Arrival & transfer
Met on arrival and transferred to your first camp. Time to settle in, meet your guide, and run through the days ahead.
Southern & Western Circuit
Overview
Africa's largest game reserve, explored by boat on the Rufiji River as well as on foot with an armed ranger — a different vantage on the same wildlife.
Watching hippos and crocodiles from water level.
Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous) is one of Africa's largest protected areas, renowned for its Rufiji River boat safaris and extraordinary wild dog populations. The combination of game drives, walking safaris, and boat safaris creates a uniquely varied wildlife experience.
Explore Nyerere National Park →Day by day
Met on arrival and transferred to your first camp. Time to settle in, meet your guide, and run through the days ahead.
Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous) is one of Africa's largest protected areas, renowned for its Rufiji River boat safaris and extraordinary wild dog populations. The combination of game drives, walking safaris, and boat safaris creates a uniquely varied wildlife experience.
What to expect in Nyerere National Park →A final morning activity where timings allow, then transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
An outline, not a timetable. Daily order and camp choices are confirmed when we build your quote — and can be reshaped around your dates, pace and interests.
Averaged across every park on this route, from three years of rainfall and temperature. Strongest months: Jul, Aug, Sep, Jun.
The detail
Before you go
This safari is rated mid. Game-viewing days are spent mostly in the vehicle, so ordinary mobility is enough — the tiring part is early starts and long, corrugated roads, not walking. Tell us about knees, backs or mobility needs and we will adjust the driving days and seat allocation rather than leave you to tough it out.
Every figure we publish is per person, and the range reflects season and camp choice rather than a bait price. Small groups usually pay more per head than large ones, because the vehicle and guide are shared across fewer people. We will show you exactly where your number lands before you commit to anything.
A 4x4 with a pop-up roof and a guaranteed window seat for every traveller — that is in the inclusions above and it is not negotiable, because a middle seat ruins a safari. If you are photographing seriously, ask us about a private vehicle: it costs more, but it means the car stops when you want it to.
Requirements change and depend on your route and country of origin, so we will not pretend to be your doctor. Yellow fever proof is commonly required when arriving from certain countries, and malaria prophylaxis is standard advice for these regions. Speak to a travel clinic well before departure — ideally six to eight weeks out.
Talk to us early. Camps hold space on deposit, and how much flexibility we have depends on how far out you are and which camps are involved. We will tell you plainly what is recoverable and what is not, rather than discovering it for you after the fact.
Every safari is tailor-made — tell us your dates and travellers and we'll refine it for you.
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