The Selous is Africa’s oldest and biggest Game Reserve, and one of its last great wilderness areas. This UNESCO World Heritage Site has long been renowned for having more wild dog, elephant, lion, hippo and buffalo than any other game reserve in the World.
Azura is incredibly privileged to be located in a remote part of the Selous, where its presence is helping to protect and preserve that endangered wildlife for future generations. Azura Selous Game Reserve looks forward to sharing it with you.
Azura has just 12 spacious designer ‘tented villas’ along the banks of the Ruaha river, with private plunge pools, butler-hosts to look after your every need and fabulous dining in varied locations. It’s quite simply the most luxurious, comfortable safari accommodation in Southern Tanzania, and the perfect place to relax.
The highly trained guides will make your safari at Azura truly special, personalising a safari itinerary for you that includes extensive game viewing drives in open sided Landrovers, both on and off road, walking adventures, boating, fishing and star gazing.
Azura Selous has a pristine location on the banks of the Great Ruaha river. This location ensures game viewing from your bed, deck, and even your outdoor shower.
Far from the madding crowds, you are ensured total privacy and exclusivity of game viewing. Explore the vast wilderness in the open sided Landrover safari vehicles, tracking the wildlife for a truly authentic safari experience, with some of the best trained guides in Tanzania.
Azura Selous is the carnivore capital of the Selous, home range for three large prides of lion, and lion cubs usually seen daily. There are six highly territorial leopard in this area, which have become well accustomed to vehicles. The elephants roam through camp a couple of times a week.
The focal point of the camp consists of a formal dining area, the iconic main infinity pool and surrounding relaxation deck, and lounge, all built at alternating levels benefitting from the welcome breezes. Shaded by trees the main areas all have a panoramic view over the river and the African wilderness beyond.
The designer ‘boutique-chic’ décor used incorporates famous designers like Ardmore and brings the outside inside.
The villas are part solid and part tented, giving an authentic safari tent feeling without compromising on quality and guest security. All bedrooms have air conditioning, unique in The Selous, and a plunge pool with a view over the Ruaha River.
Azura Selous has just 12 luxurious tented villas, spread out along the banks of one of the reserve’s most scenic rivers, the Great Ruaha. A combination of safari-chic décor and authentic bush design makes each air-conditioned villa a comfortable home for your safari stay.
Each spacious, part-solid, part-tented villa has oversized beds draped with romantic netting, opulent stone bathrooms, and a feature domed entrance. Your lounging deck, plunge pool and famous outdoor rock showers have a panoramic view of the river and surrounding landscape.
Azura Selous can be booked on an exclusive basis – perfect for a large family or group of friends. With the 12 tented villas the hotel can accommodate up to 24 adults (all tented villas are large enough to accommodate extra beds for little ones).
The camp is very personal, intimate and welcoming and taking it over exclusively offers a very special and private safari experience.
One of the best things about Azura Selous is the location whereby you are unlikely to ever see another car on your game drives, if you take over the camp then you will feel as if you have the entire area and the camp to yourselves.
This is the ultimate way to have a very special safari experience with your group or party.
Unlike most safari lodges Azura Selous does’t group the guests together for meal times unless you specifically request to eat together.
The concept here is that each meal time is a special occasion, it is a relaxed experience and a gourmet one, the hotel offers a la carte dining and 3 course lunches and dinners. Its aim is for you to never eat in the same place twice.
At Azura, dining is all part of the experience, from breakfast in the bush to dining under the vast African skies by candle light.
The hosts take huge pride in their innovative dining set-ups, and little touches to make your stay special.
At Azura, the team loves to surprise you with gourmet picnics, traditional African sundowners, and fabulous candle-lit dinners in varied locations.
It’s just perfect for couples looking for a romantic safari stay.
Enjoy stargazing and fireside stories to the distant roar of lions at the incredible bush dinner, or wonder at hippos emerging for their night time saunter as you enjoy a four course dinner at the river’s edge.
Despite the remote location, the chefs offer a la carte dining that is a highlight of every guest’s time with Azura.
Enjoy the unique African inspired treatments using natural organic ingredients like the highly prized Marula or Baobab oils.
Try a massage on the deck of your tented villa to the sounds of the river and its attendant wildlife.
Relax and unwind from the daily safari adventures with a soothing pamper session by the pool.
The Selous is a spectacular birding destination with over 440 bird species being recorded. The guides love sharing their knowledge of all the bird life that is located in the Selous.
As well as taking game drives, the guides will offer a variety of educational activities including tracking lessons, traditional bow and arrow making, bush walks around camp, and learning the Swahili names for the wildlife.
Under the supervision of your guide you might also like to try your hand at fishing. The fast flowing Great Ruaha is home to many species of fish, including the Electric Catfish, and sought after Tiger Fish, which is a regular catch for the guests.
The Selous Game Reserve is one of only a few locations in Tanzania where night drives are permitted, and Azura is the only camp in the reserve to offer this unique experience.
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