albergue donde nos hospedamos estaba bien en general muy buena experiencia”

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8.Full Day Safari to Mikumi National Park from Zanzibar with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $3,000

Fly from Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park for an eight-hour private safari with hotel pickup, a professional guide, lunch, park fees, snacks, water, WiFi, and two bottles of sparkling wine. Expect chances to see elephants, lions, giraffes, hippos, zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, crocodiles, and warthogs.

“Africa and Beyond the tour provider were first class the driver Teymour was really good and contacted us the night before to make sure we were ready. The flight across to the park is an experience and then the actually game drive was fantastic we saw lions, Elephants, Giraffe, Hippo, Croc’s, Wildebeast, Zebra and Pumba both alive and in Skelton form”

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