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Restless girl
HR
Visited:
August 2015
Reviewed: May 10, 2016
Email Restless girl | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the most amazing experiences of my life!
Safari in Selous Game Reserve was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. It's hard to find the words to describe the feeling of being close to a lion or watch a hundred zebras and impalas crossing your path. The guide (unfortunately I forgot his name) was simply amazing and very knowledgeable. I was surprised how much animals have we spotted in just three days of safari as Selous is one of the largest remaining wilderness areas in Africa! Highly recommended to every nature and wildlife lover!
KrisNM
US
Visited:
December 2017
Reviewed: Apr 27, 2018
Email KrisNM | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wild and wonderful
This was the first park of our multi-day safari tour in southern Tanzania, and we enjoyed it tremendously. The first day we were treated to a boat tour near our accommodations at the Selous River Lodge, and we were able to see a great variety of birds (kingfishers, weavers, bee-eaters) as well as crocodiles (baby and adult) and hippos. At night, we could hear hippos grunting from our hut, and we saw at least two kinds of monkeys in the trees outside the hut. During the two days of driving in the reserve, we saw giraffes, buffalo, many birds, warthogs, impalas, water bucks, hippos, and so much more. We enjoyed some breakfast and lunch with our wonderful driver at relaxing spots in the park, and over the course of two days we saw very few people. It was just as wild and wonderful as we had dreamed, and we would go back in a heartbeat.
Veronica Merotta
IT
Visited:
August 2018
Reviewed: Aug 28, 2018
Email Veronica Merotta | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Craig Hobin
GB
Visited:
August 2018
Reviewed: Aug 29, 2018
Email Craig Hobin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything we expected, wished for, and more. So lovely and just about the animals and your experience.
Adam Blair Golden
US
Visited:
September 2019
Reviewed: Oct 12, 2019
Email Adam Blair Golden | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Birds mostly go unnoticed because of big game. The birds are amazing here. There are no rhinos or cheetah.
Krzysztof Poręba
PL
Visited:
January 2020
Reviewed: Feb 23, 2020
Email Krzysztof Poręba | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
The Selous Park is beautiful. And so many of our dibrtch memories from Tanzania. Afebxha was waiting for us by changing the number of employees in the contract. It was only after our intervention that she confessed to guilty and we received a compensation. The guide himself gave me that this job did not suit him and we were so tired with each other these few days.
Yosra Zanned
FR
Visited:
September 2022
Reviewed: Oct 10, 2022
Email Yosra Zanned | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We Saw Elephant , Lions (2 females 1 male) Giraffes , Zebra group, Gnu Group , hippopotamus , baby crocodile , The birds of pride, Gazelle, Monkey's,
Dr Douglas Ansley
GB
Visited:
September 2022
Reviewed: Nov 5, 2022
Email Dr Douglas Ansley | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
david
GB
Visited:
June 2016
Reviewed: Oct 18, 2016
Email david | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Selous and Tanzania
The Selous is the Largest Game reserve in all of Africa, named after the great explorer Frederik Courtney Selous, who is incidentally, buried in the park at a grave site that can be visited by guests in the reserve.
The Photographic area of the Selous is in the northern part of the park, spanning about 3000sq km. The area is mostly flat and steady at about 50-60m above sea level. This means that the Rufiji River which runs through the park is slow and wide, producing a constant water source, which is great for wildlife! The park is located in the southern Safari circuit of Tanzania which is much less visited by tourists, which means no crowds and a much more authentic and pleasant experience.
Game is plentiful in the Selous. The climate and miombo style woodland isn't suited to some, but all the
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main players are here in abundance. Most noteworthy however is that the Selous is home to the largest population of wild dogs, by a long way, in the world. Sightings are recorded every single season of these beautiful animals, and the best times to see them are just after the rains in november/december. Dens get flooded with water which makes the animals move.The Selous is also the best place to experience boat Safaris and see the wildlife that lives in and around the River. For keen birders this is an experience not to be missed.
I stayed at Selous Impala Camp, www.selousimpalacamp.com . The camp is rated the best in selous by trip advisor, and is said to have the best guiding of anywhere in the Selous. If you have a more conservative budget then you could stay at Lake Manze camp which is also excellent. In truth it doesn't really matter where you stay as long as you stay inside the reserve, but every time I go to the park I stay in one of these two properties. If I'm feeling adventurous then I will stay with Authentic Tanzania Safaris www.authentictanzaniasafaris.com where I can tailor make my own Safaris, staying in a mobile camp.
Be wary of any camps outside of the reserve. They may appear cheaper but a large portion of the cost will become apparent upon entering the park in the way of park fees, and they are no where near the same experience. They are located close to a village which scares away a lot of the animals, and destroys a bit of the ambiance of being in the bush. The game drives follow the same route every day for the first hour which is frustrating as you need to drive quite a long way before you get to the best areas.
Aside from all the animals and the incredible Natural beauty, the Selous is wonderful because it offers such a large variety of Safari activities. You can game drive for a full or half day, Walk, Boat or fly camp in the Selous. This means you are always doing something new and exciting and get the most out of your time in the Selous.
Tanzania is king of Safari destinations, and the Selous is a magnificent jewel in its crown, I cant recommend it enough to anyone who is interested in going on Safari. Here is a link to some of the pictures from my trip to Selous and Ruaha on flickr https://flic.kr/s/aHskHCg42o
Marianne Nabaloum
FR
Visited:
November 2018
Reviewed: Nov 27, 2018
Email Marianne Nabaloum | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Everything was perfect: the agency, the camp, the wildlife, food, transportation, and specially the guide who was the best who could have to live the great expérience.
He wasn't only a guide. He was always availabe and wanted to be sure that every minutes of out trip was good for us.
He constantly get managed to find all animals to satisfy us.
He was helpfully, always smiling and very professionnal.
We were very sad to leave him after three days.
Donatus was very reactive by email to give us all informations from France before the safari.
Mickael picked up us at the hotel at Dar es Salam with the 4×4 and we drove directly to the camp during 6 hours.
And we arrived, we have been welcomed by the staff.
All food and water is including expect soft drinks and alcohool.
The
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first day we made a boat safari on the rufiji river during 2 hours. There, we met hippos, crocodiles and a lot of birds.The sunset was beautiful.
The day after, we made the safari in the reserve near the camp. We spent all the day from 8 am to 6pm.
We saw girafes, hippos, waldos, crocodiles, elephants, zebras, antilopas , birds, monkeys, lions, buffalos.
The landscapes were so beautiful that you have the feeling to be on another planet.
The last day, very early in the morning, we did a walking safari with a traditional hunter, Didi. It was an amazing meeting. Very impressive and unforgettable.
After the safari, we spendt 7 days at Zanzibar, so the agency was very nice to book the tickets boats and to leave us at the port.
The bungalow where we spendt 2 nights was very clean and confortable.
The electricity is cut off the night from 10 pm to 7 am.
To conclude, it was a big experience for all of us and we are glad to have it in these conditions and with this agency.