5-Day Nyerere National Park Safari from Dar es Salaam with Rufiji Boat

Meet and greet, then depart for Nyerere National Park at 07:00 hrs by 4x4 vehicle with a packed lunch. Enter Africa's largest protected area, uninhabited by man, at 14:00 hrs, where Tanzania's greatest population of elephants wanders across an area bigger than Switzerland. Nyerere is considered important enough to be a World Heritage Site, where the lucky few can experience a safari in absolutely wild and unspoiled bush.

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

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After breakfast, enjoy a full-day game drive with a 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 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, and giraffes, and if you are lucky, you will spot hunting dogs and various bird species.

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After breakfast, embark on a second full-day game drive with a packed lunch in Nyerere National Park. This park has been 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.

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The day starts with a walking safari, which always begins at 6:30 am and takes 3 to 4 hours, depending on your stamina. Through the walking safari, you can learn about living and non-living things. You will learn to identify traditional medicine using the 2000 species of plants in Nyerere National Park.

Then return to the lodge for breakfast. After lunch, you can go on a village tour, which typically starts at 4:00 pm and takes approximately 2 hours to visit local people and observe their daily routine.

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After breakfast, drive back to Dar es Salaam.