Day Trip To Selous Game Reserve

Highlight

• Africa’s largest game reserve – remote, wild wilderness
• Large populations of elephant, buffalo, crocodile, lion, leopard, and wild dog are found in
  Selous
• The topography of the park has a wonderful scenic variety
• Selous is a World Heritage Site
• Game drives

Overview
The Selous Game Reserve in Southern Tanzania is a true African Eden of prolific wildlife and vast
wilderness, and is a name that is becoming legendary in African Safari travel circles.
The reserve is home to large numbers of elephants, lions, black rhinos, cheetahs, crocodiles, hippos
and wild dogs.

The Selous Game Reserve represents one of the last great wildernesses in Africa and has enormous
importance for the protection of Tanzania’s natural heritage. It also represents great economic
potential for revenue generation through consumptive and non-consumptive resource use. The
global importance of the reserve was recognized in 1982 when it was declared a World Heritage
Site.

Selous Game Reserve is named after the legendary hunter and adventurer Frederick Courtenay
Selous. He spent the last years of his life fighting the Germans during the First World War in East Africa,
much of the fighting taking place in the area of what is now the Selous Game Reserve. In fact, he
was killed by a sniper’s bullet and is buried where he died in what is today part of the reserve.

Itinerary
A full day of adventure
Start your day trip to Selous game reserve with a morning departure from Zanzibar with a flight at
08:05 am arriving in Selous game reserve at 08:55 am.

Upon arrival at Stiegler’s Airstrip, you will be met by a Driver Guide and proceed with packed
Lunch for a full-day game drive. Your day will be filled with exploring the park’s wildlife from your seat on an open-sided or
open-roofed vehicle.

This comfortable and privileged journey through the wild African bush is a chance of a lifetime!
You can expect to see many African mammals, including elephants, giraffes, lions, buffalo, zebra, and
even rare African wild dogs.