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Wilderness Mokete | Mababe

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness The airy main area features 360° views

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness A romantic dinner set up al fresco

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness The natural patterns and colour palette of the area form the foundational elements of Mokete's design concept

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness Beat the heat in the camp pool over an ice-cold drink

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness Low walkways connect the guest suites to the main area

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness Ask our accomplished bartender about our range of craft cocktails

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness Elephants are drawn to the Mababe Marsh for its year-round food source

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness Breeding herd of elephants in the Mababe Marsh

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness End a perfect day's game viewing over sundowners

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness The fire pit is a magical place for quiet contemplation of the day's activities

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness The main area by night

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness Dinners at Mokete offer buffet-style service

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness A touch of candlelit romance over a private dining set-up

Aerial view of Mababe Marsh Credit: Wilderness Every year the waters of the 2,600-hectare permanent Mababe Marsh are reinvigorated with the seasonal inflow, welcoming wildlife from all directions

Lion Credit: Wilderness Mababe features numerous prides, with kills a daily occurence

Buffalo Credit: Wilderness It’s not uncommon to see 2,000-strong buffalo herds in the grasslands here

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness A healthy male lion in his element

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness Lions are the apex predator in this area

Buffalo herd Credit: Wilderness Buffalo mega-herds stretch horizon-wide in Mababe

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness The permanent Mababe Marsh is a nutritious food source for elephants and impala

Giraffe Credit: Wilderness Giraffe seem almost out of place in this open Mababe landscape

Buffalo at sunset Credit: Wilderness African buffalo occur here in some of the highest densities on the continent

Plains zebra Credit: Wilderness Zebra occur here year round, with their numbers bolstered as massive herds pass through at the turn of the season in December, and again in March

Elephant Credit: Wilderness What seems like almost limitless family groups of elephant are seen in the permanent marsh area

Buffalo herd Credit: Wilderness Mababe is a place where you might fly over the same buffalo herd for a good 10 minutes

Leopard Credit: Wilderness The mopane woodland provides a secure refuge for leopard

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness Elephant are seen feeding and drinking in and along the edge of the Mababe Marsh

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness The exceptionally nutritious grasslands in the Mababe region enable it to support high herbivore numbers

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness The permanent wetland is mainly covered by sedges and tall grasses that serve as a nutritious food source for elephants

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness The floodplains in the south have species more akin to the Okavango Delta, like red lechwe and hippo

Wilderness Mokete Credit: Wilderness The extensive grassland supports high numbers of grazers, which in turn attract impressive predators

In our search for the most raw, remote, and untamed places on the planet, we discovered somewhere so wild, so abundant with life, it left us breathless, and a little bit emotional. Join us and explore where few have ventured before. Be one of the first to venture to this camp in a completely untouched area, where Wilderness is pioneering a safari experience unlike any you’ve seen before.

The name Mokete means celebration or feast. It’s a place to feast on the unexplored and celebrate the untamed. Here the action never ends. This is a place to be awed by the majesty of Africa with an unrivalled diversity of wildlife.

To place you in the heart of the drama, we’ve forgone walls and added cantilevered canvas roofs that slide away, revealing never-ending stars. Accommodating just 18 guests in nine tents, pioneering Mokete provides one of the most promising possibilities of intimate encounters all year. Whether sharing a drink with elephants in the middle of the day, or hearing hyena calls in the dead of night, it’s a feast for the senses.

INSIDER’S TIP: Be sure to spend some time at the sunken hide, eye-level with the colossal feet of breeding herds of elephants.

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Activities and Services

Standard Twin/Double Tent

Property Facilities

Bar, Pool

Room Facilities

Air Conditioning, Electrical Outlets, Fan, Internet Access (Complimentary), Laundry Service (Complimentary), Lounge Area, Mosquito Nets, Safe, Verandah

Available Services

Credit Card Facilities, Private Vehicle (Available)

Activities on Site

Bird Watching, Game Drives, Night Drives, Walks (Guided)

Activities Nearby

Cultural Tours

Explore the Mababe Private Wilderness Area on twice daily game drives, or if guests prefer, one long game drive. Highlights include the extraordinary wildlife that are drawn to the Mababe marsh; an incredible array of birds, the super herds of zebra and buffalo and the predators that follow, often hunting in broad daylight.

