Set in one of Botswana’s prime concessions, Kwara camp is located in the vast Kwara concession on the north eastern edge of the Okavango Delta. This area boasts year round water and superb game viewing. The massive 175,000 hectares is shared with only three camps, ensuring a highly exclusive safari. The concession shares a 30km water border with the iconic Moremi Game Reserve and benefits from the flow of wildlife between these areas.

Kwara is a smart and luxurious camp set on an island in a seasonal lagoon under the shade of towering ebony and mangosteen trees with pleasant views of the floodplains. Importantly, Kwara is situated in an area of permanent water ensuring land and water activities are offered all year round, a huge advantage over many camps. Guides work together with trackers in this game rich area, frequently delivering impressive predator sightings. With a maximum of just 4 people per vehicle the guides are able to really focus on a delivering an intimate and personalised safari experinece. It is worth noting that the camp does not accept children under 18 years and has a minimum 3 night stay policy.

Kwando pride themselves on delivering a serious safari experience, morning game drives depart prompty at dawn and afternoon game drives return later than most to maximise predator sightings. The superb game viewing opportunities, high levels of guiding and focus on predator sightings has made Kwando, and especially their flagship camp Kwara, a popular choice for serious safari goers.

The surroundings are beautiful and varied ensuring a range of habitats and interesting game viewing. The papyrus edged permanent water channels in the south of the Kwara concession contrast interestingly with the mopane forests and extensive dry savannah to the north of the concession providing a full and varied safari experience. The area is well known for consistently good game viewing, especially predators – lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog are seen regularly. Elephant are common, as are large numbers of zebra, giraffe and many species of antelope such as lechwe, impala and the elusive sitatunga are all also sighted in the area.

Kwara offers five activities : walking safaris, game drives morning, afternoon and night, boat and mokoro (dug-out canoe) trips and also fishing (during the permitted season of March to December inclusive; fishing is banned in January and February). Spinning equipment is provided but fly fishers need to bring their own equipment.

Game drive vehicles are able to go off road; night time game drives are also available to try to encounter elusive nocturnal species. All activities involve a tracker as well as a guide, so as to maximise the chances of tracking great wildlife. Kwando are one of the few operators to offer this additional service and it certainly pays off as the sightings report will attest.

The boat experience is on a double decker (giving views over the papyrus) which takes guests to the Godikwe lagoon in the waters of the Moremi Game Reserve. The lagoon abounds with birdlife especially in the breeding season where you will see a heronry teeming with nesting birds. Mokoro trips take place along the shallows of the lagoon by camp, a peaceful experience enabling close views of birds and aquatic plant life. Walking safaris will often be offered on an island opposite in combination with the mokoro trip.

One of the oldest camps in Botswna, Kwara was rebuilt in the same pretty location in 2019, opening as a larger and more luxurious camp with nine tents . The large tents are made of stretched canvas, and each has a deck with a superb view over the lagoon, ensuite bathroom, indoor and outdoor shower and bath with a view over the floodplains. The rooms all have a ceiling fan and mosquito nets to surround the beds. As a new addition to 2024, the rooms have solar-powered air conditioners which run during the day.

The communal area is situated in the centre of the camp and consists of dining area, lounge, curio shop and there are two small swimming pools with loungers and small bar, one at either end of camp.

The minimum age for guests is eighteen years and there are no family rooms. In addition, a stay at Kwara camp must be booked for a minimum of three nights.