5-Day Tanzania Safari - Nyerere (Selous) & Mikumi

Morning pickup from your hotel in Dar es Salaam for the 5 to 6 hour drive to Nyerere National Park, with a picnic lunch along the way through some of Tanzania's most unexplored and untouched country. In the afternoon, a boat safari takes you close to hippos and crocodiles in their natural riverside habitat, with riverine bird species along the banks. You'll stay just outside the reserve gate for the night.

Distance: 5-6 hours' drive from Dar es Salaam, plus an afternoon boat safari

Activity: Drive to Nyerere National Park, afternoon Rufiji River boat safari

Accommodation: Camping just outside the Nyerere National Park gate

Meals: Lunch & Dinner

After an early breakfast, a full day of game driving within the reserve. Nyerere holds a large elephant population alongside significant numbers of buffalo and wild dog, with lion, bushbuck, impala, giraffe, eland, baboon, zebra, kudu and crocodile all regularly seen. Dinner and overnight back at camp.

Distance: Full day of game driving within the reserve

Activity: Full-day game drive in Nyerere National Park

Accommodation: Camping just outside the Nyerere National Park gate (second night)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast, a roughly two-hour walking safari accompanied by armed rangers gives a more intimate feel for the bush, the focus isn't on approaching potentially dangerous game but on the smaller, equally important parts of the ecosystem you wouldn't notice from a vehicle. After the walk, the drive continues to Mikumi National Park with game viewing en route.

Distance: Approx. 2-hour walking safari, then drive to Mikumi with en-route game viewing

Activity: Morning walking safari, then transfer to Mikumi National Park

Accommodation: Camping near Mikumi National Park

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After an early breakfast, a full day of game driving across the park, the Mikumi flood plain is the main feature, bordered by mountain ranges. Lion, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, zebra, hippo and elephant are all commonly found here. Overnight back at camp near the park.

Distance: Full day of game driving within the park

Activity: Full-day game drive in Mikumi National Park

Accommodation: Camping near Mikumi National Park (second night)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

This morning, a visit to a Maasai village near the park gives a glimpse of traditional ways of life before the roughly five-hour drive back to Dar es Salaam.

Distance: Village visit, then approx. 5 hours' drive to Dar es Salaam

Activity: Maasai village visit, return drive to Dar es Salaam

Accommodation: N/A, end of safari

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Extend your trip

• Want a shorter introduction to Nyerere alone? Our 3-Day Nyerere National Park Safari covers the riverboat safari and game drives in fewer days.