Overview
The reserve is located in the southern part of Tanzania along the southern Tanzania safari circuit and offers the best escape from the large tourist crowds in the northern safari destinations like Serengeti while offering you a remarkable wildlife experience. It is considered to be among the hidden gems in the county and offers a wide range of Selous Game Reserve Camps for accommodation. The reserve is located about 219 kilometers from the busy city of Dar es salaam and may take about 4 hours drive. Selous Game Reserve has a new name, Nyerere National Park Tanzania.
Highlights
- This game reserves is home to over 445 different birds species
- Mammals found within this national reserve approximately 145,000 buffalos, 4,000 Lions, 100,000 wildebeests,
- Large herds of giraffes, 35000 zebras, 40000 hippos, 250,000 impalas, large numbers of Lichtenstein’s hartebeests, waterbucks, elands and bushbucks.
