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Ngoma Safari Lodge

The Ngoma Safari Lodge rests in the Chobe Forest Reserve, overlooking the powerful Chobe River and floodplains, and is just 3km away from the Chobe National Park. The lodge was constructed out of local materials and has been designed to blend into the surrounding natural landscape. This private sanctuary offers stunning panoramic views of Botswana’s wildlife from a luxurious setting. The Ngoma Safari Lodge’s communal areas consist of a lounge, dining room, bar and plunge pool. Each comfortable and spacious suite faces the river, guaranteeing a beautiful backdrop to your stay, and also comes with a bath, indoor and outdoor showers, and a private outdoor living area with a “refresh and relax pool”.

Chobe Bakwena Lodge

Bakwena Lodge is an intimate, privately owned eco-lodge on the banks of the Chobe River which was transformed from a barren and lifeless football pitch to a sanctuary for guests and wildlife alike. Bakwena has 10 River View Chalets, which all face out over the mighty Chobe River, and 5 Treetop Chalets that stand 3 metres above the ground to provide extraordinary views of the treetop canopy. Each chalet complements the environment they have been built in, working with nature to give guests a comfortable stay. Sit back on your private deck and enjoy the stunning landscape and vast range of birds species from the comfort of your own luxurious chalet.

Leroo La Tau

Leroo La Tau is a luxury safari camp that rests on the Western bank of the Boteti River. The camp features 12 chalets that overlook the sweeping savannah plains of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. The elevated position of the chalets offer guests a magnificent view of the river, salt pan and the thousands of animals within it. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is home to the second-largest migration of zebras in Africa, with over 30,000 of the striped creatures. The dense populations of zebra and wildebeest also attract large numbers of predators, giving guests an incredible game viewing opportunity from the comfort of their own rooms.

Camp Okavango

Camp Okavango is a unique and exclusive African safari camp situated on the remote Nxaragha Island. This hidden treasure, in the heart of the permanent Okavango Delta, assures its guests of an unparalleled year-round variety of land, water and air based experiences. With its open air design and elevated position, the new Camp Okavango is an eco-sensitive lodge which captures the very essence of the Okavango Delta. Upon your return to camp, you’re free to indulge in a range of luxuriously prepared feasts and bottomless beverages, all-inclusive as standard. In-camp facilities such as a bar, pool and library serve to keep you thoroughly occupied between activities.

Savute Safari Lodge

Savute Safari Lodge is private, comfortable and relaxing. A small camp, accommodating just twenty four guests when at capacity; there are eleven traditionally thatched chalets built with local timber and one family room. The lodge has been designed with the surroundings in mind, furnished in neutral and natural tones to blend with the environment. Each chalet features a large private deck and bedrooms with en suite facilities. Savute Safari Lodge is the perfect place to wind down and relax, with a large shaded viewing deck ideal for watching the wildlife which passes the lodge – including resident elephants. With an al fresco dining area and a refreshing swimming pool, there is no better way to experience a relaxing and memorable safari experience.

Belmond Eagle Island Lodge

Belmond Eagle Island Lodge is the ultimate Okavango Delta water- experience-focused safari lodge, unveiling a sleek new look after an almost total rebuild. The lodge is decorated to reflect an explorer’s base. The lodge offers a variety of essentially water-focused safari activities including motorboat safaris, barge cruises, mokoro safaris (a local canoe), fishing, as well as walking safaris and the ultimate air safari experience by helicopter – a highlight of any guests’ stay! There is an abundance of bird and aquatic wildlife around the lodge, complemented by larger mammals such as elephant, buffalo, hippo, crocodile, as well as the ever elusive big cats that have made this island their home.

Belmond Khwai River Lodge

Khwai River Lodge opened its doors in 1971, and was one of the first lodges to promote safaris through an environmentally-friendly lens. The Lodge’s location prompted its founder, Harry Selby to build the ‘bridge over the river Khwai’. Today this serves as the well-known North Gate entrance into the Reserve. Half-hidden by the shelter of leadwood and fig trees, Belmond Khwai River Lodge is a hub of luxury that overlooks the sweeping floodplains of the Moremi Game Reserve. Each of the comfortable tents stands on a raised wooden platform, with private decks, chairs and hammocks that provide stunning views of the Khwai River. Sit back and relax while watching hippo swim past, and enjoy this amazing a unique landscape, rich with wildlife.

Solio Lodge

Solio Lodge is located on a private wildlife sanctuary, tucked in the valley between the lofty slopes of Mount Kenya and the peaks of the Aberdare Mountains, directly north of Nairobi. This intimate and luxurious lodge remains the only guest accommodation on the incredible 45,000-acre Solio Game Reserve. The Solio Reserve is internationally recognised as the most successful private rhino breeding reserve in Kenya and visitors will find that sightings of up to 40 rhinoceros at a time are not uncommon. The wildlife experience here is intense and exclusive with 19,000 acres of conservancy surrounded by 45,000 acres of ranch and just one lodge, Solio Lodge, in the middle of it.

Rubondo Island Camp

Rubondo Island Camp is the only lodge on Rubondo Island, offering guests an exclusive opportunity to stay within the largest island national park in Africa. Rubondo’s eight luxury chalets are positioned along the shores of Lake Victoria, where guests can admire the sweeping views of the tranquil water and lush surrounding forests from the moment they awaken, until the sun slips away at dusk. Rubondo Island is home to a crucial chimpanzee rehabilitation project which was launched in the 1960s. Guests are able to get involved in this unique project and learn about its history, as well as embark on treks into the vast forests and see the resident chimpanzees for themselves. Rubondo Island is largely covered in pristine greenery, with three-quarters of the island covered in forest. This provides an excellent habitat for the many exotic birds (including egrets, cormorants, pied kingfishers, grey parrots, and African darters) and butterflies who rest within the trees. Guests may also encounter wild elephants on land, or lounging hippos and crocodiles in the lake’s waters. This private and remote camp offers an incredible chance to encounter all kinds of creatures in a peaceful and unspoilt setting.

Lemala Mpingo Ridge

Lemala Mpingo Ridge camp perches atop the Mpingo Ridge where it can be reached by cooling breezes and sounds of the wild. This high up spot allows for beautiful sweeping views of the plains of the Tarangire National Park and Tarangire River. Enjoy uninterrupted relaxation and adventure in one of the few lodges where you’ll be making the most of your experience no matter where you are, whether it’s out on a game drive getting up close to wildlife or relaxing in the infinity pool watching the world go by. With a great range of activities, guests will be able to make the most of the picturesque landscape, local cultures and the thriving populations of wildlife.