3 Day Safari Selous Game Reserve from Dar es Salaam
Selous Safari from Dar es Salaam or from Zanzibar Island. Our 3 Days Selous Safari from Dar es Salaam is one of the few short tours that one can take by road (or by air) from the capital city of Tanzania, or from the Spice Island of Zanzibar. ‘Tanzania safaris’ sparks thoughts of an African safari in the most famous parks in the northern Tanzania, the likes of Serengeti, Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater but these parts are just part of the classical safari in Tanzania. Tanzania however has some of the world’s untouched wilderness areas and most of them are in the Southern Tanzania and western parts of Tanzania. one search place is Selous Game Reserve.
Among these virgin African bushes is The Selous Game Reserve which is also the largest game reserve in Africa. This park is easily accessible by road from Dar es Salaam but also by air from Arusha or Serengeti. We can incorporate Selous Game Reserve into a longer itinerary that includes the usual highlights of a Tanzania Safari or offer a package to only Selous.
Selous Safari – Walking Safari Selous
Apart from enjoying normal safari game drives by car, one unique thing about Selous safari is the ability to go for a walking safari in the Selous Game Reserve. Walking Safari in Selous is a unique way to explore the African wilderness on foot sighting the animals at very close range. Safety comes first so in all our Selous Walking safaris you will be accompanied by an armed ranger.
Boat Safari Selous
Boat safari is another very interesting activity that you can do while on safari in the Selous Game Reserve. If you are driving from Dar es Salaam, doing the boat safari in Selous on the first afternoon is usually one interesting way to start your Selous Safari.
Next time you visit Tanzania and you wish to do a Selous Safari, or visit Selous as part of your longer safari in Tanzania, please ask our experts to include a walking safari as well as a boat safari in your Selous safari.
3 Day Selous Safari Tanzania – Itinerary
Zanzibar or Dar es salaam to – Selous
On the first day of the safari you will leave Dar es Salaam early morning and drive to Selous game reserve. Selous is quite a distance so you will arrive by mid day and on arrival and after lunch; you will go for a boat ride in the Rufiji River. Crocodiles, hippos and hippos can be seen here as well as other animals as they converge to quench their thirst. Crocodiles take advantage to hunt their prey and you might be treated to sights of animal action if lucky.
Selous Game Reserve
On this day you will spend a full day in the vast Game Reserve doing game drives in search of animals like elephants, zebras, gazelles, impalas and the rarest of all; the African Wild dogs. This Game Reserve was named after a prominent European explorer; the late Fredrick Selous and the reserve has since been declared a world heritage site by the UN body UNESCO. This game reserve is roughly the size of Switzerland and it covers unexploited African wilderness with topography that varies from rolling savannah grassland plains, savannah woodlands and rocky out crops that are believed to have been cut by the Rufiji River. Among the activities on offer here includes boat trips, a walking safari and game drives by 4×4 vehicles.
Selous – Dar Es Salaam – Zanzibar
Early morning game drive or a nature walk then after breakfast you embark on your drive back to Dar es Salaam by road. You will arrive Dar es Salaam in the afternoon if you drive by road.
Inclusions
- Accommodation
- Park Fees (for Non-Residents)
- Concession/ Camping Fees
- Daily game drives while on Safari
- A professional driver/ guide
- 4×4 Land Cruiser
- All Taxes and VAT
- Meals as per itinerary
- Drinking water while on safari (2 litres per person per day
Exclusions
- Tips
- Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.).
- Government imposed increase of Taxes and or Park Fees.
- Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary.