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Uluguru Trek & Mikumi by Train
The electric train out of Dar, a mountain above Morogoro on foot, a waterfall to swim in, and a day in Mikumi. Three days, no long drive.
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At a glance
- Destinations
- Uluguru Mountains · Bondwa Peak · Choma Waterfall · Mikumi National Park
- Best for
- Hiking, Wildlife safari
- Travel style
- Mid-range · SGR train, Drive
- Activity level
- Moderate — walking days on forest and mountain paths
- Best time to travel
- June to October usually gives the best balance for Bondwa and Choma walking paths and the Mikumi game drive. The train runs independently of hiking conditions; rain can still make the Uluguru slopes slippery and obscure the views.
- Start and end
- Starts in Dar es Salaam, ends in Morogoro
Why this journey
- The standard-gauge electric train from Dar to Morogoro
- Bondwa Peak, walked from town, with the Uluguru forest on the way up
- A swim at Choma waterfall
- A walking safari and a game drive in Mikumi
- Three destinations without a single long transfer
Day by day
The SGR gets you to Morogoro in under two hours, which makes the Uluguru mountains a weekend proposition. Bondwa Peak on the first afternoon, Choma waterfall on the second morning, and Mikumi in the afternoon.
Day 1 — Dar es Salaam to Morogoro by SGR, then Bondwa Peak
Early morning pickup in Dar es Salaam to the train station for the 06:00 SGR departure to Morogoro, arriving 07:40, where guests meet their mountain guide for breakfast at a restaurant. The day features a hike to Bondwa Peak (2,161 m), about 5 hours round trip. You'll have packed lunch at the viewpoint. Summit views take in Morogoro town and the surrounding landscape, then descend to camp.
Stay Morningside Campsite Meals Lunch & Dinner
Day 2 — Choma Waterfall to Mikumi Park
After breakfast, a 1.5-hour hike to Choma Waterfall, taking in Morogoro vistas, beautiful flowers and Butterflies, beautiful landscape of uluguru mountains and meeting the Luguru community. Swim in the clear water at the falls, with lunch with a Luguru family. Afternoon transfer via Sunset Hotel and a 2-hour drive to Mikumi. Driving will take 2 hours to get to the main gate, were you can register and start evening game drive until sunset.
Stay Camp Bastian Meals Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3 — Wilderness walking and game drive, then to Morogoro
An early morning game drive from 06:00 to 09:30. After breakfast, an exhilarating wilderness walking safari, described as one of Tanzania's most immersive and exciting bush experiences, with armed rangers guiding the walk and pointing out tracks, plants and smaller wildlife. Afternoon departure to Morogoro train station for the 18:40 train; staff greet travellers on arrival in Dar es Salaam for airport or hotel transfers.
Meals Breakfast & Lunch
Stay and travel
Comfortable mid-range lodges and tented camps, inside the parks wherever the route allows.
The standard-gauge train for the long leg out of Dar es Salaam, then a 4×4 with a roof hatch.
Camps fill, and roads change with the rains. Where something has to change we substitute at the same level and tell you before you travel, not after.
Included and excluded
What is included
- Every activity named in the day-by-day
- Accommodation as listed, or a similar alternative if a camp is full
- Meals as noted against each day
- Transfers between the agreed pick-up and drop-off points
- Park, reserve and conservation area fees
- An English-speaking Tanzanian driver-guide
- A 4×4 with a roof hatch, or the vehicle the route calls for
- Drinking water through the day
- Government taxes
- TANAPA armed ranger where the park requires one
Not included
- International flights, airport taxes and visa fees
- Travel, medical and baggage insurance
- Personal spending — drinks, laundry, telephone
- Tips for your guide and crew
- Anything not listed as included
Practical information
- Activity level
- Walking days on forest and mountain paths, some of them steep and often wet underfoot. Ordinary walking fitness is enough.
- Visas, insurance and tipping
- A visa is arranged before travel or on arrival. Travel and medical insurance is a condition of booking. Tipping is customary and we will suggest a range rather than set one.
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