Selous Kinga Lodge
Tented rooms and lodge, with a pool · Rufiji concession a few kilometres from Mtemere gate · Independent
Mid-range
Outside the gate
Locally owned
An independent lodge on its own stretch of the Rufiji a few kilometres outside Mtemere gate, mixing tented rooms with a main lodge building and a pool. Sitting outside the boundary means you pay conservation fees only on the days you actually drive in. Published prices for it are unreliable, so insist on a written quote.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Own riverside concession just outside the park boundary
- Pool on site, rare at this price point
- Minutes from Mtemere gate by road transfer
- Wifi throughout, according to the lodge's own site
- Pay park conservation fees only on days you drive in
Cons
- No published room count or rate card
- Third-party quotes of $550 to $600 look high for this class
- We found no published child policy for the lodge or its activities
- Guided safaris are compulsory once inside the reserve
What's here
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Boat trips
- Guided walks
- Birding
- Community visits
Read from Selous Kinga Lodge's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Nyerere National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entry$70 plus 18% VAT, charged per 24 hours.
- $82.6per person, per day
- Vehicle$40 plus VAT for a foreign-registered vehicle up to 2,000 kg; above that, where most safari 4x4s sit, it is $150 plus VAT.
- $47.2per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $637.2 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Nyerere National ParkRates at Selous Kinga Lodge
On request. The lodge publishes no rate card. Secondary listings of $550 to $600 a night look high for this class of property. Ask for a written quote that states what is included.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative 2026 rates gathered in July 2026 from operators' own rate cards, and from the best third-party sources where an operator publishes nothing at all. No published rate means 'on request'. Always confirm with the property. Two things shift the real comparison in this park. First, park fees are extra almost everywhere: a camp inside the boundary carries the $82.60 conservation fee plus a $59.00 to $70.80 concession fee per adult per night, both including VAT, and most in-park camps bundle these into an all-inclusive rate while the camps outside the gate charge entry, boat and walking fees separately on the days you go in. Second, ignore any camp still advertising night game drives: they are not permitted inside the national park since the 2019 regazettement. Names you may still find in older guides but that we do not list: Azura Selous, which appears permanently closed, plus Selous Kulinda, Ol Moran, Jimbiza Lodge, Selous Great Water, Selous Mbuyu, Selous Mapumziko, The Retreat Selous and Amara Selous, none of which we could verify as currently trading.
Questions about Selous Kinga Lodge
Is Selous Kinga Lodge good for families?
We found no child policy published, either on the lodge's own site or in the park record, so ask when you enquire. Rooms come as single, double or king rather than dedicated family units, though the pool on site is a plus for children of any age.
Can you self-drive to Selous Kinga Lodge?
You can drive to the lodge itself: it offers its own drive-in packages, and sits a short road transfer from Mtemere gate. Once inside the reserve, though, its own site says guided safaris are compulsory, so you will not be driving yourself around on game drives.
What does it cost to stay at Selous Kinga Lodge?
No reliable nightly figure can be given. The lodge publishes no rate card on its own site, and the park record flags secondary listings of $550 to $600 a night as looking high for this class of property. Ask for a written quote that states exactly what is included.
Does Selous Kinga Lodge have wifi?
Yes. The lodge's own site advertises high-speed internet connectivity throughout the stay, and lists wifi among its facilities, confirmed in the park record too. Given the lodge sits on its own river concession outside the main park boundary, that is a genuine plus most camps inside it do not offer.