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Zarafa Dhow Suites

Linyanti

2 Rooms

From $6.2K per person/night

The private, exclusive breakaway that dreams are made of

Safari camps do not come more exclusive than Zarafa Dhow Suites, an all inclusive two-bedroom villa situated in the private 320,000-acre Selinda Reserve on the far eastern edge of northern Botswana. Considered one of Africa's most luxurious camps, it is a place where you come to connect in an intimate setting with those you love, secluded and unplugged. Found at the crossroads of a prolific wildlife region with every luxury and convenience available to you, the Dhow suites stand out as an experience above and beyond. Zarafa, 'the beloved one', transforms into your personal, lavish retreat.

Selinda Explorers Camp

Linyanti

4 Rooms

From $1.3K per person/night

An elegant & intimate old-world safari camp in a sensational wildlife area.

Selinda Explorer is positioned near a main channel of northern Botswana's seasonally flooding Selinda Spillway, within the private Selinda Reserve. The region is one of the best for viewing wild dogs, especially, and often makes for a front row seat to some of the most intense predation observable on safari. In line with its back-to-basics approach - bucket showers (albeit hot bucket showers) and canvas tents - walking safaris and canoeing are highly encouraged. However game drives are often very productive and should not be spurned on principle. Here the stage is set to experience the adventure and romance safari to its fullness, with carefully selected East African decor and genuinely warm hospitality.

Selinda Adventure Trail

Linyanti

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4 Rooms

From $1.4K per person/night

Journey like a true explorer on the Selinda Spillway.

Unfortunately, Selinda Adventure Trail has been discontinued. Experience one of Botswana's most beguiling phenomenons on a five-day, four-night canoe and walking trail. Connecting the Okavango Delta region with the Linyanti Wetlands of northern Botswana, the Selinda Spillway is a vast seasonal waterway, rich in wildlife and scenic beauty. The adventure begins with a helicopter flight to the trailhead of either a 40-kilometer combination canoe and walking trail, or a 20-kilometere pure walking trail, depending on the fluctuating water levels of the spillway. This is a raw and real, down-to-earth and truly traditional safari experience. You'll be accompanied by the best guides in the business, with opportunities to see the enormous herds of buffalo and elephant as well as the lion, leopard and wild dog that make this the iconic wilderness it is.

Zarafa Camp

Linyanti

4 Rooms

From $2.3K per person/night

Style and service in a remote floodplain paradise

Set on the Zibadianja Lagoon, the source of northern Botswana's Savute Channel, and overlooking the open plains of the enormous Linyanti Selinda Concession, Zarafa (“the beloved one”) Camp was established in 2008 by award-winning wildlife film-makers Derek and Beverly Joubert. You can only reach this remote camp by air, but it's worth the trip, and every cent, for its five-star comforts, intimate accommodation, excellent service and guiding, glowing eco-credentials and the sheer number of animals that roam free and unrestrained in the landscape. The extravagant sunsets must be mentioned – they are a photographer's dream!

Linyanti Expeditions

Linyanti

6 Rooms

From $630 per person/night

Botswana's wild northern reaches, where nature is king.

Set in the magnificent water-rich northern reaches of Botswana, between Savuti Marsh and Chobe National Park, Linyanti Expeditions taps into the best of the region. This tented camp is both rustic and elegant in the vein of old-style safaris. You certainly can't fault its setting. This area is well-known for its varied habitats – rivers, swamps, floodplains, grasslands and woodlands – and their attendant wildlife. Elephants are especially prolific during the drier months, but there are good numbers of lion, hippo, wild cats, wild dog and rarer antelope species like sable, roan and sitatunga year-round.

Selinda Camp

Linyanti

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9 Rooms

From $2.3K per person/night

Live the good life in the African wilderness.

From the moment you set eyes on Selinda Camp from your boat (yes, you arrive via water taxi during flood season), with its open-air thatched lodge, the smiling staff welcoming you from the jetty and the surrounding game-rich floodplains, you know you’ve arrived somewhere very special. This luxury lodge is situated in one of Botswana’s most pristine wildlife areas, the famous Selinda Reserve. It's the “office” of some the world’s most respected wildlife filmmakers, Derek and Beverly Joubert, and home to some of the largest elephant and buffalo herd concentrations in Africa.

Kings Pool Camp

Linyanti

9 Rooms

From $1.6K per person/night

A lodge that’s fit for royalty in a special, lagoon-side location in Linyanti.

As you would expect from a camp named after Scandinavian royalty, the much-loved King’s Pool has all the trappings for an uber-luxurious Okavango Delta safari. Situated in the Linyanti concession of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, you’ll have access to no less than three-million untamed hectares of watery wilderness, including the animal-filled Savute Channel. Back at base, the highlight of King’s Pool is undoubtedly the oxbow-shaped, hippo-filled lagoon of the same name right at the front of camp, providing fabulous game viewing from the (supreme) comfort of your armchair. When you’re not focusing on the wildlife, expect fine dining, elegant, safari-chic rooms and an all-round authentic experience.

Duma Tau Camp

Linyanti

10 Rooms

From $2K per person/night

A balanced blend of luxury tenting and plentiful game

This stylish eco-conscious tented camp is situated in the bountiful Linyanti concession, near the source of the Savute Channel, in northern Botswana. Set amongst swamps, floodplains and mopane woodlands, Duma Tau is surrounded by lagoons teeming with hippo and water birds. Duma Tau means ‘roar of the lion’ and, as its name suggests, the camp offers great big cat sightings. Predators aside, it is also known for its large concentrations of elephants, as well as a rich variety of other game. Overall, a high quality facility that roars with offerings.

