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Summary

  • Destination
    Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam, Nyerere National Park, Dar es Salaam
  • Duration
    3 days / 2 nights

A drive-in alternative to flying, travelling from Zanzibar by ferry and then overland to Nyerere National Park. The safari includes a sunset boat trip, a full game drive and a bush walk, and ends in Dar es Salaam.

For travel agents and tour operators. Sell this with confidence: Accessible Travel Kenya provides net trade rates, a written accessibility report on every hotel, vehicle and activity, and white-label documents on request.

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Travellers: please book through your travel agent. Accessible Travel Kenya works alongside them on every access detail.

Travel: By ferry to Dar es Salaam, then by road

Highlights

  • Sunset boat safari on the Rufiji River
  • Full-day game drive looking for big cats, wild dogs, elephants and hippos
  • Early-morning bush walk
  • Rich birdlife, with around 1,000 species recorded in the wider reserve

Day by day

Day 1: Zanzibar to Nyerere National Park

Transfer from your hotel to the ferry for the crossing to Dar es Salaam, then continue by road to your lodge. In the late afternoon, enjoy a sunset boat trip on the Rufiji River among hippos, crocodiles and abundant waterbirds.

Day 2: Full day game drive

Rise before dawn for a guided game drive through Nyerere, searching for lions and other big cats, African wild dogs, elephants and hippos as the morning light spreads across the bush.

Day 3: Bush walk and transfer to Dar es Salaam

Set out early for a two-hour guided bush walk, return for breakfast, then drive back to Dar es Salaam, where your safari ends.

Where you stay

  • Selous Mapumziko Lodge

Included

  • Road transfers and ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
  • Road transfers between Dar es Salaam and Nyerere National Park
  • Lodge accommodation on a full-board basis
  • Rufiji River boat safari
  • Full-day game drive with English-speaking driver-guide
  • Guided bush walk

Not included

  • AMREF Flying Doctors cover (recommended optional add-on)
  • Travel insurance
  • Return travel from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar

Senior-friendly and wheelchair accessible

Accessible Travel Kenya caters to everyone. As specialists in inclusive tourism, the company can adapt this trip as a senior-friendly holiday or a wheelchair accessible safari. Tell Accessible Travel Kenya your access needs before you book. The company confirms lodge rooms and bathrooms, arrange a suitable safari vehicle and set a comfortable daily pace, and suggest alternatives where a stop would be difficult.

Prices on request: contact Accessible Travel Kenya for a quote for your dates and group.

Plan this trip with Accessible Travel Kenya

This itinerary is a starting point. Accessible Travel Kenya can change the dates, pace, lodges and length, or combine it with another journey or a beach stay.

Every Accessible Travel Kenya trip includes:

  • A wheelchair-accessible vehicle with a trained Accessible Travel Kenya driver-guide
  • Rooms, bathrooms and paths checked for access before you book
  • 24-hour WhatsApp support throughout your trip
  • Mobility equipment, carers and sign language interpreters on request

Send your dates and who is travelling, and the team replies within 24 hours with a tailored, written proposal.

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Booking from the UK? You can book through your own travel agent, and ask them about ATOL financial protection. Accessible Travel Kenya works alongside them as the ground partner in Kenya. Travel agents can request net rates through the Trade Enquiry form.