3-Day Nyerere National Park Safari from Dar es Salaam with Rufiji Cruise

Leave for Nyerere National Park at 07:30hrs by 4x4 vehicle with a packed lunch. Enter Africa's largest protected area, uninhabited by humans, 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, where the lucky few can experience a safari in the absolutely wild and unspoiled bush.

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

Overnight at a lodge/tented camp/campsite on a full-board (FB) basis.

After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive with a packed lunch in Nyerere National Park. The park varies from rolling grassy woodlands and plains to rocky outcrops cut by the Rufiji River, the park's lifeblood, whose tributaries form a network of lakes, lagoons, and channels. Volcanic hot springs even burst forth in some 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, giraffes, and, if you're lucky, hunting dogs and various bird species.

Overnight at a lodge/tented camp/campsite on an FB basis.

The day starts with an early morning walking safari with a guided armed ranger. Afterwards, return to the lodge for breakfast. After breakfast, depart back to Dar es Salaam with a packed lunch.