For a sophisticated safari experience in Tanzania at an affordable price, The Selous Safari Company has introduced low season rates during high season dates.
Valid for travel from 1 June 2010 to 20 March 2011 at the Selous Safari Camp in the Selous Game Reserve and Jongomero Camp in the Ruaha National Park, those seeking a safari and beach holiday-of-a-lifetime can now benefit from sensational savings when visiting during the peak periods.
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Offered across selected accommodation and dates, the low season rates are on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to availability. Bookable through tour operators, packages include:
A week away in June or November with three nights at the Selous Safari Camp and four nights at the beach retreat of Ras Kutani from £2,705 per person (saving £230 per person). Or a nine-night safari and beach package, valid 1 July to 31 October, from £4,215 per person (saving £800 per person) which incorporates a six-night safari staying at the Selous Safari Camp and Jongomero Camp and culminates with three nights in a beach cottage overlooking the Indian Ocean at Ras Kutani.
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Both packages can be booked with Tanzania Odyssey (www.tanzaniaodyssey.com / 020 7471 8780) and include scheduled flights from Heathrow to Dar Es Salaam, internal air transfers, accommodation on a full-board basis, game viewing drives in open sided 4×4 vehicles plus concession and park entrance fees, taxes and surcharges.
The 13-tent, Selous Safari Camp boasts unrivalled views, privacy and luxury in the heart of the Selous Game Reserve. Selous is Africa’s largest Game Reserve and has the highest concentration of African wildlife, countless birdlife and is home to over a million large animals and half of Tanzania’s elephant population. In addition to the game drives in private 4×4 Land Rovers, guests at the Selous Safari Camp also benefit from boat safaris on the mighty Rufiji River enabling them to get up close and personal to the largest crocodile and hippo population in Africa.
With just eight tents, Jongomero, the only camp situated in the remote central south-western sector of the Ruaha National Park, is a hidden gem promising unmatched privacy and a great vantage point from which to take in the sights and sounds of the African bush. Ruaha’s greatest secret lies in its extraordinary diversity of animals, plants and birds with elephant, huge herds of buffalo, giraffe, zebra, impala, eland, hippo, crocodile and lion to mention a few.
On safari, accommodation is in luxuriously-appointed en-suite tents which are built on raised platforms with thatched roofs. Each comes with a king-size bed and a private verandah, ideal for watching the animal world saunter past – which they frequently do – by day or night!
Set amid a long stretch of unspoilt beach and a fresh water lagoon, the boutique beach retreat of Ras Kutani on the Indian Ocean coast is the ideal hideaway for those seeking solace, luxury and Tanzanian charm. A perfect start or finish to an unparalleled safari experience.
For more information on The Selous Safari Company visit (www.selous.com).
