Must-see hotels in Botswana

  • Moreswe Pan Campsites

    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,…

  • Bape Campsite

    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…

  • Thakadu Bush Camp

    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…

  • Linyanti Campsite

    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…

  • Gharagab Wilderness Camp

    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…

  • Duba Plains

    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…

  • Chief’s Camp

    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…

  • Camp Okavango

    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…

  • Urikaruus Wilderness Camp

    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…

  • Capital Guesthouse

    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…

  • Shinde Island Camp

    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…

  • Tau Pan Camp

    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…

  • Leroo-La-Tau

    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…

  • Tree Island Campsite

    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…

  • Monamodi Campsites

    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…

  • Nata Lodge

    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,…

  • Moremi Crossing

    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…

  • Lagoon Camp

    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,…

  • Nxai Pan Camp

    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…

  • Khwai Campsite

    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…

  • Xaxa Campsite

    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…

  • Rhino Sanctuary Trust

    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…

  • Footsteps

    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…

  • Kang Ultra Stop

    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…

  • Ghanzi Trailblazers

    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…

  • Pom Pom Camp

    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…

  • South Camp

    Botswana

    Around 37km from the park gate along a sandy track, South Camp has 10 sites clustered quite close together behind some trees at the edge of one of the…

  • Tautona Lodge

    Botswana

    This reasonable lodge has expansive grounds featuring two swimming pools and a watering hole that's frequented by antelope. Spacious rooms in Batswana…

  • Sepupa Swamp Stop

    Okavango Delta

    This laid-back riverside campsite is secluded, handy to Sepupa village, very affordable and accessible (3km) from the Maun–Shakawe road. The lodge can…

  • Desert Sands Motel

    Botswana

    The modern business-style rooms here may lack character, but they're much better value than most others in town. The Wimpy's fast-food restaurant next…

  • Kwara Camp

    Okavango Delta

    This island camp lies in an area of subterranean springs that attract flocks of pelicans (kwara means ‘where the pelicans feed’). These pools also attract…

  • Nkisi Guesthouse

    Botswana

    Nkisi has far and away the most character of Kang's accommodation options – many rooms have exposed stone floors and soothing earth tones, and the grounds…

  • Kaziikini Campsite

    Botswana

    This community-run campsite has a range of accommodation, from campsites and simple straw huts to more luxurious safari tents that come in a range of…

  • Stanley’s Camp

    Okavango Delta

    Although less ostentatious than other lodges in Moremi, Stanley’s, located near the Boro River near the southern end of Chief’s Island, lacks the…

  • Oddball’s

    Okavango Delta

    For years, Oddball’s was a well-regarded budget lodge and something of a delta institution, but although it’s still way below lodge prices elsewhere in…

  • Kgale View Guest House

    Gaborone

    This locally recommended guesthouse has friendly service, attractively decorated if simple rooms and a generally welcoming atmosphere. It’s the sort of…

  • Mapula Lodge

    Okavango Delta

    Located on the fringe of the Moremi Game Reserve, this lodge has a style all its own and is one of few independent lodges in the delta. African hardwoods…

  • Serowe Hotel

    Botswana

    The Serowe Hotel is a terrific hotel of the kind you don’t expect to find in Serowe. It’s 2km southeast of town on the road to Palapye. Comfortable and…

  • Khankhe Pan Campsites

    Botswana

    Well inside the boundaries of the CKGR (although administered as part of Khutse Game Reserve), and just north of the Tropic of Capricorn, Khwankwe Pan has…

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