Selous Explorer
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2013)
- Member Of:
- Tanzania Tourist Board
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $135 to $1,500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Sinziana Fotache | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent tour
We have been very pleased with the 3 days tour to Selous NP operated by Selous Explorer. The accommodation at the Hippocamp has exceeded our expectations - we tought we would sleep in a tent, but there was actually a room with proper bed, toilet and shower. Although I forgot to inform Norbert and his team that we are vegetarians, our cook Benson has made good meals and snacks for us.
The car used for the safari was in really good shape. Although the road to the reserve was flooded and full of mud, our driver and guide (Nesto) has done a great job, getting us there safely. He was also pretty knowledgeable and provided a great drive through the park - we got to see loads of animals (from vultures to lions and elephants).
Thank you again for a wonderful experience!
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Email S.W. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent service and communication
I was really satisfied with the services provided by Selous Explorer. Before the trip, I communicated via emails with Norbert and all the communications were fast and clear. Despite the fact that I hadn't had any safari experience, it was Norbert that made me feel certain that the trip would go well and I would have a wonderful experience.
When I was there, the driver picked me up from the hotel on time. The safari guides in Selous, for boat safari and game drive, were knowledgeable and tried their best to help find my preferred animals. The cook was very good also; I enjoyed the food a great deal.
Thank you very much for great memory from Selous.
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Email Anna | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excelent and fantastic tour
We went for a 10 Days tour in the Southern Circuit and visited Mikumi, Ruaha, Udzungwa and Seluos. The tour was excelent and very professionally organized from beginning to end. All Communication with Norbert Before the trip was fast, easy and very informative. Our guide Safiri and our chef Rachidi were the most Lovely persons we have met. Everything was excelent organized during the tour, we were picked up at our hotel in Dar and they were very flexible and listened to our wishes all the time. The car was nice and comfortable. Safiri was very good of finding the most Beautiful animals and good at birds too. Rachidi made the food with lots of love.
It´s a long trip to go to Ruaha but it´s definitely Worth it, it was our favorite Place.
We definitely recommend everyone to go with Selous Explorer! You will be very satified!
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Email Sonia Vissaguet | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Exceptional Safari, asante sana!
3 days in the reserve of Selous, the dream! The accommodation at the top (lodge), exceptional service, meals and service at the top. The safari will remain unforgettable, the animals were superb (just the lions who did not want to show themselves), fantastic! Thank you very much
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Email Robert | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent Safari, excellent value for money
We did a 5-day safari to Mikumi and Selous. From the moment I sent the first inquiry about the safari, everything went smooth. Norbert replied really fast to my emails and messages on whatsapp and was always willing to answer questions about our trip and also helped us with booking domestic flights tickets for our trip to Zanzibar afterwards.
The first day of the safari, our guide was there on time to pick us up. Throughout the trip he has been very helpful and arranged everything according plan. He was very familiar with the area and shared his knowledge and experience about Tanzania, the areas we visited in particular and all the animals we saw.
The hotel and camp we stayed were relatively basic, but clean and all things we needed were there (and for us part of our safari experience as well). The food that was served was overall of good quality.
Definitely recommend people to use Selous Explorer for their safari in Tanzania!
Email Emma | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Fantastic company, Fantastic Safari
I very rarely write reviews but on this occasion I thought it appropriate. I have never been on a Safari before and didn’t know what on earth I was doing when I was booking, there are so many options and I didn’t know where to start.
We emailed Norbert and he was very prompt with his replies, we didn’t need to exchange money until we were collected for the Safari, which was reassuring as other companies wanted 50% deposit.
We were picked up on time from our Hotel, I was a pain and didn’t have USD (I thought I could get them from an ATM in Dar which I couldn’t). Our tour guide (forgive me I have forgotten his name) was absolutely wonderful and drove me to a bank and waited for over and hour for me to sort out some USD’s.
The Safari was relaxing, we chose when we wanted to be collected each day (3 day Mikumi Safari), he knew a lot about the animals and we found ourselves seeing some really fantastic sights! Elephants meters in front of us, lions mating and much more.
I was really thankful that we booked through Selous!
We stayed in the TanSeiss accommodation which was also great.
Thanks for a wonderful first safari experience.
Emma and Bruno
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Email Ayman & Hajar | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awsome trip with the best compagny !!!
We were a group of four people, we had opted for the formula 3 days 2 nights in camp which is enough to fully enjoy the experience.
The camp was comfortable : tween size bed, shower and hot water ...
The experience was unforgettable, the first day we went on a boat safari to see hypopotamuses, crocodiles and different types of birds.
We spent the second day at the Selous game reserve where we had the opportunity to see several animals giraffes, zebras, lions, elephants and so on, with a very friendly, motivated driver who made us discover the reserve. The experience ended with a very informative walking safari.
The staff was extremely friendly, always attentive, the cook concocted us succulent dishes !
Thank u Selous Explorer (Asna, Nestor & Rashidi) !!
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Email Izaskun | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect organisation and unforgettable safari
We went 3days safari to Mikumi national park. Everything was great witj the organisatiin, very nice stuff and always ready to be helpful before during and after the experience. All facilities for making our ezperience easy and nice. Endrick, our guide, was great professional trying to do the best to look for the animal as well as respecting them and the environment. I would recommend Selous explorer as well as mikumi national park.
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Email Alexandra & David | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing 3-day safari in the Selous Game Reserve
We had an amazing experience with Selous Explorer, more specifically with our guide Nestor and our cooker Rashidi. Thank Asna for answering my emails because there were many . Everything was perfect, Nestor is a master in finding animals (we even saw a leopard !) and Rashidi cooks really delicious meals. The car is comfortable, there is always cold water during the activities and the team is very kind. They do everything for you in order to have a perfect safari. We highly recommand Selous Explorer for doing safaris, considering the fact that they have the best quality-price ratio.
Thank you million times Nestor, Rashidi and Asna ! You have made our holidays unforgettable.
Best regards,
Alexandra & David
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Email Kateryna & Vladi | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very professionally and customer friendly Service. Amazing experience!
Hello,
we were lucky to book a 3 day Mikumi park safari with a Endric as a Guide. We were picked up from the airport , much earlier as it was written in the offer, because our plane came in the night. With no extra charge for it. From the very beginning and every day we were surprised about the high quality of service and the punctuality which we did not expect to have in Africa. The accommodation was very clean and comfortable. we lived in the cottage, the whole house with separated bath (hot water) and toilet , terrace only for us). Endric , our guide, is a very professional and responsible guide, who treat the nature with a big respect. He loves his job and it was a big big please to have him. He speaks good english and could share with us his knowledge about the animal world. Firstly, in our travel life, somebody tried to make our tour and every hour of it the best one. Moreover, Endric is not only a professional guide (He spotted some animals from the distance, even when we came closer we could not see anything firstly, every time it was our admiring of his skills!), nice person, he was even like a friend for us in that 3 days. He knew when to explain us something and when to let us space for our own conversation or just calm for enjoying. You know, sometimes guides are talking with no stop, that you have a had ache at the end of the day. With Endric it was extremely good balanced.
We have nothing to complain at all, we would like only to wish everything the best to Selous Explorer Company and especially Endric (BIG THANKS for everything). It was amazing. Nothing could be better. We warmly recommend this tour.
Dreams come true!!!
Best regards,
Kateryna & Vladi