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Selous Wilderness Camp

Eastern Boundary | South Side of the Rufiji River, Tanzania
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Selous Wilderness Camp
4.5 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
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Zanzibar, Tanzania
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42 reviews 42 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2012

This camp is quite special. The tents are wonderfully large and open. Great beds, great linen, 24hr power!!!! The food is 5 star. Really good, no menu, so just tell them what you don't eat and it all happens! The Management is first class. Natasha runs a tight ship, and her staff are excellent. Even if some started off as... More

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Leonding, Austria
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48 reviews 48 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 November 2011
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This camp is situated on an island, 30 minutes drive off the park entrance and another 10 minutes boat trip. The camp itself very beautiful, the tents huge and very nicely decorated, lounge area at the river bank. Food very good and each night served elsewhere as a surprise. Very romantic. Staff and guides very friendly and helpful. Very interesting... More

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Lee, United Kingdom
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 August 2011
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we stayed at this amazing camp in november 2010 for 3 nights before moving on to zanzibar for a week on the beach. we couldn't speak highly enough of the camp, the location and all the staff. we were met by kiki, one of the game guides at the airstrip, who proceded to take us the long way home- a... More

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london
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2011
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people found this review helpful

just back after 3 days at selous wilderness camp in the beautiful Selous Nat'l Park. it was all amazing and surprising in so many ways. I had been on safari before in SA and Botswana but this beat them hands down. The only niggle was arriving at a landing strip that wasn't actually at Selous. The warm welcome from Rashid... More

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Bristol, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2011

From the friendly guide (kiki) picking us up from the airstrip to the excellent food served on the river's edge our experience at the camp was amazing. I am bewildered that anyone could give the camp anything less than an excellent rating. The food was great and the camp set up made us feel as if we were totally isolated... More

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Europe
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72 reviews 72 reviews
Reviews in 55 cities Reviews in 55 cities
40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2010

This place gave us the best, best memories of our time in the Tanzanian bush. We tremendously enjoyed the wonderful tent, our bath in the open air, the amazing meals (at different places in the camp) which Natasha prepared herself (Michelin quality), the full attention of all the staff, great game and boat drives (thanks to guide Kiki) and the... More

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The Hague, The Netherlands
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45 reviews 45 reviews
Reviews in 40 cities Reviews in 40 cities
59 helpful votes 59 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 November 2010

For a starter: do not accept tent number 3. It is next to the common area, so you hear everything. When people drink at the bar at night, when the staff prepares for breakfast late at night and when people are having an early breakfast it will disturb you in your sleep. The tents are lovely decorated and the outdoor... More

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Staffordshire
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2010

We had a very memorable 5 nights at this camp. Right from the start is was special: from the game drive from the airstrip, the boat trip past the hippos and the greeting as we arrived and it only got better. The atmosphere for every evening meal was special and different. Don't want to say too much as it would... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 September 2010

What a wonderful stay- we were greeted by a very friendly Game Drive guide (Dua), as well as several giraffes that had to be shooed off the unway so our small plane could land. Then we saw more animals inluding zebra and umpalas. After a couple of hours drive (extended for our benefit) we arrived at the rufiji river where... More

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London
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2010

We had a fantastic time - the setting of the camp is beautiful on the river; the "tent" was beautiful romantic and very comfortable; the camp is very small so you get a very intimate experience; the boat safari and game drives were great (we were usually the only people with our guides) in an open jeep in an uncrowded... More

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