Selous Walking Safari & Boat Safari
Selous Game Reserve
Destinations: Nyerere National Park (formerly Selous Game Reserve)
Style: Adventure, walking safari, boat safari, remote bush experience
Overview
This adventure-packed safari takes you deep into Tanzania’s largest and wildest reserve—Nyerere National Park, formerly known as Selous Game Reserve.
With its vast miombo woodlands, winding rivers, and fewer crowds, it’s the perfect setting for a walking safari and boat exploration. Guided by armed rangers and expert trackers, this journey offers a raw and immersive connection to the African wilderness.
Day by day
Full Itinerary
Day 1:
Dar es Salaam – Selous
Scenic Flight & River Safari
Catch a morning flight from Dar es Salaam to Selous. Upon arrival, enjoy lunch at your lodge before embarking on a boat safari along the Rufiji River. Glide past crocodiles basking on the banks, hippos bobbing in the water, and elephants drinking at the edge—perfect for sunset views and bird photography.
Return to camp for a peaceful night under the stars.
Accommodation:
Riverside lodge or luxury tented camp
Meals:
Lunch, Dinner
Day 2:
Walking Safari
Bush Tracking with Armed Rangers
Rise early for a walking safari, guided by an experienced ranger and armed scout. Track footprints, identify wildlife calls, and learn about plant medicine and survival skills in the bush. This intimate, ground-level experience lets you feel Africa’s pulse in a way vehicles never can.
Return for a leisurely afternoon and optional riverfront sundowners.
Accommodation:
Same lodge or bush camp
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3:
Selous Game Drive
Big Game Encounters
Today you’ll set out for a traditional game drive, exploring the park’s vast terrain in search of lions, wild dogs, giraffes, kudu, and more. Selous offers some of the best chances to see African wild dogs, one of the continent’s rarest predators.
Enjoy lunch in the bush or at camp and unwind during your final night in this untouched wilderness.
Accommodation:
Same lodge or camp
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4:
Selous – Dar es Salaam
Scenic Flight & Farewell
After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for your return flight to Dar es Salaam, where your walking and boat safari concludes. Optional beach extensions to Zanzibar or Mafia Island can be arranged.
Meals:
Breakfast
Price per Person
on request
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omar75
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After a lot of research and contacting multiple operators for a Kilimanjaro trek, I settled on African Zoom. I found them via the Forbes Kilimanjaro glamping article. I found other operators by internet search and others by youtube fame. Maggie was my main point of contact throughout. She was always responsive and very helpful.
omar75
Solo
The price was reasonable compared to some of the outrageous prices with some of the “luxury” operators. But I would say we had enough comfort to make the adventure as comfortable as being in the harsh environment of a mountain as can be.
Our guides Godluck and Gabriel were great, our cook papa john!
omar75
Solo
After a lot of research and contacting multiple operators for a Kilimanjaro trek, I settled on African Zoom. I found them via the Forbes Kilimanjaro glamping article. I found other operators by internet search and others by youtube fame. Maggie was my main point of contact throughout. She was always responsive and very helpful. My friend and I ended up deciding on a private adventure each with a private tent. The price was reasonable compared to some of the outrageous prices with some of the “luxury” operators. But I would say we had enough comfort to make the adventure as comfortable as being in the harsh environment of a mountain as can be.
Our guides Godluck and Gabriel were great, our cook papa john! Cooked amazing meals and I absolutely can’t say enough about the porters. If you ever decide to go to Kilimanjaro you will see that the porters are a special kind of people.
We had an airport to airport trip. We were picked up by our main guide from the airport and taken to a nice 4 star hotel in Arusha. Godluck checked us in and came next day to take us in a tour in the city. We realized we have a day that we can go for a safari in. Maggie made that happen with one day notice. We spent a day in Terngeri saying all kinds of animals. It is not the Serengeti but we had a one day so we can’t complain.
We did an 8 day Lemosho climb. On the mountain we had 3 meals and a snack. The meals were excellent, the nightly briefing for next day was accurate and what we needed. We summitted successfully on day 7 and were out of the gate back to the hotel day 8. It was the most out of ordinary thing I’ve done in my life and African Zoom made it happen. I won’t hesitate to recommend them to any of my friends.
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