Sand Rivers Selous Blog
A snapshot of life in Nyerere National Park, one of the most vast tracts of African wilderness and our home for the past two decades.
Some good news from Sand Rivers as your holiday is about to begin and we are back home! We have finally made it back into the Selous Game Reserve...

Wrapped Up
Its time for a rest for us and the lodge. Over the past week we have packed up the entire camp. Which has kept everyone very busy, but with a good...

Tough Love
When in the wild you just have to make the most out of whatever you are given, but quite often whatever you are given is not enough. I suppose...

Hunting Tactics
With the rising waters of the Rufiji RIver, our front garden has been transformed into a magical water world that holds the fruit for life. Our...

Wandering Wallowers
Our new family that has taken to the channel directly in front of the lodge, give us a good reason to go sit up and relax on the sofa's at the...

Changing Face
Since arriving here at Sand Rivers Selous, we have known and seen very much the same beautiful view down river, with a grassy field teeming with...

How to Weave a Home
The African Golden Weaver, formerly known as the Yellow Weaver, is locally common here at Sand Rivers. Often found flittering around near the...

A Peek Behind Scenes..
Meet Charles our Mechanic and master of all things moveable! Here at Sand Rivers we have a wonderful new fleet of Land Rover safari vehicles...

Carmine Delight
If ever there was a reason to visit the Selous, for myself as a bit of a birder it would have to be this, the Northern Carmine Bee-eater. There is...

Who’s the Mane Lion?
We finally got a look at the two 'brother's', we have heard much about them from all the guests that have been lucky enough to experience these...

Laughter is brightest where food is best!
Sand Rivers would like to thank our wonderful team for all the continued effort they put in to making the guest's experience one that they won't...

The ‘Mitey’ Rains
This time of the year is known to us in the Selous as the 'Short Rains'.This we have found to be rather non-descriptive and would like to rename...