Jacana Camp Jacana Camp, just west of the Moremi Game Reserve, is owned and operated by Ngamiland Adventure Safaris. It is set in an area densely populated with the beautiful red lechwe, sitatunga and wattled cranes.
Accommodation is in five Meru-style tents, each on raised wooden platforms with deck, with entrancing views over the lagoon and floodplains. The en-suite bathroom is enclosed but roofless.
It is a true water camp on a small island surrounded by water for most of the year. Jacana offers mokoro and walking safaris all year round as well as day and night game drives when the floodwaters have subsided – generally between October and April. Big game such as elephant, lion and leopard are regularly found in the area, depending on flood levels. Birdlife is abundant.
The main dining area is on an elevated wooden deck between two enormous sycamore fig trees, and surrounded by dense wild date palms. Downstairs, there is a cosy pub and lounge with a large viewing deck, an open area to sit around a fire and view the stars. To one side there is a small plunge pool.
Jack’s Camp Postnet Suite 290, Private Bag X31, Saxonwold, Johannesburg, South Africa 2132 • Tel: +27 11 447 1605 Fax: +27 11 447 6905 • Email: res1@unchartedafrica.com • www.unchartedafrica.com Jack’s Camp is a beautiful, sumptuous, authentic 1940sstyle tented camp. This is not the usual safari experience. Activities are varied and unique. Walk with meerkats, see the Kalahari through the eyes of Bushman trackers, seek the rare desert-adapted species, explore the lunar surface of the pans, meet ancient baobabs and wander around a natural history museum. The activities combine wildlife with culture, history, archeology and geology.
Jao Camp 1 Mathiba Road, Private Bag 014, Maun • Tel: +267 686 0086 • Fax: +267 686 0632 Email: enquiry@wilderness.co.bw • www.wilderness-safaris.com Jao Camp is located on a large, remote island in a private citizen owned concession in the west of Moremi Game Reserve. With habitats that vary from waterways, lagoons, islands fringed with palm trees and riverine forest to dry Kalahari sandveld, Jao can offer both land and water experiences depending on the Okavango’s varying flood regimes. Jao Camp has premier accommodation in nine beautiful and spacious tents. Each room is built on raised wooden decks beneath the canopy of the large trees and has a private sala for afternoon siestas with views of the floodplains.
All rooms have en-suite bathrooms with an inside and an outside shower as well as a bath. Raised walkways link the rooms to the long house inspired main area. The camp features a wine cellar and a salon with a full-time therapist offering a wide range of therapies. There is an excellent curio shop. In addition to the well appointed dining room and lounge pub area there is an open-air boma for dining beside a fire under the stars. There is a wide range of activities on offer, from mokoro trips to day and night game drives, boating, fishing, guided walks and birdwatching all year round.
Kanana PO Box 27, Maun • Tel: +267 686 0375 • Fax: +267 686 1282 Email: info@kerdowney.bw • www.kerdowneybotswana.com Kanana is a hidden jewel set on the Xudum River in the southwest Okavango. The area encompasses a necklace of islands dotted with palms, figs, ebony and knob thorn trees and is home to a myriad of birds, plants and animals. At Kanana, guests are accommodated in eight spacious, twin-bed safari ‘Meru’ style tents, set on raised teak decks, offering breathtaking views across the waterways. Dependent on the annual floods, the level of water transforms this dry camp into a true water experience and in the early months of the year guests may actually enjoy the visible spectacle of the water rising around the camp.
Situated in a private concession, Kanana offers a wide variety of activities including game drives in specially designed vehicles, exploring the waterways by mokoro or powerboats and enjoying the magnificent variety of birds, plant and reptile species found in the area.
Kang Ultra Stop Bookings: +267 651 7294 • Office/Fax: +267 651 7292 • Email: ultrastopkang@yahoo.com www.kangultrastop.com Kang Ultra Stop is situated on the Trans Kgalagadi Highway, halfway between Johannesburg and Windhoek/ Okavango Delta. It offers air-conditioned rooms with DSTV, budget accommodation, camping, swimming pool, restaurant, sports bar, supermarket, filling station, curio shop and conference facilities. Kang Ultra Stop is an ideal sleep-over and rest stop for holidaymakers and travellers.
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1 Mathiba Road, Private Bag 014, Maun • Tel +267 686 0086 • Fax +267 6860632 Email: enquiry@wilderness.co.bw • www.wilderness-safaris.com