Itinerary

1. Day 1: Dar es Salaam to Selous

   • On the first day of the safari, you will leave Dar es Salaam early morning and drive to Selous Game Reserve. Selous is quite a distance, so you will arrive by midday here.

   • After lunch, you will go for a boat ride in the Rufiji River. Crocodiles and hippos can be seen here as well as other animals as they converge to quench their thirst. Crocodiles take advantage to hunt their prey, and you might be treated to sights of animal action if lucky.

   Dinner and overnight at Selous Great Water Lodge: All meals included.

2. Day 2: Selous Game Reserve

   • On this day, you will spend a full day in this vast Game Reserve doing game drives in search of animals like elephants, zebras, gazelles, impalas and the rarest of all; the African Wild dogs. This Game Reserve was named after a prominent European explorer, the late Fredrick Selous, and the reserve have since been declared a world heritage site by the UN body UNESCO. This game reserve is roughly the size of Switzerland, and it covers unexploited African wilderness with topography that varies from rolling savannah grassland plains, savannah woodlands and rocky outcrops that are believed to have been cut by the Rufiji River. Among the activities on offer here includes boat trips, a walking safari and game drives by 4×4 vehicles.

   Dinner and overnight at Selous Great Water Lodge: All meals included.

3. Day 3: Selous to Dar es Salaam

   • Begin with an early morning game drive or a nature walk.

   • After breakfast, embark on your drive back to Dar es Salaam city by road.

   • Arrive at Dar es Salaam city in the afternoon, if you drive by road. If you are flying to Dar es Salaam, then you will be transferred to the airstrip to take your flight to Dar es Salaam.