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4 Days Selous Game Reserve Safari
- 3 days
- Tanzania
Overview
You will visit Selous Game Reserve and Dar-es-Salaam
4-Day Nyerere (Selous) Safari Tours
A 4-day Selous Game Reserve safari, now known as Nyerere National Park, offers a unique experience with a mix of game drives, boat safaris, and potentially walking safaris. It can be customized to start or end in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, or Arusha. The itinerary typically includes a transfer to the park, a boat safari on the Rufiji River, and multiple game drives with the opportunity to spot various wildlife, according to Wildlife Safari in Tanzania.
Best Selous Game Reserve Tours for 2025/2026
This Selous Game Reserve Safari Tour is a short 4-day budget Tanzania Safari that gives you a private Mid-Range Tour to Selous game Reserve Safari in Southern Tanzania National parks. All safaris or tours can start from Dar es Salaam or from Iringa, and all the prices are based on private departure. All Government taxes and VAT are included in the total price package. All Accommodation during the safari, before and after the safari are included in the tour package.
Day by day
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Day 1 Dar es Salaam – Selous Game Reserve
Pick up from Dar es salaam city center and proceed to Selous Game Reserve with picnic lunch, Late afternoon, boat safari along the mighty Rufiji River, Dinner and overnight at Zarafa Tented Camp. You will discover the Rufiji River by boat, encounter hippos and crocodiles in good numbers. Some 350 bird species have been recorded in the Selous Game Reserve. These are typical of miombo woodlands, and the bird life supported by Rufiji swamplands is of particular interest.
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Day 2 Game Drive in Selous Game Reserve
You will have full day in the Selous Game Reserve exploration of the Reserve by 4 wheel drive vehicle. Dinner and overnight at Zarafa Tented Camp. The Selous Game Reserve is the largest in Africa, covering 54,600 square kilometer. The reserve gets its name from the hunter and explorer Frederick Courtney Selous. He was killed here during World War 1. Selous is famous for elephants. Other species commonly seen are lions, wild dogs, buffaloes, bushbuck, impalas, elands, baboons, zebras and greater kudus. It was originally set aside as a hunting area where animals are abundant but more shy then the Northern Parks. Excursions by 4×4 vehicle will permit you to have good photographic opportunities and the chance to explore different sections of vast park.
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Day 3 Walking Safari in Selous Game Reserve
After early breakfast, another day in the Selous Game Reserve. You will start with early morning walking safari, followed by game drive with your picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight at Zarafa Tented Camp. Walking safari will give you a particularly intimate feel for the African wilds. It starts in the morning with the guidance of an armed ranger, takes 2 hours before you meet the driver at the reserve gate. Walking safaris offer a good chance of seeing giraffe, zebra, elephant, and good birding.
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Day 4 Selous Game Reserve – Dar es Salaam
After breakfast return to Dar es Salaam. This marks the end of this 4 Days Selous Game Reserve Safari.
What's included
Included
- Transport with a qualified driver/guide in 4x4 vehicles with viewing roof
- Lodge/camping accommodation
- Meals as outlined in the itinerary
- Camping equipment, if necessary eg. Tent, sleeping bag and mattress
- National Park gate fees
- All Park expenses. (including VAT)
- Bottled mineral water 1.5Ltr per person per day
Not included
- Optional activities
- Alcohol and soft drinks
- Tips for the driver/guide (recommended: $35 per day)
Our Accommodation facilities
Where you'll stay
The Maridadi Hotel, Moshi
Our own boutique hotel at the foot of Kilimanjaro, 45 minutes from Kilimanjaro International Airport, with a pool, a garden and a rooftop lounge. Our climbers rest here before the mountain and celebrate here afterwards.
Hotel nights in your itinerary are included in the price, and our team arranges them for you. On safari, or when the hotel is full, we use trusted partner hotels and lodges.
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