Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere)

Also known as Nyerere, the national park of Selous plays in another category. With its 55,000 km², it is one of the largest protected areas in Africa, and yet one of the least visited. Its true uniqueness: you don’t just go off-roading. The Rufiji River allows for boat safaris, and the park is one of the few in Tanzania that permits walking safaris with a ranger. Three totally different ways to approach the animals, including the largest population of wild dogs in Africa, a species that is extremely rare elsewhere.

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Available safaris according to your budget:

1 day (private or shared)

2 days, 1 night (private or shared)

  • Same schedule as the “Standard program 2 days, 1 night” below, if you want more details on the schedule, the day’s itinerary, etc.

2 days – 1 night, without Maasai village (mixed shared/private)

  • Day 1: Pick up at your hotel, flight and shared jeep safari. Evening and night at Safari Selous Lodge.
  • Day 2: Second day in the park, in a private jeep this time. Flight and return to your hotel in the late afternoon.
  • Similar schedule to the “Standard program 2 days, 1 night” below, if you want more details on the schedule, the day’s itinerary, etc.

3 days – 2 nights (mixed shared/private)

  • Day 1: Pick up at your hotel, flight and shared jeep safari. Evening and night at Safari Selous Lodge.
  • Day 2: Second day in the park, in a private jeep this time. Evening and night at Safari Selous Lodge.
  • Day 3: Shared boat safari and visit to a Maasai village in the morning. Flight and return to your hotel in the late afternoon.
  • Similar schedule to the “Standard program 2 days, 1 night” below, if you want more details on the schedule, the day’s itinerary, etc.

4 days – 3 nights (private and without flight, departure from Dar Es Salaam)

  • Day 1: Transfer from Dar Es Salaam to Selous, about 4 hours drive. Check-in to your room at Selous Safari Lodge, lunch, then a two-hour boat safari in the afternoon. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
  • Day 2: Morning safari, full day with lunch and drinks in the park. In the evening, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
  • Day 3: Morning safari, full day with lunch and drinks in the park. In the evening, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
  • Day 4: Morning shared visit to a Maasai village. Breakfast then return to Dar es Salaam.

 


 

Standard program 2 days, 1 night – Schedule to be confirmed based on the day’s flights

Day 1:

  • Pick up at your hotel around 4am, request an early breakfast at your hotel.
  • Departure of the flight from Zanzibar airport to Selous park around 6am
  • Arrival in Selous park around 7am, where your driver-guide will welcome you to start the safari directly in one of the largest national parks in Africa. You will then have the chance to observe many animals such as lions, giraffes, elephants, zebras, and many more. Small coffee or tea break around 10:30am.
  • Lunch in the heart of the park around 12pm.
  • Second part of the safari until around 5pm, before returning to Safari Selous Lodge to spend your evening and night.

Day 2:

  • Breakfast at 7am before starting a shared boat safari to get as close as possible to the crocodiles and hippos.
  • Visit to a Maasai village around 11am before going to lunch at your Lodge around 1pm.
  • Rest time before taking the return flight to Zanzibar at 4pm.
  • Arrival at Zanzibar airport around 4:45pm where your taxi will be waiting for the return to your hotel.

 

What to take with you: passport, visa, insurance, mosquito repellent, cap, sunglasses, sneakers, sweater, and a bandana to cover your face from dust.

What is included: Taxi between your hotel and the airport; flight tickets, two days of safari with an English-speaking guide, (jeep safari, shared boat safari, and on foot to discover a Maasai village), one night in a lodge, all meals.

What is not included: Tips, dinner drinks (except water) and additional purchases

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