Summary
Selous Game Reserve Safari is one of our Favorited game viewing areas in Tanzania. It really is a hidden gem! It’s much quieter than the Northern parks, the rivers and lakes of the Selous are the lifeblood to a park that hosts phenomenal volumes of game including Africa's largest elephant and wild dog populations and lion prides.
Activities
- Animal Tracking
- Game Walk
- Wildlife Photography
- Game drive
- Photo-safari
Places
- Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Physical Condition
- Normal Physical Condition
Connectivity
- No WiFi but some phone coverage
Day-by-day Description
Day 1Dar es Salaam to Selous Game Reserve
Activities Included
Bird Photography Boat Cruise Wilderness Trail Bird Watching Photo-safariMorning at 08: 30 hrs pickup from your hotel in Dar es Salaam and drive to Selous Game Reserve. You will have picnic lunch on the way and the journey will take about 5 hours through the most unexplored and untouched areas in Tanzania. In the afternoon embark on boat safari, where you'll admire hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitat. Meals and overnight will be at Selous tented Camp.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Selous Game reserves
Travel Time: 5 hrs
Day 2Game Drive At Selous Game Reserve
Activities Included
Evening Drives Morning Drives Wildlife Photography Game drive Photo-safariYou will have a full day in the Selous Game Reserve explorating the reserve by 4 wheel drive vehicle. The permit will allow you to have good photographic opportunities and the chance to explore different sections of vast park. The Selous Game Reserve is the largest in Africa, covering 54,600 square kilometer. Selous is famous for its elephants, commonly seen are lions, wild dogs, buffaloes, bushbuck, impalas, elands, baboons, zebras, and greater kudus. It was originally set aside as a hunting area where animals are abundant but more shy than the Northern Parks. Dinner and overnight will be at same Camp.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Selous game Reserves
Travel Time: 1 hrs
Day 3Second Game Drive At Selous Game Reserve
Activities Included
Morning Drives Wildlife Photography Game drive Photo-safariAfter breakfast from the tented camp, collect picnic lunch then drive to the reserve search for its predators and pray and visit to the hot-spring and have a chance to swim over the Savannah. Late evening return to your camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Selous Game Reserves
Travel Time: 1 hrs
Day 4Walking Safari to Dar es Salaam City
Activities Included
Wildlife Photography Game drive Photo-safariEarly morning before breakfast, you will have a wilderness walking safari that will give you a particularly intimate feel for the African wilds. Walking safaris offer a good chance of seeing giraffe, zebra, elephant, and good birding. It starts in the morning with the guidance of an local experienced guide. This takes 2 hours before you come back to the campsite for breakfast and later drive back to Dar es Salaam. You will arrive there around 3pm and be dropped off at the hotel or airport or at the ferry dock to connect the ferry to Zanzibar.
Other Benefits (On Arrival)
- Transfer
Location
Dar es Salaam
Travel Time: 5 hrs
Offical Visa Regulations and Health Requirements
For personalized details on health and visa requirements please check the IATA travel centre here
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