Day 1: Dar es Salaam - Selous Game Reserve
In the morning, at 6:00 a.m., you will be picked up from your hotel in Dar es Salaam to drive towards Selous Game Reserve. You will have picnic lunch on the way, and the journey will take about six hours through the most unexplored and untouched areas in Tanzania.
Lunch shall be served at 2:00 p.m. After lunch, you shall enjoy an afternoon game drive in the reserve and get to see some fabulous game including elephants, wild dogs, buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles, and fantastic prides of lions. You shall enjoy the park to the fullest until late in the evening when you shall have dinner at 7:30 p.m., then overnight at Selous Mloka Lodge.
Day 2: Selous game drive and boat trip
On this day, you will explore Selous on a morning game drive, around 7:00 a.m. You will look for leopards, lions, wild dogs, hyenas, buffaloes, wildebeest, elands, hartebeest, crocodiles, lizards, and other residents. Over 300 species of birds have been observed in this reserve.
The network of rough roads is reliably rewarding, especially during the dry season around the lakes. In the afternoon, you will be back at the camp for lunch before a boat trip.
In the afternoon, at 3:30 p.m., embark on a boat safari during which you'll admire hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitat. Selous Game Reserve is home to a high diversity of both large mammals and bird species, and the world's largest population of African hunting dogs exists in the reserve. Dinner and overnight will be at Selous Mloka Lodge.
Day 3: Walking safari and transfer back to Dar es Salaam
At 7:00 a.m., after breakfast, you shall go for a morning walking safari and return to your lodge at 10:00 a.m. to relax before starting a game drive en-route back to Dar. You will arrive to Dar es Salaam in the early evening and transfer to the hotel, port, or airport for your next schedule.
