3-Day Nyerere National Park Safari via Pugu Hills

Tour info

Destination

Nyerere National Parks

Duration

3 days

Tour Type

Southern Circuit Safari

Age

Any

About This Tour

Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights

This extended safari combines wildlife, adventure, and culture, taking you from the lush Pugu Hills Forest to the vast Nyerere National Park. Enjoy hiking, kayaking, game drives, boat safaris, a walking safari, and a visit to a Maasai village for a well-rounded Tanzanian experience.

Highlights

Pugu Hills Forest Adventure – 1-hour hike to a scenic viewpoint + 30-minute kayaking on a natural dam.
Boat Safari – Sunset cruise along the Rufiji River, spotting hippos, crocodiles, and exotic birds.
Full-Day Game Drive – Search for lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, and more in Tanzania’s largest wildlife reserve.
Bush Lunch – Picnic with a stunning view of the Rufiji River.
Walking Safari – 2-hour guided walk with an armed ranger, observing wildlife tracks, insects, and natural habitats
Maasai Village Visit – Experience traditional dances, crafts, and culture (optional shopping for handmade jewelry).
Flexible Accommodation – Choose from Standard, Mid-range, or Luxury lodges/camps

Itinerary

Day 1: Dar es Salaam - Pugu Hills Forest - Nyerere National Park.

Pick you up from your where you will be staying (Hotel in Dar es salaam) at 07:30 am by our professional English speaking driver guide and drive to Nyerere National Park via the Pugu Hills Forest for one hour hiking to the fabulous view point of the city and 30 minutes kayaking on the natural dam rest a bit and proceed to Nyerere National Park, upon your arrival check-inn at the Camp/Lodge rest and take the hot lunch and wandering around the camp sightseeing the velvet monkeys, blue monkeys, yellow baboons, banded mangoes and others but elephants(seasonal)—at 16:00, going on a boat safari with skipper (the guide) till sunset, watching hippos, crocodiles, different species of waterbirds, residents, and immigrants, etc. Dinner and overnight at the place. Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner Accommodation of Choice: (i) Standard (ii) Mid-range (iii) Luxury lodge

Day 2: Nyerere National Park (full day game drive).

After breakfast at 07:00 am start a full day game drive with your driver on interesting trails planned observing more wildlife as you can such as lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, kudus, elephants, wilderbeasts, gerenuk, bushbucks reedbucks, waterbucks, buffaloes, hyenas, warthogs, jackals, impalas, sable antelopes and more. During midday, enjoy a bush lunch at a designated picnic site overlooking the fabulous view of the mighty Rufiji River, and then continue with a game drive en route back to the Camp/Lodge. Meal Plan: Breakfast/Lunch, and Dinner. Accommodation of Choice: (i) Standard (ii) Mid-range (iii) Luxury lodge

Day 3: Nyerere National Park - Maasai Village - Dar es salaam..

Pre breakfast(just hot coffee) start the walking safari with an amed ranger for 2hours (touch a nature in different style) more closer to the wildlife on foot experience their natural habitats followed by the insects such as dung beetles and others, walk back to the Camp/Lodge for full breakfast rest a bit and leisure driving back to Dar es salaam with packed lunch visits the Maasai village on the way to experience their traditions and culture in daily life especially singing, dancing and typical handmade crafts like earrings, bracelets, hand rings, necklaces. If interested, do shopping at an affordable price compared to town, drop-off at the Hotel/terminal ferry to Zanzibar or the Airport. Meal Plan: Breakfast/Lunch, and Dinner.