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Stretching over 40 square kilometres in the Kalahari Sandveld in Botswana, the Khama Rhino Sanctuary is a community-based wildlife project. It provides an important habitat for black and white rhino, as well as over 30 other animal species and over 230 species of birds. Visitors can look forward to a variety of wonderful conservation-based activities including walking safaris guided game drives, and more. Aside from rhino, other commonly spotted wildlife include wildebeest, brown hyenas, impalas, ostriches, and leopards. Don't miss the Serwe Pan - a large grass-covered expanse dotted with a collection of natural water holes that make it the perfect spot to catch a glimpse of an array of game.

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Located in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana, Kumaga Campsite offers a lovely camping experience. The establishment features ten shaded campsites equipped with barbecue facilities and shared ablutions. Activities include birdwatching and game drives where guests will have the opportunity to spot elephants, zebras, hippos, white rhinos and more.

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Baines Baobab Site 1 is named after the famous painter and explorer Thomas Baines in 1862 and is apart of the collective Baines Baobab which comprises of 3 campsites. The campsites overlook Kaudia Camp Pan on the South side of the Nxai South camp. Although the pans at Baines Baobab are dry for most of the year, the area is transformed into a massive sheet of water during the rainy season and the abundance water beds creating spectacles of great beauty. The campsites do not have running water but do have a Pit Latrine.

Activities at Baines Baobab Site 3 include game drives and maun transfers.

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Located 12km from Maun, Audi Camp is on the road into the Moremi Game Reserve. In addition to being a great place to stay, the friendly team also offers mobile safaris to all the best places in the Moremi, Central Kalahari, and the Pans. Accommodation consists of camping sites with and without power points for those who like to do it themselves. They also have pre-erected dome tents with comfy stretcher beds and luxury campsites on raised wooden decks overlooking the river. A self-catering house is also available and can be hired as a whole or by the room. The house comes with a kitchen, shower, bath and toilet. Guests can enjoy dining at the onsite restaurant or unwind with a refreshing drink at the bar. Guests can also buy drinks from the bar to take on a safari. Additional amenities include an outdoor swimming pool and ablution blocks.

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3rd Bridge Camp is a small, intimate camp with Meru tents accommodating guests in comfort and style. The guest area consists of a central mess tent, outside fire-pit, reminiscent of a bygone age, cuisine is tasteful safari fare- simple, yet delicious, often prepared on the open fire.

The tents have been positioned to ensure privacy and a modest level of exclusivity throughout the camp and each tent sits on a platform, with stunning views over the Channel. The tents are large and spacious with en-suite facilities including flush toilet and safari shower.

3rd Bridge offers a boat cruise into the waterways exploring the deep water lagoons, the sinuous channels passing numerous islands. Experience guides who will take you on game drives in this game rich area conduct activities. Due the very diverse vegetation (riverine forest, floodplain, Mopani forests) the wildlife is spectacular; elephant, buffalo, hippo, giraffe, lechwe, zebra, lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog to name a few.

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3rd Bridge Rest Camp

3rd Bridge Rest Camp

Self-catered Ensuite Tent

Ensuite Meru Tent on a self-catering basis.

Wilderness Savuti is situated in the private Linyanti Wildlife Reserve along the Savuti Channel, famous as a sporadic and unusual watercourse. As part of a natural cycle, the waters of the Savuti either flow strongly – a magnet for thirsty wildlife – or recede to leave behind a rich grassland.

Wilderness Savuti provides front-row seats to amazing wildlife viewing perched high on the banks of the channel. The camp looks down on a miraculous ribbon of territory where both plains game and predators thrive, and exploring the length of this channel and its associated woodlands is thus a highlight here.

The intimate camp's en-suite accommodation is in six canvas-and-thatch tents (including a family unit). From the camp's thatched dining area, elevated wooden decks extend out over the channel bed, with a small pool, fire deck and wonderful views over the channel.

INSIDER'S TIP: The Savuti Star Bed with a sublime location overlooking the Savuti Channel and facing Zibadianja Lagoon to the west. Intimate encounters with iconic wildlife parading in the channel, as the Milky Way dances across an inky African sky. It is the perfect spot to end a magical day on safari, as the calls of the wild soothe you to sleep.

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Wilderness Savuti Savuti means ‘mystery,’ and the fascination with this wild, unpredictable channel has attracted travellers and explorers for years.

Wilderness Savuti Huge herds of buffalo congregate along the channel here.

Wilderness Savuti The Linyanti is famous for its lion pride dynamics.

Wilderness Savuti Subject to the availability of a qualified walking guide, explore the area on foot, and observe the many signs of the wild.

Wilderness Savuti Enjoy dinner overlooking the seasonally flowing channel.

