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3-Day Nyerere (Selous) Safari Tours
You’re in for a treat if you have 3 days to spend in Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous Game Reserve). This is a wonderful park for both wildlife and landscapes, and 3 days here will give you a real taste of what Nyerere has to offer. Apart from its watery expanses and river frontage, the park is famous for its wildlife that includes lion, elephant, giraffe, hippo, crocodile and so much more. This is one park where you might even see lions hunting giraffes. The presence of the Rufiji River along the park’s boundary adds many different safari possibilities, and a boat trip out on the river is one of the best things you can do here.
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3-Day Dar Es Salaam to Selous for Wildlife Adventure
$580 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Uwanda Tours and Safaris
5.0/5 – 145 Reviews
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3-Day Joining Group Budget Trip to Selous Nyerere Park
$453 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Shared tour (max 5 people per vehicle)BudgetTented Camp
You Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Selous Ngalawa Camp
4.9/5 – 94 Reviews
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3-Day Safari to Nyerere National Park Safari
$715 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Bujo Tours
5.0/5 – 55 Reviews
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3-Day Nyerere National Park
$878 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Shared tour (max 8 people per vehicle)
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Kimgoni Tanzania Safaris
4.9/5 – 70 Reviews
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3-Day Unforgettable Experience in Nyerere National Park
$660 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Widman Tours & Safari
4.7/5 – 28 Reviews
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3-Day Nyerere NP (Selous) with Boat & Bush Walk Safari
$770 to $900 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Tented CampYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Connect African Safaris
4.9/5 – 34 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
3-Day Mid Range Safari to ( Selous) Nyerere Nation Park
$1,254 to $1,364 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Tanzania Roadside Expeditions
5.0/5 – 254 Reviews
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3-Day Boat from Zanzibar to Dar, Drive to Selous NP
$1,111 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourBudgetLodge
You Visit: Zanzibar (Start), Nyerere NP, Zanzibar (End)
Great Minds Tour & Safaris
5.0/5 – 9 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
3-Day Selous Reserve Mid-Range Safari
$1,568 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Tented Bush CampYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Gosheni Safaris Africa
4.9/5 – 422 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
3-Day Nyerere -Selous Game Drive & Boat Safari
$727 to $743 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourBudgetLodge
You Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Migration Venture Africa
4.8/5 – 339 Reviews
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3-Day Best of Nyerere National Park
$605 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourBudgetLodge
You Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Destiny Explorers
4.9/5 – 31 Reviews
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3-Day 2 Night Safari Escape from Zanzibar to Nyerere NP
$778 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Zanzibar (Start), Nyerere NP, Zanzibar (End)
Plex Africa Safaris
5.0/5 – 29 Reviews
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3-Day Selous/Nyerere National Park from Z'Bar Boat Tour
$528 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourBudgetLodge
You Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Zanzibar (End)
Vision Safari & Tours
4.9/5 – 47 Reviews
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3-Day Nyerere National Park Budget Tour
$550 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourBudgetLodge
You Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Zepisa African Safaris
5.0/5 – 26 Reviews
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3-Day Dar Es Salaam to Nyerere National Park
$704 to $726 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Tented CampYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Smile With Us Tours In Africa
4.8/5 – 157 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
3-Day Selous (Nyerere NP)Boat, Game Drive&Walking Safari
$484 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tourBudgetLodge
You Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Kihindo Tours and Safaris
5.0/5 – 228 Reviews
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3-Day Selous (Nyerere NP) Boat, Game & Walking Safari
$638 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Luitours and Safaris
4.8/5 – 104 Reviews
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3-Day Nyerere National Park Game Drives and Boat Safari
$688 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range Tented CampYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
RajaTours Tanzania
5.0/5 – 101 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
3-Day 2 Nights Selous Adventure Experience
$880 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Tanzania Mwangaza Safari
4.9/5 – 298 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
3-Day Selous|(Nyerere Park), Walking and Boat Safari
$495 pp (USD)
Tanzania: Shared tour (max 8 people per vehicle)BudgetTented Camp
You Visit: Dar Es Salaam (Start), Nyerere NP, Dar Es Salaam (End)
Going Green Safari Tours
5.0/5 – 157 Reviews
5 Questions About 3-Day Nyerere (Selous) Safaris
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Anthony Ham
Anthony has written more than 150 Lonely Planet guidebooks, including ‘Kenya’, ‘Tanzania’ and ‘East Africa’. He writes for magazines and newspapers around the world. He is also the author of ‘The Last Lions of Africa’, which includes a section on Nyerere.› More about Anthony
5 Questions About 3-Day Nyerere (Selous) Safaris
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What is the best way to get to Nyerere (Selous)?
