RIVERBENDCOUNTRY
Two reserves, six camps and lodges, one river. Stay in it, and help keep it.
Explore CollectionRiverbend Country
On one of the most game-rich stretches of the Lehana River in the northern Lowveld, the Selowe Kavari Collection holds three lodges and three camps across two private reserves. The land has been protected since 1931 and is now in its next phase: long-term ownership, steady investment, and fewer vehicles at every sighting.
People and wildlife share this land. The Collection is co-owned with the neighbouring Mavhu community, so when the reserves do well, so do the villages around them.
Accommodation
Each lodge and camp keeps its own character, from thatch and brass to glass and raw timber. All of them face the water. Game moves through the riverine bush day and night, so the first sighting often happens from the deck, before the first drive.
Lodges
Selowe River Lodge and Ashby's Lodge offer privacy, space and considered interiors. Every suite faces the Lehana River, where the water draws the widest range of animals and birds on the reserve. Plunge pools, outdoor showers and long decks put guests close to the bush; game drives stay small, with no more than six guests to a vehicle.
Camps
Kavari Camp, Ebony Camp and Hartley's Camp keep the older safari rhythm: thatch, verandas and a shared table. Each sits on the river or a seasonal pan, with communal spaces built for long evenings and rooms that open straight onto the bush.
“I have filmed on four continents. Nowhere else have I seen leopard, wild dog and elephant at one river crossing in a single morning.”
Pieter VosWildlife Cinematographer
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Our Story
Our story starts in 1931 and rests on care, partnership and restraint: a way of working guided by the Mavhu principle of Vuxaka, meaning kinship with the land.
Today, under shared community ownership, Selowe Kavari protects its land and employs its people.
Read about our story
Community
The work reaches past the fence. As a community-owned safari business, we work with neighbouring villages and local suppliers on jobs, schooling and clinics.
Plan a trip
Our reservations team plans each stay with you, from the first email to the drive back to the airstrip.
Tell us your dates, who is travelling and what you want to see. We will put together a route across the lodges and camps that fits.
Plan your stay