Nyerere National Park
Formerly known as the Selous Game Reserve, Nyerere is a vast area of land (almost the size of Ireland!) which makes up Africa’s largest wildlife refuge. The vast majority of activities happen in north of the park – around the mighty Rufiji River – East Africa’s largest waterway.
Lions are particularly prevalent in the Park, which is also home to the largest population of African Wild Dogs in the world – something which is a major attraction to the area. Aside from these, Nyerere is also home to Leopard, Cheetah, Hippo, Buffalo, Giraffe and Elephant. Rhino are present but a very rarely seen.
When to go:
In terms of game-viewing, Nyerere is a classic ‘dry season’ park, with game viewing best from July through to October when the large herds of animal’s flock towards the Rufiji River. Outside of this time, dispersal of game and dense woodland make game viewing difficult.