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C o n
t a c t s:
Plot 29-A
Karanga Drive
P.O. Box 855
Moshi-Kilimanjaro
t/f:
+255 27 27 50248
e:
info@ahsantetours.com
w:
www.ahsantetours.com
msn:
ahsante_tours@hotmail.com
skype:
ahsantetours
 
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Location |
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Coast, Morogoro,
Lindi, Mtwara and Ruvuma Regions,
Tanzania
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Gazetted |
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1922
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Circuit |
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Southern
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Area |
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55,000sq km
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Topography |
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Rivers, hills,
forest, Tanzania-Zambia Railway line.
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Main
Features |
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Largest
natural protected area in East Africa
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Historically a trade route
> During
the first World War, Selous became a battlefield
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Declared a World Heritage Site
> Boat
safaris on the Rufiji River
> Boasts
large populations of buffaloes and elephants
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The
mighty Rufiji River
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Stunning sunsets on the Rufiji River
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Animal
life |
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Elephant, buffalo, giraffe, eland, topi, wildebeest, coke's
hartebeest, zebra, impala, grant's gazelle, warthog, thomson's
gazelle, waterbuck, kudu, reedbuck, lion, cheetah, hyaena, leopard,
jackal, bat-eared fox, African hunting dog, hippo, crocodile,
klipspringer, Kirk's dik-dik, gray bush duiker, cotton's oribi,
agama lizard, water monitor lizard, terrapins also Sharpe's grysbok,
rhino and sitatunga.
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Birdlife |
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Over 350 species of birds are recorded to date |
Best time
to visit |
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July through
December. |
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