Journey stop 2 of 6

Nyerere National Park

See this location as part of Southern Tanzania Safari Circuit—where it sits on the route, how the Journey reaches it, and what comes next.

Place / visit
This stop on the Journey

Route context

Arriving and continuing

These details belong to this Journey. They describe the path through Nyerere National Park, not the destination in general.

Arriving from

Dar es Salaam

Car · about 330 minutes

Travel times vary with traffic, weather, and road conditions.

Follow the Kibiti road to Mtemere Gate. Rain and the final approach can lengthen the transfer.

Dar es Salaam to Nyerere via Mtemere Gate 0 → 176.3 km · 176.3 km current access and park conditions govern travel.

Continuing to

Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Car

Travel times vary with traffic, weather, and road conditions.

Use the seasonal road and park-track connection via Kisaki and Kidatu. Treat this as a full-day transfer and confirm that the link is open.

Nyerere to Udzungwa via Kisaki and Kidatu 0 → 245.4 km · 245.4 km current access and park conditions govern travel.

At this stop

Enter at Mtemere Gate for the northern Rufiji River and lake country.