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T4: Selous Safari for Birders (Group)

Fraser Gear (Safari Host)

Specialist areas: Walking safaris, adventure, birding & botany

Fraser has spent the last 15 years guiding and leading walking, photographic, birding and adventure safaris across the length and breadth of Africa, throughout Madagascar and even into the Middle East and Asia. Fraser is an expert in his

own right whether in a kayak off the remote north-eastern Madagascar coast, on foot tracking black rhino in the shimmering dunes of ancient Namibia, in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest searching for the mythical Grauer’s

Broadbill or identifying plants on the slopes Table Mountain. A sensitive and caring tour leader, an excellent teacher with a passion for nature, a wicked sense of humour, a

repertoire of incredible tales of challenge and adventure, and a sharp intellect combine to make Fraser the exceptional expedition leader he is today.

2019 SCHEDULED GROUP DEPARTURE DATE:

15 – 19 November 2019 YOUR TOUR IN DETAIL…

DAY 1: Johannesburg / Dar es Salaam Airport / Selous Game Reserve Flight

The cost includes return economy airfare with SAA from Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam Airport (depart: 10h30 – arrive: 14h50). At Dar es Salaam Airport, you will be welcomed by our representative for your transfer (5-minutes) to the domestic airport for your flight by light aircraft to the Mbuyu Airstrip (approximately 45 minutes) in the Selous Game Reserve. Meet and greet by your safari team on arrival with your first game drive en-route to the camp. Enjoy an afternoon




activity. The rivers and lakes of the Selous are the lifeblood of a park that boasts a variety of biomes, some fabulous game, including elephant, wild dog, buffalo, hippo, crocodile and lion and over 440 species of bird. Overnight at Roho ya Selous (tent) with dinner, breakfast & a selection of alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks included.

DAY 2 - 4: Selous Game Reserve Over the following days your host, Fraser, will discuss activities with the group to make sure you experience the best of what Selous has on offer! We enjoy three full days in the reserve with morning and afternoon activities and discover the secrets which lie in the waters of the lakes with boat safaris, explore the bush with a walking safari and enjoy game drives in open vehicles to seek out larger mammals. The Selous Game Reserve is a bird-watchers paradise with over 440 bird species. The best way to observe the bird species living in reserve is with a boat safari. Starting in November to April, there are a large number of migratory birds. The most unusual bird species worth seeing include the Spur-winged Lapwing, African wattled lapwing, White-fronted Bee-eater, Pel’s fishing owl, African spoonbill and the Common White-headed Vulture. Among the most frequently seen bird species in the Selous are: the mosque swallow, the brown-breasted barbet, purple-banded sunbird, Mangrove kingfishers, Von der Decken’s hornbill, African skimmers, palm-nut vulture, Layard’s black-headed weavers, freckled nightjars, grey Penduline-tit, grey-hooded kingfisher, red-throated twin spot, waders, wattle-eyed flycatchers, broad-billed roller, spotted-flanked barbet, green-billed coucal, Arnot’s chat, long-tailed fiscal, Sterling’s barred warbler, Livingstone’s flycatcher, white helmet-shrikes, red-winged warbler, Boehm’s bee-eater, red-throated twin spot, black cuckoo-shrike, green-capped eremomela, Red-faced Crombec, red-billed helmetshrike, spotted-flanked barbet, yellow-bellied bulbul, Bennett’s woodpecker, Dickinson’s kestrel as well as a pearl-spotted owl. Overnight 3 more nights at Roho ya Selous (tent) with lunch, dinner, breakfast & a selection of alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks included.

DAY 5: Selous Game Reserve / Dar es Salaam / Johannesburg Flight

Enjoy morning activities before your transfer to the airstrip for your flight by light aircraft to Dar es Salaam domestic airport. A short transfer to the international airport for your onward flight home. Depart at 15h35 (Tanzanian time), arriving 18h05 (South African time). End of service COST OVERVIEW…

Due to currency fluctuation, please contact us for current prices! INCLUDED: EXCLUDED: • Return economy airfares with SAA from

Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam Airport o Including airport taxes

• Flight by light aircraft from Dar es Salaam to Selous Mbuyu Airstrip

• Return transfers from the airstrip to the camp • 4 Nights at Roho ya Selous

o Tent o Breakfast, lunch & dinner o All drinks (except champagne, cellar wines &

premium brand spirits) o Laundry service o Lodge safari vehicle on a shared base o Selous park fees o Tourism levy

• All game drives and activities, including:

• Entry visa to Tanzania • Travel Insurance (Highly recommended) • Meals and drinks not specified • Gratuities to the driver/guide, hotel staff & porters • All expenses of personal nature • Malaria – Tanzania is a malaria area




o Game drives o Birding o Boating safaris o Guided walks

• Flight by light aircraft from Selous Mbuyu Airstrip to Dar es Salaam Airport

• Comprehensive support from our operational office in Tanzania for the duration of the safari

• Travel information pack

PLEASE NOTE: • All prices are subject to change due to the rate of exchange fluctuation or any unexpected price increase. • Price quoted is per person • Prices are based on 14 persons travelling: if fewer people are travelling the possibility might be there that we'll need to

adjust the cost to accommodate Fraser as the tour leader/birding guide. • Inter-camp flights: Maximum baggage allowance on the plane is 15kgs per person – this allowance shall INCLUDE all

HAND BAGGAGE. Soft bags are strongly recommended. • Term & Conditions apply.

DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMMODATION:

Roho ya Selous (Selous Game Reserve) Rating: Luxury / All-inclusive

Set on a hill overlooking the water, Roho ya Selous sits close to a key waterway which links Lake Manze to Lake Nzerakera, right in the heart of the core game & bird viewing area of the Selous. This comfortable and stylish camp will offer game drives, walking safaris, boating and catch and release fishing and is ideally situated for exploring this diverse and beautiful reserve. Total rooms 8 Tents *Children: 5 years and above

Stay longer!

With just a short flight away, Zanzibar is the perfect post-safari tonic. The beautiful island of Zanzibar is bursting with culture and history, seemingly at odds with its idyllic white-sand beaches with palms swaying lazily in the sea breeze.

This makes Zanzibar a fabulous place to explore as well as a dream to relax and unwind.

We recommend 3 to 4-nights add-on.




We can also offer this itinerary as a private safari!

This itinerary can be used as it is, or it can be customised in any way you desire (around your taste, budget, people travelling, interests and more). You can use this itinerary for inspirational ideas of what is possible on a Tanzania

safari, then make an enquiry allowing us to tailor-make your ultimate holiday journey.

Prices on tailor-made safaris depend on how many people travel, the time of travel, preferred accommodation standards and seasonal prices from the standard season (November to end March & June) to the high season (June

to end October) – camps in Selous are closed during April/May. Please inquire for more details about dates and prices.

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