Nyerere National Park is a beautiful destination of Tanzania and a hot spot for many travellers to the country, it used to be the former Selous game reserve one of the world’s largest game reserves, the park is to the north of the protected ecosystem covering an area space of approximately 30,893 square kilometres, it had a change of name in 2019 in memory of Tanzania’s president Mwalimu Julius Nyerere. The national park is one of the best safari destinations not to miss on your Tanzanian trip, it is a collection of most African species including the so-called big five of the wildernesses (lions, leopards, African Buffaloes, African elephants, and Rhinos).
Driving to Nyerere National Park begins from Dar-es-Salaam a busy city in Tanzania, guests are picked up from the international airport and later transferred to the national park which is a distance of approximately 230 square kilometres to the nearest entry point, a road safari to the destination is super angelic through the countryside passing in small amazing villages, towns, and vast ecosystems it takes about +/-6 hours drive. Common vehicles used in transfers include safari land cruisers, safari drones, and tourist vans, guests can self-drive from the airport to the national park.
Take a train to Nyerere National Park, just like driving guests have the chance to take public transport to the national park, it takes 4 to 5 hours to arrive at the destination, and tickets can be bought directly at the Tanzanian Zambia Railway or through a tour company, the train will take through angelic villages, the scenery is superb. There are not so many routes that one can decide to take when considering going to the national park, great sightings of mountain ranges are lovely to see, and it goes through some conservation areas for example the Mikumi National Park.
Another means to get to the national park is by flying to Nyerere National Park, it is the most popular way of reaching the conservation area, it takes an hour’s flight to the nearest airstrip, and it is from here that you will be transferred to accommodation that has been booked for your accommodation stay.
Things to do in Nyerere National Park include Game drives, which are conducted using 4×4 wheel car drives, they are done in sessions in the morning, afternoon and evening time in search of game, expect to see leopards, waterbucks, bushbucks, elephants to mention a few, birding is ideal while at the destination, there are over 400 species that have been recorded in the national park. Cultural encounters in the surrounding communities of Nyerere National Park guests will have the chance to interact and learn about the way of living of the people of Tanzania.
While driving to Nyerere National Park, one should keep in mind that there is available accommodation in the national park ranging from best budget to luxury accommodation Examplesof facilities include Beho Beho Lodge, Serena Serona camp, and Kiba Point Selous, among other facilities. The national park can be visited at any time of the year.
In conclusion, trips to Nyerere National Park can be combined with other conservation areas for example the Mikumi National Park, Ruaha National Park and the Serengeti National Park.