🦁 BOTSWANA GAME LODGES

Safari Camps & Game Lodges, Ranked by Tier

Botswana's signature — the safari camps of the Okavango Delta (Mombo, Vumbura, Jao, Duba, Chief's Camp), Chobe and the Linyanti-Selinda (DumaTau, Zarafa, Selinda), the Makgadikgadi (Jack's Camp), the Central Kalahari, and Mashatu in the Tuli Block — ranked from ultra-luxury to comfortable. Each links to its website and a Booking.com compare option.

💡 Ranking is by tier (a blend of luxury, price and reputation), most exclusive first — an indicative guide. Botswana runs a low-volume, high-cost model: most camps are all-inclusive (game activities, meals, drinks, often transfers) and priced per person per night. Every card links to the operator's own site plus a Booking.com option. Town hotels and guest houses are in the separate Botswana Accommodation guide. Always confirm rates and inclusions before booking.

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andBeyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge — Sandibe. Sculptural pangolin-inspired suites bordering Moremi, exceptional design and year-round game
Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge — Savuti. Belmond's luxury tented lodge overlooking the Savute Channel with pool and elephant-rich surrounds
Camp Kalahari — Makgadikgadi. More relaxed Natural Selection camp among acacias on Brown Hyena Island, meerkats and pans activities
Camp Moremi — Moremi. Desert & Delta camp at Xakanaxa Lagoon in Moremi combining land drives and boating
Camp Okavango — Okavango. Desert & Delta water camp on Nxaragha Island, a permanent-water base for boating and mokoro
Camp Xakanaxa — Moremi. One of Moremi's oldest camps on Xakanaxa Lagoon, superb birding and year-round game
Chief's Camp — Moremi. Sanctuary Retreats' luxury camp on Chief's Island in Moremi, superb predator country
Chitabe Camp — Sandibe. Wilderness tented camp on an island in a private southern concession, strong predator sightings
Chobe Chilwero — Kasane. Sanctuary Retreats' hilltop lodge above the Chobe River near Kasane with spa and private cottages
Chobe Game Lodge — Chobe. The only lodge inside Chobe National Park, on the riverfront with famed elephant and its all-female guide team
Deception Valley Lodge — Deception Valley. Private lodge on the Kalahari's western edge with thatched suites and San tracking walks
Delta Camp — Okavango. One of the Delta's original camps, no-vehicle water camp focused on walking and mokoro safaris
Dinaka Safari Lodge — Central Kalahari. Lodge on a private reserve bordering the Central Kalahari with waterhole hide, walks and horse riding
Duba Explorers Camp — Duba. Lower-key Great Plains camp sharing the wildlife-rich Duba concession
Duba Plains Camp — Duba. Great Plains' classic tented camp on a private island famed for buffalo-and-lion interactions
DumaTau Camp — Linyanti. Wilderness's premier Linyanti camp on the Osprey Lagoon, elephants and wild dog in a vast concession
Gomoti Plains Camp — Khwai. Tented camp on the Gomoti Channel in a private area on Moremi's south-eastern boundary
Gunn's Camp — Okavango. Water-based camp opposite Chief's Island with luxury tents and classic mokoro excursions
Hyena Pan — Khwai. Value-oriented Natural Selection tented camp in Khwai with a waterhole hide and walking safaris
Jack's Camp — Makgadikgadi. Iconic 1940s-style tented camp on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans; meerkats, quad-bikes and San walks
Jao Camp — Jao. Architecturally striking water-based camp with spa and museum in a pristine western Delta concession
Kalahari Plains Camp — Central Kalahari. Wilderness camp with insulated tented units near Deception Valley, brilliant wet-season game and stargazing
Kanana Camp — Okavango. Ker & Downey tented camp in the southern Delta with a famous heronry and water activities
Khwai Leadwood — Khwai. African Bush Camps' luxury tented camp on the Khwai River bordering Moremi, strong predator country
Khwai Tented Camp — Khwai. Relaxed authentic tented camp in the Khwai community area with game drives, walks and night drives
King's Pool Camp — Linyanti. Luxurious Wilderness camp on the Linyanti's Kings Pool Lagoon with famous dry-season elephant herds
Kwara Camp — Kwara. Kwando Safaris camp on the northern Delta offering both water and land activities in a vast concession
Kwetsani Camp — Jao. Small treehouse-style camp in the Jao concession, excellent water activities and birding
