Five canvas tents at a semi-permanent site in northern Chobe, with no electricity, bucket showers, and the elephant herds of the Chobe River close by.
This is the closest thing to a classic mobile safari camp that I can book with a big operator behind it. Five tents on a semi-permanent site near the Chobe River, lanterns instead of electricity, a hot bucket shower filled when you ask, and dinner cooked over the fire. It is simple on purpose, and all the better for it.
Chobe in the dry months means elephants, and lots of them, coming down to the river. Game drives run morning and afternoon, and on stays of two nights or more a half-day photographic trip on the Pangolin Voyager is included, with a camera fixed to every seat and professional photographers on board to help.
It suits confident travellers who like the idea of camping but not of roughing it: each tent has a proper bed, an en-suite flushing loo and a butler. It will not suit anyone who needs air conditioning, a charging socket by the bed, a pool or a mobile signal. Transfers from Kasane airport are included, so it also slots neatly before or after Victoria Falls.
One of five tents with a double or twin bed, an en-suite bathroom with a separate flushing toilet, and a bucket shower with hot water.
Open-sided shared tents for lounging between drives, with a well-stocked mobile bar and space to sit with a field guide.
Meals are cooked over open flames and eaten under canvas or in the open, often ending around the fire. Soft drinks, house wines, local spirits and beers are included, along with refreshments on game drives.
There is no spa, pool or electricity here by design. The rest comes from quiet, early nights and hot bucket showers under the sky.
Please ask us about travelling with children: with no electricity or pool, this camp works best for older, confident children, and we will confirm the policy with &Beyond for your dates.
| Tents | Five |
|---|---|
| Setting | Semi-permanent campsite in northern Chobe National Park |
| Power | No electricity; lanterns at night |
| Activities | Twice-daily game drives, photographic river safari, birdwatching, stargazing |
| Getting there | Transfers to and from Kasane International Airport are included |
| Rate includes | Park fees, house drinks, and one Chobe River photographic safari on stays of two nights or more |
| Closed | For about four weeks from January into early February |
Northern Chobe National Park, near the Chobe River, Botswana
A few of the things we plan for guests in Botswana.
A mokoro is a shallow dugout, poled by a guide standing at the stern. You sit at water level among lilies and papyrus, watching for painted reed frogs, malachite kingfishers and hippos to give a wide berth. It works best from a water camp between June and September, when the flood is high. Ask for an early outing, when the channels are glassy.
The eastern edge of the Delta, where Moremi Game Reserve meets the Khwai River, is some of the most reliable predator country in Africa: lion, leopard and wild dog, which often den here mid-year. Camps in the Khwai community area can drive at night and off-road, which Moremi itself does not allow.
In the late dry season, elephants come down to the Chobe River in their hundreds each afternoon to drink, swim and cross to the islands. A small boat out of Kasane puts you at eye level. The park is busy, so we favour private boats, and Victoria Falls is a short drive away.
Three camps and one waterfall: Chief's Island for big game, the Duba Plains for lion and buffalo, the Chobe riverfront for elephants, and two nights above the Zambezi to see Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwe side.
Tell us your dates and who is travelling. We will check availability, suggest the right room and send a price.
