3 Day Selous Safari from Zanzibar Island

Our 3 days Selous Game Reserve Safari from Zanzibar Island is one of the most famous short safari tours from Zanzibar.  This 3-days safari from Zanzibar to the Selous Game Reserve is one of the few short tours that one can take by road from the capital city of Dar es Salaam after having flown from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam International Airport and back from Dar to Zanzibar.

We include flights from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam but not the transfer from your hotel to Zanzibar. We can also include the airport transfers at Zanzibar (airport pick up / drop off) if you give us the name of your hotel and location. From the Airport to most beach hotels the transfer costs USD 50 – 70 depending on the location of the beach hotel (2019 -2020 prices). Pick up from Stonetown Zanzibar Hotels to the airport costs USD 10 – 15.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 01

Day 1 : Fly Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam - Selous

This morning take a flight from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam where you will be met by your safari guide. You will arrive at Dar es Salaam around 08.00 hrs and your driver will take you straight to Selous Game Reserve where you will arrive around lunch time. You will settle down at your lodge or camp for hot lunch and some rest. In the afternoon you will be taken to the jetty where the boat safari starts. You will spend the afternoon doing a boat safari a magnificent experience in the Great Rufiji. Crocodiles, hippos, black and white colobus monkey, crocodiles and birds such us fish eagles, pied kingfishers, giant king fishers etc 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. Late after enjoying great sights of the sunset you will return to your lodge / camp for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Selous Tented Camp or Selous Mapumziko Lodge perched right at at the banks of Rufiji River.

Day 2 : Safari in Selous Game Reserve

Early morning breakfast this day at your camp / lodge then you will check in at  gates of the Selous Game Reserve for a full day of game viewing inside Selous; the largest game Reserve in africa.

You will spend this full day in the vast game reserve doing wildlife game drives in search of animals and birds. You expect to spot gazelles, giraffes, impalas, elephants, wildebeests, kudus, zebras, but also with a little luck you may spot the rarest of them all; the african wild dogs.

Selous was named after a prominent European explorer; the late Frederick Selous and the reserve was later on in time declared a world heritage site by the United Nations body UNESCO. Selous Game Reserve is roughly the size of Switzerland and the game reserve covers unexploited African wilderness with an interesting landscape that has topography that varies from prominent savannah woodlands, rolling savannah grassland plains, and rocky out crops that are believed to have been formed long time ago by the Rufiji River. Selous is also home to the big cats including the leopards and prides of lions. Overnight at Selous Tented Camp or Selous Mapumziko Lodge. All meals included

Day 3 : Walking Safari in Selous - Fly Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar

Early morning breakfast then you will go for a walking safari inside the Selous Game Reserve a rare chance to come close to the wildlife and explore the african wilderness on foot.  For your ultimate safety you will be escorted by an armed ranger who is also a trained naturalist. After the walking safari you embark on your drive back to Dar es Salaam by road.  You will arrive Dar es Salaam in the late afternoon if you drive by road. You will be dropped at the Dar es Salaam International Airport for your flight back to Zanzibar Island.

Prices

A Group of 2 Persons – USD 987 per person sharing (Double room or Twin room)

A Group of 4 Persons – USD 832 per person sharing (2 Double rooms or Twin rooms)

A Group of 6 Persons – USD 791 per person sharing (3 Double rooms or Twin rooms)

Single Traveler – Ask for price

Group of more than 6 Travelers – Ask for price

Children Prices depend on Age of the child and room configuration.

We can customize the program according to your interests and budget.