Our lodge is so much part of the Rufiji’s ebb and flow that it seems almost moored on the banks, with one side entirely open to the river. Views across its brown, swirling waters call to mind adventure movies from another time. Indeed, in the early days, we pioneered legendary foot safaris here, and we still make life in and around the lodge as action-packed and exciting as the fizzing natural world around it.
Sand Rivers Selous is located in the remote heart of the Selous Game Reserve in Southern Tanzania. On the banks at the mile-wide point of the Rufiji River.
GPS COORDS:
7°46’51.92″S , 38° 0’31.50″E
OPEN:
Year round except April and May.
Our area of the Selous affords great opportunities for game viewing by vehicle, on foot and by boat and we make the most of all of them. We enjoy picnics, fishing, trips to the hot springs and fly camping. The area is quiet without many other camps and is perfect for full immersion in the bush.
Fly-camping is a highly recommended part of any safari to Sand Rivers Selous, and is available at an extra supplement. The fly camps are shared, and guests sleep under spacious mosquito net tents. A bucket shower with hot water, and short-stop toilets is set up behind camp. A full compliment of staff provide a full breakfast, light lunch, and 3-course candlelit dinner.
8 spacious open-fronted cottages raised on high concrete platforms. There are 5 Standard Riverside rooms and 3 Hillside Suites. All have en-suite bathrooms, with flush toilets, powerful showers and hot and cold running water. The 3 Hillside Suites have an additional lounge area and private plunge pool. All rooms have standing fans and epic views out over the river.
June to September; warm days and cool nights, best time of year for walking safaris. Great elephant and buffalo sightings. October – November; heavy concentrations of game around the inland lakes, weather dry and hot. December – March; prolific bird life, many animals calving, weather starts to get humid, with possibility of rain.
Children over the age of 8 at Sand Rivers. However, fly camping and walking safaris for children over 12.
There are numerous daily flights from Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Ruaha, Mafia, Pemba and northern Tanzania.
