(formally known as selous) is Africa’s largest game reserve and one of favorite game viewing areas in Africa. Covering 50,000 square kilometers, is among st the largest protected areas in Africa and is relatively undisturbed by human impact Africa’s largest and oldest game reserve is one of its most scenic wildlife destinations; the Nyerere is utterly beautiful.
Overview
The beauty of the park is matched by the quality of a safari here; boating, walking and camping compliment standard game driving in thriving wildlife areas. This is an outrageously good safari park and an essential component of any southern circuit itinerary. The Nyerere is a superb safari destination for both family safaris and African honeymoons, all the better for the ease of getting there and the lack of crowds. The park has the widest diversity of safari activities in the country, offering the boating safaris as well as standard game drives, walking safaris and legendary camping trips. The Northern section of Nyerere is home to a network of channels and lagoons that run on the Rufiji River. This lush landscape provides a water supply for the region’s game and towards the end of the dry season the concentration of animals around these water sources is phenomenal. It is here, around the river and lakes, that the majority of the camps are based; successfully relying on the animal’s need for water to provide game viewing areas. Nyerere is in its peak season from July through to the middle of November – this when the dry season is raging and all the game homes in on the few permanent water sources
