Game Reserve

Selous Game Reserve

One of Africa’s largest remaining wilderness areas

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Location Tanzania

Park Type Game Reserve

About Selous Game Reserve

Selous Game Reserve was set aside in 1922 and gazetted in 1974. It was named after the hunter and early conservationist Captain Frederick Courtney Selous, and received UNESCO World Heritage status in 1982.In 2019 the northern part of the old reserve, with the best photographic areas, became Nyerere National Park. The remaining Selous Game Reserve covers about 18,000 km² in the Lindi and Coast regi...

In 2019 the northern part of the old reserve, with the best photographic areas, became Nyerere National Park. The remaining Selous Game Reserve covers about 18,000 km² in the Lindi and Coast regions and is still the largest game reserve in Tanzania.

Category: Game Reserve
Area: 18,020 km²
Location: Lindi and Coast
Gazetted: 2021 (GN 459); original reserve 1922, gazetted 1974

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Tanzania

Type

Game Reserve

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When to Visit

July to November is the best period and the high season for game viewing. The wet season runs from late November to May; June to August is cooler.

Peak season

Shoulder season

Wet / off-season

Wildlife

Miombo woodland, open grassland, riverine forest and swamps are home to elephant, black rhino, lion, leopard, hippo, crocodile and one of Africa’s largest buffalo populations. Birdlife is rich.

Activities

Most of the reserve is leased as hunting concessions, but the stretch along the Rufiji, Ulanga and Matandu rivers suits photographic tourism, including boat safaris and sport fishing on the rivers, Lake Utunge and the Kihurumila dam.

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Get There

By road from Dar es Salaam to Kingupira (288 km) or Miguruwe (366 km), and 145 km from Kilwa. Scheduled flights serve airstrips in the reserve from Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Zanzibar.

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Where to Stay

Accommodation inside the reserve is limited to a rest house and designated campsites; more options are in nearby towns. For the main safari lodge area see Nyerere National Park.

Information based on the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) protected-areas listing.

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