3-Day Drive-in from Dar Es Salaam to Selous Game Reserve

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Drive to Selous + Sunset Boat Safari

Our driver will pick you up from your hotel at 06h00. Then drive to Nyerere National Park, formerly known as Selous Game Reserve, which is approximately 180km from Dar Es Salaam, will take about four hours. You’ll arrive at Selous Kinga Lodge in time for lunch. Later, at around 16h00 you’ll leave for a Sunset Boat Safari along the Great Rufiji River. This amazing cruise usually lasts about two hours. Awesome views of hippos growling, birds view nesting in the banks, crocodiles basking on the banks and the abundant birdlife will spice up your spectacular dusk!

Meals: Lunch and Dinner.

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easiest wildlife viewing)

High Season June to October (The main tourist area gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Nyerere NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeAbundant

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoAbundant

Show more

HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Selous Kinga Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Nyerere NP

+22 Photos

+21 Photos

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Full Day Game Drive in the Vast Selous Game Reserve

After a full breakfast, you will drive into the vast Selous Game Reserve to explore the diverse wildlife and undisturbed nature for a full day game drive with our professional driver-guide. Countless elephants and buffaloes, prides of lions, giraffes, zebras, and impalas are quite common. Selous is also famous for having many African wild dogs. Enjoy a picnic lunch break from a safe vantage point while taking in the beautiful scenery and watching wildlife in their natural habitat. Later in the evening driver back to the lodge for rest, dinner and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Bush Lunch and Dinner.

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Accommodation:

Selous Kinga Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Nyerere NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Walking Safari, Village Tour & Drive to Dar es Salaam

After morning tea or coffee, you’ll depart the lodge and make your way around the reserve for an educative Walking Safari accompanied by an armed ranger. The Park has a variety of vegetation zones, ranging from dense thickets to open wooded grasslands. After that, you’ll head back to the lodge for a full breakfast. Later, you’ll leave for an eye-opening Cultural Village Tour with ample time to relax after lunch. You’ll then check out at 14h00 and begin the drive back to Dar Es Salaam. On arrival at around 18h00, our driver will drop you off at the airport or your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

Main Destination:

Dar Es Salaam (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.