Arusha National Park

Prominent among Tanzania’s largest and most wonderful parks is the Selous Wildlife Reserve, also known as Selous Game Reserve, the largest wildlife park in southern Tanzania, boasting the incredible size of 54,600 ^km2.

The Selous Reserve is an averagely sought-after park among safari enthusiasts in Tanzania, and despite its fame and rich flora and fauna, it is one of the less-traveled reserves for tourists.

Features of the Selous Park

The reserve covers an area of truly remarkable size, within which no habitation or permanent structures are allowed, not unlike Ruaha Park. Entries of people and tourists are carefully recorded and monitored by the Wildlife Division of Tanzania’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.

In Selous Park you can find the best-known animals of the Miombo (a forest composed mainly of plants of the genus Brachystegia that covers the savannas of Africa), such as hippos, Cape buffalo, zebras, black rhinos, and African elephants in significantly greater numbers than in any other Tanzanian national park or African game reserve.

A large area of the park along the Rufiji River is to this day used as a safari photography area, and as time goes on it becomes an increasingly popular tourist destination for safari enthusiasts. Charming lodges and tented camps have sprung up to accommodate the many tourists, especially near the river and lake areas.

What to see in the Selous Game Reserve

This vast wildlife reserve in Tanzania includes many wonderful attractions that deserve to be seen and experienced. These include:

The Rufiji River, which flows in front of Mafie Island.
Stiegler Gorge, a canyon 100 meters wide and 100 meters deep
Acacia grasslands and savannas
The forests of Miombo
Safari on foot
Boat trips on the Rufiji River to be able to see the beautiful views around it
A unique amount of animals (there are about 30 thousand elephants, as many as 200 thousand giraffes, and 420 different species of birds)

There is an impressive number of animals typical of Tanzania within the park, although the density of animals is lower than in parks in the northern area, such as Ngorongoro, Serengeti and Tarangire.

A big plus point of the Selous Game Reserve is that this is one of the few reserves in Tanzania in which walking safaris are allowed. In fact, during safari itineraries in Selous you will have the opportunity to experience as many as three different types of safaris, those on foot, by Jeep and by boat, for a one-of-a-kind experience.

Itineraries in the Selous Park

Wild rivers

Crocodile Tour

3-day safari in Selous Park

as of 1.199 €

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