3-Day Nyerere National Park Safari — Tanzania's Wildest South

Nyerere National Park — formerly the Selous Game Reserve — is Africa's largest protected wildlife area at over 50,000 km². It sees a fraction of the visitors of the Serengeti, yet hosts enormous populations of elephant, hippo, crocodile, buffalo, and the endangered African wild dog. A 3-day safari here feels genuinely wild.

Unlike Northern Circuit parks, Nyerere offers boat safaris on the Rufiji River — drifting past pods of hippo and basking crocs while elephants wade the shallows. Game walks with armed rangers are also available, putting you on the ground in real African bush.

Based at a mid-range tented camp on the Rufiji River, you'll run two full-day game drives and one boat safari over three days, with a fly-in or road transfer option from Dar es Salaam.