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San Camp | Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Imagine a smattering of billowing white tents, shaded by desert palms and surrounded by a thousand acres of shimmering, sparkling nothingness. You’ve just dreamt up San Camp, our impossibly romantic, seven-bedroom camp on the edge of the Nwetwe Pan in Botswana’s Makgadikgadi. San isn’t a place for frills and fluffiness. The magic is in the minimalism, both at the camp and in the mysterious desert landscape. You can forget the tourist crowds and over-stuffed 4x4s too; it’s just you, the wildlife, and a handful of local San Bushmen, waiting to share their secrets with you.

Of all the Makgadikgadi pans, we think Nwetwe is the most iconic. Meerkats pop up from the desert dust, brown hyaena hide in the grass, and you’ll see red hartebeest, springbok and gemsbok scurrying between them. But San Camp isn’t just about wildlife-watching – it’s about the atmosphere and the ethereal surroundings. Disappear into a remote world, a million miles from glowing screens and fruit-themed devices, where the 360-degree panoramas are so vast, you can see the curvature of the earth…

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San Camp - Aerial View

San Camp - View over the pan

San Camp - Tent exterior

San Camp - Double tent

San Camp - View from tent

San Camp - Tent interior

San Camp - Bathroom

San Camp - Mess tent

San Camp - Swimming Pool

San Camp - Yoga Tent

San Camp - Tent View

San Camp - Sunset around the fire pit

San Camp - Tea Tent

San Camp - Tea Credit: David Cooke

San Camp - Tea Time

San Camp

Camp Activities - Habituated Meerkat Encounter

Camp Activity - Game Drive

Camp Activity - Horseback Safari Please note that this activity is at an additional costs. Kindly contact us for more information

Your Stay

3 Nights

Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

All Drinks Included

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Spoken Languages: English

No. Rooms: 7

Special Interests: Adventure, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife

Wilderness Savuti | Linyanti Concession

Wilderness Savuti, situated in the private Linyanti Wildlife Reserve along the Savuti Channel, is 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 channel banks. 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 Zibadianja Hide (currently under refurbishment) offers a sublime daytime excursion, perfectly positioned overlooking the Savuti Channel with sweeping views westward across the iconic Zibadianja Lagoon. From this exceptional vantage point, guests enjoy close-up encounters with Savuti's renowned wildlife, as elephant and other water-dependent species regularly traverse the channel.

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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.

Your Stay

3 Nights

Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

All Drinks Included

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No. Rooms: 6

Special Interests: Birding, Nature, Wildlife

Wilderness Little Vumbura | Okavango Delta

This small, intimate camp embodies all that is best about the Okavango Delta – breathtaking beauty, remote, peaceful island location, abundant game and varied landscapes. Add in the warm hospitality of the people of this region – who are stakeholders in the ecotourism success story of the Okavango – and you have a winning (and beautiful) combination.

With access to varied, game-rich habitats, this six-tented camp nestles beneath the trees of an ancient island forest. A floating jetty connects land with water, and the wildlife experience can include sightings of sable, and African wild dog.

INSIDER'S TIP: Float along a crystal-clear Okavango waterway by mokoro as you scan for reed frogs and waterlilies.

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Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Take a boat trip to explore the beauty of the floodplains, deep waterways, and riverine and island woodlands.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Settle down with a book in the main area as you while away siesta time.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Heading for sundowners on a boating excursion

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Water-based activities are a key attraction in this beautiful corner of the Okavango Delta.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Spot wallowing hippos from your boat ride.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness During high season the floodplains are inundated, but game drives still deliver at every level.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Delightful little bee-eaters are common residents of wetlands.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The magic of a coffee stop on a morning game drive.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Waterlilies are a recurring theme on the Vumbura Concession.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Surprise tea stop in the bush.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Our qualified guides welcome the opportunity to share their bushlore on a walking safari.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The diversity of the Vumbura Concession makes it a photographer's paradise.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Brunch is a feast for all the senses.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The dining area showcases Little Vumbura's wonderful wild island setting.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Mealtimes celebrate delicious local and seasonal ingredients.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Round off brunch with an appetising cheese board.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Signature dishes use local produce such as ditloo (local black-eyed peas), marula fruits (high in vitamin C and antioxidants) and nutritious nuts.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Preparing the dining area for high tea

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The main area is configured around its natural surroundings.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Toasting another spectacular day on safari.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Early morning coffee and a slice of toast cooked over the fire.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Pre-dinner drinks and a catch-up on the day's adventures.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Our highly trained staff will rustle up your cocktail of choice.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The Star Deck is reached by a bridge leading off the dining area.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The magical setting of Little Vumbura's boma.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The traditional singing and dance performances on boma night will have guests on their feet to join in.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Happiness is contagious on boma night.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness View from a tented guest suite.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The wildlife is never much further than arm's length away.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Tented guest suite interior.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness Each well-appointed tent, decorated in soft neutral hues with touches of indigo, has a deck with sweeping vistas over the surrounding floodplain.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The spectacular views from a guest tent deck.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The enchanting nighttime setting for the guest tents.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness When the sun sets, the Delta magic comes into its own.

Wilderness Little Vumbura Credit: Wilderness The annually inundated grasslands of the Okavango Delta surrounding the camp are locally referred to as melapo.