Selous Day Trip from Zanzibar: Explore Elephants, Lion Prides and Over 400 Species of Birds
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Embark on a thrilling day trip from Zanzibar to Selous and discover a diverse array of wildlife, including elephants, lion prides, and over 400 species of birds. Book now!
Duration: 10 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Selous Game Reserve - Depart in Zanzibar at 0800am or Dar es Salaam at 0820am on a shared charter plane for an hour flight to an Airstrip in Selous Game Reserve upon arrival proceed with the game drive to enjoy what nature will provide! You will see elephants, Lions, Elands, Leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, Wild-dogs, Lesser Kudu, hippos and crocodiles live in this immense sanctuary, which measures 50,000 sq. km, practically undisturbed by human impact. The park has a variety of vegetation zones, ranging from dense thickets to open wooded grassland. Picnic lunch on the bush relax for an hour then proceed with game drive to enjoy the African Savannah safari with full of wildlife. See the wild animals trail to the lakes and rivers to drink water. Game drives till afternoon around 0400pm take your flight back to Dar es Salaam or Zanzibar. This is a short safari but it’s worth if you do not have much time for safari.
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Lunch provided
  • Parking fees covered
Additional Information

Selous is home to a significant population of Elephants, as well as a plethora of buffalos, hippopotamuses, crocodiles, and the endangered wild dogs. Frequently observed fauna includes lion prides, bushbucks, impalas, warthogs, ostriches, giraffes, elands, baboons, zebras, hyenas, kudus, the rare sable antelope, and leopards. Over 400 species of birds, including the fish eagle, kingfisher, secretary bird, sunbird, hammer kop, red and yellow billed stork, open billed stork, weavers, various water birds, marabou stork, vultures, etc., also reside in Selous. In summary, the diversity of wildlife to be discovered is infinite.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jessica_j
May 5, 2023
An Experience of a Lifetime! - Professional service and a once in a lifetime opportunity! It was worth the lifetime of memories and I think about this experience often!
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Basmaabouelazm
Dec 21, 2022
An experience no one should miss! - This is an experience no one should miss! Worth every $. Everything about it was out of this world. You get to see all the big animals in their natural habitat. We got picked up from the hotel at 5 am then went straight to the airport. Landed in Selous at 7:30 am and started the game drive right away. Godfrey was very helpful and the guide we had Jumaa was very hands on and made sure we see all the animals. We didn’t see lions or leopards but it was still worth it.
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Steve
Oct 10, 2022
A Perfect Day - Everything about the trip and its organisation were as we hoped. From the moment we were picked up from our hotel in the early hours of the morning to the moment we arrived back just over 12 hours later, everything was organised brilliantly and seamlessly. The transfers, the airport, the flights and as for the safari itself, it was awesome, amazing, incredible. Thanks so much for making the trip so memorable. We have and will recommend it to everybody who is interested!
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Rosie
Oct 2, 2022
Trip of a lifetime - What a day. I would recommend this trip to anyone who is visiting Zanzibar. We were picked up at 4:30am and taken to the airport where we got a plane directly to the National Park. We saw every animal we wanted to see (twice!) and our guides Henry and Patrick were friendly and informative. Lunch was good and we had access to cold water all day which was needed on a hot day. Thank you so much for a trip of a lifetime. Book it now!
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Cocobrunette78
Sep 10, 2022
Amazing safari in Selous, Great tour of stone Town with lunch at the rock and visite à spice farm - I’m French and I booked all my excursions with them and everything was perfect. The safari one day in Selous was Just amazing. Everything was perfect : the flight, the jeep, the guide, the lunch. I saw the female of the lion, elephants, girafes, crocodiles, hippo and so many others. I paid all excursions in advance. Unfortunately one has been cancelled because not enough participants. I’ve been immediately reimbursed. You can trust in them.
