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Nyerere National Park Safari (Selous) — Tanzania safari itinerary

Nyerere National Park Safari (Selous)

Three days in Nyerere, Africa's largest national park. Track lion and elephant by day, drift the Rufiji by boat, and meet the community living alongside the wild.

3 Days, 2 Nights Duration
1 Park

Overview

Nyerere doesn’t announce itself. It simply keeps going: woodland into floodplain into river, further than the eye can hold. Three days here barely scratch its surface, and that’s exactly the point.
Three days in Nyerere, Africa’s largest national park. Track lion and elephant by day, drift the Rufiji by boat, and meet the community living alongside the wild.

Your itinerary

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Day 01

Arrival at Mtemere Gate

Nyerere (Selous) National Park

Drive from Dar es Salaam to Mtemere Gate, the eastern entrance to Nyerere National Park. In the afternoon, ease into the park with a village tour and a boat safari on the Rufiji, where crocodile and hippo line the banks and the birdlife rarely lets up. Dinner and overnight stay follow at your lodge or camp.

Activities
  • Village tour
  • Boat safari on the Rufiji River
  • Dinner and overnight at lodge/camp
Day 02

A Full Day Inside Africa's Largest Park

Nyerere (Selous) National Park

After breakfast, head out for a full day of game drives across Nyerere's woodland and floodplain. Your guide will help you find the park's big cats, lion, leopard, and cheetah, alongside elephant, giraffe, buffalo, and wildebeest. Return to camp for dinner and a second night under southern Tanzania's wide sky.

Activities
  • Wildlife and bird viewing
  • Full-day game drive
Day 03

Departure Destination

After breakfast, begin the drive back to Dar es Salaam, bringing your Nyerere safari to a close.

Activities
  • Private transfer to Dar es Salaam.

Included

  • Private road transfers, Dar es Salaam to Mtemere Gate (round trip).
  • All park and conservation fees.
  • 2 nights' accommodation (lodge or camp, subject to availability).
  • Full board meals as specified on itinerary
  • Village tour.
  • Boat safari on the Rufiji River.
  • Game drives with a professional English-speaking guide.
  • Private 4x4 safari vehicle.

Not included

  • International flights.
  • Tanzania visa fees.
  • Travel and medical insurance.
  • Hot air balloon safari (optional add-on, available on request).
  • Tips and gratuities.
  • Personal expenses.

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