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3 Days 2 Nights
Daily Tour
12 people
English
3 Days Safari From Dar es Salaam to Selous Game Reserve by Road trip is a popular safari it’s about 4 hrs drive from Dar es Salaam to Selous Game Drive (Nyerere National Park).
Selous Game Reserve is a protected area in southern Tanzania. It covers a total area of 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) and has additional buffer zones. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 due to its wildlife diversity and undisturbed nature.
Some of the typical wildlife of the miombo inhabits the reserve, such as the African bush elephant, black rhino, hippopotamus, lion, East African wild dog, Cape buffaloes, Masai giraffe, Plains zebra, and Nile crocodile. Permanent human habitation is not permitted within the reserve. All human entry and exit are controlled by the Wildlife Division of the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.
The reserve was named after Frederick Selous, a famous big game hunter and early conservationist, who died at Beho Beho in this territory in 1917 while fighting against the Germans during World War I. Scottish explorer and cartographer Keith Johnston died at Beho Beho in 1879 while leading a Royal Geographical Society expedition to the Great Lakes of Africa with Joseph Thomson.
Pick up from the hotel at 06:30 after breakfast and safari briefing depart for Nyerere Nat Park. This will be a 5– 6 hours drive. You will be provided with water, snacks and fruits. Upon arrival in the afternoon transfer to the camp for lunch. At 16:00 depart for the late afternoon boat safari and overnight at Nje Bush Camp, full board.
Start the day with a walking safari outside the park. The walking safari starts as early as 06.30, bringing you close to some of the smallest animals and plants that you would not see on a vehicle game drive. Thereafter depart for a full day game drive and overnight at Nje Bush Camp, full board.
After breakfast depart for Dar es Salaam and drop off at the agreed point.
National Nat. Park covering 35,000sq km, this is the largest game reserve in Africa. The reserve supports an enormous number of elephants, buffalos, and wildebeests. Other rare species include the African Hunting dog. The park provides home for some of the last remaining black rhinos.
Fly to the Selous Game Reserve The best way to get to the Selous Game Reserve is to fly. The two main airstrips for the Selous Game Reserve are Siwandu and Mtemere (also sometimes called Selous Lower). Both have scheduled flights arriving and departing daily, including from Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Arusha. They are right in the game reserve and it won’t take long from your airstrip to reach your accommodation.
Drive from Dar es Salaam To Kibiti Another best way to get to the Selous Game Reserve is to Transfers from Dar es Salaam AirportFly to the Selous Game Reserve The best way to get to the Selous Game Reserve is to fly. The two main airstrips for the Selous Game Reserve are Siwandu and Mtemere (also sometimes called Selous Lower). Both have scheduled flights arriving and departing daily, including from Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Arusha. They are right in the game reserve and it won’t take long from your airstrip to reach your accommodation. Drive from Dar es Salaam To Kibiti Other best way to get to the Selous Game Reserve is to Transfers from Dar es Salaam Airport
Time zone: UTC / GMT +3
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TSh, often written as =/)
Driving: left-hand side of the road
Power Outlets: 220V-240V 50Hz. Plug types are ‘Type D & G (British)’
Closest (air)ports: Dar es Salaam International Airport (DAR)
The cool, dry months of spring from June to October and the hot and dry summer months of December to February are the best times to visit.
High season
For wildlife viewing the dry season from June to October is best, but the period from November to March also still gives plenty of options to see a huge variety of wildlife. Depending on the rains the Selous might either be very wet during this time, and boat trips are the best way to get around, or it is very dry and a lot of animals can be seen around the remaining water sources.
Low season
Most camps close for the long rains in April and May, opening up again in June.
Best time to see the wild dogs in the Selous Game Reserve
Although the wild dogs are also seen regularly in other times of the year, it is easiest to locate them during their denning period from June to August. This time they will not roam too far from the den and the area to search for them is smaller. This is no guarantee to see them, but it definitely increases your chances.
Best time to see birds in the Selous Game Reserve
The Selous is an excellent birding destination with more than 440 birds species recorded in the area. From November to April migrant birds are also around and the resident birds mate and nest during this time. You will see many in their colourful breeding plumage.
From December to February the colourful northern carmine bee-eaters are in the Selous Game Reserve and if there has been enough rain they will swoop around your safari vehicle as it drives through the grass. Picking up the insects disturbed by the vehicle straight from the air. A truly remarkable and aerobatic sight.
The Selous Game Reserve is a spectacular piece of nature with lots of rivers, creeks, lakes and other waterways surrounding the bush. Its main attractions are:
The chance to see the wild dog, also sometimes called the African painted dog
Going for a boat safari on one of the many lakes and waterways
Taking things slowly and more intimate on a walking safari
Great bird watching with many waterbirds and migrants at different times
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