Imagine a wildlife preserve four
times larger than the Serengiti - a land of volcanic springs, woodlands
and savannah supporting Tanzania's largest population of elephants and
a third of the world's population of wild dogs. Selous Game
Reserve is one of the most diverse game reserves in all of
Africa.
Buffalo, hartebeest, sable antelope, giraffe, zebra, eland, warthog,
reedbuck, wildebeest and the rare black rhino are just a few of the
mammals you may see at Selous. Predators - spotted hyenas, lions,
leopards, wild dogs
and crocodiles - are numerous. And over 350
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reserve, including the Bateleur eagle,
carmine bee-eater, Goliath heron, spiral- horned greater kudu and
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WHAT TO DO
You can gain an aerial perspective of Selous by riding a cable car
across the 100 meter deep Stieglers Gorge. You can also hike the
reserve if accompanied by an armed guide or see the reserve by auto
safari or on a boating trip up the Rufigi River. During dry season, you can
reach the reserve by car. Alternatively, you can charter a plane
to the refuge from Dar es Salaam.
WHERE TO STAY
Link
to Camps and
Lodges
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