The Selous Game Reserve, in the remote south-east Tanzania is the largest protected wildlife reserve in Africa and covers 5 per cent  of Tanzania’s total area.

It is no wonder that statistics of mammals habituating here are more than 100 000 buffalo, 40 000 hippos, 150 000 wildebeest, 5 000 zebra and 50 000 impala.

There are lots and lots of the ever-towering giraffes hovering above the Selous grounds, that’s why some people call Selous the ‘Giraffic Park.’ The sheer size and numbers of game to see in Selous is phenomenal enough to make you pack your vacation bags and head there. The diversity of the park saw it earning the honor of being considered a World Heritage Site in 1988.

If adventure be your middle name, Selous will be your first choice of vacation because the restrictions here are close to zero. Due to the fact that it is a Game Reserve as opposed to a national Park, you can engage in tracking lions by foot, rowing a kayak over some fat hippos, driving under the giraffes or flying above their heads.

Roaming elephant populations, the reserve’s famous wild dogs and some of the remaining Black rhinos share in its rivers, hills and plains. The scenery is simply enchanting, and a wonderful Tanzania wildlife safari destination. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sport fishing is a popular leisure activity in Tanzania - providing visitors to East Africa with rewarding fishing opportunities.

Fresh water rivers and lakes of Tanzania, occupying more than 6 per cent of the country, host plenty of fish and are ideal for sport fishing adventures. The best time to go on a fishing safari in Tanzania is immediately after the long and short rains. The short rains fall in November and December, while the long rains are received in April and May.

The southern port of Lake Victoria, Mwanza, is one of the leading safari destination in Tanzania. Mwanza is inhabited by Tilapia and Nile Perch and it makes for the best sport fishing starting point in Tanzania. Lake Victoria is the largest tropical lake in the world and second largest freshwater lake in terms of surface area. The lake has a shoreline of 3440 km and has more than 3000 islands many of which are inhabited.

If you happen to be on a Tanzania safari and interested in taking down Goliath Tigerfish, Lake Tanganyika will be your favourite destination. Read the rest of this entry »

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Game safari adventures in Tanzania offer the best opportunity to enjoy the ambiance of the East African bush. Tanzania, a premier hunting safari destination in Africa, boasts two safari circuits (north circuit and south circuit) with most wildlife lovers choosing to explore the southern circuit.

The Southern circuit is anchored on Dar es salaam and covers Ruaha, Mikuni, Udzungwa Mountains National Park and the Selous Game Reserve. The northern circuit, on the other hand, covers the endless plains of Serengeti, the world’s largest caldera in Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara, Mount Kilimanjaro and Mout meru within the Arusha National Park.

Selous Game Reserve is the star of the southern safari circuit. Tanzania safaris can be very rewarding here. The reserve is named after the intrepid Fredrick Courtney Selous, a celebrated explorer and naturalist who died here in a sideshow of the First World War. Located 500 km to the southwest of Dar, the Selous Game Reserve occupies a staggering 55,000 sq km – larger than Switzerland- and is the largest of its kind in Africa.

The Selous was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982 due to the significance of both its flora and fauna. This immense wilderness has a diversity of habitats including savanna woodlands, swamps, open grasslands and forests. Read the rest of this entry »

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