Zanzibar to Nyerere Safari

Starts Zanzibar / Ends Zanzibar – We’ll pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to nearby Abeid Karume International Airport for your morning flight to Arusha.

Enjoy this amazing safari in a customized open-sided Adventure In The Wild Safaris 4×4 Safari Jeep that includes: Cooler Box, long-range high-frequency radio, Power Outlets AC 230V, First Aid Kit, and above all, a professional multi-lingual safari guide who will ensure you have an unforgettable safari experience.

Welcome to Nyerere National Park

You’ve heard about Tanzania’s biggest reserve, Nyerere National Park, and want to see for yourself these immense fields and forests teeming with wildlife.

So just how large is this new park, carved out from the vast Selous Game Reserve? Well, it’s bigger than the Masai Mara and even bigger than the Serengeti, stretching out to 30,983 sq km (11,928 sq mi). That’s more land area than dozens of countries!

And filling the park’s broad, beautiful spaces are an unheard-of number of animals: 100,000 wildebeests, 145,000 buffalos, and 250,000 impalas. Plus, huge populations of lions, leopards, and cheetahs. The variety and quantity of big and small game here simply dwarfs other parks.

But what you won’t find in Nyerere are hordes of other safari-goers as the park is still fairly unknown. And the wildlife is not accustomed to human presence.

Everything Is Larger in Nyerere

Even its rivers – the park’s primary waterway, the Rufiji River, is the largest in the country, and the source of a network of lakes and marshes throughout the park.

During the dry season from June through October, it is also the lifeblood for the park’s uncountable wildlife who come to the river to drink. We’ll visit the river to watch the zebras, giraffes, hartebeest, impala, elephants, monkeys and more quench their thirst at the banks of the Rufiji.

The river is also home to great numbers of crocodiles and a fantastic population of hippos, said to be around 40,000.

Walking and Boating Safaris

Now that you have a picture of Nyerere’s many wildlife possibilities, here are several more: Our 3-Day safari includes a walking safari with a native bushman guide to show you the flora and fauna close-up on a relaxed hike, a truly sensory experience!

We will also visit a Maasai village to meet and learn about these ancient pastoral people.

You’ll see lots of the park from your 4×4 safari Jeep, but for another perspective, nothing is quite as exciting as a boat safari on the mighty Rufiji River for getting near the aquatic life and spotting land animals as well.

It’s one of the few places in Africa where you can have this experience. During this sunset water cruise, you should spot hippos, and monkeys moving through the trees on the banks of the river. We’ll glide past birdlife such as heron, kingfisher, eagle, and bee-eaters.

It’s An Easy Trip To The Park

One of the most fun aspects of taking a safari like this is the ease of getting there – just a one-hour flight from the beaches of Zanzibar to an airstrip near the park. We’ll pick you up from your hotel and bring you to the airport for your scenic morning flight.

Landing near Nyerere Park, your Adventure In The Wild Safaris driver/guide will be there with a private 4×4 Land Cruiser Jeep. Just imagine: an hour ago you were at one of the world’s most beautiful beaches, now you’re about to step into one of the world’s most beautiful and exciting parks. Just Contact us and we’ll start planning your Nyerere safari.

All-Inclusive

Your 3-day Zanzibar – Nyerere flight safari includes all air and ground transportation, park entrance fees, game drives, accommodations, and meals.

Adventure In The Wild Safaris always offers you the most in choice and flexibility. You can even customize the cost of your safari, depending on your choice of season, the number of travelers in your party, and your pick of accommodation. Depending on your style or budget, choose from luxury safari lodges, or tented camps.

But it’s important to know… whatever level of accommodation you choose, your actual safari adventure with us will always be at our highest standards.

Your Guide

For your 3-day Tanzania safari journey, you’ll be guided, hosted, and looked after by your own experienced driver/guide.

All game viewing will be in a private 4×4 Land Cruiser Jeep – this vehicle is the safari standard with its higher seating and rugged all-wheel drive. Always included on our tours, the Land Cruiser Jeep is just another example of the value we offer you at Adventure In The Wild Safaris.

Tour Highlights:

• Largest game park in Africa
• All the “Big Five”, plus many more
• Over 4,000 lions
• Largest concentration of wild dogs in Africa
• Few tourists, undisturbed lands

3-Day Nyerere Safari Itinerary

Day 1

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner

Let’s get ready to safari! You’ll be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Abeid Karume International Airport. Buckle up – your flight takes off at 7:30 am and you’ll touch down at Nyerere at 8:30 am.

Day 2

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today we will see the park from our 4×4 safari Jeep platform as we take multiple game drives over the fields, past lakes, marshes, and through the forests.

We’ll enjoy breakfast and set out to look for some of Nyerere’s over 4,000 lions and hundreds of leopards and cheetahs.

The park is also blessed with the largest density of elephants in Africa and half of all in Tanzania. The numbers in the park are increasing so we should be able to spot them on our game drives.

And of course, Nyerere thrives with buffalo, rhino, antelope, and the rare African wild dog, which lives here in great numbers.

Day 3

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

It’s our final safari morning so let’s enjoy the day’s early light upon the fields and woodlands all around us. We may even spot some wildlife emerging into the day as we enjoy our breakfast.

Then, we’re off to the airstrip for our 8:40 am flight back to Zanzibar. You’ll bid your Adventure In The Wild Safaris driver/guide farewell and lift off for the scenic flight, touching down at 9:30 am.