4 Zanzibar National Park Tours to Build a Day Around

1.Mikumi Safari Day Trip with Flights and Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,470 reviews · from $451Our pick

Fly early from Zanzibar to Mikumi National Park, then spend the day in a shared safari vehicle with a guide such as Salim, Amos, or Asenga. Expect lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and more, plus a bush lunch, bottled water, and hotel transfers.

“Both the guide, I believe he's name was Elias, and the driver were amazing. so welcoming, funny and professional. We've seen lots of animals and had really nice bush lunch. would recommend it to everyone, it was a highlight of our trip.”

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2.Day Selous Game Reserve Safari with Flights

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,025 reviews · from $470

Fly from Zanzibar to Nyerere National Park for a full-day game drive in a shared 4x4. Expect an early pickup, coffee break, warm bush lunch, and wildlife such as lions, elephants, hippos, giraffes, and crocodiles. Guides including Eli, Herman, Dennis, and Songoro are praised for spotting animals and explaining the park.

“An incredible experience, absolutely loved the day! It was well organised from the pick up to the airport to boarding the flight and once landed in Selous. The guide was great, informative and did all he could for us to see as many animals as possible. I would certainly recommend this to anyone looking to do a day's safari from Zanzibar.”

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3.Selous Luxury Day Safari with Photographer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 211 reviews · from $800Top rated

Leave Zanzibar at 6 a.m. for a light-aircraft flight to Selous. A driver-guide leads game drives beside savannah, rivers, and lakes, while photographer Mike captures the day. Look for elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippos, giraffes, zebras, and rare African wild dogs before flying back at sunset.

“Terrible, bait and switch...do NOT RECOMMEND to anyone, false advertisement, waist of time and money”

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

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

Fly from Zanzibar at 7:00 a.m. to Mikumi National Park, where a guide such as Musa leads a game drive across the Mkata Plains. Expect about eight hours in the park, lunch, fruit, drinks, and a small group, with flight delays occasionally affecting safari time.

“Excellent animals and park. Keep in mind flights are not on time (hakuna matata) and the experience could be much shorter than promised. We did get to see animals so it wasn't bad. In my case - flight was 1 hour late, and we finished at 1500 instead of 1530, so including lunch the activity time was 5 hours total instead of the written 8.”

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