Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Car
The park gate is about a four-hour drive from Dar es Salaam; speed limits on the section of
main highway inside the park are controlled (70km/hr during the day and 50km/hr at night).
A limited network of roads in Mikumi's northern section are accessible with a 2WD during
most of the year; the south is strictly 4WD, except the road to Vuma Hills Tented Camp.
For combining Mikumi with Selous, the best route is via Morogoro. The rough tracks that
directly link the two areas are steep in part and passable only in the dry season with a well-
equipped vehicle and knowledgeable driver.
Mikumi Town
Mikumi is the last of the lowland towns along the Dar es Salaam-Mbeya highway before it
starts its climb through the Ruaha River gorge up into the hills of the Southern Highlands.
Stretched out along a few kilometres of highway, it has an unmistakable truck-stop feel.
It is of interest almost exclusively as a transit point for visits to the Mikumi or Udzungwa
Mountains National Parks, although it's quite possible to visit both without overnighting
here.
SLEEPING & EATING
Tan-Swiss Hotel & Restaurant
LODGE $$
( 0755-191827;
www.tan-swiss.com
;
Main Rd; camping US$5, s/d/tw/tr US$45/50/50/
65, d bungalow US$85; ) This Swiss- and Tanzanian-run establishment has a large
camping area with hot-water ablutions, comfortable rooms with private bathroomand sev-
eral double and family bungalows. All are spacious, with fans and surrounding greenery,
and there's a restaurant-bar. Vehicle rental to Mikumi/Udzungwa costs about US$190/130
per day.
Genesis Motel
GUESTHOUSE $
( 023-262 0461; camping US$5, r per person US$30, with half board US$45; ) This
functional hotel is located on the main highway 2.5km east of the Ifakara junction. Rooms
are small, clean and closely spaced (ask for one of the newer ones) and there's a restaurant
and an attached snake park (adult/child US$5/2). For campers, there are hot-water showers
and a kitchen. Vehicle rental (with advance notice) for Mikumi and Udzungwa costs from
US$150 per vehicle per day.
Angalia Tented Camp
TENTED CAMP $$
