

AREA: 54,600 Sq. Km.
ALTITUDE: 110 - 1250 Meters
In the south of Tanzania, stretching inland from the coast, lies an Africa's largest wildlife sanctuary; the Selous Game Reserve. Bigger than Denmark, it lies south of Mikumi, covers 6% of Tanzania's total area and is 4 times the size of the Serengeti. It contains the greatest concentration of big game left on earth. Selous Game Reserve is internationally famous for its animals. It has the world's largest number of big game: - elephant, buffalo, rhino, sable antelope, hippo, lion. There are over 400 species of birdlife which include: - fish eagle, secretary bird, kingfisher, Sunbird, Hornbill, and bill stork and hammer cap. The best time to visit is from June - October when the weather is cool and dry, the vegetation lush and the animals easier to see. Selous has the finest virgin bush, unspoilt by time. Although it remains one of the least scientifically researched areas in Africa, some 1700 botanical species have been identified. In the far south, the vastness of the reserve and its general inaccessibility has turned the Selous into a magnificent refuge for animals, birds, insects and reptiles.
Vegetation: Woodland dominates; particularly the dry
and sparse deciduous type known as 'miombo' but it
is also a land of marshes, green savannah,
grassland, acacia, ebony, baobab and shrubs. As
little development has taken place in Selous,
visitors can experience the solitude of this game
reserve in its most pristine form Selous was
designated a 'World Heritage Site' by the United
Nations in 1982 due to its unique ecological
importance.
Selous game reserve is only 40 minutes away by air
and 6 hours away by road from Dar Es Salaam.
Facilities include boat safaris along the Rufiji
River, walking safaris and game viewing in 4 wheel
drive vehicles. The tranquility one experiences at
the Selous, the wildness of the atmosphere has no
parallel anywhere on earth.