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Nyerere National Park

Boat Safaris on the Rufiji, Africa's Biggest Park

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3 daysIdeal stay₹20,920From / night₹760Food / day₹28,530Entry

The northern part of the old Selous Game Reserve, made Africa's largest national park in 2019: lakes and channels of the Rufiji River with hippos, crocodiles, elephants, lions and wild dogs, seen on boat trips and walks as well as game drives, with a fraction of the northern circuit's vehicles. Usually reached by a 45-minute bush flight from Dar es Salaam or Zanzibar, or a 5-6 hour drive from Dar; the SGR train to Morogoro makes a quicker overland route to the Matambwe gate. Park fee about US$82.60 a day. Most camps close in April and May.

Highlights

  • Boat trip on the Rufiji among hippos and crocodiles
  • Wild dogs
  • Guided bush walk
  • Lions and elephants by the lakes
  • Sunset on Lake Tagalala
  • Fly-camping by the river

Things to do

  • Boat trip on the Rufiji River and its lakesAfternoon · 3h
  • Morning game drive round Lake ManzeMorning · 4h
  • Guided bush walk with an armed rangerMorning · 3h
  • Sundowner on Lake TagalalaEvening · 1h 30m

Tours & tickets

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When to go

Best time: June – October

Worth knowing

Most Camps Closed for the Long Rains

Most camps here close from about April to May (some from mid-March or until June), the tracks become impassable, and several bush flights stop. Go between June and March.