Selous Ngalawa Camp
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2015)
- Member Of:
- TATO, TTB & TANAPA
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $80 to $190 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Ana | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tour operator was terrific: fast communication, what was promised was also delivered!
Its a great place, with beautiful view, bungalove was nice and clean. Service was good.
DE
Email Lisa | under20 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A beautiful experience
We really enjoyed our safari. We were a group of eight people and drove in two cars. Our guides were really nice and helpful. Everything was well organised. We saw lions, elephants, hippos, a crocodile, giraffes, zebras and many more. The nature in the park is gorgeous. The accommodation was not as we expected, but for one night it was okay. Altogether we were totally happy with our safari an we can truly recommend this company.
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Email Ida | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
We had an amazing time with our guide and had an overall great experience. We saw lots of animals like giraffes, lions, zebras, buffaloes, hippos and more. We recommend this experience and April was a great time for it!
Email Ray | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We trusted them and they were reiable
The tour showed us many things and we learned a lot. Very enjoyable and safe.
Email Beth | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Incredible experience
Rajabu was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and professional. We saw lions, hips, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, elephants and many more animals and birds. The park is absolutely beautiful.
CZ
Email Milan | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great experience
We took 2 days safari to Mikumi. They picked us at the airport DAS, and it was really easy to arrange as communication went smoothly. We started a trip to Mikumi park around 5am and were there around 2pm. A long trip, but nice experience to see the local villages all the way on the road to Mikumi.
Accommodation and food in the park are very decent. We had one afternoon tour on the first day in the park, one next they early in the morning, and there was possibility for another one after breakfast but we skipped that one. Our driver, Raj was very nice, and helpful. He knew all the information about the park and animals. Amazing experience for sure.
The only thing which was not communicated well with us from the beginning was a travel time from airport to park and back. It was told 5h but actually it is around 8h so plan good the trip, we almost missed last ferry for Zanzibar.
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Email Elisa | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
2 days Mikumi Safari
We saw many animals, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, gnus, hippos etc and our guide Roman was great and well prepared to find all the animals, he knew the park very well and was giving us interesting informations on the life of the animals! We had great time with him
FR
Email Bidois, Maillard | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great serieus man, good Driver
Three days with William, super driver, we have see a lot of animals, after that we had time for the swimming pool.
Good lunch and lots of,
DE
Email Cosima & Jannis | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely amazing
We did the three days Selous Game Reserve Safari and it was amazing. Our guide William was the best. Safe driver, interesting conversations, very helpful and answered all of our questions. During the safari he made sure that we see as many animals as possible - great spotter. Besides pumba, giraffes, monkeys, impalas, buffalo, gnus and zebras, we even saw lions with their cubs.
The camp was very nice and relaxing, with even a pool. And lots of crazy & cute monkeys running around. Food was good and the portions were insanely huge. You won’t starve ;).
We had a really nice guide for the boat safari who gave us a lot of information about the many animals and how they live. The walking safari was also a very interesting experience because of Didi, the bush man who was quite the character.
Overall amazing experience. We really really highly recommend it
FI
Email Heidi | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A budget safari with some challenges
We booked this safari well in advance with Donatus from 'selousrufijihippoadventure' who works with Ngalawa Camp. We tailor made the safari to be 4 days including a boat safari, 2 days of game drives in Nyerere, a visit to maasai village and a walking safari. Our day 1 drive from Dar Es Salaam to the camp took about 6hrs. It had rained the night before so our car got stuck in the mud twice and had to be pulled out with some help of locals. We also spent 2hrs just getting out of Dar as the "guides" went to do their foodbuy for the trip after picking us up. The person who was our driver was also told to be our "guide" but throughout the whole 4 days he did not give us any information and was purely the driver. In Ngalawa we got another local expert who joined us for the boat safari and the game drives. The boat safari was really nice and we enjoyed it a lot. On Day 2 we got a bit unlucky as it was raining and we didn't see so many animals during the game drive. In the morning we got stuck in the mud again and had to be pulled out with some help. To be noted, our safari car was not a 4 wheel drive so it got stuck very easily and our driver wasn't experienced with driving in mud. After lunch our driver headed to a route where we specifically told him not to go as we had seen the condition of the road. Immediately after we got stuck in the mud and spent the next 3hrs trying to push the car out of it without any success. Our local guide didn't have a radio to call for help and the mobile reception was coming and going. This part especially felt quite unsafe. He told us that some help was coming but didn't know when and after 3hrs trying to push the car out of the mud we ended up hitchhiking 50km on a truck to get to the gate of the park and to get out before dark. During the Day 3 game drive we told our driver to stay only on routes that didn't give us a chance to get stuck. Of course this limited our chances of seeing all possible animals. In the end of the day we visited a nearby maasai village. This visit wasn't really planned beforehand and the maasai didn't seem to know that we were coming. On Day 4 we did a morning walking safari with Didi who was a great character! He really made the walking safari very interesting and fun! The Ngalawa Camp itself was nice and the staff were friendly. It would have been nice to have a choice of dishes for meals instead of set plates. Our drive back to Dar took about 5hrs and in the end we had to renegotiate the price of the safari due to the circumstances.
