Reviews of Roho ya Selous
Wildlife sightings and reviews
11 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Roho ya Selous and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Authentic safari experience with comfort"
The camp itself is situated on a lake, far away from the hustle and bustle of the airstrip (many day-trippers fly in). There is only Siwandu Camp nearby. This meant that the game drives were totally solitary, i.e. I didn't see any other vehicles, just the varied wildlife.
The spacious tents are tucked away between trees to ensure privacy. The canvas, bamboo and stone-walled tents with stretched canvas roofs blend in beautifully with their natural surroundings. There is an indoor and outdoor shower. In addition to the fan, there is a special cooling system (like an air conditioner) in the bed area to keep you comfortable during the hottest time of the year.
Game drives are not really necessary because from my tent I could see various antelopes, hippos, giraffes, wildebeests, many birds and much more. Some of the antelopes and birds were only 2-5 meters away from the tent. A constantly changing spectacle and never boring.
The highlight was the boat trips in the late afternoon. After the round trips on the lake with lots of crocodiles, hippos and eagles, we went to a small island (Bird Island). This island was completely taken over by a wide variety of birds. Some were breeding and some already had offspring. To make a long story short: The island is a bird paradise. Note: This is due to the time of year!
I have nothing but positive things to say about the service and guiding. The guest comes first and wishes are fulfilled. The food was good but at Usangu and Jabali Camp (also Asilia Camps) the food was better.
I would definitely come back again. However, I would always visit camps at different times of the year to get a better impression of the seasonal wildlife." See all these reviews: 18n in Tanzania
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Buffalo
Multiple sightings
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Eland
Multiple sightings
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Elephant
Multiple sightings
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Giraffe
Multiple sightings
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Hippo
Multiple sightings
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Leopard
Multiple sightings
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Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
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Striped Hyena
1 sighting
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Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
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Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Roho ya Selous review"
After Ruaha where it was dry season, Nyerere was a nice contrast being the rainy season where everything was green with plenty of cubs and pups around that time. The safari started already as soon as we were picked up at the airport.
The rooms are traditional tents which we loved and just hoping Asilia will keep a balance between their camps of traditional tents and rooms. The tents had a stunning view on a river, very comfortable and besides the indoor bathroom there was also an outside shower. We had the elephants one night just in front of our room with the next night hippos.
Nyerere is beautiful. Just a shame that on the main road leading to the different camps there are so many plastic bottles. This road leads to where a dam is being built and plastic are thrown away I assume by the builders. We would have expected the safari guides from different compagnies picking up those bottles like the guides are doing in Kenya but that wasn’t the case here. Someone has to start somewhere and to see this plastic against this stunning nature was a bit of a spoiler.
Luckily once we left the main road, it is stunning nature without any plastic. Nyerere has the advantage that you can do water safaris and this was a real treat by Asilia to see the hippos & crocs in the water from a different angle." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
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Buffalo
Multiple sightings
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Eland
Multiple sightings
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Elephant
Multiple sightings
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Giraffe
Multiple sightings
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Hippo
Multiple sightings
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Striped Hyena
Multiple sightings
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Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
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Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Roho ya Selous review"
The chef is amazing and the soups, main course and dessert are incredibly tasty and elegantly presented. The bush breakfasts are a feast!
Although there seemed to be less wildlife than visits in the area two previous years, the scenery is stunning and there is still a wonderful experience sighting many species." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
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Buffalo
10 sightings
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Eland
3 sightings
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Elephant
4 sightings
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Giraffe
10 sightings
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Hippo
10 sightings
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Spotted Hyena
2 sightings
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Wildebeest
4 sightings
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Zebra
2 sightings
"Roho ya Selous review"
Felix is the best guide I ever had on safari, so knowledgeable and caring!
My six days in this fantastic place went by far too quickly!
Asante sana to everybody , and Maiesha Marefu" See all these reviews: 13n in Tanzania
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Buffalo
Multiple sightings
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Eland
1 sighting
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Elephant
Multiple sightings
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Giraffe
Multiple sightings
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Hippo
Multiple sightings
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Lion
Multiple sightings
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Spotted Hyena
1 sighting
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Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
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Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Roho ya Selous review"
Our guides, Felix and Levian, were outstanding and made our game drives exciting, fun, and informative.
Our tents were fantastic--incredibly spacious and comfortable. And, the air conditioning system around the bed was genius.
I don't know how the thing works, but it worked wonders as it was quite warm." See all these reviews: 13n in Tanzania
"Roho ya Selous review"
Felix was a very skilful guide, we saw every animal we could imagine. There were magnificent sunsets and a nice pool to cool down in the afternoon. One morning on our way from our tent to the main area we encountered an elephant. He of course was just eating and didnt mind us walking by. At night we once woke to see the huge silhouettes of three elephants eating one meter from our tent! Later that night the same happened with a giraffe..
In anticipation of the rains almost all the animals had babies. Small playful lions, hippos, elephants and all the other animals were abundant. Only thing is to select the nicest pictures when you are at home!" See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 6n in Zanzibar
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Buffalo
Multiple sightings
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Eland
Multiple sightings
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Elephant
Multiple sightings
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Giraffe
Multiple sightings
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Hippo
Multiple sightings
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Leopard
1 sighting
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Lion
Multiple sightings
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Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
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Striped Hyena
Multiple sightings
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Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
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Zebra
Multiple sightings
"We loved Roho."
The restaurant was very good and we enjoyed the different sceneries for dinner each night." See all these reviews: 9n in Zanzibar; 5n in Tanzania
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Aardvark
Multiple sightings
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Black Rhino
Multiple sightings
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Buffalo
Multiple sightings
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Eland
Multiple sightings
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Elephant
Multiple sightings
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Giraffe
Multiple sightings
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Hippo
Multiple sightings
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Lion
Multiple sightings
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Striped Hyena
Multiple sightings
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Zebra
Multiple sightings
"A class bushcamp in the Selous"
There are a couple of small things that they could maybe change - more choice on dinner menu? - reorganize the morning coffee routine ? but really this is nitpicking and overall the camp works to a very high standard for the benefit of their guests" See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania
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Buffalo
7 sightings
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Eland
5 sightings
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Elephant
5 sightings
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Giraffe
10 sightings
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Hippo
10 sightings
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Lion
6 sightings
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Spotted Hyena
4 sightings
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Wild dog
2 sightings
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Wildebeest
10 sightings
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Zebra
10 sightings
"Roho ya Selous Review"
The game drives with Mashaka were all top notch." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
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Buffalo
Multiple sightings
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Eland
Multiple sightings
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Elephant
Multiple sightings
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Giraffe
Multiple sightings
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Hippo
Multiple sightings
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Leopard
1 sighting
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Lion
Multiple sightings
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Spotted Hyena
Multiple sightings
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Wild dog
Multiple sightings
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Wildebeest
Multiple sightings
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Zebra
Multiple sightings
"A real gem in the middle of the reserve"
The food at this camp was superb. Every lunchtime and evening, we had a varied, well prepared and tasty meal. Breakfasts out on safari were magical....as were the sundowners. I felt that there was nothing that the staff wouldn't do to make our stay as memorable as possible. Our guide Penuel, was experienced, knowledgeable and again, wanted us to have the best experience from our safari.It was lovely to arrive back at camp to be met by smiling staff with cool flannels, who seemed genuinely interested in what we had seen on our game drives. I would thoroughly recommend this camp." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania; 2n in Zanzibar
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