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Lisasq3639ti
Sep 9, 2022
Safari to Seleous - We did safari with Godfrey. We love it everthing was super from beging to end.we recomend this company
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507valences
Jul 1, 2022
Fantastic trip 🙂 - We had a wonderful time ever. I would recommend this company 💯🌟🌟👍 .thank you Godfrey for all arrangements
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Pauloil
Jun 24, 2022
Great experience - We booked this through Viator and paid online. The only thing we paid in cash was transport to and from the airport, which the operator organized for us. It was a great trip, and everything from the pilot to the tour guide was good. The only thing we had to do was show up and the rest was in order.
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Brad
Jul 17, 2022
Good option for a brief safari experience - My wife and I stayed in Zanzibar for a week, and wanting to see something different, opted for this trip. Although a bit pricey for a day trip, we reasoned that it cost less than doing a traditional safari, and may be the only way we could see a little of a place like the Selous Game Reserve. The safari itself was worthwhile....we boarded an early morning flight from Zanzibar and landed at an airstrip at the entrance to the park around 8:30 a.m. We enjoyed the day spent driving around the portion of the reserve designated as a national park...ranging about 40 km into the park, and saw a variety of wildlife: giraffes, hippos, elephants, impalas, baboons, wildebeests, and then some. A picnic lunch was included, and we were back at the airstrip at 4:00 for our flight back to Zanzibar. One could also stay for a night or two at one of several camps on near the Rufiji River, and have a more in-depth safari experience, but for those who might not be up to that, this is a good alternative. As far as planning, Godfrey made the arrangements, including a driver from our hotel who was there punctually at 6:00 a.m. Godfrey was easy to reach via Whatsapp, which we were glad about the morning of the trip, as there was a mix-up in communication about the flight, including which air carrier would take us. This did cause us some nervous moments, as we could have easily missed our flight (even as small as the terminal is, there were several flights on different carriers heading to different places for safaris). Godfrey worked the phones and managed to get us to the right counter in time to get our ticket, and it all worked out, but I would recommend double checking on this aspect before you leave. All in all though, it was a good experience and we were glad we did it.
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Ayeshk8
Sep 1, 2022
DO NOT BOOK WITH GODFREY OR THIS COMPANY!! SAVE YOUR MONEY AND TIME - I was really looking forward to my day trip to Selous for a safari. We woke up at 4am in the morning (hotel details all confirmed 3 times with Godfrey included the night before). He sent the driver to the incorrect place which was not driver’s fault as Godfrey may claim - he was told to go to wrong place by Godfrey which resulted in 1 hour late pick up from hotel and missing our flight. He was incredibly rude and sarcastic on the phone to my husband & I and also hung up on us. He said to change the day of the trip but we already had something else booked which was paid for. He says he offered to book another day but why would we? From a personal point of view, we simply did not trust him or his company to then choose to re-book with him understandably, so asked for our money back as we did not receive the service we paid for as we were not able to go on safari that day. We were in Zanzibar for a limited number of days and had each day planned accordingly so for something like this to happen had a huge impact on what we were able to do with the rest of our days. He did not give our $200 deposit back. He said he paid the driver $70 but that was not anything to do with us! It’s his company and his driver, of course he should be paying him. Making him go to the wrong place is not our problem, he wanted us to pay even though that was not included in the package and wanted us to pay even though he sent the driver to the wrong place making us late for our flight WE PAID FOR!! How can you then trust Godfrey and his company again? We still have not received our $200 deposit back for a safari we did not get to go to on the day originally planned due to Godfrey’s incompetence. He was also not willing to discount anything if we did rebook with him to compensate for our wasted time and day. We then booked with another company who were amazing, no middle agent and sent us our flight details immediately. If anyone would like recommendation, please message me directly and I will share but please save your money and time & do not book with Godfrey or his company! We said to him we will report him and leave him a bad review to which he was very sarcastic and did not care - very unprofessional. WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND GODFREY OR THIS COMPANY TO ANYONE!!!
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