3 Days Midrange Nyerere National Park Safari from Dar Es Salaam

Our experienced local safari guide will welcome you at your hotel, residence or another confirmed location in Dar es Salaam between 5:00 and 5:30 a.m. After helping with your luggage and introducing the safari programme, the guide will begin the journey toward Nyerere National Park. The most commonly used road route passes through Kisarawe, Kibiti and Mloka before reaching the Mtemere area. The driving distance is approximately 230 kilometres, and the journey generally takes five to six hours, although traffic, weather and road conditions can affect the arrival time.

As you leave Dar es Salaam, the urban scenery gradually changes into farmland, small trading centres, coconut-growing areas and rural villages. Your guide will arrange breakfast, refreshment and comfort stops at suitable places along the way. This drive-in journey offers an opportunity to see everyday life in coastal Tanzania before entering the quieter wilderness surrounding Nyerere National Park.

You are expected to arrive near Mtemere Gate or the Mloka area between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. After lunch, continue to your selected midrange lodge, where our guide will assist with check-in. Spend the afternoon resting and enjoying the lodge surroundings after the road journey. Dinner and overnight will be provided at the lodge near Nyerere National Park.

Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Overnight:

Rufiji River Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Lunch, Dinner

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After an early breakfast, leave the lodge at approximately 6:30 a.m. with a packed lunch and proceed to Nyerere National Park. Our guide will complete the entry formalities before beginning the full-day game drive at around 7:00 a.m. The day’s route may cover approximately 50–90 kilometres inside the park, depending on recent wildlife movements, road accessibility and the locations selected by your guide.

Explore a mixture of open grassland, acacia savannah, miombo woodland and areas associated with the Rufiji River and its lake system. The Rufiji is the dominant natural feature of the northern photographic sector, supporting hippos, Nile crocodiles and abundant birdlife. Depending on seasonal road conditions, your guide may explore wildlife areas around the river, palm-lined channels or accessible lakes such as Tagalala, Manze or Siwandu. It may not be possible to visit every attraction during one game drive, so the final route will focus on the most rewarding areas available that day.

Search for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, impalas, greater kudus and waterbucks. Predators may include lions, leopards, spotted hyenas and the endangered African wild dog, for which the wider Nyerere ecosystem is particularly well known. Enjoy your packed lunch at a permitted picnic site before continuing the afternoon drive. Leave the national park before gate-closing time and return to the midrange lodge at approximately 5:30–6:00 p.m. for dinner and overnight.

Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Overnight:

Rufiji River Camp

  mid rage 3 star lodge

Meals & Drinks:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Begin the final morning with breakfast at the lodge between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m. After checking out, our guide will help load your luggage and start the return journey to Dar es Salaam at approximately 7:30 a.m. The drive from the Mtemere or Mloka area covers about 230 kilometres and normally requires five to six hours, depending on road conditions and traffic when approaching the city.

Travel through Kibiti and Kisarawe while enjoying the final views of southern Tanzania’s rural landscapes. A lunch stop will be arranged at a suitable restaurant along the route, with additional breaks available for refreshments and personal comfort. Our guide will monitor the travel time and keep you informed about the expected arrival in Dar es Salaam.

You are expected to reach Dar es Salaam between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. Traffic conditions may result in an earlier or later arrival. Our guide will drop you off at your hotel, residence, airport, ferry terminal or another agreed location, marking the end of your midrange Nyerere National Park safari.