Selous Basin, Southern Tanzania

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5^th - 7^th May, 2023

The EAPCE’23 Pre-Conference field excursion is a 3-days trip from 5th to 7th May 2023. The trip will provide an opportunity of understanding the structural and stratigraphic framework of the northern part of the Selous failed rift basin with some insights into Ruvu basin Cretaceous and Jurassic sediments along the way. The delegates will also see the attractiveness of the Nyerere National Park (previous Selous game reserve) including its diverse and highly populated wildlife, grassland, and tree species. Lastly, the delegates will have a boat trip through the Rufiji River where they will enjoy the fresh breeze and the nature of wildlife.

*A map showing part of the Nyerere National Park area and routes to be followed (Cartography by Mike Shand)*

DAY 1: 5th May 2023 - Dar es Salaam to Sable Mountain Lodge via Morogoro-Kisaki

The trip from Dar es Salaam to Mwalimu Nyerere National Parks via Morogoro Town, will take through Neogene sediments in Dar es Salaam and magnificent exposure of Jurassic sediments at Msolwa quarry and a good look of the Jurassic Sediments-Basement rocks contact at Msolwa bridge area

*Msolwa quarry with good exposer of sand limestone overlain by Shale*

Thereafter, delegates will have the opportunity to admire the gorgeous scenery of the Uluguru mountain chains of the Mozambique Orogenic Belt when driving to Kisaki via Morogoro town. At Changa village, delegates will observe good-quality white marble at an abandoned marble mine.

*The outcrops seen: Metamorphosed dolomitic marbles observed in abandoned mine at Changa Village. The marbles are extensively distributed and well exposed in this area*

Further, at Kilengezi village the delegates will observe good exposure of Permian to Triassic tillites which indicates occurrence of glacial period during that time.

Tillites exposed at Kilengezi village consisting of unsorted large boulders of basement (marble, gneiss and quartzite), sub rounded to rounded pebbles and cobbles deposited by melting glacial and then transported and deposited by river formed after melting of ice.

Then delegates will drive to Sable Mountain Lodge at Kisaki area for the night stay.

DAY 2: 6th May 2023: Sable Mountain Lodge to Matambwe Gate and Tagalala Hotspring.

The delegates will drive to Matambwe Gate to enter into Nyerere National Park. While tour in the game reserve the delegates will have an opportunity to observe key petroleum elements of the basin including Karoo shales and intercalation of siltstone and coarse-grained sandstone at Fuga Hill and Kidahi road cut respectively.

*Karoo outcrops, Olive greenish grey shale exposed at Fuga hill and Kidahi area*

Thereafter, delegates will tour to Tagalala Lake to observe magnificent view of the lake with diverse. Then tour to Tagalala hot spring to observe hot water pool and bitumen embedded within the sandstone breccias as a good indication for the existence of petroleum system.

*A photography showing (A) Lake Tagalala (B) A pool of Tagalala hotspring (C) The sandstone breccias embedded with bitumen (D) A carbonate precipitate on the sandstone outcrop.*

Then delegates will have lunch at Tagalala Hot spring for about 1 hour.

Behobeho area: While driving back to the Sable Mountain Lodge delegates will spent a few minutes to view and have a short History of a British Hunter Selous at his grave in Behobeho area. Thereafter observe the continental muddy limestone with limestone concretion bodies in Behobeho area.

*The grave of Selous, a British hunter, explorer, naturalist and conservationist, whose name was given to a hunting reserve –Selous Game reserve (Now Nyerere National Park).*

*Giraffes at Nyerere National Park (the Selous)*

DAY 3: 7th May 2023: Sable Mountain Lodge – Dar es Salaam, have a stop at Lake Siwandu.

Delegates will have a drive back to Dar es Salaam, have a stop at Lake Siwandu. Delegates will be able to view different wildlife along the way and at the lake. Then break for Picnic Lunch for about 30 minutes at Lake Siwandu.

*Lake Siwandu; one among (8) eight ox-bow lakes of Rufiji river which are found in the game reserves*

Delegates will drive back to Dar es Salaam via Mtemele gate and stay for the night for flight preparation the next day.

Fees:

US$ 1,134 per person non – residents

US$ 980 per person for East African residents

Includes meals, transport, accommodation and park entry fees.

Final Fees to be confirmed based on the applicable fees during the period of May 2023.

NOTE: There will be a price reduction based on the number of delegates registered

Contact:

Ms. Neema Maganza,
Petroleum Geologist Tanzania Petroleum
Development Corporation (TPDC),
P. O. Box 2774, Dar es Salaam.
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Cell phone: +255 754 896 161