Nyerere National Park, better known as Selous Game Reserve, is the largest national park in Tanzania. It covers an area of 30.893 km 2. The park is located in the south-east of Tanzania and lies about 230 km by road from the capital, Dar Es Salaam, at Mtemere Gate.
Only in 2019 did it obtain status as a national park and change its name from Selous to Nyerere, in honour of Julius Nyerere, the first president of Tanzania.
The entire area is untouched by human hand. It is one of the wildest and most incontaminated areas left in Africa. It offers a broad variety of natural habitats with open grasslands, swamp areas and rain forests. The Selous represents a true stronghold for the African wild dog and hosts a big amount of animals of the savannah such as elephants, buffalos, lions, impala, kudu, baboons and giraffes.
The park is crossed by the Rufiji, the biggest river in Tanzania, which runs up to the Indian Ocean and hosts crocodiles, hippos and a wide range of birds. Visitors will enjoy many different types of Safaris: standard safari, walking safari with a ranger and, above all, boat safari. The park is, in fact, one of the few places in Tanzania where it is possible to navigate the river. This unique experience offers a full immersion into the wild.