Kwetsani Camp

(Okavango Delta - Botswana)

General Description
Kwetsani Camp is a five roomed luxury tented camp located in a private reserve 25km to the west of Mombo and the Moremi Game Reserve. The large elongated island on which Kwetsani is built is heavily wooded, cool and shady with Palm, Mangosteen and Fig trees, making it one of the most remote camps in the entire Okavango Delta.

Kwetsani Camp is raised on stilts beneath a shady canopy. The camp overlooks an enormous floodplain dotted with Lechwe and Wildebeest. Guests can lie in their rooms, or in the pool, and watch the animals in front of the camp.

Activities include mokoroing, walking on palm-fringed islands and game drives during the day and night. Due to high flood water levels, the night drives are currently restricted to an hour's drive around the camp island. In the height of the Okavango's annual floods, boats are used to get around the area and also to transfer to the islands where the game viewing vehicles are located. Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Buffalo and Elephant are all found in this area, as well as good concentrations of Zebra, Wildebeest, Giraffe, and all the plains game.

Accommodation
Five wonderful, spacious tree-house chalets are built under thatch roofs, with wood, glass and a little canvas. All have en-suite facilities including a shower, flush toilet, twin basins and an additional outdoor shower. There is one honeymoon chalet. Each chalet has a private veranda with spectacular views of the floodplains. All rooms have fans and soaps, shampoo, towels and insect repellents are provided.

Dining
Kwetsani Camp has a dining room under thatch where sumptuous meals are served overlooking the flood plains. There also opportunities for dining under the African sky. Local drinks are included with meals.

Activities
- Game drives
- Water activities - dependant on water levels.
- Night game drives
- A raised hide located about 40 minutes from camp (which can be used for sleep outs - max 4 guests, has a long drop loo).
- Water game viewing in mekoro (traditional dug-out canoe)
- Boating trips 1 x 12 seater boat in the waterways to the east of camp.
- Fishing - on a catch and release basis. Basic rods & reels supplied by camp. Fly fishing equipment to be supplied by guest if required.

Facilities
- Dining room, pub and lounge under thatch, on poles
- Raised walkway between public areas and guest rooms
- Evening campfire
- Open air deck for dining under the stars
- Plunge pool
- Gift shop
- Laundry service

Child Policy
Children over 8 years are welcome

Environmental Policy
Kwetsani Camp is run by Wilderness Safaris. Wilderness is a company at the forefront of eco-tourism who employ full-time environmentalists to ensure their camps are as eco-friendly as possible.  Solar heating and power, limited burning of fossil fuels and utilising battery-operated lighting systems are standard.  All camps are small, mostly tented and designed to blend into the natural environment.  Their goal is that if a camp has to be moved the site can be restored to its natural state.  Their "conservation through tourism" policy shares the benefits of tourism with local communities and ensures the protection of these areas for future generations.