This spectator game reserve is the largest expanse of game reserve in Africa and covers a massive 55,000sqkm of rugged and rolling vistas – four times the size of Serengeti. It is home to the largest concentration of elephants in the world. This magnificent ecosystem remains virtually untouched to date. It is one of the few places in Tanzania where one can enjoy a walking safari, thanks to the meandering network of lakes and tributaries that make up the Rufiji River.
Activites include taking a cable car across Stieglers Gorge (100 metres deep and 100 metres wide), bird watching, photography, walking safaris and fishing tiger fish and vandu in the rivers of the Kilombero Game Controlled Area to the west of the reserve.
The Selous is famous for its elephant, hippopotamus and rhino, although few now remain of the latter. The park has a broad range of game: buffalo – the largest population in Africa; Nyasaland gnu; brindled gnu; hartebeest; Greater Kudu; sable antelope; eland; reedbuck; bushbuck; waterbuck; warthog; zebras; giraffe; and wildebeest. Predators including lions, leopards, spotted hyeanas and hunting dogs are in abundance. There are over 350 species of bird and reptiles, such as crocodiles and various snakes and lizards.
Activites include taking a cable car across Stieglers Gorge (100 metres deep and 100 metres wide), bird watching, photography, walking safaris and fishing tiger fish and vandu in the rivers of the Kilombero Game Controlled Area to the west of the reserve.
The Selous is famous for its elephant, hippopotamus and rhino, although few now remain of the latter. The park has a broad range of game: buffalo – the largest population in Africa; Nyasaland gnu; brindled gnu; hartebeest; Greater Kudu; sable antelope; eland; reedbuck; bushbuck; waterbuck; warthog; zebras; giraffe; and wildebeest. Predators including lions, leopards, spotted hyeanas and hunting dogs are in abundance. There are over 350 species of bird and reptiles, such as crocodiles and various snakes and lizards.
