4-Day Private Safari to Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere NP)

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Dar es Salaam and Selous Game Reserve

You will be picked up from Dar es Salaam City and proceed to Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere National Park). It will take 4 hours. After arrival, you will have lunch and a short relaxation at the lodge. In the late afternoon, you will go on boat safaris along the mighty Rufiji River. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Mloka Safari Lodge.
You will discover the Rufiji River by boat and encounter hippos and crocodiles in good numbers. Some 350 species of bird have been recorded in Selous Game Reserve. These are typical of Miombo woodlands, and the bird life supported by Rufiji swamplands is of particular interest.

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Best Time To Visit June to October (Easiest wildlife viewing)

High Season June to October (The main tourist area gets crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Nyerere NP

ElephantCommon

GiraffeAbundant

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

HippoAbundant

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HyenaCommon

LionOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Mloka Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located less than 1hr drive from Nyerere NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Game Drive in Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere National Park)

You will have a full day in Selous Game Reserve exploration of the reserve by 4-wheel drive vehicle dinner and overnight at Selous Mloka Safari Lodge.

The Selous Game Reserve is the largest in Africa, covering 53,600 square kilometres. The reserve gets its name from the hunter and explorer Frederick Courtney Selous. He was killed here during World War 1. Selous is famous for elephants, other species commonly seen are lions, wild dogs, buffalos, bushbucks, impalas, elands, baboons, zebras, and giraffes.
You will go on excursions with a 4*4 vehicle which will permit you to have good photographic opportunities and the chance to explore different sections of the vast park.

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Accommodation:

Mloka Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located less than 1hr drive from Nyerere NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Walking Safaris and Game Drive in Selous Game Reserve

After an early breakfast, you'll have another day in Selous Game Reserves. You will start with an early morning walking safari, followed by a game drive with your picnic lunch. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at Mloka Safari Lodge.
Walking safari will give you a particularly intimate feel for the African wilds. It starts in the morning with the guidance of an armed ranger and takes 2 hours before you meet the driver at the reserve gate. Walking safaris offer a good chance of seeing giraffes, zebras, elephants and good birding.

Main Destination:

Nyerere National Park

Accommodation:

Mloka Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located less than 1hr drive from Nyerere NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere National Park)to Dar es Salaam

After breakfast, you will return to Dar es Salaam with a picnic lunch.

Main Destination:

Dar Es Salaam (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.