Selous Game Reserve is Africa’s largest game reserve and one of favorite game viewing areas in Africa. With an area of 50,000 square kilometers, about three times the size of South Africa’s Kruger National Park and twice the size of Serengeti National Park this is amongst the largest protected area in Africa and inarguably the best for game drive and birders.

Selous is utterly beautiful, it’s beauty is matched by the quality of safari, such as boating, standard game drives, walking safaris and legendary fly camping trips in wildlife area, which make selous an outrageously good safari park and essential component of any southern circuit itinerary. At the heart of Selous Game Reserve, is where Tanzania’s largest river, the Rufiji is found, forms a complex network of channels, lakes and swamps create and outstanding ecological systems in East Africa.

The nature of this complexity provides water supply for the region’s animals and towards the end of dry season where concentration of animals around these water sources is phenomenal. Majority of camps are based here, and game viewing is superb.

The Northern selous
It’s just 5% of the reserve’s total area, no hunting is allowed here; this area is exclusively for photographic safaris

The Sourthern selous
This split up te into a number of hunting blocks – each of which typical cover about 1,000km square.

During dry season (July - middle of November) animals concentrate in on the few permanent water sources. The sheer volume of animals in the Selous is superb, putting most parks in Africa to shame. Selous has it’s reputation as the last truly stronghold for African wild dog.

Selous Game Reserve

A prompt departure at 6:30 AM.

Approximately 4:00 to 6:30 PM.

Private Safari/Mid range/Tented camp/Camping (budget). Kindly confirm this with our safari specialist

Comfortable clothing

English Speaking Driver/Guide

Safari vehicle with pop up roof

Transportation In 4×4 Vehicle

3 Meals a day

Entrance fees

Government charges

Gratuities

Tips

Drinks

Any personal items of nature

440 bird species have been recorded in the mighty Selous. Pink-backed pelicians, African skimmers and giant kingfishers, can be found on the lakes. The sandbanks harbor carmine and white-fronted bee-eater colonies whilst pairs of fish eagle, palmnut vulture, ibises and palm swifts nest in the borassus palms.

Waterbirds found here include yellow-billed stork, white crowned and spur-winged plovers, various small waders, pied and malachite kingfishers.

Pairs of trumpeter hornbill and purple-crested turaco can be seen between the riparian trees, egrets and heron is the Malagasy squacco heron, regular winter visitor while the elusive Pel’s fishing owl often emerges at dusk to hawk above the water.

Birdwatching

Although birdlife is generally good throughout the year, from November to April migratory birds from Europe and northern Africa are present, and many resident birds are in breeding plumage. This makes it the best time for bird watching. The best time to watch wildlife is during the Dry season, which is June to October.

Extra activities attract extra price, kindly discuss this in detail with our representative

Boat Safaris

Allow you to drift on the lakes and other channels, this is ideal for birding and game, where you get opportunity to get close to both birds and animals such as crocodile and hippo.

Flying camps

This trip is for adults only, these are temporary camps that are set up in the bush. Their comfort is very limited as they are normal camping tents. Dinner is cooked on the fire, and served nearby, and later it’s normal to gather around the campfire, relax in canvas chairs, socializing.

This is a stunning experience, when dancing flames under the sky, with the sounds of the wild in the background.
This kind of trips is always accompanied by an armed guide to ensure your safety.

Game Drive

A remarkable large mammal populations live here, with an estimated 120,000 – 150,000, 40,000 hippo, 4,000 lions (probably the largest population in the continent), 100,000 wildebeest, 35,000 zebra, 25,000 impala, herds of giraffe, greater kudu, waterbuck, bushbuck, and eland.

With it’s vast area, selous is also acting as a sanctuary for the endangered wild dog, sable and puku antelope, it is also harbor huge populations of crocodile, hippo, spotted hyena and leopard, Selous is truly an amaizing African’s paradise.

- June - December