2 Days Nyerere National Park Safari

Overview

What makes this journey special

Rufiji River boat safariGame drives for elephant & wild dogLakeside campRoad or fly-in from Dar es Salaam

A short but complete taste of Nyerere – a game drive among elephants and wild dogs and a boat safari on the Rufiji River.

Nyerere National Park, formerly the northern part of the Selous Game Reserve, is Tanzania’s largest national park at more than 30,000 km². The Rufiji River and its lakes make it one of the few parks where you explore by boat as well as by vehicle.

The park is known for large elephant and buffalo herds, lions, leopards and one of Africa’s strongest populations of African wild dogs, with hippos and crocodiles in every channel.

With an early start from Dar es Salaam, two days is enough for an afternoon drive, a morning boat safari and a second drive on the way out. A fly-in option shortens the transfer.

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Destinations you will visit on this safari

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Day by day

Your itinerary

Day 1

Dar es Salaam – Nyerere National Park

Dar es Salaam · Mtemere gate

Early pick-up in Dar es Salaam and drive to the park (about 6 hours), or fly to an airstrip inside the park in under an hour. Lunch at camp, then an afternoon game drive around the lakes, where elephants, giraffes and buffalo come to drink.

Tented campFull board

Day 2

Boat safari on the Rufiji – return to Dar es Salaam

Rufiji River · Dar es Salaam

Morning boat safari on the Rufiji River or Lake Tagalala – hippos, crocodiles, African skimmers and fish eagles, with elephants often feeding at the water’s edge. Brunch at camp, then a game drive out of the park and the return to Dar es Salaam by late afternoon.

Boat safariBreakfastLunch

Getting there

Arrival & transfers

Starts in Dar es Salaam. By road the drive takes about 6 hours; scheduled light-aircraft flights from Dar es Salaam or Zanzibar take 45–60 minutes and can be added to the quote.

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