Wilderness Savuti At Savuti, your dining companions take a number of forms.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Dana Allen Family-style dining is always a wonderful safari experience.

Wilderness Savuti The Savuti area is famous for its amazing elephant sightings.

Wilderness Savuti The behaviour manifested by mating lions is always fascinating.

Wilderness Savuti The Savuti area harbours one of the densest dry-season concentrations of elephant in Africa.

Wilderness Savuti Leopard making use of a termite mound's vantage point.

Wilderness Savuti To see a mating pair of lions is always a thrill.

Wilderness Savuti Mating pair of lions on a mission.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Dana Allen The area is as famous for wild dog sightings as it is for lions and elephants.

Wilderness Savuti The log pile hide in front of camp is positioned at a popular waterhole.

Wilderness Savuti Why leave camp when you can go game viewing from the pool?

Wilderness Savuti A fresh perspective on the waterhole in front of camp.

Wilderness Savuti With just six tented rooms, the camp promises and intimate and authentic safari.

Wilderness Savuti Pensive lioness at last light.

Wilderness Savuti Prides of lions follow the vast numbers of prey in the area.

Wilderness Savuti When the channel is flowing, the cats have to get their feet wet.

Wilderness Savuti The well-stocked bar offers another excellent vantage point for in-camp game spotting.

Wilderness Savuti The indoor dining area features a screen documenting the 'mysterious' flow of the ephemeral channel.

Wilderness Savuti Savuti's Star Bed sleep-out is an unmisable safari experience.

Standard Twin/Double Tent(s) Family Accommodation

Savuti’s tented guest rooms are set on elevated wooden decks overlooking the famed ‘stolen river’ and its ever-changing wildlife parade. Well appointed, with every creature comfort, the rooms are decorated with locally sourced African artefacts that blend seamlessly into the wild environment.

There is one spacious family unit consisting of two bedrooms, each with their own en-suite facilities, separate entrance and a shared outdoor deck.

Property Facilities

Bar, Library, Pool, Private Vehicle (Available)

Room Facilities

Electrical Outlets, En-Suite, Fan, Hair Dryer, Internet Access (Complimentary), Laundry Service (Complimentary), Lounge Area, Mosquito Nets, Safe, Tea / Coffee, Verandah

Available Services

Credit Card Facilities

Activities on Site

Bird Watching, Boating, Catch-and-release Fishing, Game Drives, Game Viewing Hide, Night Drives, Sleep Outs, Walks (Guided)

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Wilderness Savuti – Game Drives Wilderness Savuti – Night Drives Wilderness Savuti – Guided Nature Walks * Wilderness Savuti – Log-pile Hide In Front Of Camp Wilderness Savuti – Savuti Star Bed Wilderness Savuti – Boating * Wilderness Savuti – Birding

Morning and afternoon game drives reveal the rich wildlife of the area. Both plains game and predators thrive, and exploring the length of the Savuti Channel, and its associated woodlands is thus a highlight here. With its enormous seasonal concentrations of elephant, Wilderness Savuti provides essential support to research projects and conservation initiatives relating to this species, as well as others.

A whole new safari experience begins after dark. Look out for nocturnal animals including lesser bushbabies, spring hares, aardwolf, servals, large spotted genets, and if you are extremely lucky, perhaps even pangolin!

Explore on foot, and observe the many signs of the wild from tracks on the ground, to the sounds of the wilderness around you.

* Weather permitting and subject to the availability of a qualified walking guide.

In times when the water has receded, the camp's log-pile hide is a perfect place to spend your afternoon siesta hours. Elephant are often the star attraction here: either big elephant feet will obstruct your view, or watch out for sprays of water propelled from their trunks!

The Savuti Star Bed, overlooking the Savuti Channel and facing the Zibadianja Lagoon, to the west, is the perfect place from which to view and photograph animals, and birds. An authentic and unique way to sleep-out under a crystal-clear African sky, experiencing a thrilling perspective of the African bush at night, surrounded by nature from this elevated platform.

Exploring the waters by boat can be undertaken in the morning, during midday, or as an afternoon activity. Boating is a wonderful way of seeing large numbers of waterbirds, and wildlife, attracted to the river and seasonal pans.

* Water levels permitting.

With the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve being an internationally recognised Important Bird Area (IBA), birding is understandably outstanding at Wilderness Savuti, from slaty egret in the water to kori bustard in the dry areas.

Chobe Safari Lodge is situated in Kasane on the banks of the Chobe River and shares a border with Chobe National Park. Right on the doorstep is the meeting of four African countries: Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Chobe Safari Lodge therefore offers an excellent getaway location to Chobe, Victoria Falls or Caprivi.

