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Southern Circuit
Selous Game Reserve
The Game Reserve has an area of
more than 50,000 sq km making it the World's Largest Conserved
Area excluding polar regions. Selous is three times bigger
than the Serengeti National Park. The reserve is a World Heritage
Site and covers almost 6% of Tanzania's land. The Selous
takes its name from the famous hunter and conservationist Frederick
Courteney Selous who was killed in action in World War
I within the now Selous. His grave lies close to the Beho
Beho Hills and can be seen on a gamedrive in that area.
The Selous Game Reserve is home to a high diversity of both large
mammal and bird species. The Selous Game Reserve has over 60,000
elephants and 40,000 hippos. The world's largest population of
African Hunting Dogs exists in the reserve. Of Tanzania's 1,113
different species of bird, 430 have been positively identified
within the Selous Game Reserve. The photographic tourism section
of the Selous is very atmospheric, displaying the grandeur of
this incredible African wilderness. The Rufiji River meanders
its way through the Miombo woodland and Acacia-Terminalia savanna,
connected by streams to five attractive lakes, which teem with
hippo, crocodile and waterfowl. This untouched uninhabited area
is home to the biggest herds of elephant and other wildlife to
be found anywhere in the world.
The large meandering Rufiji River with its network of channels,
connecting lakes and lagoons offers visitors the unique opportunity
to go on safari by boat and experience the spectacular concentration
of wildlife from an unusual perspective, especially during the
dry season when animals congregate. Game drives and walking excursions
are also very rewarding. There are elephant, hippos and rhino
(although few now remain). This reserve contains about one third
of all the wild dogs (often called painted dogs), in the world.
The greater part of the Northern Selous is embarked for photographic tourism
while the other is reserved for Hunting
Location:
Southern Tanzania, between Ruaha and Dar es Salaam, usually reached
by flight from Arusha or Dar es Salaam. Works nicely with a visit
to Ruaha National Park. It is approximately 250 km drive from
Dar-es-salaam. It is also possible to arrive by train from Dar
es Salaam.
Things to Do:
Game Drives, Boat Safaris, Walking Safaris, Fly Camping
Time to visit:
Given the distance, spend at least 3 nights. Best during the dry
season (June to October).
Animals:
All the usual: Elephants, Wildebeest, Zebra, Giraffe, Antelopes
(BushBucks, Waterbucks, Impalas, Reedbucks, Elands, Greater Kudus
and the rare sable Antelopes), Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah
and Primates (Vervets, Baboons, Colobus Monkeys). Some of the
unusual: Sharpe's Grysbok, Red Colobus Monkeys and Rhinos. It
is also home to one third of the world's population of Wild Dogs.
For safari packages,
please visit Southern
Circuit Safaris section on Packages page
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