Selous (Nyerere National Park) - $480
Package Overview
Nyerere National Park was formed fairly recently in 2019 by taking over the northern part of the famous Selous Game Reserve in Southern Tanzania. A Game Reserve is similar to a National Park except that the latter is administered by a different organization within TANAPA, and is therefore subject to closer and highly professional management. The name of the Park is in recognition and in honor of the memory of Tanzania's founding father of the nation, the late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
With a truly massive wilderness area in East Africa, this National park has an undisturbed ecology and can be considered to be more remote, pristine and unspoilt compared to the more visited parks in Tanzania, such as Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Tarangire.
The park is home to an intact and diverse range of wildlife exhibiting significant predator and prey relationship. The great Rufiji River, the largest river in Tanzania, which flows into the Indian Ocean and has a healthy population of hippo and crocodiles,flows through the northern part of the park and is one of the tourist attractions here. The river is very picturesque and a designated photographic zone. The Nyerere Park, as this destination is also referred to as, is among the best wildlife areas to spot some of the fascinating wild animals of Africa. Our website, Nyerere National Park.Net , hopes to offer complete information to guide travelers in planning a visit to this beautiful destination, which may well include booking a Safari tour most suited to their preferences.
Tourists naturally have many questions when planning a trip here especially as this is a remote part of East Africa, and we often get all kinds of questions ranging from when is the best time to visit Nyerere Park or details on the park entrance fee applicable for tourists or even information on how to get here from Arusha or Dar es Salaam and book a safari to this magical destination. We try to answer most if not all your questions through this website in a timely manner.
As regards Accommodation inside the park, there are several Tented Camps offering a quality experience such as Serena Mivumo River Lodge, Sand Rivers, Selous Serena Camp, Beho Beho Camp, Mbuyu Safari Camp, Rufiji River Camp and Stiegler’s Gorge Camp.
The park has an amazing collection of wild animals, flora and fauna. Visitors to Nyerere Park will enjoy the chance to spot a multitude of animals during a game drive and this may well include seeing what is known as the ''Big Game'' including Lion, Elephant, Cheetah, Leopard, Black Rhino, African Buffalo, Giraffe, Zebra, and Hippo, the latter by the banks of the river. This park is also one of few parks left in Africa with a sizable and prolific wild African Hunting Dog population, now endangered in most of Africa. With some luck and with a professional Driver-Guide at hand, one can see most of the prominent and likable animals within one single game drive which usually lasts around 2-3 hours.
1 Day Trip Safari | Group Size : Min 1 Person | Pickup : Anywhere |
Tour Type :National Park | Guides Languages - English | Starting and ending point: Anywhere |