Adventure – Page 9 – Pure Breaks

Camp Kalahari

Nestled within the shade of waving Mokolwane palms and acacia trees, Camp Kalahari lies on Brown Hyena Island, surrounded for miles by savannah land and the Kalahari Desert. The 12 Meru-style tents face out over the sweeping landscape, which entirely transforms depending on the season. The camp is positioned on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, a tranquil and baron environment that contrasts with the lush greenery and swaying grasslands that spring up all around it during the wet season. Camp Kalahari gives guests both a comfortable and authentic safari experience.

Savuti Camp

The bedrooms at Savuti Camp look out over the Savuti Channel, which links the Linyanti Marshes with the Savuti Marshes and the Okavango Delta. The channel and sweeping plains provide an ideal environment for herds to spread out across the grasslands, and this creates the perfect hunting ground for predators. Savuti has become well-known for the large lion prides which reside there, and are bold enough to even attempt to hunt elephants. There are also large numbers of the endangered African wild dog, as well as buffalo, giraffe, leopards, hippo and wildebeest. Savuti camp offers a range of safari activities to allow guests to immerse themselves in Botswana’s amazing wildlife and see these incredible creatures up close.

Mashatu Lodge

Mashatu Lodge is located at the heart of the private Mashatu Game Reserve, within the Northern Tuli Game Reserve. The Lodge is positioned near the Majale River, a green haven surrounded on all sides by an arid landscape. Guests can relax in the shade of the camp’s woodland, lounging beside the pool or exploring the fascinating displays at the camp’s Discovery Room. Mashatu Lodge is also home to a waterhole, with an underground photographic hide positioned so that guests can view elephants splashing, drinking and squirting water up close.

Hyena Pan Tented Camp

Hyena Pan Camp consists of just eight spacious tents on raised decks, giving guests a private and exclusive safari experience in an area rich with amazing wildlife. Located in the Khwai Private Reserve, Hyena Pan borders the Moremi Game Reserve, as well as Chobe National Park and the Khwai River, placing it at the heart of some of the most abundantly populated wildlife reserves in Botswana. The natural tree log dividers mark the camp’s boundaries, without cutting it off from the amazing creatures that are constantly passing by, including scores of colossal and gentle elephants who often visit the camp.

Mashatu Tent Camp

Mashatu Tent Camp is a small and intimate safari camp located within the Mashatu Game Reserve. The camp is comprised of 8 spacious and private tents that lie under a green canopy of towering trees. Mashatu Tent Camp blends into the natural environment with its earthy colour scheme, meaning that the wildlife is unbothered by the camp’s presence and exciting game viewing opportunities come directly to you. Get to know your fellow guests and share incredible meals together beside the raging boma, escape that heat by taking a dip in the camps plunge pool, and watch animals visit the nearby waterhole from the seclusion of a shaded hide.

Kwando Splash Camp

Splash Camp is situated in the heart of the Okavango Delta, within the Private Kwara Reserve. The area has long been known as Splash due to the huge water crossings that had to be traversed to access the main camp area. The Private Kwara Reserve shares a 30km water boundary with the infamous Moremi Game Reserve, and its unique location boasts both permanent water and seasonal flood plains, as well as extensive dry bush wilderness. Favoured by labyrinths of permanent water channels and secret islands, this area offers the quintessential delta experience, and is considered to be amongst the best in Botswana for game viewing and safari oriented activities. Splash’s décor is contemporary yet simple, and in keeping with the Kwando Safaris’ philosophy of being immersed in nature, all the rooms are open to the sights and sounds of the wilderness.

Mombo Camp

Mombo Camp, on Mombo Island just off the northern tip of Chief’s Island, is built under large shady trees and overlooks a wonderful floodplain teeming with indigenous wildlife. Accommodation comprises eight spacious tents raised off the ground on teak decking, all built to maximise the vistas over the plains. Each tent is elegantly furnished, complete with en-suite bathrooms, a dressing area, indoor and outdoor showers and a bathtub that creates a luxuries sense of indulgence. The expanded deck includes a sala and plunge pool. Boasting a range of activities from game drives to helicopter flights, birdwatching to spa and gym facilities and fine, all inclusive dining, there’s plenty to keep even the most avid safari enthusiasts thoroughly entertained.

Oddballs’ Enclave Camp

Oddballs’ Enclave is a small, secluded off-shoot of one of the Okavango’s most revered travel destination, set on the same beautiful island and with spectacular views over the floodplains and old-growth forest of the islands fringe. With just five elevated ‘mini-meru’ walk-in tents, with a preference of double or dethatched beds, Enclave is the perfect venue for small groups, families, and those seeking an intimate atmosphere in which to luxuriate in one of the world’s most beautiful settings. The Enclave is on a small island just off the south-western edge of Chief’s Island, deep in the heart of the Okavango, and bordering Moremi Game Reserve.

Selinda Explorers Camp

Selinda Explorers Camp opened in 2012 and is situated in the Selinda Reserve on the bank of the Selinda Spillway, placed under the shade of African Ebony and Mopane trees. The camp has been designed to recall how early explorers would have stayed, in both philosophy and practice and this campaign design can be seen throughout the furnishings of the rooms. The camp is classic and authentic, drawing on traditions of East African safaris and built using recycled hardwood.
There are four custom-built tents, with authentic furnishings from Zanzibar and the East. The tents include two rooms, a personal verandah and a ‘bustani’ bathroom. The atmosphere of the camp is bush elegance; with all tents being at ground level, and the main areas being open-sided there is no better way of placing yourself within the surrounding environment. The camp is small, personal and light on its carbon footprint with attentive and professional staff enhancing guests’ experience.

Tubu Tree Camp

From Tuba Trees unique, shady perch within the trees what better way to feel at the heart of the Okavango Delta. Tuba Tree is well known for leopard sightings, and offer day and night game drives to try to catch a glimpse. Eight elevated guests tents offer outstanding views of the floodplain from the decking. As well as game drives, seasonal water activities allow guests a different pace of adventure and a new perspective of the floodplains. Tubu Camp is located in Botswana’s famous Okavango Delta, made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014 and is the largest endorheic delta in Africa. The diverse landscape of the delta is truly amazing, encompassing small islands, channels, lagoons and sparkling, ever-changing waterways.