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Experience The Wilderness Of Dar Es Salaam & Selous Game Reserve In 5 Days
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Bird Watching, Boating, Safari

  • Duration

    5 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Explore the rich wildlife of Tanzanian on this tour, starting with a game drive at the famous Nyerere National Park, which hosts Africa's biggest wild dog populations. Indulge in an exciting boat safari at Rufiji River, and also get to know about the 2000 different species of medicinal plants found in the Selous Game Reserve on a walking safari.

Highlights
  • Spot elephants, antelopes, zebras, hippos and lions at Nyerere National Park
  • Go for a boat safari at Rufiji River in search of hippos and crocodiles    
  • Learn about traditional medicine through 2000 different plant species in Selous Game Reserve
  • Day 1: Dar es Salaam – Nyerere National Park expand_more
    • Meet & greet your guide, thereafter leave for Nyerere National Park at 07:00hrs by 4x4 Vehicle with packed lunch.

    • Enter Africa's largest protected area uninhabited by men at 14:00hrs, where Tanzania's greatest population of elephants wanders in an area bigger than Switzerland. Nyerere National Park is considered important enough to be a World Heritage Site, in which the lucky few can experience a safari in the wild and unspoiled bush.

    • Go for a boat safari at Rufiji River, which winds way more than 250km from its source in the highlands through the Nyerere National Park to the sea. The river is home to hippos and crocodiles. 

    Overnight at Lodge / Tented Camp / Campsite on Full Board Basis.

  • Day 2: Nyerere National Park -Full Day Game Drive expand_more
    • Eat your breakfast.

    • Go for a full-day game drive with packed lunch in Nyerere National Park; the protected area varies from rolling grassy woodlands and plains to rocky outcrops cut by the Rufiji River, the lifeblood of the park, whose tributaries form a network of lakes, lagoons and channels. Volcanic hot springs even burst forth in places. The Rufiji offers a superb method of game viewing, especially during the dry season when animals congregate.

    • Expect to see elephants, antelopes, zebras, hippos, lions, and giraffes; if you’re lucky, you will see hunting dogs and varieties of birds. 

    Overnight at Lodge / Tented Camp / Campsite on Full Board Basis.

  • Day 3: Nyerere National Park -Full Day Game Drive expand_more
    • Go for the second full-day game drive with packed lunch after breakfast—a park introduced as a Heritage Site by UNESCO. Therefore the reserve is home to a pride of lions, endangered wild dogs, giraffes, buffalos, herds of elephants wandering in an area bigger than Switzerland, and many more. 

    Overnight at Lodge / Tented Camp / Campsite on Full Board Basis.

  • Day 4: Nyerere National Park expand_more
    • After breakfast, go for a half-day game and return to the lodge for a hot lunch. The park is home to velvet monkeys, baboons, giraffes, buffalos, zebras, crocodiles, impalas, kudus, wildebeests and many more; if you’re lucky, you might see a pride of lions ramble around or relax under the shady of acacia umbrella tree or any other.

    • Eat lunch, and you will have a chance for a village tour which normally starts at 4:00 pm and will take almost 2 hours of visiting local people in their daily routine. 

    Overnight at Lodge / Tented Camp / Campsite on Full Board Basis.

  • Day 5: Nyerere National Park - Dar es Salaam expand_more
    • Start the day with a walking safari, which always starts at 6:30 am; it will take 3 to 4 hours but also depend on your stamina. Through walking safari, you can learn about living and non-living things. You will learn and know traditional medicine through 2000 different species of plants found in the Selous game reserve.

    • Get back to the lodge for breakfast after 2-3 hours.

    • Drive back to Dar es Salaam after breakfast.

What's Included
  • Transport in a strong 4WH drive

  • Accommodation (full board) in a lodge or hotel

  • Entrance fees

  • Guiding fees

  • Meals

  • Drinking water

  • Chef's & driver’s allowance

  • Game drive

  • Boat safari

  • Walking safari

  • + 18%VAT

What's Excluded
  • Beverages

  • Items of personal nature

  • Visa

  • Tip

  • Travel Insurance

Know before you go
  • Any increase in park entry fees, taxes and concession fees will be charged even if the booking has been previously confirmed and invoiced. Note that these current rates, as published by Government, are subject to change without prior notice.
Meeting Point

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Persons
1 To 4 USD 1145 Per Person

This is a private tour

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USD 1145 / person