Nyerere National Park

Nyerere National Park in southern Tanzania is the largest national park in the country. It covers an area of 30,893 sk. km. This park was recently renamed after splitting the large Seloeus Game Reserve which originally covered around 54,000 sq. km. It was named Nyerere National Park in honor of the first president of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere. Initially, Selous Game Reserve was established in 1922 and declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982. In 2019, the Tanzanian National Park Authority proposed to split the game reserve and it was declared. The northern sector was named Nyerere National Park.

The park has incredible densities of wildlife. It harbors about 100,000 wildebeests, approximately 120,000 buffaloes, 250,000 impalas and large numbers of zebras, giraffes, Lichtenstein’s hartebeests and lions among others. Leopards, hyenas, and elephants are present. The water bodies in the park are home to crocodiles and over 35,000 hippos. More than 440 bird species have been recorded in the park. Some of the bird species here include palm nut vulture, white-crowned spur-winged plovers, African fish eagle, white-fronted bee-eater, and malachite kingfisher among others.

On a safari to Nyerere National Park, tourists have many things to keep their stay engaged. They include; Game drives Walking safaris Bird watching tours Boat tours Hot air balloon safaris

You can get to Nyerere National Park by air, road or railway transport. By road – most tourists driving to Nyerere National Park start their journey from Dar-es-Salaam. The route goes through Mikumi National Park to Matambwe Gate taking about 4 hours. By air- domestic flights are conducted from Ruaha and Dar-es-Salaam to Nyerere National Park. The fight takes about 1.5 hours from Ruaha and 45 minutes from Dar-es-Salaam. By rail – AZARA, the Tanzania Zambia railway begins from Dar-es-Salaam via Matambwe where you will leave the railway system and connect to the park. Planning to visit Tanzania for a safari to Nyerere national park, we at Advent Travel Center will be more than happy to organize for you self drive safari or driver-guided tour. Simply simply contact us now by sending an email to info@adventtravelcenter.com or call us now on +254-713510387 to speak with the reservations team.