LINYANTI WILDLIFE RESERVE

Kings Pool Camp
Kings Pool Camp is a recently upgraded, luxury safari camp overlooking a beautiful lagoon along the Linyanti River in northern Botswana.  Each spacious, well-appointed gust room has a private view of the lagoon and its resident hippos, who bask and frolic in the cool water all through the day.  Each room also has a private back deck with a plunge pool, outdoor shower and sala for relaxing during the day.

Kings Pool offers day and night activities, plus a nice mix of water and land-based safari viewing options.  There are two hides, one of them an underground hide overlooking a waterhole frequented by elephants, wild dogs and other game throughout the day.

Wildlife at Kings Pool includes all major predators including lion, leopard, wild dogs, hyena (plus cheetah if you drive a ways to the Savuti Channel).  Other commonly seen game includes buffalo, zebra, giraffe, roan and sable antelopes, waterbuck, kudu and bushbuck.

Savuti Camp
Savuti Camp is situated along the famous and now dry Savuti Channel, which most recently stopped flowing in 1980.  The channel is currently a winding swath of grassland which attracts numerous herds of zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and impala.  Cheetah are seen in the channel regularly, along with wild dogs, lion and sometimes leopard in the trees along the banks.

The camp itself accommodates guests in seven large walk-in tents, raised of the ground on platforms.  There is a spectacular, pumped pan in front of the camp with a specially constructed "woodpile" hide from which guests get a very close-up view of the many elephants and other game that come to drink.  This hide gives one the feel of really being within the herd and allows superb photography from a safe vantage.  Not to be missed!

DumaTau Camp
DumaTau Camp is located just off the bank of the Linyanti River in a shady grove of mangosteen trees.  Game drives along the river are usually packed with wildlife viewing as the animals come to the river for their water.

The camp offers ten luxury, tented rooms with indoor and outdoor showers and private verandas.  The main areas include a dining room, pub and lounge plus a lovely plunge pool for cooling off midday.

The game viewing at DumaTau is good year-round, with elephants being in abundance, especially during the drier months.  Wild Dogs, lions and leopards are seen regularly and the Savuti Channel is only a short drive away for additional game viewing opportunities.  Baboons, warthog, hyena, zebra, and loads of impala are seen daily.  Water activities are available depending upon the flood levels.

Kwando Lagoon Camp
Kwando Lagoon Camp lies in the Kwando sector of the Linyanti area along the shady banks of the Kwando River.  The camp accommodates 12 guests in comfortable, walk-in safari tents, each overlooking a lovely permanent lagoon.

Safari activities include game drives and boating on the river.  Night drives are also offered and the nocturnal wildlife in the area in superb.  The camp has become well known for its perennial wild dog dens and excellent sightings of these endangered canines.  The area also supports good populations of leopard, lion, cheetah and hyena.  General game includes impala, kudu, buffalo, roan, sable, zebra, giraffe and waterbuck.  Birding is also excellent.