The close proximity to Victoria Falls International Airport, Livingstone International Airport and Kasane International Airport makes it easily accessible, with daily road transfers or charter flights connecting all these airports with Chobe Safari Lodge. The lodge has been recently renovated; matching a magical lodge experience to the spectacular game viewing.

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Main area with the pool

Restaurant Chobe Safari Lodge

River rooms

Luxury River room

On the way to the park

Main area with the pool

Elephant Sands is a bush lodge and campsite located in the northeastern part of Botswana and features a natural waterhole right in front attracting various wild animals. Accommodation at the property 20 en-suite tents and 8 en-suite chalets around the water hole. The rooms are comfy and uniquely set up to bring guests closer to nature. Guests can also partake in bush walks, bush braai, game drives, and mountain biking.

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Property Facilities

Bar, Barbeque Facilities, Battery Charging Facilities, Eco Friendly, Laundry Service (Available), Pool

Room Facilities

Balcony / Deck, Bath, Cooking Equipment, Detached Private Bathroom, En-Suite, Fan, Mosquito Nets, Pure Cotton Linen, Shower, Tea / Coffee, Verandah

Activities on Site

Elephant Interaction, Game Drives, Game Viewing, Game Walks

Molema offers self-catering accommodation in wooden chalets, permanent dome tents and camping sites. The accommodation is exquisitely located close to the banks of the Limpopo River, shaded by huge Leadwood and Mashatu trees.

There are 4 wooden chalets, each with an en-suite bathroom (shower, toilet, basin) veranda and braai stand. These are comprised of three twin chalets and one family chalet (double bed & bunk bed). One chalet is in a very private site overlooking the Limpopo River, but please note that it is 300m from the kitchen. Towels, bedding and bathroom amenities are provided in the chalets, along with a daily housekeeping service. There is a fully-equipped kitchen (fridge, freezer, gas stove, cutlery, crockery, glasses and cooking utensils) and boma area available for chalet guests.

There are 3 camping sites, each with private ablutions (shower, toilet, basin) and a braai stand. A maximum of 8 persons / 2 vehicles are allowed per site unless the entire campsite is booked by the same group.

There are 2 permanently-erected dome tents, each containing 2 ‘camp cots’ supplied with linen and a private ablution shared between the 2 tents.

Please note that Molema Bush Camp is unfenced and there is no electricity. Lighting is provided by paraffin lanterns and hot shower water is created by gas and solar geysers. Firewood can be purchased from the office (with all proceeds going to the community).

There are no shops nearby so please ensure you have all food and drinks/ice for the duration of your stay. When traveling from South Africa the last shops prior to your arrival at Molema are in Alldays, and from within Botswana in Bobonong, Mothlabaneng and Mathathane.

Molema is great for birding, and guests may walk within the designated grounds which includes an attractive riverine area.

Game drives, night drives and bush walks are available but it is recommended to pre-book these in advance as there is a possibility of limited availability - activities cannot be guaranteed without prior reservation.

The game drives and bush walks depart directly from Molema Bush Camp. Children under the age of 12 are, unfortunately, not permitted to participate in bush walks.

Cultural tours are on offer. Guests need to drive themselves to the village where the tour takes place (a drive of between 25 and 40 km depending on the village chosen). The tours are undertaken in a traditional donkey cart and include visits to the craft-makers, school and clinic. Visitors will get to see the milking of cows and the rate includes a traditional meal with a local family.

A 4x4 trail will also soon be available in the area outside of the Tuli Game Reserve and guests will drive their own vehicles on this, taking along a local guide to show them the route. We recommend taking a picnic lunch along to be enjoyed at one of the many scenic spots where you can stop-off.

Please note that there is no longer a self-drive trail operational within Molema and self-driving is only permitted within the village areas on the guided 4x4 routes.

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Family Cabin Twin Cabin Campsite

Timber cabin 20m2. Double bed and twin beds. En suite shower, toilet and basin. Bedding and towels provided. Verandah and braai facility and lanterns.

Timber chalet about 20m2 Twin beds with en suite shower, toilet and basin. Bedding and towels provided. Verandah and braai facility and lanterns.

Big shady campsites about 50m2. Reed enclosed bathroom with a shower (hot and cold water) flushable toilet and basin at each site. Braai facility. No electricity.

Property Facilities

Barbeque Facilities, Eco Friendly, Internet Access, Meal on Request, Mobile Connectivity, Pool, Secure Parking

Room Facilities

Cooking Equipment, Fan, Fridge, Shower, Tea / Coffee

Activities on Site

Big 5, Bird Watching, Game Drives, Game Viewing, Game Walks, Safaris, Walks