“If you only have 3 days for your Nyerere tour, I strongly recommend that you travel here by plane. That’s partly because your 3 days on safari includes the day that you will be traveling to the park and another for traveling back. If you fly, you have a much better chance of maximizing the time you actually spend inside the park and looking for the animals that you’ve traveled so far to see. Flying is more expensive than driving, of course, but the views on your way in and out of Nyerere are likely to be a real highlight of your tour. Coming by plane usually involves flying to the airstrip just outside the park’s eastern Mtemere Gate in a six- to 20-seater aircraft from Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro International Airport (in northern Tanzania) or an airstrip in one of the other Tanzanian parks. The other option is to travel by road, although it’s a half-day drive to Nyerere from Dar es Salaam. If you’re coming from Mikumi National Park, the time you spend on the road will be less; it’s a five- to six-hour drive from Mikumi to Nyerere.”
1Which activities are available on a 3-day safari in Nyerere (Selous)?
“As in so many of Tanzania’s fantastic safari parks, the guided game drive is likely to be the centerpiece of your safari. With 1 full day and possibly 2 half days at your disposal while on tour, you can expect to enjoy around four such game drives. These involve early-morning or late-afternoon excursions in an open-sided 4WD vehicle with a canvas roof and tiered seating. Your guide and driver will take you to the best wildlife areas and help you look for animals. What Nyerere has that no other Tanzanian parks can match is the Rufiji River, which wonderfully combines beautiful views (especially at sunset) with a different perspective on wildlife viewing. Look for hippos and crocs, as well as land-based mammals coming down to the water’s edge to drink.”
2What are the accommodation options on a 3-day Nyerere trip?
“Nyerere has lots of accommodation, both inside the park and just outside its eastern Mtemere Gate. Those accommodation choices outside the park are mostly in the forest along the banks of the Rufiji River and have outstanding sunset views. Many have a mix of rooms, safari tents, and simple campsites that have communal showers and toilets. Inside the park, accommodation mostly takes the form of tented camps (where you’ll sleep in a safari tent with en suite bathroom) and caters overwhelmingly towards mid-range and high-end safari price categories. There’s very little (if any) budget accommodation within the park. Most accommodation choices have a bar, restaurant, lounge area, possibly a garden and maybe even a pool. On a 3-day Nyerere safari, you will most likely have 2 nights’ accommodation in or around the park. On the third day, you’ll be leaving the park and will sleep elsewhere.”
3What is the best time of the year for a 3-day Nyerere safari?
“The best time to visit Nyerere is from June to October. This is the Dry season, when you can expect the best weather conditions (clear skies and mild temperatures) and the park’s dirt tracks will be easier to drive without vehicles getting stuck or blocked from getting through. The best time of all is late in the Dry season (usually September and, even more, October) because as water sources start to dry out, animals are drawn to the pools, lakes and rivers that remain, thereby making them easier to locate. November and December can also be fine. The worst weather (with the highest chance of rain) will usually be in March and April. If you’re a birder, consider coming between November, when migratory species arrive in great numbers from Europe, southern Asia and North Africa, and April, when most of them leave and return to the north.”
4How much will this safari cost?
“A 3-day Nyerere safari will start at US$150 to US$200 per person per day. Major costs (apart from your accommodation) are likely to include air transfers (which could cost US$300 return per person) and the daily park entrance fees (US$50/25 per adult/child per day). Check whether these are included in the quoted price when making your booking, or whether they are considered additional costs. Prices will, of course, vary greatly from one safari tour operator to the next. Prices also change depending on the accommodation you choose. A budget camping experience some distance from the park entrance will clearly cost considerably less than a five-star luxury tented camp well inside park boundaries. High-season prices run from June to October; traveling outside of these months can significantly reduce the cost of your safari. And it will also make a difference whether your 3 days on tour are spent on a private safari, where you will have your own guide, driver and vehicles, and pay for them all, or a group safari, where these costs and experiences are shared with other travelers.”
5Nyerere Reviews
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Mary is an acclaimed travel writer and author of many Lonely Planet guidebooks, including South Africa, Tanzania, East Africa and Africa.
Boat Safaris, Wild Dogs & Wilderness
Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous) is near the top of my list of recommended safari destinations. It offers sublime riverine scenery, year-round greenery and a complete climate and topographical contrast to the Northern circuit. While...
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Gemma authored several Lonely Planet guidebooks, including the guides to Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.
My Top Tip for Tanzania
Nyerere (Selous) National Park is my favourite game area in Tanzania, and possibly the whole of Africa. The landscape, with its emerald-green swamplands, dead trees submerged in water and shaggy-topped palms, is ravishingly beautiful. You...
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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. ...
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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.
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I was able to see 3 of the Big 5. Elephant, Buffalo and Leopard. Didn't see any lions on the day but they are around sometimes. No rhinos on this park. It was a magnificent 3 day experience with a lot of wildlife. The tour guide was...
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As I mentioned before in review for Tanzania, this park is emazing. Close to Dar es Salaam so if you do not have so much time this is the best option and you will not regret it. Many animals, great landscape, kind people and everything 5*....