5 Days Nyerere and Ruaha Private Southern Tanzania from Zanzibar

After breakfast in Zanzibar, transfer to the airport for your flight to Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve). Upon arrival, meet your professional safari guide and transfer to your lodge or camp. Enjoy an afternoon game drive or a boat safari along the Rufiji River, observing elephants, hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of birds in this UNESCO World Heritage site.

Spend a full day exploring Nyerere National Park with morning and afternoon game drives. Spot lions, leopards, buffalo, elephants, giraffes, zebras, and a rich variety of antelope species. Your guide will share in-depth knowledge about the wildlife, conservation efforts, and ecosystem of the park. Optional activities include walking safaris or boat trips along the Rufiji River.

After breakfast, embark on a scenic drive or charter flight to Ruaha National Park, Tanzania’s largest and most remote park. Upon arrival, settle into your lodge or tented camp and enjoy an afternoon game drive. Ruaha is famous for its large elephant herds, predators like lions and leopards, and stunning baobab-studded landscapes.

Spend the day on morning and afternoon game drives in Ruaha National Park. Explore its vast savannahs, riverine forests, and rocky outcrops while spotting wildlife including elephants, lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, giraffes, zebras, and a variety of birds. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park surrounded by nature.

Enjoy a final early morning game drive in Ruaha, capturing any wildlife you may have missed. Return to your lodge for breakfast, then transfer to the airstrip for your flight back to Dar es Salaam and onward to Zanzibar, concluding your private safari adventure.