Nyerere National Park: Explore Elephant Populations and More in Tanzania's Largest Wildlife Reserve
4.9
32 Ratings
Dar es Salaam

Discover the incredible wildlife of Nyerere National Park, formerly known as Selous Game Reserve. Explore vast elephant populations, lions, buffaloes, wild dogs, crocodiles, and more in Tanzania’s largest wildlife reserve.

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  1. Days 2.Nights Selous (Nyerere National Park)
    Selous Game Reserve covers 5% of Tanzania’s total land area, approximately 54,600 sq km. It is Africa’s largest wildlife reserve and Tanzania’s most extensive protected area. Selous is home to a large number of elephants, lions, buffaloes, wild dogs, crocodiles, and hippopotamuses. The Rufiji River also…
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What's Included
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Private transportation
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • All activities
  • Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Binoculars
  • Accommodation
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
What's Not Included
  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Additional Information

Selous Game Reserve covers 5% of Tanzania’s total area land area and is approximately 54,600sqkm. Selous is Africa’s largest wild life reserve and Tanzania’s most extensive protected area. Selous provide shelter of large number of elephants, lions, big populations of buffaloes, Wild dogs, crocodiles and hippopotamus; in Rufiji River also has a lot of…

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Location
6645+W6 Dar es Salaam
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jeanettecn8310qz
Sep 29, 2024
A wonderful 3 days with Idriss from Kihindo in Nyerere National Park - We went on a 3 day safari to Nyerere National Park. Winnie was really fantastic answering all my many questions and organising the Safari for us. Our guide Iddris was fantastic, nothing was too much trouble for him. He answered all our many questions, took the time to find all the birds, animals and plants and tell us all about habitats and behaviours. He made a big effort to get close to the animals while still respecting the animals space. We saw the Big 4 and many other animals and birds. Idriss driving skills are exceptional and I felt very safe despite the bumpy roads and traffic in Dar as we drove in and out of the city. He helped us get our ferry tickets and manage our luggage so we had low stress experience at the busy terminal. We enjoyed his friendly nature and his humour. We also really enjoyed the river trip with Kennedy, he's very knowledgeable and the walking Safari with Didi. He was able to tell us a lot about bush medicines and the mutualism between animals and between plants and animals. I highly recommend Mloko Safari Lodge with very good accommodation, beautiful setting and good food. The staff, including Elizabeth and Veronica, are very attentive and fun.
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Gordon
Sep 29, 2024
Three day safari to Nyerere national park - We were picked up in Dar Es Salaam for the drive to the park. Our driver (lddris) was also our guide for much of the time. In the afternoon we went on a river tour. For this part our guide was Kenedy. We saw hippos and crocodiles and many birds. Our guide proved very knowledgeable. We were particularly impressed by what we leaked about the birds on the river. On the second day, Iddris took us on a 4 wheel drive tour of the park. It was great to see the animals in their wild state. Iddris was fantastic at knowing where to find the animals and their place in the ecology. On the third morning we had a walking safari with Didi as our guide. Didi's animated presentation in traditional garb was really informative and entertaining. We learnt a lot about uses of native plants and animal behaviour. In the afternoon, Iddris drove us back to Dar Es Salaam. For the whole tour we felt looked after with excellent meals and staff who couldn't do enough to help us. We were particularly happy with our guide/diver who became a friend. We found Iddris friendly, reliable and helpful.
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Boyritchie
Aug 18, 2024
Beyond amazing! - Perfect company to use for safari.Communication was super fast from Winnie,Micheal-our guide-was very knowledgeable,about both animals and Tanzania in general,very good with people too.The camp was perfect ,with good food,great rooms and wonderful staff.I would recommend this company 101%. The experience itself was varied and all guides used were interested and engaged.As for the bushwalk with Didi....hes is amazing!
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I655opjosephd
Aug 12, 2024
Would recommend - Perfect experience, good value. Tour guide Kapande couldn’t have been better, he was very knowledgeable and made sure we got the most out of our time in Nyerere.
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Voyager07478631874
Jul 12, 2024
Amazing experience! - Our Safari Experience with Kihindo Tours was truly amazing. Winnies communication was very helpful from start to finish, she always was there to help and wanted to know what we thought about different things. Our guide William did everything he could do to give us a perfect experience. With his help we managed to have a look at most of the animals in the national parc. Our highlight were the sleeping lions. We can highly recommend travelling with Kihindo tours and safaris!
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Aleksandragrunds2024
Jul 11, 2024
Great experience! - We had a lovely time at our safari with Kihindo. We did a 3-day safari, and experienced a lot in just these 3 days. During the safari we saw a lot of animals, such as elephants, crocodiles, hippos, giraffes and even African wild dogs! Kihindo’s service, communication and hospitality were excellent both before, during and after the safari was finished. Would definitely recommend!!
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B5126apmariac
Jun 19, 2024
Safari with baby - We have two days and one night safari in Nierere park me, my husband and my baby Victoria of 6 . All fantastic ! organization, very kind guide William so lovely with us and our baby, speak English perfectly ,very comfortable accomodation just outside the park, clean and with kind staff and georgeus meal . I recommend Kihindo and the organizer Winnie to all of you
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Mobile690605
Nov 5, 2023
The best experience ever!!! - From the moment we contacted Kihindo Tours and Safaris we knew they were the company for us, Winnie was so helpful providing us with everything we asked for. We did a three day safari in Nyerere National Park followed by a tour of Dar city. Saloniki was our guide and William our driver, when we met them they were polite and helpful. We were soon able to relax in their company as they were so much fun, they were also very knowledgeable and skillfully navigated roads that were not easy in difficult weather. For our full day safari they provided us with beautiful weather and all the animals we could wish to see. We wanted to see elephant, they worked so hard to find them and they did it, providing us with the best experience ever! I would recommend them every time. Thank you guys for a wonderful adventure. :)
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Johannar688
Sep 25, 2023
Amazing Safari with an amazing Guide - Me and my friend booked the 3-day safari in Nyerere (Selous) Nationalpark with a boat Safari, Game Drive and Walking Safari. The tour was amazing and we got the chance to see a lot of animals. We saw the 4 animals out of the Big Five, that are living in the Nationalpark. Out Tourguide Isaya was great, he knows the place really well and showed us so many animals, explained a lot about them and tried to give us an unique experience. Most of the time we were completely alone with the animals. Only for the lions, there were a lot of other cars, but that’s because everyone would love to see them so the guides communicate with eachother in case one finds them. The accommodation was great as well and everyone is super friendly. The food was really good, for the whole day game drive they gave us a lunch box, which was a full meal. To summarize, this tour is definitely worth it and I would book it again! Especially our tour guide Isaya was amazing and I would love to do a Safari with him again. You will see a lot of animals for sure, while not disturbing them too much.
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Toniay
Aug 19, 2024
Disappointed! - Disappointed with last day's walkng safari, which involved 20 tourists grouped together walkng in a circle just off of the road, led by a village guy dressed in loin cloth, boasting about killing a hippo. Not what I was expecting from a bush walk. The full day game drive was good (2nd day) Our guide, Jumanne, was very knowledgeable, and an excellent driver, took us to all the watering holes, and off road searching for Leopard and wild dogs. Alas elusive but we saw lots of hippos, alligators, giraffe, baboons. Jeeps are old and without aircon, back door doesnt close properly so you eat dust the full 5 hours down from Dar es Salaam and back. The first day river safari, we had a boat guide who barely spoke English. My recommendations, dont bother with Kihindo. You can do better. Go to Serengeti. You'll see a lot more animals.
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