This three-day Tanzania safari explores the life of Selous Game Reserve!
On this trip, the focus is on crocodiles and hippos, but you will see so much more! As you mill around the waterholes and rivers, you will see the animals make their way down to drink.
This trip is also a birdwatchers dream, as the reserve has over 440 species of birds!This three-day Tanzania safari explores the life of Selous Game Reserve!
On this trip, the focus is on crocodiles and hippos, but you will see so much more! As you mill around the waterholes and rivers, you will see the animals make their way down to drink.
This trip is also a birdwatchers dream, as the reserve has over 440 species of birds!
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Itinerary
Day 1
Travel to Selous Game Reserve & Afternoon Boat Safari
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Today, you'll depart from Dar Es Salaam early in the morning and travel to Selous Game Reserve. Your lunch will be served on the way. After checking in at the Selous Mapumziko Lodge, you will enjoy an evening boat safari on the Rufiji River before having dinner. Cruising down the river at a leisurely pace you'll find yourself struggling to look in all directions, as animals hide everywhere, from treetops to waterbed.
Accommodation
Selous Mapumziko Lodge★3 star
Activities
Boat Safari on the Rufiji River
Transportations
Private Driver from Dar es Salaam to Selous Game Reserve
Meals
Lunch and dinner
Destinations
Liwale
Rufiji
Day 2
Selous Game Drive
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Today, you'll have the whole day to spend on safari in the park. Your lunch will be served either at a park picnic site or back at the lodge. The Selous Game Reserve is Africa’s largest protected wildlife reserve, a UN World Heritage Site and a pristine uninhabited area twice the size of Switzerland. It has the world’s largest number of big game – elephant, buffalo and black rhinoceros. It also contains wildebeest, eland, giraffe, waterbuck, oryx, zebra, impala, hippo, leopard and lion.
Accommodation
Selous Mapumziko Lodge★3 star
Activities
Game Drive in Selous Game Reserve
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Destinations
Liwale
Lindi Region
Day 3
Morning Safari Walk & Return to Dar es Salaam
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Today, you'll enjoy a Tanzania safari walk before breakfast. With a bushman, you'll walk across the reserve’s environment to learn various histories, including traditional trees for medicines, various animal footprints, and other small animals which you cannot see during the game drive. You will go back to the camp for breakfast afterwards. After checking out, you will then be transferred back to Dar Es Salaam.
Activities
Morning Walking Safari in Selous
Transportations
Private Driver from Selous Game Reserve to Dar es Salaam
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Liwale
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What’s included?
2 nights accommodation
3 activities
2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners
Airport transfer
Ground transportation
Licensed English speaking guides
What’s not included?
Alcohol beverages
Domestic flights
Entrance fees
Entry visas / airport departure tax
Gratuities
International flights
Laundry
Personal expenses
Travel insurance
Trekking permits
Starting From
AU$ 1,765/ per traveller sharing
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Benefits of this trip
Tanzania in 3 days
3-star accommodation
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