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User Reviews of Nyerere National Park (95 Reviews)

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Average User Rating

4.6421 / 5 4.6 /5
4.5269 / 5 4.5870 / 5 4.6517 / 5 4.4658 / 5

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Female avatar icon Belinda Aldridge Australia flag AU       Visited: October 2023 Reviewed: Oct 5, 2023

Email Belinda Aldridge  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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So large and at times we felt like we were the only people in the world (along with all the animals)

Female avatar icon Danielle Israel flag IL       Visited: October 2023 Reviewed: Oct 7, 2023

Email Danielle  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

5 / 5 5 /5
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Not every animal chose to appear for us, but we were able to get close to an incredibly diverse range of animals and birds. Our guide was highly professional and knowledgeable and really enhanced our understanding of what we were seeing.

Male avatar icon Stein K. T. Sørensen Norway flag NO       Visited: December 2023 Reviewed: Dec 21, 2023

Email Stein K. T. Sørensen  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
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We didn’t see any lions. We had 3 days of rain before we arrived. We were told that the lions lay low during raining spells. Otherwise we would have given 5 stars.

Male avatar icon David Jackson Sweden flag SE       Visited: January 2024 Reviewed: Feb 15, 2024

Email David Jackson  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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Great place. Harder to spot some animals because of the jungle and bushes in the area but such a cool place to have visited.

Male avatar icon Alessandro Spain flag ES       Visited: January 2024 Reviewed: Feb 29, 2024

Email Alessandro  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Alessandro and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
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Just avoid this park (at least in rainy season). I don't know how it is in dry season. No animals, terrible roads , and 7 hours drive from Dar Es Salaam. A proper nightmare.

Male avatar icon Harald Schulz Germany flag DE       Visited: March 2024 Reviewed: Mar 18, 2024

Email Harald Schulz  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 0 / 5

It were not the big five but maybe in the other national parks. We were in the wrong national park to see them.
This were the first safari and visit in Tansania .It was a great visit in this national park and we saw many another animals.
Our expectations were perhaps too high because we didn't get proper information before the tour.
The animals do what they want and not what we want.

Male avatar icon Anil Kumar (India) India flag IN       Visited: July 2024 Reviewed: Jul 5, 2024

Email Anil Kumar (India)  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Anil Kumar (India) and not that of SafariBookings.

Missed Lions & Hyenas

3 / 5 3 /5
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Was so excited to visit Nyerere NP Tanzania, but was a bit disappointed as we could not spot even a single Lion, Leopard or Hyena in 3 day safari. I was surprised to find a fresh dead deer, with no vultures in sight. Although, there were a lot of Hippos & elephants, but even Zebras & wild beast were not easily spotted, adding further to disappointment. Yes we saw a lot of Giraffe, baboons & impala. Keeping in view the history, reports & size of Nyerere NP, it was just an average visit. No lions, no tourists attraction.

Female avatar icon Lorraine Canada flag CA       Visited: July 2024 Reviewed: Jul 16, 2024

Email Lorraine  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Lorraine and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 5 / 5 0 / 5

All tour operators harassing the wildlife, likely because we saw very few animals and they wanted to make tourists happy but it was wrong.

Male avatar icon Idris Farza France flag FR       Visited: August 2024 Reviewed: Aug 26, 2024

Email Idris Farza  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5
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Nyerere National Park is very large. Wildlife is very present there. You can see many animals (elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, etc.).
However, the BIG 5 will be more difficult to see. Already because of the size of the park, so you sometimes have to travel long distances. Also because the rhino is endangered and is therefore much rarer on the continent in general. Otherwise, the landscapes are truly magnificent, the calm and the sounds of wildlife are exactly like those you could see/hear in a TV report.
Talking to other tourists who have visited the Serengeti or Ngorongoro national parks in northern Tanzania, we understand that the experience is different (the number of animals in the north is greater than in Nyerere). However, the wonder is identical :)
A small positive point during the visit to Nyerere Park, I had the chance to bathe in hot springs. A little scary but also super relaxing. I absolutely recommend visiting this park!

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Female avatar icon Jennifer Australia flag AU       Visited: August 2024 Reviewed: Sep 8, 2024

Email Jennifer  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

4 / 5 4 /5
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Very good