• Selous

    Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest nature reserves in the world and takes its name from English explorer and conservationist Sir Frederick Selous. The area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 due to the diversity of its wildlife and undisturbed nature.

    Thanks to a strict ban on permanent structures and strict government controlled access, guests enjoy a sense of remote wonder while exploring the savanna for animal species like elephant, hippo, wild dog, and buffalo, all of which enjoy high numbers here than in any other African reserve. In fact, one third of all African wild dogs call Selous their home. Covering over 21,000 square miles, more than twice the size of the Kruger National Park, Selous is one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries anywhere.

    Other species found include the rare Nyassa wildebeest and Lichtenstein’s hartebeest as well as more well known plains game like Greater kudu, sable, impala and eland. Other frequently spotted species include waterbuck, , klipspringer, Nile crocodile, leopard, and duiker. Birdlife abounds as well, with common sightings of the rare Pel’s Fishing owl, Wattled crane and Palmnut vulture among the 350 recorded species.