Water for Elephants

We’re all about the wildlife at Hyena Pan. First up is its phenomenal location in Khwai Private Reserve. Positioned between Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park and the Khwai River, our exclusive concession is a meeting point for more animals than you can shake a stick at. Think nomadic herds of elephant and buffalo, lion, leopard and wild dog fiercely defending their territories, as well as kudu, red lechwe and herds of dainty antelope dotted across the plains.

And then there’s the camp itself. From its lofty position amongst a grove of cathedral mopane trees, the eight tents at Hyena Pan look over a watery lagoon of the same name. In the morning, you’ll open your tent flaps straight on to the trumpeting elephant in the lily-filled waters below, spend your siesta watching herds splash and snort, and fall asleep to antelope grazing just outside your canvas walls. This isn’t a place for those looking for opulence and extravagance; it’s a private piece of big-game Africa, where the wildlife encounters are authentic, intimate and always wild.

Why You’ll Love Hyena Pan:

• Located in the interior of the 200,000 hectare Khwai Private Reserve, Hyena Pan offers brilliant value for money and an all-round fantastic safari in a private concession.
• With only eight, recently upgraded tents, the camp is intimate, comfortable and welcoming.
• Spend an afternoon in the ground level hide, a favourite amongst photographers, and capture some shots that you’ll remember for life.
• Located next to the only permanent source of water for miles around (a magnet for wildlife – elephant in particular), you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your room for top-notch wildlife-watching.
• Game drive across the dry plains and along the Khwai River, and keep your binoculars at the ready for predators, majestic elephant, buffalo, and hordes of plains game.
• After a hard day’s game viewing, settle down in the open air boma to watch the fire crackle and listen to the sounds of the night…

SUSTAINABILITY

When you visit Hyena Pan, you will be directly supporting the following conservation initiatives:

Wild Vision

Young children with early onset vision impairment can experience delayed motor, language, emotional, social and cognitive development, with lifelong consequences. Wild Vision and Natural Selection have worked together for two years to address this challenge in rural areas of Botswana by bringing efficient on-site eye testing and eyeglass distribution to remote schools.  The positive impact has been tremendous.   

In March 2022, the Wild Vision Humanitarian trip visited rural schools in and around the Okavango Delta, performing eye testing to2211 children, and issuing 86 sets of glasses to those in need.  This was supported by the Natural Selection Trust and our lodges (Khwai Private Reserve, Mapula Lodge, Meno A Kwena and Planet Baobab) and was a follow on from our support of this initiative in 2019. In 2019 the Wild Vision team tested 4211 children and some adults, and issued approximately 154 free sets of glasses and handed out environmental education material.

Wild Dog Disease Prevention

After the recent illness and death of a wild dog close to Khwai Village, we supported an initiative to have all domestic dogs vaccinated to prevent a distemper outbreak. Such an outbreak could wipe out the wild dog population of the area. The vaccination included Adenovirus, Hepatitis, Parvovirus and Parainfluenza. This initiative took place in Khwai Village (as well as other villages in the area including Shorobe, Mamabe and Sankuyo). The project was run by the Maun Animal Welfare Society (MAWS) along with Botswana Predator Conservation (BPC). Click the Enquire button for more information.