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Mrs Lynne Ismail
GB
Visited:
March 2025
Reviewed: Apr 1, 2025
Email Mrs Lynne Ismail | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic area. Well looked after and exceptional experience with all of the animals. Our guide was an amazing driver and very knowledgeable about the park and it's animals.
Yvonne Westerhoff
NL
Visited:
March 2025
Reviewed: Apr 19, 2025
Email Yvonne Westerhoff | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Abdul Jabbar Soomro
PK
Visited:
April 2025
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2025
Email Abdul Jabbar Soomro | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Nyerere National Park is a top-tier safari destination, known for its vast wilderness and rich wildlife diversity. The Rufiji River adds a unique touch, offering incredible boat safaris alongside classic game drives. It’s ideal for those seeking an authentic, uncrowded safari with stunning scenery and excellent chances to see predators and large herds.
Lohrasp
IN
Visited:
December 2024
Reviewed: May 11, 2025
Email Lohrasp | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing stay and hospitality
We had a great time. Amazing hospitality and service indeed. Highly recommended!
Milana
CZ
Visited:
June 2025
Reviewed: Jul 11, 2025
Email Milana | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Nyerere is beautiful and very large green park few minutes flight from Zanzibar. We enjoyed our time in there and used Shammah wonder company with Justine and Elihakim as our tour guide. Will never forget this experience. Everything was wonderful.
Elina
DE
Visited:
August 2025
Reviewed: Aug 21, 2025
Email Elina | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A big variety of different landscapes from bushes to forests to steppe, hills, meadows and lakes. It was more difficult to spot animals because of the bushes and trees, but if you saw some they were sometimes right in front of you. Breathtaking moments and views.
Christy
NL
Visited:
July 2025
Reviewed: Aug 25, 2025
Email Christy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We saw almost every animal on the first day of safari. That's how good our experience was.|
Also not crouded in the beginning of the season.
Francesco Romagnoli
IT
Visited:
October 2025
Reviewed: Dec 5, 2025
Email Francesco Romagnoli | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
all animals seen, very good roads, natural sceneries. Fully recommended.
watch out: Rhinos are not seen in the park since ever, basically no one remembers to have seen one. rest of animals are present and abundant.
Nyerere is a good option for those travelling from DAR and Zanzibar.
jonnyboy1403
GB
Visited:
October 2010
Reviewed: Sep 27, 2011
Email jonnyboy1403 | 35-50 years of age
Amazing, wild but luxurious, safari the way it should be
Maybe we were lucky, but on the transfer from the runway, little more than a dirt track, to the lodge we came across 4 lionesses who were just resting after a big kill and feed, the vultures were now tidying up the carcass. We stayed at Sand Rivers, which has an excellent position over the river which was teeming with crocs and hippos, although be expected to share your room, which is open towards the river, with monkeys,
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bush-babys and various bugs, but that’s all part of being on safari. Be warned the monkeys are very inquisitive, they know when your morning coffee is coming and want the sugar and the biscuits, it’s a funny start to each day. Given the lodge is open to the wild, as night falls you must be escorted by an Ascari for protection, one night a herd of elephants decided the trees by our room were their dinner.Given the position of the lodge, we were able to take a number of river safaris, given a completely different view as you get a bit more up close to the crocs and hippos, remember the latter are the number one killer of humans in Africa, so hope your guide knows how to navigate. If you’re lucky you may get to see a herd of wildebeest or elephants drinking and washing in the river, the birdlife here is amazing as well. But there is nothing like switching the engine off and just drifting listening to the sounds. You can also do walking safari, with an armed guard, where your guide can talk to you about some of the plants and smaller animals you may come across, as well as looking for tracks of the bigger ones
You will see lots of elephant, giraffe, zebra and impala, you will see lions, but there’s no guarantee when, our encounters were more by chance than planning, in fact our day we specifically set out on a lion hunt proved fruitless until we made the journey back to camp and there was a young lion just sleeping by the dirt track. We were lucky on our first full day to see a young leopard, he had been spotted a few days earlier in the same tree, so as we approached our guide was apprehensive he would be there again but luckily he was. After this meeting he wasn’t seen again that week, despite various other parties looking for him. On our trip we were also managed to wild dogs and hyenas, both are rare sightings and we have to thank our eagle eyed guides for being able to find them. As mentioned earlier due to the remoteness, when you return to the lodge in the evenings you regale your stories of the day to others in the camp over drinks and dinner, as you are likely to have been the only one to have seen yours sights that day, it makes for plenty to talk about. Although all the jeeps are in contact with each other if a rare sighting is made and others are in the area to see it.
One highlight, amongst many, at Sand Rivers is the ability to go fly camping. This is going back to basics, sleeping out in the open, with nothing but a mosquito net above you, although they provide a small modesty tent for changing in. The advanced party had set up the camp by a lake which was full of crocs, wait till the sun goes down and shine a torch across the water and see their yellow eyes looking back at you. A bar is there, a 3 course mean by the lake and the wild all around you, plus a couple of armed guards who stay up through the night just in case.
The guides and hosts were all excellent with good food and plenty of it, breakfast is served to order just don’t expect it in a hurry, but there is no need to rush as everything is done to your timings. The evening meal is served together on big table for all guests, which makes for a great atmosphere as you all share your stories of the day, and don’t forget afternoon tea before you head out for your late afternoon drive, with a different freshly made cake each day. The lodge bedrooms are grand, with a bathroom open to the river but with trees providing enough privacy and a wonderful waterfall shower. Overall this was an amazing trip, raw safari but in luxury.
Marion
GB
Visited:
September 2012
Reviewed: Nov 6, 2012
Email Marion | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Selous Game Reserve - An exciting, adventurous safari.
Six of us visited Rufiji River Camp in September 2012. We were welcomed by Karl and Sally with a welcome drink, given a quick show around the lounge/dining area and escorted to our tents to freshen up. These were extremely well set out, quite large and comfortable with a veranda overlooking the Rufiji River. We went to the dining area to meet Karl for a brief safety talk and be given our different safari options after which we enjoyed a simple delicious lunch.
That afternoon, went on a river cruise where we saw lots of birds, hippos and some crocodiles. Quite often elephants are seen on these cruises, but we were unlucky this time. It was very peaceful and enjoyed the beautiful sunset on the way back. We decided to have a full day safari the next day as you get to see more of the area and the opportunity of seeing many more animals. Well, we were delighted to see Lions and cubs very quickly around a kill, lots of Elephants, Greater
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Kudu, Giraffes, zebras, a beautiful fully grown male leopard lazing away in a rock shelf, more lions, impalas, jackals, lots of gorgeous birds, especially the Lilac Breasted Roller and very specially, after waiting to see wild dogs for eight years, we came across these wonderful dogs. There were ten in all with pups. We watched them for at least 20 minutes, such a privilege as they are so rare. We also went on a walking safari and had to stay still for about 15 minutes as a small herd of elephants were in front of us heading for the river which was very exciting. Our Guide then told us about all the trees and bushes that have special medicinal properties which are still used today by local people. He also pointed out the spoor of different animals, it was really fascinating. We walked for about three hours and it went so quickly! We had the same guide during our stay who was excellent. Being seasoned safari folk, we even learned details of the fauna and flora we hadn’t heard before as he was so knowledgeable.The scenery was lovely, still green as it wasn’t long after the rains, quite different from other parts of Africa where sometimes it is extremely arid and dry. The weather was hot and dry in the day, turning chilly at night.
The food was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay, only wish we had booked for longer. We would certainly recommend staying at Rufiji Camp in Selous for a great experience; they look after you from start to finish, never having to worry about anything.
Marion and Rod
