Nyerere National Park – Lovebird Safaris

Nyerere National Park

Introduction

Nyerere National Park

This is the Africa’s Largest National Park! The Park with staggering size of 30,893km2 host one of the world’s largest concentration of wildlife. The collection of wildlife both in diversity and abundance is just remarquable! Visitors to this vast sanctuary will be able to see astounding volume of wildlife both rare and common species.

The park host the famous ‘’Big Five’’ and some rare species of antelopes like Roan Antelope, Brindled Gnu, Lichtenstein hartebeest, roan, and sable antelopes, Kudu etc.!

Welcome To Nyerere National Park

Nyerere National Park, part of the larger Selous ecosystem, is one of Africa’s largest wildlife reserves. It is home to diverse species, including elephants, lions, leopards, and African wild dogs.

About the Area

Climate

The Park experiences bimodal rainfall season and the short rains fall in November and December and are followed by a partial drying out in January and February. Thereafter, the long rains follow ending in early May. It is located at an altitude between 100 and 400 meters.

Getting there

The Park can be accessed by road or air

Road: From Dar es salaam to Nyerere National Park is about 250km via Kibiti

Air: There are regular flights from Dar es salaam,Kilimanjaro and Arusha to a number of small airstrips in the Park.

Attractions

Nyerere National Park has numerous attractions that visitors to the place can enjoy. Some of the best attractions in the Park include the ability to see the big Five, Large concentrations of elephants and Hippos. The Rufiji River full of abundant wildlife, Largest population of African wild dogs to mention but a few. The Park is also endowed with beautiful and scenic landscapes that add to the beauty of this majestic place.

Nyerere National Park hosts a vast array of wildlife, including over 40,000 elephants, one of Africa’s largest populations. It also supports a significant number of lions, leopards, African wild dogs, and buffalo. The park’s Rufiji River attracts large populations of hippos, crocodiles, and over 440 bird species, making it a crucial biodiversity hotspot in Tanzania.