The reserve covers approximately 50,000 square kilometers and is among the largest game reserves in the continent, a vast wilderness even bigger than Denmark as well as Switzerland. This Reserve occupies almost 5% of the total land in Tanzania and is almost double the size of the famous Serengeti plains. Although the reserve is not found in the most visited and famous safari circuits of the country, taking a safari to the Selous Game Reserve offers an amazing and memorable experience of game viewing and beautiful landscapes.

The Reserve is home to a large population of wild animals among which the reserved is believed to host a large number of buffaloes, and wildebeests, in addition to that it also harbors the largest concentration of elephants in Tanzania, as well as one of the healthiest populace of the endangered African Wild-Dogs. In addition, a project is in progress to bring back the black rhino in the Reserve to revive their numbers following severe poaching back in the 1970s as well as 80s that badly affected their population in the reserve. Luckily some of these rhinos can be spotted in some tourist areas in the reserve.

The bigger northern part of the reserve is preserved for photographic tourism, and it also is believed to be among the most beautiful areas and home to a variety of wild animals in the entire ecosystem. The largest part of the whole reserve is covered by woodland with a variety of species, periodic flooded pans as well as short grass plains. Amazing riverine forests as well as thick thickets are important habitats for different wildlife in this very large game reserve. The extensive, winding River Rufiji is among the principal water systems within East Africa. Together with its connected swamps, wetlands, and lakes, it is among the most beautiful ecological systems in the region.

Selous Accommodation, Where to Stay?

Beho Beho

Beho Beho was the first campsite established in the Selous Game Reserve perfectly located not on the banks or floodplains of the Rufiji River, but in the cooler highlands to enjoy the refreshing breezes from where the campsite got its name.

Rufigi River Camp

Selous Impala Camp
Selous Safari Camp
Sand Rivers Camp
Kiba Point