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    Mloka Safari Lodge

    Guesthouse · Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

    Budget
    PlnrScore 44
    Best time
    Jun–Aug
    Health
    Malaria area: take prophylaxis
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    A very basic, budget-friendly lodge located in Mloka village, just outside the Mtemere Gate. Offers simple rooms and serves as a practical base for budget safaris into Nyerere National Park.

    Why stay at Mloka Safari Lodge

    • Intimate: only 10 rooms
    • 47 mammal species recorded nearby
    • Welcomes children

    Rooms & inclusions

    Rooms

    10 (up to 15 guests)

    Children

    Welcome

    Dietary options
    Basic vegetarian options

    Wildlife near this lodge

    Species recorded within 20 km (iNaturalist research-grade observations).

    543

    Species

    47

    Mammals

    194

    Birds

    Most observed

    • Nile Crocodile103 sightings
    • Maasai Giraffe102 sightings
    • Common Hippopotamus99 sightings
    • Impala87 sightings
    • Lion77 sightings
    • Yellow Baboon70 sightings
    • African Fish-Eagle61 sightings
    • African Savanna Elephant59 sightings
    • White-fronted Bee-eater56 sightings
    • Greater Kudu52 sightings

    Best time to stay at Mloka Safari Lodge

    Best months:
    June
    July
    August
    Jan
    Fair24°C234mm
    Feb
    Good24°C140mm
    Mar
    Fair24°C167mm
    Apr
    Fair23°C158mm
    May
    Great23°C35mm
    Jun
    Excellent23°C8mm
    Jul
    Excellent23°C6mm
    Aug
    Excellent23°C10mm
    Sep
    Excellent24°C13mm
    Oct
    Great24°C37mm
    Nov
    Great25°C64mm
    Dec
    Good25°C109mm
    Great (4-5)
    Good (3)
    Poor (1-2)
    Best month

    Map & getting there

    Nearest airport

    Madaba Airport (TZ-0086)

    40 km from the park

    International airport

    Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)

    225 km from the park

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    Data updated August 2026 · Sources: lodge website, Go2Africa, iNaturalist, Open-Meteo

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