3 Days Private Safari Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Short Tanzania Safari
Enjoy safari among virgin African bushes, the Selous Game Reserve, which is also the largest reserve in Africa. This park is not only easily accessible by road from Dar es Salaam but also by air from Zanzibar, Ruaha, Mikumi, Arusha, or Serengeti. Selous Ngalawa Camp can incorporate Selous Game Reserve into a longer itinerary that includes the usual highlights of a Tanzania safari or offer short packages to only Selous according to your desire and this three-day safari will just be perfect for you.
Overview
- Group size: private safari
- Main wildlife to be viewed: hippos, crocodiles, lions, bushbucks, impalas, giraffes, elands, baboons, zebras, and kudus
- Children policy: children with the minimum age of 12 are allowed to join this safari.
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Highlights
- 1 game drive and 1 walking safari
- 1 boat safari to spot hippos and crocodiles
- Park entrance fee into Selous Game Reserve
- Services of a knowledgeable English-speaking driver / guide
- 4 x 4 safari transportation with a roof hatch for easy game viewing
- Pick up / drop off from the hotel before and after the trip
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 2 nights' accommodation
Styles
Accommodation
Facilities
- Bar
- Barbeque facilities
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Restaurant
- Terrace
- Car rental
- Free parking
- Tour assistance
Selous Ngalawa Camp
This camp is a newly opened camp, bordering Africa's largest protected area, the untamed Selous Game Reserve. The Selous Ngalawa Camp, situated in its own forest reserve, is the original camp set up along the mighty Rufiji River near the Mtemere Gate, the eastern gate to the Selous Game Reserve.
- Accommodation level: Budget camping
- Notes: The camp is a budget safari with accommodation in bog en-suite tents where you can enjoy an authentic experience in the heart of the wild nature. There is no AC or electricity overnight. There will be a possibility for cold-showers, but please make sure to bring your own toiletries.
Program
Day 1: Dar es Salaam - Selous Game Reserve
In the morning at 08:30, you will be picked up from your hotel in Dar es Salaam and drive to Selous Game Reserve. You will have picnic lunch on the way and the journey will take about five hours through the most unexplored and untouched areas in Tanzania. In the afternoon, embark on a boat safari where you’ll admire hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitat. Your meals and overnight will be at Selous Ngalawa Camp.
Driving time could be up to 7.5 hours.
Day 2: Full day in Selous Game Reserve
Breakfast in your accommodation, followed by full-day game drives in the reserve. Selous is a home to large population of elephant, big number of buffalo, and wild dog. Other species commonly seen are the lion, bushbuck, impala, giraffe, eland, baboon, zebra, kudus, and crocodile. You will stay overnight at the Selous Ngalawa Camp.
Driving time could be up to 7.5 hours.
Day 3: Selous Game Reserve - Dar es Salaam
After breakfast, you will go for walking safaris, the most exciting and unique experience in Tanzania, accompanied by rangers armed for about two hours and drive back to Dar es Salaam.
Sometimes the guide also performs and it is dressed as a bushman in an authentic African costume.
Guides
Donatus Massawe
Donatus has the experience in Tanzania tourism industry for more than 15 years, started from northern Tanzania and now based in Dar es Salaam of southern Tanzania and western side of the country. He is also an expert for safaris outside Tanzania in countries like Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya.
Location
This trip will take place in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania.
Features
General
- Bar
- Barbeque facilities
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Restaurant
- Terrace
Services
- Car rental
- Free parking
- Tour assistance
Food
Selous Ngalawa Camp provides varieties of meals if you book all inclusive with. If you are coming with tour operators, you can have a kitchen and cook your own meals. The breakfast is a buffet consisting of hot cinnamon rolls, eggs and toast, served with coffee or tea, and juices.
The lunch is a buffet or a simple packed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, and cakes if you're going out on a full-day drive. The dinner is a three-course affair, often taken out on the terrace under the stars weather permitting. The starters are served at your table, think tempura vegetables or an onion soup with warm bread rolls.
The main course is a buffet of various meats, pasta, curries, and vegetarian dishes. The dessert is a sponge cake with chocolate sauce, a little bit bland, although it's hard to get a lot of ingredients so far out in the bush. If you're lucky, the Bushmen may entertain you while you eat and during the walking safari with singing and dancing.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
What's included
- 1 full-day game drive
- 1 walking safari
- 1 boat safari
- Park entrance fee into Selous Game Reserve
- Services of a knowledgeable English-speaking driver / guide
- 4 x 4 safari transportation (6 seats) with a roof hatch that pops up to enable easy game viewing and photography
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 2 nights' accommodation
- Pick up / drop off from the hotel before and after the trip
What's not included
- Optional activities
- Soft drinks, alcoholic, and other beverages
- Laundry and telephone bills
- Visas
- Airport departure tax
- Local / international flights
- Travel / flying doctors' rescue services
- Tips for the staffs (highly recommended)
- Personal and baggage insurance
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 30 days before the arrival date.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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