3 Days Nyerere National Park Safari | Tanzania

Nyerere National Park safari. Three-Day Safaris in Tanzania The recently created Nyerere National Park, which is a component of the Selous Game Reserve, is currently the largest national park in Africa.
The park has the name of the late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, who founded the country. The Park was created in 2019 and spans more than 30,000 square km of land. Nyerere National Park boasts Africa’s largest wilderness area and comparatively intact ecological and biological processes, including a wide variety of species with important predator-prey relationships.

With its famous hippo and rhino population, the Rufiji River runs into the Indian Ocean. The river is a well-liked tourist destination and has been declared a photography zone. The amount of gaming in the Nyerere is simply amazing! There are more elephants, buffalo, and lions, and the park and the remaining portion of Selous are home to the last remaining African wild dog stronghold.
The greatest variety of safari activities in the nation, including watercraft safaris, conventional game drives, walking safaris, and the renowned fly camping excursions, are available to visitors to this expansive park.

Safari Highlights of the Nyerere National Park safari

– Explore the largest national park in Africa

– Witness the famous hippo and rhino population in the Rufiji River

– Enjoy a boat safari, game drives, and walking safaris

– Spot a wide variety of species, including elephants, buffalo, and lions

– Expert guidance from professional safari guides

Day to Day Itinerary of the Nyerere National Park safari

Day 1 – Depart to Selous Game Reserve and an evening boat safari

After being picked up from the Dar es Salaam hotel or airport, you will be driven for about five to six hours, including lunch, to Selous Game Reserve. Check in at Selous Mapumziko Lodge when you arrive. Take a boat safari over the Rufiji River in the evening.
You can see aquatic life on this safari, primarily crocodiles and hippos. Enjoy a breathtaking sunset while observing some animals that have come to drink and an incalculable number of bird species, as the reserve is home to over 440 different species. Return for dinner in the late evening and spend the night at Selous Mapumziko Lodge. Dinner and lunch are included.

Day 2 of the Nyerere National Park safari– Full day game drive at Selous Game Reserve

After an early breakfast at seven in the morning, you will go to the Selous Game Reserve. With the help of a professional guide and a specially modified safari vehicle, you will go on a full-day game drive where you will likely see and learn about a variety of animals, including the popular lion, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, zebra, and all the other important species, including the uncommon African hunting dog.

Along with stunning landscape and a diverse topography that includes wetlands, dry grasslands, light acacia forests, and higher territory with expansive vistas of distant mountains, there will also be a wide diversity of bird species. Take pleasure in your packed lunch and relax.

To ensure that no predator can approach undetected, your guide will choose a spot with shade and water close by where you can observe the animals arriving to drink. By 6:30 p.m., you will return to Selous Mapumziko Lodge for dinner and sunset. Included are breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Day 3 – Early morning walking safari and depart to Dar es Salaam

To learn about the history of the reserve, including its traditional medicinal trees, animal tracks, and other small animals that are not visible during the game drive, you will go on an early morning walking safari with a bushman. Then you will return to the camp for breakfast.
After breakfast, make your way back to Dar es Salaam while stopping for lunch. After your early evening arrival, Safari guide will either drive you back to your accommodation or help you catch your flight home. Both lunch and breakfast are included. End of the Nyerere National Park safari