From Zanzibar: Selous Game Reserve Fly-In Safari

Fly from Zanzibar to Selous Game Reserve for a shared full-day safari with flights, round-trip transfers, and a guided 4x4 game drive.

Getting started

Begin your day with private round-trip hotel transfers from your accommodation in Zanzibar to the airport for your return flights Zanzibar–Selous–Zanzibar. On arrival in Selous Game Reserve, you meet your professional English-speaking safari guide, who can also guide in German, Russian, or French on request. After a short briefing, you join your shared safari group and board the 4x4 vehicle to start exploring.

What to expect

Selous Game Reserve

Selous Game Reserve is one of Tanzania's key wildlife areas, where large mammals and varied ecosystems come together. Your time here focuses on a full-day game drive that combines wildlife viewing with guided interpretation of the landscapes and animal behavior.

Features

• Wildlife viewing centers on a full-day game drive in a 4x4 safari vehicle, where you travel across different parts of Selous Game Reserve in search of elephants, lions, giraffes, hippos, and more in their natural habitat.
• A scenic flight route on your return flights Zanzibar–Selous–Zanzibar gives you aerial views over the Indian Ocean and Tanzanian landscapes before and after your time in the reserve.
• All park entry and conservation fees are covered for you, so you can move through the reserve checkpoints and game-viewing areas without arranging any permits on the day.
• A bush lunch is included during the break in your game drive, with a vegetarian option available; bottled drinking water throughout the safari helps you stay hydrated in the outdoor conditions.
• Your shared safari with other guests is led by an expert English-speaking guide, with German, Russian, and French available on request, who explains Selous's unique ecosystems and wildlife behavior as you travel.
• Private round-trip hotel transfers at the start and end of the day link your Zanzibar hotel and the airport, keeping the logistics of this shared day trip in one continuous itinerary.