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Your Stay

3 Nights

Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

All Local Brands (Spirits, Wine and Beers) Included

Fast Facts

Lodge

No. Rooms: 9

Special Interests: Birding, Nature, Wildlife

Kwetsani Camp | Okavango Delta

Kwestani Camp Room Entrance (Render) Credit: Liz Kennedy

Kwestani Camp Room Lounge (Render) Credit: Liz Kennedy

Kwestani Camp Room Bathroom (Render) Credit: Liz Kennedy

Kwestani Camp Room Tea Station (Render) Credit: Liz Kennedy

Tea Time Credit: Dana Allen

Palm Tree Island Credit: Dana Allen

Wildlife Credit: Dana Allen

Game Drive Credit: Dana Allen

Wildlife Credit: Dana Allen

Kwetsani offers the perfect Okavango ‘combination’ experience. Its extremely remote location gives access to both water and dry land areas, allowing guests to see all aspects of the Delta’s makeup. Unique tree-house style tents provide exceptional views from their elevated positions, looking out over floodplains dotted with game. The five units combine with the cool thatched main area to form a self-contained safari world – a fusion of creature comforts and incredible wildlife moments. Access to Hunda Island for game drives, plus water activities in search of species rarely encountered elsewhere, contribute to Kwetsani’s comprehensive activity offering. - INSIDER TIP - Lie back on the loungers at the pool on a sunny afternoon while looking out for wildlife and “Delta Specials” or enjoy sightings from the comfort of your private room.

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Inspired by the spirit of authentic safari, Kwetsani combines modern comforts with the beauty of the surrounding untamed wilderness.

Beautifully crafted in canvas, wood, and glass, each accommodation provides an elegant home away from home, with an exquisitely furnished bedroom and lounge. Each luxury tent is elevated to maximise the sweeping panoramic floodplain vistas.

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Property Facilities

Bar, Pool

Room Facilities

Electrical Outlets, Fan, Internet Access (Complimentary), Laundry Service (Complimentary), Lounge Area, Mosquito Nets, Outside Shower, Safe, Tea / Coffee, Verandah

Available Services

Credit Card Facilities, Private Vehicle (Available)

Activities on Site

Bird Watching, Boating, Catch-and-release Fishing, Game Drives, Mokoro Excursion, Night Drives, Walks (Guided)

Activities Nearby

Cultural Tours, Helicopter Scenic Flights

Your Stay

3 Nights

Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

All Drinks (excl Premium Brands) Included

Fast Facts

5 Stars

Lodge

Spoken Languages: English

No. Rooms: 6

Special Interests: Birding, Nature, Wildlife

Wilderness Savuti | Linyanti Concession

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

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

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

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Savuti's spacious guest tents are well appointed with every creature comfort.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Get closer to thrilling wildlife interactions on morning and afternoon game drives, while night drives deliver entirely new nocturnal delights.

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

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

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Plains game and predators thrive here, and exploring the length of the Savuti Channel, and its associated woodlands is a highlight of a Savuti safari.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The camp offers front-row seats to the geological marvel that is the sporadically flowing, then dry, Savuti Channel.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness From the camp’s expansive thatched main lounge, dining and bar areas, elevated wooden decks extend out over the channel bed.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Relive the day's adventures over pre-dinner drinks on the elevated main area deck and its uninterrupted views.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The pool invites a refreshing dip during siesta time.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Guest rooms are decorated with locally sourced African artefacts that blend seamlessly into the wild environment.

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

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness High tea is a feast for all the senses.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The food journey at Savuti centres around traditional dishes of Botswana, with fresh produce grown in the communities, and sourced from Maun.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Levels permitting, exploring the waters by boat is an activity available at all times of the day.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness When the water is high enough, safaris reveal pods of hippos, sunbathing crocodiles and wading elephants

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The camp supplies basic equipment for catch-and-release fishing (except in the January - February breeding season).

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Morning and afternoon game drives reveal the rich wildlife of the area.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness A helicopter safari provides a fascinating perspective on this wild landscape and the amazing wildlife.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Whether flowing, or in ebb, the Savuti Channel is a key water- and food source for the prolific wildlife here.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness When the Savuti Channel is dry, the log-pile hide is the ideal spot to while away an afternoon during siesta time observing and photographing elephants up close at the waterhole.

Credit: Wilderness Weather permitting, a roof-off game drive in the cooler dry season is the very best way to enjoy wildlife viewing.

Credit: Wilderness Guests should layer up for winter game drives, as the vehicle is open to the cold early morning and evening air.

Credit: Wilderness A bush stop on a game drive means guests can safely stretch their legs and enjoy a morning coffee, or late afternoon sundowner.

Savuti Camp is set deep in the wilderness on the productive Savute Channel – a refuge for a variety of wildlife. For many years the channel was dry, before the waters returned in 2008 and abundant game congregated around and adapted to their new surroundings. As part of a natural cycle, the channel is dry once more, resulting in a rich feeding ground and corridor between the surrounding mopane woodlands for both plains game and predators. Savuti is about 17 kilometres “downstream” from the Zibadianja Lagoon – the source of the Channel. Accommodation comprises seven large en-suite canvas-and-thatch rooms (including a family unit) that are raised off the ground and face onto the Savute Channel. From the thatched dining area, a pool and large viewing area with fire deck extend outwards on raised wooden decks. Activities on offer are day and night game drives, nature walks with a guide (depending on qualified guide availability) and boating (water levels permitting). The log-pile hide, close to camp, and the sunken hide offer unique ways of watching wildlife at the water's edge. Two Star Beds – Southern Cross and Orion – approximately 20 minutes from camp, are a magical, unique way for guests to experience the African bush.

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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.