The 9 Best Nyerere & Selous Safaris

1.Day Selous Game Reserve Safari with Flights

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,025 reviews · from $470Our pick

You’ll fly about 30 to 40 minutes from Zanzibar to Nyerere National Park, then spend the day in a shared 4x4 with an experienced guide such as Eli, Herman, or Steven. Expect lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, and more, plus tea, a warm bush lunch, and an afternoon flight back.

“Everything was utterly amazing and outstanding. Eli our guide was unbelievably knowledgeable and entertaining too which was a wonderful bonus . The whole experience from start to finish was incredibly well organised and everyone was so kind and caring . We felt completely safe and do not visit Zanzibar without doing this day trip . It was run like clockwork . We did have a private Brand new jeep and we highly recommend doing the little extra if you can .. very very well worth the money .”

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2.Selous Luxury Day Safari with Photographer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 211 reviews · from $800Top rated

Fly from Zanzibar to Selous at 6 a.m. for a full-day safari with a driver guide and professional photographer. Look for elephants, lions, wild dogs, buffaloes, hippos, and more, with lunch, drinks, and return flights included. Mike is named as one photographer in guest feedback.

“My husband and I purchased the Selous Luxury Day Safari from Viator. I was celebrating a milestone birthday, the big 40, and I wanted to make it epic. Tomas, Fanta and crew did just that and more, what an amazing safari experience! From the Read more”

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3.Day Safari tour to Selous Game Reserve from Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 98 reviews · from $550

Fly from Zanzibar to mainland Tanzania for a full day in Selous Game Reserve, with a small-group game drive, lunch, drinks, park fees, and return flights included. Guides such as Moussa and Felix have earned praise for their animal spotting and language skills. Expect an early start, rough roads, heat, dust, and close views of elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, hippos, and crocodiles.

“Excellente organisation. L'heure de la prise en charge a été décalée et nous avons été prévenus la veille. Moussa est un guide extraordinaire et d'une grande gentillesse. Une magnifique journée !”

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4.Day Safari Tour Selous Game Reserve

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · from $600

Fly from Zanzibar at 7:00 AM to Mtemere Airstrip in Nyerere National Park, formerly part of the Selous Game Reserve. A safari guide meets you for game drives beside the Rufiji River, lakes, and savannah. Expect elephants, lions, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, and possibly African wild dogs before your 4:00 PM return flight.

“For spending nearly $1000 for two of us to go on safari, this was not worth the money, as we spent only merely 4 hours looking for animals on the safari, and the remaining time was spent sitting in the airport waiting to fly to the park, eating luRead more”

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5.Nyerere National Park Game Drive with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 59 reviews · 1 day · from $550

Fly from Zanzibar to Nyerere National Park, formerly Selous, for an eight-hour game drive with an English-speaking guide. Look for elephants, lions, hippos, giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, and more, then stop for a picnic lunch with two beers before flying back. Guide Helman has earned special praise for his sharp eyes and extra effort.

“The guides were friendly, professional and knowledgeable. They made sure that we had as many close encounters with the animals for a good experience and great photos/videos. Lunch was delicious and served well.”

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6.3 Days Selous (Nyerere National Park)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · from $850

Travel from Dar es Salaam to Nyerere National Park for a Rufiji River boat safari, a full game-drive day, and a morning walking safari. Kihindo Tours and Safaris provides private transport, lodge accommodation, meals, park fees, and airport or ferry transfers. Guides including William, Idriss, Abel, and Michael have led this route.

“Everything was perfect! Abil was very attentive and patient. We were lucky to see many animals up close and had plenty of time to observe them. The organization of these three days was excellent—we just had to let ourselves be guided!”

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7.1-Day Selous (Nyerere National Park) Fly-In Safari from Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $550

Fly from Zanzibar to Nyerere National Park for a full day of game viewing along bush roads and the Rufiji River. Expect an early start, a guided drive, picnic lunch, water, and a sunset flight back. Guides named by the operator include Musa, Benson, Felix, Fidelis, Shija, and others.

“We booked Mikumi 1 day tour and it was truly amazing. Saw almost all of the animals in their natural habitat. Our tout guide Felix , tried his best all the time , to show us as close as possible, gave us dozen of interesting information . he is truly professional. During the trip , he was very attentive and caring.”

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8.The best Selous 1 day safari from Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 31 reviews · from $550

Leave your Zanzibar hotel before dawn for a 6:00 a.m. flight to Mtemere airstrip, then spend the day on a 4x4 game drive in Nyerere National Park. A safari guide such as Moussa handles the park outing, with lunch, water, fees, flights, and hotel transfers included. Return to Zanzibar at 4:15 p.m.

“Merci encore au guide Moussa, il a tout fait pour nous satisfaire . Il a repondre a toutes les questions. Au top On a vu pleins d'animaux, malheureusement pas de lion ..”

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9.3-Day Selous Safari Trip with Flights

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 22 reviews · 3 days · from $1,550

Fly from Zanzibar to Nyerere National Park for a full-day jeep safari, bush walk, and Rufiji River cruise. You stay two nights at Africa Safari Selous in a full-board banda bungalow, with shared transfers, park fees, guide, and return flights included. Expect an early final departure, basic airfields, and wildlife sightings rather than luxury polish.

“Von Anfang bis Ende top organisiert und pünktlich! Konnten gleich am ersten Tag 4 der Big five aus nächster Nähe sehen! Am VM gabs Kaffee, Tee und Kuchen neben Giraffen und Hippos, mittags Lunch, der wirklich köstlich war. Um ca. 16.00 ging’s in Quartier, große, wunderschön gepflegte Bungalows und 2 Pools mit Poolbar! Abendessen in Buffetform sehr gut- wurden dabei von Buschbabys und Pumba besucht! Areal gut überwacht, wurden stets von Massai begleitet! 2. Tag Buschwalk und Flusssafari- nett. Da gäbe es die Möglichkeit, Tierkacke zu essen, kann man machen, muss man bei nicht! Am Fluss viele hippos und Krokodile…Mittags gab’s Lunch im Camp- uns hat’s mega geschmeckt!! Der NM…”

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