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SELOUS

SELOUS GAME RESERVE• UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

• SELOUS GAME RESERVE IS THE LARGEST PROTECTED ANIMAL RESERVE IN AFRICA

• TWICE THE SIZE OF SWITZERLAND - 50,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS KM2

• ONLY 200 KM WEST OF DAR ES SALAAM

• PRISTINE, UNINHABITED AREA

• BOASTS TANZANIA'S LARGEST POPULATION OF ELEPHANT AS WELL AS A LARGE NUMBER OF LION, AFRICAN HUNTING DOG, LEOPARD, BUFFALO AND HIPPO.

• SPECIES COMMONLY SEEN ARE BUSHBUCKS, RED AND BLUE DUIKERS, ELAND, HARTEBEEST, HYENA, KIPSPRINGER, IMPALA, GIRAFFE, ORYX, REEDBUCK, WATERBUCK AND ZEBRA.

• THE BIRD LIFE IN SELOUS IS PROLIFIC AND THE 400 SPECIES RECORDED INCLUDE THE GLOBALLY THREATENED WATTLED CRANE AND THE CORNCRAKE.

• THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE GAME RESERVE VARIES FROM ROLLING SAVANNAH WOODLANDS, GRASSLAND PLAINS AND ROCKY OUTCROPS INTERSECTED BY THE WIDE RUFIJI AND RUAHA RIVERS.

THE RETREAT an all-suite safari destination

UNTOUCHED FOR CENTURIES

WILDERNESS ON YOUR DOORSTEP

SWISS OWNED AND

MANAGED

hosted by highly trained Tanzanians, who

naturally smile each

day

5 ELEMENTS

THE RETREAT

ADVENTURE

• experience nature and yourself

• highly trained knowledgeable local guides

• Untamed game drives

• escorted safari walks & hikes

• cruising the Ruaha River

• fishing along the shorelines

• bush dining and sun downers

• connect to mother earth

WALKING SAFARIS

the Hippo population at ‘The Retreat’, whose activities can be observed both from one’s tent and the main house, is one of the biggest ever seen.

ONE OF THE LAST PLACES ON EARTH FOR THE WILD DOG

OUR RESIDENT ELEPHANT

THE FORT

The fort styled main house is finished in

special local material and colour which is typical in the region

ATMOSPHERE

draws on the influences of the great East

African market, when dhows transported supplies, textiles,

furniture and decorative elements

from Asia, and Arabia

DINING

ALWAYS A SECLUDED SPOT

from the roof top terrace of the main

Fort, to the river bank Sun Set Lounge, to the private viewing decks

privacy is assured, relaxtion guaranteed.

SUITES

suites enjoy uninterrupted views & vistas allowing the guest to be totally immersed into

Africa and nature.

HIPPO POINT

LOVE NEST

SPA

EMAIL ia@whitelinehotels.com TEL +44 (0)77 200 6064837 BUTLERS & COLONIAL WHARF LONDON SE1 2PX ENGLANDwww.whitelinehotels.com

AN HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THE MIND, BODY AND SOUL

Open air natural spa experience situated on the shores of the mighty Ruaha River.

ANCIENT CRAFTS

a strong focus on an “all” natural ecologic

ingredient base; derived from plants, nuts & fruits skillfully prepared with

elements from the earth & sea.

FLY CAMPING

SENSUAL WILDERNESS – NOMADIC FLY CAMPING

THE RETREAT an authentic safari in untouched Africa Timeless. Infinity. You

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