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Number of Rooms: 10
Eco Rating: 3
Location: The Selous & Ruaha National Parks
Siwandu is a luxury tented camp located on the banks of Lake Nzerakera in Tanzania’s vast Selous Game Reserve, the largest protected wilderness reserve on the continent.
The tented rooms are set on raised timber platforms and spread along the lake shore. The tents are designed to maximise views and breeze, and have en-suite bathrooms, open-air showers and two verandas to the front and rear. The central part of the camp includes a swimming pool, dining area and a bar on a raised viewing platform.
Around the camp, a landscape of river channels and lake systems attracts a huge diversity of wildlife, from lion, buffalo and hippo to more than 300 bird species.
Activities include early morning and evening game drives, boat safaris and fishing on the Rufiji River, and walking safaris with overnight fly-camping, all accompanied by expert guides.
Why We Love It
The area is home to one of the few remaining wild dog populations in Africa.
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Itineraries that feature Siwandu
Best for: Couples and Honeymoons
Southern Safari Circuit
A beach and bush holiday with extra beach - because tracking
lions through Ruaha can be exhausting! Begin the trip fighting jet
lag and lazing...
15 Days
From $8,530pp
Best for: Couples and Families
Private Hire Tanzania
Enjoy a private safari experience spending the days however you
please. Whether that is game watching on a safari spotting The Big
Five or relaxing...
13 Days
From $6,730pp
Best for: Couples, Honeymoons and Solo Travellers
Ultimate Tanzania
Tanzania is a country so full of diverse and fantastical scenery
that it can be almost impossible to select just one or two
destinations to visit....
18 Days
From $10,250pp
Other Places to Stay in The Selous & Ruaha National Parks
Bailey's Banda
Part of the Beho Beho Camp, this private house sits tucked into the hillside just out of sight from its older sister, and is resolutely private.
Beho Beho Camp
Beho Beho is a luxurious safari camp located in the northern part of the vast Selous Game Reserve.
Impala Camp
Impala Camp is located on the banks of the Rufiji River in the Selous National Park, Africa’s largest game reserve.
Jongomero
Superbly positioned right in the heart of the Ruaha National Park, Jongomero Camp lies on the banks of the seasonal sand river which bears the...
Lake Manze Tented Camp
Lake Manze Camp is located in the Selous Game Reserve on the shores of Lake Manze. Throughout both the dry and wet seasons the game is abundant.
Sand Rivers Selous
Sand Rivers is a luxurious safari lodge on the Rufiji River.
Mdonya Old River Camp
Situated in the western corner of Ruaha National Park, Mdonya River Camp is made up of twelve traditional style safari tents, dotted under the...
Kigelia Ruaha
Kigelia Ruaha is located within a Kigelia tree grove - from which it takes its name – on the banks of the Ifuguru Sand River, which as well...
Jabali Ridge
The wild and wonderful Ruaha National Park is the largest of Tanzania’s national parks, but one of the least visited. Up until this point the...
Roho Ya Selous
Translated from Swahili Roho Ya Selous means heart of Selous, and that’s exactly where this lodge is. Look out from your luxurious tent onto...
Kwihala Camp
The intimate Kwihala Camp has just six en suite guest tents, allowing a handful of guests a real 'frontier style' safari experience within the...
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