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The
Selous, occupying an enormous land area
of 55.000 sq.km is the largest Game
Reserve in Africa. The reserve is one of
Africa’s greatest wilderness, where the
forest and bush are untamed and the
animals unmolested by man. The
Rufiji river system, which flow through
the reserve flooding it during rain
season further limits human trespass
into this animal kingdom, which boasts
of over a million wild animals included
some of the biggest population of
elephants in the world. Other species
commonly seen are lion, wild dog,
buffalo, bushbuck, impala, warthog,
leopard, hartebeest, rhino, sable
antelope, reedbuck, waterbuck, giraffe,
eland, baboon, zebra, greater kudu and
the countless hippos and crocodiles,
which flock the Rufiji river (the
greatest in East Africa). Walking safari
accompanied by an armed ranger can be
organized together with gamedrive and
boattrips. The Selous is inaccessible
during the rainy season, March to May,
due to floods and the best time to visit
the Game Reserve is from June to
October.
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