Tanzania safari | Selous | wandelsafari
At 52,000 km2, Selous Game Reserve is the largest reserve in all of Africa. Nevertheless, the park still has an exclusive character. As a result of its lifeline, the Rufiji River, this is one of the few game reserves in Tanzania where you can take boat trips. This reserve has such global ecological importance that UNESCO decided to declare it a World Heritage Area.
Selous, Africa's largest game reserve, lies barely untouched by human influence and swathed in modest beauty, only 45 minutes by plane from Dar Es Salaam or Zanzibar. The park has a large variety of vegetation zones, from thick bushes to open grasslands covered in trees. The banks of the river are completely enveloped by around 2000 different types of plants, which attract a large diversity of birds. There are also enormous game populations, including the world's largest herds of buffalo, elephant, hippopotamus and sable antelope. Black rhinos, giraffes, crocodiles, wild dogs, cheetahs and lions also belong to this vast population, as do the impressive number of wading birds at the river's delta.
Despite the surface area of this game reserve being larger than Switzerland, tourists are only allowed to visit ten percent of the park in the north. The remaining land consists of privately owned concessions and areas in which scientific research is being carried out. Thanks to the intimate nature of the small lodges, the park is able to retain its exclusive character.
The Rufiji River - with its lagoons, sand banks, lakes and surrounding forests - provides for a unique and extremely special safari environment. Travelling across the water makes you even more aware of the enormity of the river landscape and allows you to view the various animals quenching their thirst. Aside from boat trips on the river, you can also go on guided walking or 4x4 safaris in Selous Game Park.
