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Rufiji River Camp

Tanzania
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Rufiji River Camp
4.5 of 5 stars 42 Reviews
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Calgary
2 reviews
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012
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We stayed 3 nights/4 days at the end of January - I suppose this would be considered shoulder season and in our opinion a great time to go. The weather was fine, and the park and lodge were not overly busy so we did were free to enjoy game viewing without the crowds that we encountered at other locations in... More

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Calgary, Canada
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012
2
people found this review helpful

Hosts Sally and Carl made us feel welcome and the other staff contributed greatly to a pleasant experience. Game drives were expertly guided and we saw many animals, some, such as wild dogs, quite rare. Tents were extremely comfortable. Vehicles were comfortable for our group of four and the view from the dining area over the Rufiji river, especially at... More

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012
2
people found this review helpful

Whilst on a six month secondment to Dar I took the opportunity to fly my wife and children (aged 10-15) out to Tanzania for a Christmas holiday and spent 2 nights at Rufiji River. The airstrip was surrounded by giraffe as we arrived and after a 5 minute drive to the camp we were shown to our accommodation which was... More

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Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 November 2011
1
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This was our second visit to Rufiji with my husbands 2 boys. Last time we stayed in 2 tented huts & needed to separate the adults as the boys were too young to be by ourselves. As this is one of the few parks that allow children, we came back, expecting to do the same even though they are older... More

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emilia
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39 reviews 39 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011
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person found this review helpful

After a fantastic experience in Zambia in the summer of 2009, our tour operator proposed us a visit of the parks of southern Tanzania. The resort initially appeared very comfortable with swimming pool and large rooms with a beautiful view of the river. The program proposed boat game drives, walking safaris and game drives by car. Animals in this area... More

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Oslo, Norway
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011

Wonderfull place. Wonderful people, both management and employees. Time for our visit was beginning October, and before the rains. The pictures on the web-site are, for the time beeing, not updated, and do not show the higher quality and standard we experienced. Also visit http://www.tanzaniasafaris.info/ Stayed in a family-tent with separate bedroom for our three teens, and had two baths.... More

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Rotterdam
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5 reviews 5 reviews
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 October 2011
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Overlooking the river you will witness truly amazing sunsets. The Foxes recently took over this camp and completely refurbished it. The new tents (huge with en suite bathrooms) are great and completely new. It's pretty close to Dar e Salaam (only a 30 minutes flight) and it serves as a great safari starter! The staff and the guides are very... More

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London, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2011
4
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we stayed for 4 nights at the camp and had a lovely time there. The location is very good, close to the airstrip, next to the selous park, the scenery is great. Safari and guides were perfect. We have been also very happy with the staff, very friendly, genuine and professional. Bungalows are also superb, very calm and clean. Highly... More

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Brooke, Norfolk, UK
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 August 2011
4
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Having spent 5 nights at the Lazy Lagoon, a 30 minute plane ride from Dar es Salaam took us to the Rufiji River Camp in the Selous Game Reserve, the largest in Africa. The camp was acquired about a year ago [2010] by Foxes African Safaris from the previous owners and since then a massive program of refurbishment, investment and... More

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Zele, Belgium
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2011
1
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After some days in Tanzania, being in a tented camp inside the selous game park, was awesome, giving the impression of being alone with the nature, although the time frame for having electricity might have last a half hour longer, else the tents were huge and well maintained with very good confort, staff was very friendly, good bar and very... More

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Tanzania
Price range (per night):* RM1,678

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