Selinda Concession

Pros & Cons

• Four of the Big Five are easily spotted (rhino is absent)
• Off-road driving is permitted, which facilitates quality sightings
• Game drives, boat trips and walking safaris are available
• Four-day canoeing and walking camping trips available (scheduled weekly)
• Horseback riding at Motswiri Camp
• Very exclusive reserve with great food and stunning lodges
• Excellent guiding
• There are no hunting concessions in the reserve
• Only expensive, all-inclusive packages available
• Not accessible by 4x4; fly-in only

Wildlife

Wildlife viewing is excellent in the reserve. There are several resident prides of lion, and huge herds of elephant arrive in the Dry season. Wild dog sightings are particularly good, but leopard sightings are hit-and-miss. Zebra also migrate to this area in large numbers when the bush is getting dry. More unusual mammals that occur in small numbers are roan, eland and sable.

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Scenery

The reserve is upstream from Chobe and the Savuti Channel. The camps are located at the Selinda Spillway, which is the mouth of the usually dry Magwegqana River. The spillway floods occasionally and the area is characterized by floodplains with clusters of palm trees.

Weather & Climate

Climate-wise, the year can be divided into a Wet season (November to March) and a Dry season (April to October). The rains of the Wet season are initially cooling, but they don’t really do much to temper the heat at this time of year. The Dry season is much milder, dipping into cool temperatures in June, including cold mornings. Then the heat builds as the rain clouds start to gather.

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Best Time To Visit

Herbivores migrate into Selinda a few months into the Dry season (April to October) and stick around until the year’s end. The climate and the presence of animals from June until October makes these the best months to visit. If you do arrive in the wetter months, you’ll continue to spot wildlife until December. But rain-gouged roads and frequent storms will influence your experience.

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