Safari From Zanzibar - Nyerere National Park

3 Days | 2 Nights

From $400 / person

Your trip overview

One of the most popular Zanzibar short safari itineraries is this 3-Day Nyerere National Park Safari from Zanzibar Island. After taking a flight from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam, you will take quick road trips from Dar es Salaam to the Nyerere National Park. Our packages includes airport transfers to and from your hotel in Zanzibar.

This tour brings a perfect alternative wildlife safari vacations to the Tanzania’s more well-known parks, the Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. Instead of the typical game drives, this tour takes you to the less crowded Southern Tanzania Safari Circuit, which offers a variety of activities.

This safari tour in Nyerere National Park gives you the chance to go on a genuine walking safari in the largest Nationalk Park in the world, exceptional boat safari on the enormous Rufiji River, as well as wildlife viewing in a 4×4 safari land cruiser.

The Selous Tented Camp or the Selous Mapumziko Lodge, both of which are situated on the banks of the Great Rufiji River, will be your home base for your three-day safari in the Nyerere National Park, there are also other midrange and luxury hotels/camps to choose.

Trip Destinations

where to visit

Zanzibar

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Nyerere National Park

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Zanzibar

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Nyerere National Park

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Full Itinerary

Day by Day

Day 1: Zanzibar to Nyerere National Park

Fly from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam this morning. Your safari guide will be waiting for you there. Your driver will pick you up at the airport in Dar es Salaam at around 8:00 a.m. and take you directly to the Nyerere National Park, where you will arrive around noon. After a brief game drive you will drive to your lodge/camp for lunch.

The boat safari will start in the late afternoon. It would be an unforgettable experience to spend your afternoon on a boat safari in the Great Rufiji. Animals such as fish eagles, pied kingfishers, enormous kingfishers, hippos, black and white colobus monkeys, and other creatures converge here to satisfy their thirst. If you’re lucky, you might witness some animal activity as crocodiles use this to pursue their prey.

Once the sun has set, later in the evening you will head back to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight
Overnight at Mloka Safari Lodge

Where to stay

Mloka Safari Lodge

Mid-range

Mloka Safari Lodge

Mid-range

Day 2: Nyerere National Park Full day game drive

You will eat breakfast at your camp or lodge this morning before leaving for full day game drive in the Nyerere National Park. We will spend the entire day on wildlife game drives in the Africa’s biggest game reserve looking for animals and birds.

Although you can view the rarest of all the animals, African wild dogs, in addition to the expected sightings of gazelles, giraffes, impalas, elephants, wildebeests, kudus, and zebras.Nyerere National Park formelly known as Selous Game Reserve was given its name in honor of the late Frederick Selous, a well-known European explorer, and eventually became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Approximately the size of Switzerland, the Nyerere National Park is an unspoiled African wilderness with an unusual habitat that includes noteworthy savannah forests, undulating savannah grassland plains, and rocky outcrops that are supposed to have been produced by the Rufiji River in the distant past. Big cats like lion prides and leopards can be found in the Nyerere.

Later in the evening you will head back to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
Overnight at Mloka Safari Lodge

Where to stay

Mloka Safari Lodge

Mid-range

Mloka Safari Lodge

Mid-range

Day 3: Nyerere National Park to Zanzibar

You will go on a walking safari in the Nyerere National Park after an early breakfast, giving you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get up close and personal with wildlife and explore the African wilderness on foot.

You will be led by an armed ranger who is also a trained naturalist for your safety. You will drive back to Dar es Salaam after the walking safari. Driving will have you getting to Dar es Salaam in the late afternoon.

You will be dropped off at the airport in Dar es Salaam before flying back to Zanzibar Island.

Rates Per Person

Start Dates	Solo 1 room	2 people 1 room	3 people 2 rooms	4 people 2 rooms	5 people 3 rooms	6 people 3 rooms
Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025	$792	$440	$418	$407	$403	$400

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Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

All local Flights

All airport transfers

Park fees

All activities

All accommodation

A professional driver/guide

All transportation/game drives

All Taxes/VAT

All Meals

Exclusions

International flights

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Tips (Tipping guideline US$5.00 pp per day)

Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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