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3-Day Tanzania Safari to Selous Game Reserve

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Overview

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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Travel to Selous Game Reserve & Afternoon Boat Safari

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.

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    Accommodation

    Selous Mapumziko Lodge3 star

    Note: We will endeavor to book the aforementioned hotels. If, however, we are unable to secure them due to circumstances out of our control, we will replace them with hotels of similar value and standard.
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    Activities

    Boat Safari on the Rufiji River

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Dar es Salaam to Selous Game Reserve

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    Meals

    Lunch and dinner

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    Destinations

    Liwale

    Rufiji

Day 2

Selous Game Drive

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Selous Game Drive

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.

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    Accommodation

    Selous Mapumziko Lodge3 star

    Note: We will endeavor to book the aforementioned hotels. If, however, we are unable to secure them due to circumstances out of our control, we will replace them with hotels of similar value and standard.
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    Activities

    Game Drive in Selous Game Reserve

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    Meals

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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    Destinations

    Liwale

    Lindi Region

Day 3

Morning Safari Walk & Return to Dar es Salaam

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Morning Safari Walk & Return to Dar es Salaam

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.

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    Activities

    Morning Walking Safari in Selous

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Selous Game Reserve to Dar es Salaam

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    Meals

    Breakfast

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    Destinations

    Liwale

Included in Price

  • 2 nights accommodation
  • 3 activities
  • 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners
  • Airport transfer
  • Ground transportation
  • Licensed English speaking guides

Not Included in Price

  • Alcohol beverages
  • Domestic flights
  • Entrance fees
  • Entry visas / airport departure tax
  • Gratuities
  • International flights
  • Laundry
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Trekking permits
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