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Private safari journey · Tanzania

3-Day Luxury Fly-In Safari in Tanzania’s Nyerere National Park

Stay at Serena Mivumo River Lodge and take a sunset boat safari on the Rufiji River, with game drives in Nyerere National Park.

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Duration
3 days
2 stops
Stays
1 stay
Guide price
From US$2,036
per person
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Luxury tour
Private tour

The journey

Journey overview

Start and end in Zanzibar on a 3-day safari in Nyerere National Park. This hidden gem offers a unique adventure and relaxing escape for couples and families. Enjoy flights from Zanzibar and back, with hotel pick-up and drop-off included. Experience thrilling game drives, a sunset boat safari, and all meals. Stay at Serena Mivumo River Lodge, featuring elegant chalets, private plunge pools, and breathtaking views—offering the best game drives and pure wilderness luxury.

  • Activities: game drives & boat trip
  • Game drives: open-sided 4x4 vehicle
  • Getting around: open-sided 4x4 vehicle, pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle, boat & air transfer We can help select your international flights, but you'll have to book them yourself A transfer from and back to the airport is included
  • Luxury tour
  • Private tour
  • Can start any day
  • Can be customized
  • Not for solo travelers
  • Minimum age of 2 years

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Listing last checked on 28 Aug 2026

Journey route

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Day by day

Your itinerary

01Day 1

Day 1

Zanzibar To Nyerere National Park, boat safari and game drive

In the morning, our driver will pick you up from your hotel to fly to Nyerere National Park. After landing at the Mtemere Airstrip at 07:00am our driver will take you to your lodge with breathtaking views For relaxation while waiting for Lunch. Thereafter, Our guide will drive you to River Rufiji for an evening and sunset boat safari. Later on, we will go back to our accommodation for dinner and relaxation overnight. Sunset Boat Trip, Nyerere National Park Enjoy Tanzania's best boat safari when we take you out on the Rufiji River, which runs alongside (and into) Nyerere National Park. You'll almost certainly see hippos and crocodiles in the water, and you never quite know what's going to come down to the river's edge to drink. It's common to see giraffes, impalas, waterbucks, kudus, warthogs, and - a highlight for those with good luck - elephants bathing or crossing the river.
  • Luxury lodge located inside Nyerere NP
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Non-alcoholic drinks
02Day 2

Day 2

Game Drive, Dinner with a River View, and Sunset

After breakfast at 07:00 am, you and our driver guide will depart for Nyerere National Park in a 4x4 safari Jeep equipped with seat belts, open sides, binoculars, and plenty of space, allowing you to comfortably see the wildlife. You will enjoy lunch at a suitable spot inside the national park. In the evening, we will drive back to our accommodation for a sunset dinner close to the river, with a beautiful view. The Selous Game Reserve, now renamed Nyerere National Park, is a protected area in southern Tanzania. It covers a total area of 50,000 sq km (19,000 sq mi) and has additional buffer zones. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 due to its wildlife diversity and undisturbed nature. Some of the diverse wildlife of the miombo include the African bush elephant, south-central black rhinoceros, hippopotamus, lion, African wild dog, African buffalo, Maasai giraffe, plains zebra, and Nile crocodile.
  • Luxury lodge located inside Nyerere NP
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks
03Day 3

Day 3

Game drive in Nyerere National Park/ then Flight back to Zanzibar

Before breakfast, start a Sunrise game drive from 07:20 am to 8:00 am. Later after breakfast from your accommodation, start the drive again and enjoy a full-day game drive by a modified safari vehicle with a professional guide. Great animal sightings include all the favorites such as lion, elephant, Hippos, giraffe, buffalo, and zebra. You will also see all the other major species, including the now rare African wild dog, and a large variety of birds. Appreciate the wonderful scenery with varied topography including wetlands, dry grassland, light acacia forest and higher ground with vast views of far-off mountains. In the afternoon, you'll have lunch and proceed with the game drive for the rest of the day. Start the drive to Mtemere Airstrip to catch a flight back to Zanzibar at 4:00 pm. Our driver will take you to the hotel.
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Stays

Where you will stay

Accommodation is subject to confirmation for your dates.

What’s included

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Included in this journey

  1. Park fees (For non-residents)
  2. All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  3. All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  4. A professional driver/guide
  5. All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  6. All flights during the tour
  7. All Taxes/VAT
  8. Roundtrip airport transfer
  9. Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  10. Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Not included

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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From

US$2,036

per person

Guide price

US$2,036 per person

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1 stay

2 nights across 3 days.

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Listing updated

28 Aug 2026

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