Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania)

Advantages: The elements of adventure and discovery.
Disadvantages: Not guaranteed to see game like on some other safaris.

I went to Selous Game Reserve in March 1994 as part of a 3-stop holiday to Ras Kutani, Selous and Zanzibar. We landed at Dar es Salaam after an 11 hour flight from Heathrow and almost immediately boarded a small prop plane to take us to Ras Kutani where we could chill out for a few days before embarking upon the safari. These local prop planes do not seem to run to a specific schedule, but just wait for all the people they think should be on the ...
...boat and walking safaris at Selous and we sampled each of them. The general way it works is that one has a morning safari and an afternoon safari, with meals squeezed in between those; it is actually quite a hectic schedule and one sleeps well at night. The safaris were fantastic. The element of discovery was there all the time with the guide teaching us how to track and spot things in the bush. The walking safaris - which start at 6AM before it ... Read review