Day Trip to Selous Game Reserve
Day Trip to Selous Game Reserve
Selous Game Reserve is an immense area of protected wilderness that has remained untouched for thousands of years, explore this park on a day trip starting from Zanzibar or Dar es Salaam.
The Selous is the largest game reserve and one of the favourite game viewing areas in Africa. Covering a total area of about 54,600 km2 (21,081 sq. miles), almost 6% of Tanzania’s land surface, is amongst the largest protected wet wilderness areas in Africa, SELOUS GAME RESERVE located in the South of Tanzania and four times the size of Serengeti.
The Selous game reserve is the size of Switzerland. A large area of the reserve is drained by the Rufiji River. There are over 2,000 species of plants, over 430 species of birds, and 60 species of mammals, plenty of wildlife including Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Buffalos, Hippos, and Crocodiles.
Rates & Costs of this 1 Day Safari to Selous
- Price per person $450
- Per Child $380
Itinerary
Enjoy a full day safari at Selous Game Reserve
Day 1 – A full day of Adventure
Upon arrival at the airstrip, you will be met by our Driver Guide and proceed for a full day game drive. Afternoon you will enjoy bush lunch, the most fantastic experience; your day will be filled with exploring the park’s wildlife from your seat on an open-sided or open-roofed vehicle.
This comfortable and privileged journey through the wild African bush is a chance of a lifetime! You can expect to see many African mammals, including elephants, giraffes, lions, buffalo, zebra and even the rare African wild dog.
Important Information
Price Includes
- Return Fights
- Driver Guide
- Park Fees
- Airport Tax
- Lunch
- Landing Fees
- 1,5lt mineral water during the Safari
- Transfer from the hotel
Price Excludes
- Tips suggested: Driver guide $10+ per person sharing the vehicle per day
- Drinks apart from 1,5lt mineral water during the safari
- Items of personal nature and not mentioned in the above itinerary
Terms & Conditions
This day trip to Selous game reserve can be booked 1 day in advance. Do ensure to inquire about children’s policy. Prices are subject to change without notice.
Inquire now on our bookings page for more information
Game Drive Safari
Night Game drives
For those wishing to encounter nocturnal animals such as porcupines, civet, cats and aardvarks a night game drive is a fantastic option.
Walking Safaris
Family Friendly
A unique opportunity is to experience a walking safari through the bush. These guided walks are accompanied by a watchman and a fully qualified armed guide. The pace is gentle and the emphasis is placed on ecology, tracking, dung identification, medicinal uses of trees and plants, birds and generally interpreting the bush. The possibility of seeing Lions or Wild dogs on foot is minimal, but Elephant sightings are common and to walk up relatively close to Elephants is an experience never to be forgotten.
Bird watching
The Mkata plains is a great place for birding Mikumi boasts with a respectful 400 species of birds with the most common ones being the black bellied bustards, guinea fowls, marabou storks, bateleur eagles, ox peckers, colorful lilac breasted rollers and yellow throated long claw.
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Fly in Campang
Fly-Camping
For the adventurous traveller, the possibility of a one or two night fly-camp where guests will ‘rough it’ in the bush, accompanied by their own walking guide, is popular. The fly-camps have good-sized tents, a hot bucket shower and a toilet; yet retain a feeling of being very remote. Dinner is cooked on the open fire and enjoyed outside
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