Okavango Explorers Camp
Selinda Reserve
Okavango Explorers Camp is located in the southwest of Botswana’s private Selinda Reserve. At the intersection of the upper Okavango Delta water system and the famed Selinda Spillway, the camp’s location is a unique combination of two iconic ecosystems. This area is teeming with wildlife. The 320,000 acre Selinda Reserve in northern Botswana is a prime predator and elephant habitat. This location has been handpicked for its access to some of the highest concentrations of wildlife in the region, along the southernmost section of Selinda Spillway. Lion, leopard and wild dogs hunt these parts regularly. There are good densities of giraffe, buffalo and exciting and now rare antelope like roan, sable and eland. At the peak of the dry season in late September, the Selinda Reserve has been documented to be home to over 9,000 elephants concentrated along this river system. For lovers of elephants, this is the place to be in the dry season. Okavango Explorers Camp creates a safari experience reminiscent of exploring the unknown African hinterland in a 1920’s style. The camp exudes a spirit of the romance of yesteryear whilst ensuring that….
adventure and discovery are an essential part of the journey.
The six canvas tents each have netted windows, a comfortable bed with mosquito net, solar-powered electric lights, and an outside sitting area with director’s chairs - perfect for enjoying your morning coffee or reading with a view. The en-suite is a canvas-walled, open-air bathroom at the back of the tent with a 200-litre bucket shower, flush toilet and an explorers’ style basin with hot and cold water supplied. The tent is furnished with campaign-style furniture, vintage storage trunks, an antique-style fan, and a writing desk. The explorer-styled main area is an open-sided tent with a communal dining table, bar, and lounge. You will dine either in the dining tent or under the stars. It’s an unpretentious camp with a dedicated team passionate about providing an authentic wilderness experience.
Enjoy moments where wildlife congregates along the Selinda Spillway to drink and marvel at the setting of the African sun across wildlife-filled plains. The safari experiences include wildlife viewing drives, canoeing and walking because Okavango Explorers Camp is in one of the most remote parts of this private reserve.
The focus of your stay and safari experience is one of exploration and adventure. As such, a large portion of the wildlife viewing activities involve safari drives in specially adapted vehicles, guided walking opportunities as well as some canoeing on the Selinda Spillway as it enters the Selinda Reserve from the west, being fed from the upper fringes of the Okavango Delta. Experience up-close encounters with elephants, lions, leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, buffalo, eland, zebra and other ungulate species. This is a prime bird-watching country, and opportunities abound for you to spot resident and migrant species, especially in the early morning and late afternoon. Safaris will often continue into the night in search of nocturnal species. Night drives are incredibly prolific, and while they take patience, sightings commonly include lesser-known nocturnal mammals and even lion and hyena hunts.
AT A GLANCE
- 6 large one-bedroomed en-suite canvas tents on wooden decking
- Veranda with chairs and views
- Each bed has a mosquito net and suites have netted windows
- Fans in bedrooms and electric lights
- Charging facilities
- Private, decked, open-air en-suite ‘bustani’ bathrooms that include flush toilet, double basins and hot and cold showers
- Main guest area includes lounge and dining area
- Outdoor fire pit
- Situated on 320,000 acre Selinda Reserve
- Twice daily game drives
- Canoe trips
- Guided bush walk
- Wi-Fi
- All Inclusive: 3 meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beer, safari activities, laundry
- Solar panels provide 24-hour 220v electricity
