Okavango Delta
Eagle Island occupies a stunning concession deep in the waters. The silk-soft tents are suitably luxurious with private plunge pools and vantage points…
Must-see hotels in Botswana
Chobe National Park
Next to the former site of the legendary Lloyd’s Camp, this upmarket retreat consists of 12 large and contemporary thatched chalets with neutral tones,…
Chobe National Park
This quietly elegant and relatively affordable camp, an hour's drive from the Khwai airstrip, is an excellent choice. Appealing if simple tents sit close…
Botswana
It's a close-run thing for us to choose between these lovely sites and those of Mabuasehube, around 10km to the north. The Mpayathutlwa sites, on the west…
Botswana
One of the largest private wildlife reserves in Southern Africa is renowned for its big cats and large elephant population. Accommodation is in enormous…
Okavango Delta
Get your khaki and pith-helmet fix from the gorgeous tilted accommodation that hovers over this pretty little corner of the Okavango. Verandas look out…
Maun
Set in 30 hectares of bushland along the Nhabe River 30km west of Maun along the road to Ghanzi, Dutch-run Tshima is a lovely bush alternative to sleeping…
Botswana
The cheaper, family-friendly version of Uncharted Africa's trio of camps, Camp Kalahari is nonetheless luxurious. Beautiful safari tents brimful of old…
Okavango Delta
The favourite campsite for many self-drivers, Third Bridge has sites away from the main track – set on the edge of a lagoon (watch out for hippos and…
Maun
This private farm-reserve, about 13km west of the airport, is a lovely luxury option that maintains a good crew of regular visitors. These returnees are…
Botswana
The Khumaga Campsite sits high above the Boteti River and is an attractive site with good shade, braai pits and an excellent ablutions block with flush…
Botswana
Welcome to one of the more remote campsites in Botswana. There are no facilities, but this site has plenty of shade, sometimes-pretty views of the…
Botswana
Our pick of the campsites in Khutse, these four sites far from civilisation are fine places to rest, and some have terrific, sweeping views over the pan,…
Botswana
This popular campsite is a fun place to stop for a night or three, enjoying the boozy, friendly ambience and letting the stars soar overhead. There’s a…
Chobe National Park
Most of the sites here sit on a shady and gentle rise just up from the water’s edge, with good views of the marshes costing nothing extra. There are the…
Botswana
Blending into the wiry bush of the northern portion of the park, Gharagab is a dusty, surreally beautiful spot for watching sunsets over the local water…
Kasane
Occupying an attractive spot along the river, Chobe Marina Lodge is conveniently located in the centre of Kasane. The rooms blend African aesthetics and…
Kasane
Close to the centre, with a lovely intimate feel, the Old House has attractive rooms adjacent to a quiet garden by the riverbank; rooms on the street side…
Okavango Delta
North of the Moremi Game Reserve, Duba Plains is one of the delta's most remote camps. It was recently taken over by Great Plains Conservation and, when…
Okavango Delta
Considered by many to be one of the premier camps in the delta, Chief’s blends into its marshy surroundings like a hunter in a duck blind. With a front…
Okavango Delta
Set amid sausage and jackalberry trees on Nxaragha Island, just outside Moremi, this charming lodge is elegant, and the staff are known for their…
Botswana
A stilted camp hidden amid camel thorn trees that has good wildlife viewing near its dry riverbed and water hole. The cabins are connected by an elevated…
Gaborone
One of a number of newer, more personal guesthouses and B&Bs opening up around Gabs, the Capital is quietly elegant and reasonably central. It's on a…
Walmont Ambassador at the Grand Palm
Gaborone
Located 4km northwest of the city centre, this resolutely modern and polished hotel is situated in a Las Vegas–inspired minicity complete with restaurants…
Okavango Delta
This lagoonside camp sits just north of Moremi, between the savannah and the delta, and is one of the delta's oldest camps, but a 2015 renovation has…
Botswana
The first camp to be opened within the CKGR and the only one out in the park's west, this solar-powered luxury lodge overlooks magnificent Tau Pan from a…
Botswana
Luxury East African–style canvas tents with private verandahs overlooking the Boteti River make for some of the best views in the northwestern Kalahari…
Botswana
Deliciously remote and overlooking a series of attractive small pans that are stunning around sunrise and sunset, Tree Island has three lovely sites that…
Botswana
Very much in the second tier of campsites in the Mabuasehube area, Monamodi's two sites sit above the pan of the same name, a few kilometres north of the…
Botswana
Nata Lodge offers luxury wood-and-thatch chalets, stylish wood-floored safari tents and a good campsite all set amid a verdant oasis of monkey thorn,…
Okavango Delta
This well-priced collection of lovely chalets flanks a simply gorgeous (and enormous) thatched dining and bar area that overlooks a long floodplain where…
Chobe National Park
This series of luxury tents looks out over floodplains and river tracks (that's Namibia's Mudumu National Park across the water) thick with wild dogs,…
Botswana
Out in the park's quiet northwestern corner, Nxai Pan Camp has eight rooms done up in an African-modern style, curving in a crescent around an open plain…
Okavango Delta
The campsites at this expansive campground are shady and well developed, with some lovely sites close to the riverbank; others are a little further inland…
Botswana
Although this site is in need of some tender loving care from park authorities – sadly, not all visitors clean up after themselves and the site's…
Botswana
Shady campsites with braai pits are adjacent to clean toilets and (steaming-hot) showers, while there are also some pricey six-person dorms. For a little…
Okavango Delta
This relatively new program, run by Ker & Downey, places an emphasis on walking and mokoro safaris across the delta floodplains. It’s the sort of thing…
Botswana
At the main petrol station in town, close to where the Hukunsti/Kgalagadi road branches off the Trans Kalahari Highway (A2), Kang Ultra Stop aims to meet…
Botswana
This relaxed place offers horse riding, guided walks with San guides who will teach you about San tracking techniques, Bushmen huts and simple motel-style…
Okavango Delta
This intimate camp was one of the delta's original luxury retreats, though frequent renovations have kept it up to speed with recent properties. Six linen…
