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Selous Game Reserve
Information
Country	Tanzania
IUCN Category	IV (Habitat or species management area)
Area	54 600 km²
Location
9 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S 37 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ E
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The Selous Game Reserve is a reserve of Tanzania.

Understand

The Selous Game Reserve is divided by the Rufiji River. The northern part is reserved for photo safaris; the south for the hunting blocks of the specialized companies.

It is one of the largest protected areas in the world and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1982. A border, which leaves out a uranium deposit, was approved in 2012.

The reserve owes its name to a hunter, Captain Frederick Courtney Selous, an English officer from the beginning of the 20th century.

The park is home to zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes and elephants. There are still a few specimens of the protected black rhino, and groups of rare wild dogs and antelopes.

To go

Admission fees

Admission to Selous Reserve is USD 50 per person per day. All lodges will also charge a concession fee of $ 25 per person per day.

By plane

Company

• Coastal Aviation  (last update Feb. 2018)
• ZanАir  (last update Feb. 2018)
• AirLink Safari  (last update Feb. 2018)

Airfield with regular lines

• -7.7504638.204961 Mtemere Airstrip  (last update Feb. 2018)
• -7.6837738.136632 Siwanda Airstrip  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Beho Beho Airstrip  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Kibambawe Airstrip  (last update Feb. 2018)
• -7.5291137.76193 Matambwe Airstrip  (last update Feb. 2018)

Airfield with charter only

• Impala Airstrip  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Mbuyu Airstrip  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Stiegler's Gorge Airstrip  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Kinyanguru Airstrip  (last update Feb. 2018)

By car

By train

To the north of the reserve passes the TAZARA railway connecting Tanzania and the Zambia. Trains from Dar es Salaam goes there twice a week. The reserve stations are located at Kinyanguru, Fuga and Matambwe. The cheapest way to get there is by train, the fare for first class is around 10 $ (~8,28 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 9.15 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 12.4 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 5,430.35 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021), but at the same time the visit of the reserve is more difficult and less comfortable.

Circulate

The Selous reserve is an isolated region far removed from the main roads. It is possible to get to the reserve in the dry season and (with great difficulty) in the rainy season, but the road is long and difficult. Most visitors get there via one of the many airstrips. Many lodges in the northern photographic zone offer a game package service, which includes trips, safaris, walks and boat trips on the Rufiji River.

To see

• Hot springs  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Stieglers Gorge  (last update Feb. 2018)

Do

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

There is a wide range of lodges and camps in the Selous reserve to suit all budgets.

• -7.78937.8531 Mivumo River Lodge  – Upscale lodge, spacious and luxurious rooms with private balconies. Safaris by car, boat and on foot are available from the lodge. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Selous Wilderness Camp  – A small permanent tent camp on the banks of the Rufiji River. (last update Feb. 2018)
• -7.7452238.19332 Rufiji River Camp  (last update Feb. 2018)

Communicate

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