Chobe National Park
Some 7km from the park entrance, this good campsite has river frontage and is surrounded by an electric fence. Each campsite can sleep up to six and has…
Must-see hotels in Botswana
Botswana
Consisting of a number of riverside rondavels (round, traditional-style huts) and chalets, this comfortable lodge in the southern reaches of the Tuli…
Botswana
A few kilometres south of town on the road to Gaborone, and opened in 2011, Palapye’s newest hotel has well-appointed rooms and is overall the most…
Okavango Delta
This camp, of longer standing than most, offers a pleasant mix of delta and savannah habitat, and teems with huge herds of elephants and other wildlife…
Botswana
At the northern end of the city centre, Diggers Inn is at once quiet, central and part of the most happening expat enclave (Village Mall) in the city. The…
Botswana
Just off the main track between the eastern ends of Deception and Passarge Valleys, Sunday Pan has three sites dotted around a pan that's good for…
Goo Moremi Gorge Campsites & Chalets
Botswana
Just inside the site entrance, a track leads past nice cleared campsites with ablutions blocks and solar-heated showers. Also next to the site entrance…
Botswana
Although the long, north–south-running Phokoje Pan is itself quite attractive, this campsite feels a little enclosed behind high grasses and thus doesn't…
Botswana
The busiest of the camping areas in the reserve's west (the four sites here are 24km closer to the entrance gate than those at Moreswe), these sites are…
Chobe National Park
High on a hill overlooking the Chobe River at the western end of the Chobe Riverfront, Muchenje has 11 spacious rooms decorated in an attractive colonial…
Chobe National Park
Just as it has in Savuti, SKL has set up a luxury tented camp within earshot of the cheaper public sites. The camps are supremely comfortable without…
Botswana
This outpost of the Metcourt chain offers extremely comfortable, well-priced and recently renovated three-star rooms. Which is just as well, as the…
Botswana
Run by the owners of Tuli Safari Lodge, this campground in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve is one of few real options for self-drive visitors hoping to…
Gaborone
A new hotel southeast of the centre, the 84-room Indaba is aimed mainly at a business clientele, but the overall package is appealing, with moderately…
Botswana
This Ghanzi institution has modern (if slightly tired) rooms with air-con and cable TV, though the campsite is cramped, can be noisy and feel like someone…
Botswana
Sitting somewhere between Tuli Safari Lodge and Molema Bush Camp (which are all owned by the same company), Serolo Safari Camp offers attractive, if…
Botswana
There's rarely an issue finding space at one of Mahurushele Pan's three sites, which are 11km northwest of Khutse Pan (or 24km from the park entrance),…
Botswana
The closest campsites to the park entrance, the 10 Khutse Pan sites are the busiest in the reserve, although they should be fairly quiet from Sunday night…
Botswana
Sharing the private concession with (and run by the same owners as) Haina Kalahari Lodge, Brakah has five appealing sites, with plenty of shade, braai…
Chobe National Park
Given a licence to run the public campsites, cheeky SKL has also taken on the big boys with some beautifully appointed canvas tents overlooking the Savuti…
Okavango Delta
This long-standing wilderness retreat sits amid giant ebony trees next to the heronry at Xakanaxa Lediba and is surrounded by wildlife-rich grasslands…
Gaborone
The Brackendene is one of the better-value hotels in town and the closest midrange option to the Mall. Rooms are simple but large and kitted out with TVs…
Botswana
A pretty basic rest camp, Mata Mata sits alongside the scenic Auob River near the Namibian border, a 2½- to three-hour drive from Twee Rivieren. There’s…
Gaborone
Extremely well-priced rooms north of the city centre are what Linville's all about. It markets itself as a boutique B&B and while that's slightly…
Okavango Delta
Perched on the northern shores of the Khwai River, this opulent lodge overlooks the Moremi Game Reserve and is frequently visited by large numbers of…
Botswana
This fairly basic rest camp is attractively situated alongside the Nossob River, just 3½ hours' drive from Twee Rivieren. There’s generator electricity…
Gaborone
The first luxury hotel in the city overlooks the Mall in the heart of the city. It’s modern and service is helpful, and while there are no surprises, that…
Botswana
This site has cold showers and sit-down flush toilets, and may be accessible from north of Bokspits in Botswana without having to go into South Africa…
Botswana
This simple campsite has shade and latrines but no running water. The location is everything – Polentswa is in the heart of some of Kgalagadi's richest…
Botswana
One of the better hotels in the Cresta chain in Botswana, this decent hotel has expansive grounds, standard rooms and some attractive thatched cottages on…
Botswana
On the north side of Female Hill, Malatso is rarely full and is a lovely bush campsite, albeit with no facilities.
Mokolodi Nature Reserve Campsite
Botswana
Spending the night in the reserve is a refreshing and highly recommended alternative to staying in Gaborone. The campsites are secluded and well groomed,…
Botswana
This once-excellent place is living on past glories. Although marketing itself as a business hotel, not everything works, maintenance and service are…
Botswana
Just out of town along the road to Gaborone, Kang Lodge is similar to other places in town, although, like most, its bare surrounds and rather depressing…
Botswana
Tsodilo Hills’ main campsite has a simple ablutions block with sit-down toilets and cold-water showers; staff sometimes lock the block in the evening. The…
Botswana
Nata Bird Sanctuary offers several serene and isolated campsites with clean pit toilets, braai pits and cold showers. All five campsites are 2WD…
Okavango Delta
This campsite is reasonably developed, but its distance from the main wildlife-watching areas would make it our last choice of the public campsites…
Botswana
Inhabiting a small roadside compound, this fine little inn at the southern entrance to Nata (it's just over the bridge on your right if you're coming from…
Okavango Delta
This camp is run by the Okavango Polers Trust and is the usual launching point for mokoro trips into the delta. Sadly, like so many community projects,…
