SELOUS GAME RESERVE

Named after Captain Fredrick Courtney Selous, a legendary 19th century Naturist explorer and hunter, Selous Game Reserve was founded in 1905 and it's the most remote and unexplored game protected area in the world with 54,600 sq.

km. Its size is simply stunning, bigger than Switzerland. It's also perhaps the most pristine wilderness still remaining in Africa, with wide variety of animals habitat, acacia and moimbo woodland, open grassland, swamps and riverine forest in the many tributaries of the Rufiji river which flows through the reserve.

Selous game reserve was designated a world heritage site by the UN (United Nations) in 1982 due to its unique ecological importance. Its spectacular reptiles and wildlife include elephants, hippos, buffaloes, wild dog, crocodiles, wildebeest, impalas, water buck, black and white Columbus monkey, giraffe, velvet and blue monkey. A large population of predators has been recorded.

These include lion, leopards, cheetah and spotted hyena and about 442 species of birds are there of both resident and migratory.