Selous Zanzibar Safari is a fantastic Tanzania Safari to Selous Game Reserve with an extension to Zanzibar. The untouched scenery and rich havens of wild game, makes for some of the most spectacular safari experiences in Tanzania. This is an exciting Safari that is based on staying in luxury tented camps; this is the kind of an adventure that captures the very essence of Africa. Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest faunal wildernesses in the world which covers approximately an area of 54,600 km2. In 1982, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is relatively undisturbed from human activities. Some of these places in here are so remote that it can only be visited by plane. Like Ngorongoro Conservation Area, no human settlement is permitted and is heavily regulated. A rich wildlife is hence seen in here consisting of some of the rare species like Africa wild dogs, cape buffalos, Masai giraffes. The northern park where the Rufiji River runs is a popular tourist destination and offers striking natural landscape. This mega 8-day Selous Zanzibar Safari will take you through the intricate river channels of Selous National Park and its vast wilderness to the spellbinding gorgeous beach in the islands of Zanzibar.
Download PDF Read MoreTouch down at Dar es Salaam International Airport, transfer to domestic terminal to connect with a domestic flight to Selous airstrip. Upon arrival , you will be met on arrival and transferred to your camp where you will enjoy a late afternoon lunch and boat safari where you can view the immense wildlife of the Rufiji River in Selous Game Reserve.
Spend 3 full exciting days on this Tanzania Selous Safari in Selous Game Reserve .You have the choice of two activities per day, you can either go on a full day game viewing drives in the Selous or you can enjoy a thrilling boat safari , walking safari or game drive.
After breakfast in you camp you have a chance to enjoy a last minute walking safari, before a transfer to airstrip where you connect with a scheduled flight to Zanzibar. On arrival, you will be met at the Zanzibar Airport and transferred to The Swahili House where you spend 2 nights in Deluxe room on Bed & Breakfast basis.
Today you will change accommodation as you are transferred to Fumba Beach Lodge or Unguja Lodge, where you will spend 3 nights in Deluxe sea-view room on HB basis or Unguja Lodge in Sea-view Villa on Half-board basis (breakfasts & dinners).
You will be transferred to Zanzibar airport where you will board a scheduled domestic flight to Dar-es-Salaam to connect with your international flight.
Tanzania is great to visit any time of year. Most people avoid the rainy months of April, May, and November. Some travelers like to go during the peak migration season of wildebeest, zebras and number of antelopes in Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Highlands and Masai Mara in Kenya. Not only that most people also like to lay on the sunshine of the Zanzibar beach lure water and white sand beaches as well as diving to the coral reefs.
We use 5 or 7 passenger 4-wheel-drive Land Cruisers, Toyota Hiace as well as Land Rovers all with viewing roofs for the safaris. Take a note that a normal minibus or saloon can be used for transfer to and from the airport depending on the size of the group which is visit the country.
They are licensed, trained, friendly, and have years of experience in Tanzania safari! All of them speaks fluent English and others have additional languages of your mother tongue to meet your comfort and informative safari in Tanzania.
You can buy any drinks along your way to the Tanzania safari. There will be mini-markets in town and also you can have some at your hotel or lodge that you will spend an overnight there.
With modernized World most of the lodges and tented camps serve breakfast and dinner, typically buffet-style. European, Asian and African cuisines are served in a high standard. Due to the fact that you will be spending your afternoon doing game drive often you will have to take your lunch box with you.
If by chance the itinerary shows that you will take your hot lunch at the hotel then there is no need of packed lunch. Basically lunch at the lodge follows with a rest before proceeding with late afternoon game drive.
The great extraordinary animal kingdom migration is an annual migration of about 1 million wildebeest, 300000 zebras and 200000 gazelles migrating from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro crater and contiguous Masai Mara National Reserve searching for fresh grasses as well as water. This is a honeymoon (easy to hunt) period for the crocodile in Grumeti River and other carnivores such as lion and leopard while the migration is taking place. For more information on how the migration takes place please click here.
The best time to see the migration in Tanzania is January-March and June-August and in Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya it is often best September-October. These are also the most popular times to go, so you will need to book well in advance.
You will see abundance of wildlife all year round. However it should be clear that changing of weather can affect this migration circular and a need for some two to three days in Serengeti National Park give you a wide chance of view migration properly.
Whether you are looking to explore the wildlife of the Serengeti, or begin your expedition up Mount Kilimanjaro, we have something suitable for all of you. Get in touch with us today and our team of specialists will help build your experience of a lifetime to Tanzania
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