🥾 5-Day Nyerere Bush & Boat Walking Safari

Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights
Safari Type: Walking Safari + Boat Safari
Destination: Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous Game Reserve)
Starting Point: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Ending Point: Dar es Salaam or Zanzibar

Safari Highlights

  • Explore Africa’s largest national park on foot and by water

  • Track wildlife on foot with a professional walking guide and armed ranger

  • Drift silently past hippos, crocodiles, and elephants on the Rufiji River

  • Sleep in a luxury or semi-mobile camp immersed in nature

  • Learn to read tracks, identify birds, and understand the bush like a naturalist

  • Enjoy sundowners by the river and nights under star-filled skies

  • Ideal for adventurous travelers, photographers, and nature lovers

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🗓️ Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1: Dar es Salaam → Nyerere National Park (Fly or Drive)

  • Morning transfer or bush flight from Dar to Nyerere airstrip

  • Meet your guide and transfer to riverside camp with en-route game viewing

  • Afternoon sunset boat safari on the Rufiji River
    Accommodation: Riverside camp or lodge

  • Early morning guided bush walk—learn animal behavior, track footprints, and watch wildlife without engines

  • Return for lunch and leisure

  • Afternoon game drive in open 4×4
    Accommodation: Same camp

  • Longer walking safari across savannah and along seasonal streams

  • Stop for a picnic lunch under acacia trees

  • Encounter giraffes, zebra, warthogs, antelope, and birdlife

  • Evening at camp with hot showers and stargazing
    Accommodation: Same camp or optional mobile fly camp

  • Choose your adventure: another guided walk, birdwatching, or quiet boat cruise

  • Optional: visit a local village or enjoy downtime at camp

  • Final sundowner by the riverbank with your guide
    Accommodation: Same camp or lodge

  • Breakfast and final bush walk (time permitting)

  • Transfer to airstrip or drive back to Dar

  • Optional extension to Zanzibar or Ruaha National Park

Safari Booking

Safari Booking
✅ What’s Included

  • Private walking safaris with licensed guide and armed ranger

  • Boat safaris on the Rufiji River

  • Game drives in a 4×4 safari vehicle

  • 4 nights full-board accommodation in camp or lodge

  • Park and conservation fees

  • Bottled drinking water and meals

  • Transfers from Dar es Salaam (by road or air, depending on package)

  • Laundry service at lodge (if available)

  • International flights and visa costs

  • Travel insurance (mandatory for walking safaris)

  • Premium beverages and bar orders

  • Tips for guides, rangers, and camp staff

  • Optional village visit or spa services

  • Personal trekking gear

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