Linyanti Bush Camp

Linyanti

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6 Rooms

From $630 per person/night

Casual safari elegance in slice of wilderness famous for elephants and predators.

Set on the banks of the Linyanti Marsh in a private concession, Linyanti Bush Camp's Meru-style tents have a real African safari atmosphere. Explore the wilderness on day and night game drives, get intimate with its small creatures and vegetation on a walking safari, and float along the waterways on boating and mokoro excursions. Observe the wildlife from a selection of hides or hop aboard a helicopter rides for panoramic views of the swamps, woodlands and mixed savanna. Lion, leopard, African wild dog and hyaena top the bill of predator attractions, and there are great numbers of elephant, hippo, buffalo and crocs. Linyanti is also an Important Bird Area.

Kwando Lebala Camp

Linyanti

8 Rooms

From $1.1K per person/night

Predators galore in the lush reaches of Botswana's Linyanti region.

Lebala Camp sits near the headwaters of Botswana's Linyanti River, which forms the boundary with Namibia's Caprivi Strip. The region is famous for its prolific game, namely, its robust numbers of elephants and iconic predators. The Linyanti's reputation precedes itself as perhaps the best place to view wild dogs, an especially illusory and endangered species. But the geography is also spectacular, with its wooded savannahs, scattered palm islands and vast horizons - in fact, Lebala means "wide open spaces" in Tswana. At Lebala you can expect very reliable game viewing and a relaxed camp atmosphere that prioritises the bush above the hotel-like extras. Rest assured you're getting a bit of luxury in the wide-open bushveld and not a bit of bush shrouded in excessive luxury.

Kwando Lagoon Camp

Linyanti

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8 Rooms

From $1.1K per person/night

A romantic riverside escape in a remote wilderness with a good chance of seeing wild dog.

For its captivating landscapes, phenomenal game viewing and diverse activities, Kwando Lagoon is a supreme destination. The area is world-renowned for wild dog sightings and robust populations of elephant and buffalo, especially in the winter months when herds a thousand strong congregate at the water's edge. The lodge itself strikes just the right note between luxury and comfort - a low-key style that lets you put up your feet. Spend the morning following wild dogs on a hunt and by evening, cruise the river on the double-decker boat as the sun sets over the glittering lagoon.

Linyanti Ebony Camp

Linyanti

4 Rooms

From $630 per person/night

An intimate, peaceful retreat in the heart of the wilderness

Predator—and birdwatching are truly magnificent from this classic camp in the Chobe Enclave of the Linyanti Private Concession. Built on raised wooden decks, the tented camp overlooks a wilderness that rolls from the Linyanti Swamp to the horizon. Knowledgeable guides will lead you on walking safaris, day or night game drives, or through the Linyanti River's many waterways on a boat or mokoro. There's always something new to see, from vast numbers of elephant, hippo and buffalo to a bevy of antelope species and birds galore.

Linyanti Tented Camp

Linyanti

5 Rooms

From $660 per person/night

The epitome of exclusive in a wild dog and elephant wonderland.

With the Linyanti marshlands lapping at your toes, this is one of the most exquisitely situated camps, built with elegant minimalism. There are just four tents that must be booked on a sole-use basis (for a minimum of two nights and only from 1 May to 30 November), making this an intimate and exclusive camp in one of the country's most productive game regions. Classed as an 'Adventure Camp', it is often part of a mobile safari circuit and although considerably more rustic and pared-down than the 'Classic' or 'Premier' camps, don't be fooled - this is hardly the purported "safaris of old". With raised decking, stylish furnishings and top-notch service, you'll be enjoying refined luxury while you experience the raw power of this game-rich region.

Camp Linyanti

Linyanti

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5 Rooms

From $1.2K per person/night

The haunting call of the fish-eagle beckons you to the game-rich Linyanti.

Camp Linyanti is an intimate tented camp in the most northerly sector of Botswana's Chobe National Park – don't confuse it with the government-run campsites named "Camp Linyanti 1, 2 and 3", which are basic, bring-your-own-tent options. In contrast, Camp Linyanti offers all-inclusive, comfortable accommodation with expertly guided activities. The landscape here is diverse, with dry mopane woodland south of the camp, floodplains to the north and riverine forest along the banks of the Linyanti River. This diversity is echoed in the wildlife – there's plenty of it, from predators to huge herds of elephant in the dry winter months.

RAW Botswana

Linyanti

5 Rooms

A true adventure camp in Botswana's sensational Selinda Spillway.

Raw Botswana sits on the banks of the Selinda Spillway, an ancient watercourse linking the Okavango Delta to the Kwando-Linyanti River drainage system. Set in a dense woodland with large open floodplains, this small, intimate lodge is rustic and adventure-orientated. The focus is most certainly on more specialised activities: walks with expert guides, seasonal mokoro excursions (traditional dug-out canoes) and horse-backed safaris (for the experienced rider). Game drives here are limited and thus predators are not the focus of this camp. In an era of increasingly over-the-top luxury safaris, RAW is solar-powered and ecologically built, offering a comfortable but decidedly simple in-camp experience.

Linyanti

Best hotels in Linyanti

Zarafa Dhow Suites

Selinda Explorers Camp

Selinda Adventure Trail

Zarafa Camp

Linyanti Expeditions

Selinda Camp

Kings Pool Camp

Duma Tau Camp

Linyanti Bush Camp

Kwando Lebala Camp

Kwando Lagoon Camp

Linyanti Ebony Camp

Linyanti Tented Camp

Camp Linyanti

RAW Botswana

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