Serena Mivumo River Lodge
Chalet lodge · Rufiji bank overlooking Stiegler's Gorge · Serena Hotels
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Mid-range
Inside the park
Safari company
The only lodge on the Stiegler's Gorge stretch of the Rufiji, with chalets looking down onto the water. It prices per room instead of per person, so two people sharing pay substantially less per head than almost anything else on this list. The hydropower dam is in this western part of the park, which is worth understanding before you pick the gorge over the lakes.
Why you'd pick it
- Priced per room, unusual in this park
- Built on the gorge stretch of the Rufiji
- Solid chalets rather than canvas
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Spa or massage
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Guided walks
- Night drives
- Fishing
Read from Serena Mivumo River Lodge's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Nyerere National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entry$70 plus 18% VAT, charged per 24 hours.
- $82.6per person, per day
- Vehicle$40 plus VAT, foreign registered.
- $47.2per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $637.2 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Nyerere National ParkRates
From $405 per room per night. Priced per room, not per person, so a couple sharing pays far less per head than the camps quoting per person. The three-bedroom Mivumo Villa starts around $1,190. One source lists an April to May closure, which the lodge should confirm.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative 2026 rates gathered in July 2026 from operators' own rate cards, and from the best third-party sources where an operator publishes nothing at all. No published rate means 'on request'. Always confirm with the property. Two things shift the real comparison in this park. First, park fees are extra almost everywhere: a camp inside the boundary carries the $82.60 conservation fee plus a $59.00 to $70.80 concession fee per adult per night, both including VAT, and most in-park camps bundle these into an all-inclusive rate while the camps outside the gate charge entry, boat and walking fees separately on the days you go in. Second, ignore any camp still advertising night game drives: they are not permitted inside the national park since the 2019 regazettement. Names you may still find in older guides but that we do not list: Azura Selous, which appears permanently closed, plus Selous Kulinda, Ol Moran, Jimbiza Lodge, Selous Great Water, Selous Mbuyu, Selous Mapumziko, The Retreat Selous and Amara Selous, none of which we could verify as currently trading.