Zanzibar to Mikumi Safari Day Trip: Lions & Game Drive

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.23 (13 reviews)

Free cancellationTravelers' pick

1/21

Duration12h 30m

GroupUp to 30

LanguagesEN · DE +3

PickupAt your hotel

One Day, Two Flights, a Full Safari: Mikumi from Zanzibar

You leave your hotel before dawn, fly to the mainland, spend six hours on a game drive through Mikumi National Park spotting lions and elephants, eat lunch in the bush, and fly back to Zanzibar by evening. Hotel pickup, all flights, park fees, lunch and drinks are included; you just show up at the hotel at the pickup time.

12h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Mikumi National Park Safari Day Trip

Pick up from hotel at 4:40am
Flight departs Zanzibar at 7:00am
Arrive Mikumi at 8:00am
Start full game drive in Mikumi
Lunch break and relax at 1:00pm
Continue game drive until evening
Drive to Mikumi airstrip
Flight departs Mikumi at 4:00pm
Arrive Zanzibar at 5:00pm
Transfer to hotel from airport

The Experience

What if you could wake up on an island, land in the African bush by mid-morning, and be back in your hotel before dark? That's the shape of this day — a Zanzibar to Mikumi safari that compresses what usually takes three days into one. The pickup happens early, 4:40am from your hotel, and the flight leaves Zanzibar at 7:00am. By 8:00am you're standing in an open vehicle on the savannah with a professional safari driver, and the park spreads out in front of you: flat, golden, alive.

Mikumi National Park sits on mainland Tanzania, about an hour's flight from the island. The game drive runs the whole morning and into the afternoon — you're moving through the park looking for lions, elephants, giraffes, wildebeest, buffalo, zebras, hyenas, antelope, hippos, crocodiles. A safari driver knows where to go and when to stop, which saves you from the guessing. Around 1:00pm there's a break for lunch and a rest, then the drive continues until it's time to head back to the airstrip. The return flight leaves at 4:00pm and lands in Zanzibar at 5:00pm, and a driver picks you up from the airport and takes you back to your hotel. You've seen the animals, eaten, and slept in your own bed.

The day is long and the hours are tight, but that's what makes it work. You don't have to book a lodge, arrange separate transport, or negotiate with guides — the flight times, the game drive, the lunch, and both pickups are already locked in. The park itself is the draw: open landscape, real wildlife, and the kind of quiet you don't get on the island. If you've got one day and you want to see what a Tanzanian safari actually looks like, this is how you do it without leaving Zanzibar.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off from your Zanzibar accommodation.
round-trip flights between Zanzibar and Mikumi National Park.
full game drive through Mikumi with a professional safari driver.
lunch in the park.
drinks throughout the day.
all park fees and taxes.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Africa’s Home Tours & Safaris

Is this one for you?Book this if you're staying in Zanzibar and want to see a real African safari without spending nights away from the island — the tight schedule is what makes a full day in the park possible in one departure.