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Fly to

Kilimanjaro (for Northern Tanzania), Dar es Salaam (for Selous, Ruaha, Zanzibar)

flying time

11 hours 30 minutes including transit stop

time difference

GMT +3 hours

Visas

Required for UK passport holders

Health Requirements

Yellow fever certificate required

Best time to travel

December - March, July - October

Weather

Due to Tanzania's proximity to the equator the climate is generally warm year round ranging between 25°C to 32°C, there are however regional variations. With two rain seasons, the 'short rains' fall between November and December whilst the 'long rains' between February and into early May. The best time to travel to Tanzania is between December and March and July and October.

 




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Selous Game Reserve Walking Safari Holidays

The Selous Game Reserve is a remote and untamed wilderness area that is famed for its walking safaris. Named after Englishman, Frederick Courtney Selous, it is Africa's largest game reserve, being four times the size of the Serengeti.

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Suggested Selous accommodation

beho beho tanzania selous 

Beho Beho Camp  

In its privileged location, this is one of the most magical places it's possible to visit in East Africa. Set in the cooler highlands of the Selous Game Reserve, Beho Beho offers the aficionado the true essence of a safari refuge.

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Sand Rivers Selous  

Sand Rivers, positioned on a wide curve of the mighty Rufiji River, sits within the 50,000 square kilometre Selous Game Reserve. In this wilderness on a huge scale, some of Tanzania's best safari...

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The Retreat

Built in an area virtually untouched for centuries, the lodge has been constructed with thoughtful care and respect towards nature. Occupying a special place on top of a small hill and on the shores of the mighty Ruaha...