Lagoon Camp — Lagoon. Kwando Safaris camp on the Kwando River, renowned for predators including wild dog and lion
Lebala Camp — Lebala. Kwando camp on open Linyanti floodplains with excellent big-cat and wild-dog viewing
Leroo La Tau — Makgadikgadi. Desert & Delta lodge on the Boteti River overlooking the Makgadikgadi migration with a game-viewing hide
Linyanti Bush Camp — Linyanti. African Bush Camps tented camp on a private Linyanti concession with strong dry-season game
Little Mombo Camp — Mombo. Three-suite sister camp beside Mombo sharing the same extraordinary game-rich concession
Little Vumbura — Vumbura. Intimate six-tent island camp reached by boat, mixing water and land activities
Machaba Camp — Khwai. Classic 1950s-style tented camp on the Khwai River opposite Moremi with excellent game
Mashatu Lodge — Mashatu. Main lodge of Mashatu Game Reserve in the Northern Tuli Block, famed for elephant, lion and photographic hides
Mashatu Tent Camp — Mashatu. Intimate tented camp in Mashatu with a bush feel and the same big-game viewing as the main lodge
Meno a Kwena — Makgadikgadi. Tented camp on a clifftop above the Boteti River overlooking the Makgadikgadi zebra migration
Mombo Camp — Mombo. Wilderness's flagship on Chief's Island, legendary big-cat and predator viewing; among Africa's finest camps
Muchenje Safari Lodge — Ngoma. Owner-run lodge on the western Chobe escarpment overlooking the floodplains, away from the crowds
Ngoma Safari Lodge — Ngoma. Machaba/Chobe lodge on the quieter western Chobe escarpment with river views and private plunge pools
Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp — Sandibe. andBeyond tented camp on a palm-dotted island combining water and land safaris
Nxai Pan Camp — Nxai Pan. Kwando Safaris camp in Nxai Pan National Park, superb wet-season game and Baines' Baobabs excursions
Okuti — Moremi. Ker & Downey camp at Xakanaxa on the Maunachira River with contemporary chalets and boating
Pom Pom Camp — Okavango. Classic tented camp on an island in the central Delta blending water and land safaris
Qorokwe Camp — Okavango. Contemporary Wilderness camp on a private concession bordering Moremi with diverse habitats
Sable Alley — Khwai. Natural Selection camp overlooking a lagoon in the Khwai Private Reserve, land and water activities
San Camp — Makgadikgadi. Ethereal white-tented camp on the pan edge, minimalist and romantic, sister to Jack's Camp
Sanctuary Baines' Camp — Okavango. Small Sanctuary camp near the Boro River known for star-beds and elephant encounters
Sanctuary Stanley's Camp — Okavango. Classic tented Sanctuary camp in a private southern concession with mixed water and land activities
Sango Safari Camp — Khwai. Owner-run tented camp on the Khwai River, intimate and well priced for the Moremi wildlife
Savute Safari Lodge — Savuti. Desert & Delta lodge on the Savute Channel in Chobe, dramatic predator and elephant action
Savuti Camp — Savuti. Wilderness camp on the Savute Channel in the Linyanti, prolific game around its waterholes
Selinda Camp — Selinda. Great Plains' elegant camp on the Selinda Spillway, celebrated for wild dog and big herds
Selinda Explorers Camp — Selinda. Intimate back-to-basics Great Plains tented camp on the Selinda Spillway
Shinde Camp — Kwara. Ker & Downey's classic camp on Shinde Island, water-focused with fine birding and mokoro trips
Splash Camp — Kwara. Small Kwando camp in the Kwara concession known for excellent predator and general game
Tau Pan Camp — Central Kalahari. Kwando's remote solar-powered camp deep in the Central Kalahari, black-maned lions and desert species
Tubu Tree Camp — Jao. Raised tented camp on Hunda Island offering the best dry-land game viewing in the Jao concession
Tuli Safari Lodge — Tuli. Historic lodge in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve on the Limpopo, thatched suites, pool and spa
Tuludi — Khwai. Natural Selection's flagship in the Khwai Private Reserve with raised suites and pools
Vumbura Plains — Vumbura. Contemporary raised suites on a diverse northern concession combining water and big-game plains
Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp — Okavango. Romantic andBeyond water camp with pastel-toned tented suites and private plunge pools
Xigera Safari Lodge — Xigera. Red Carnation's art-filled ultra-luxury lodge on Xigera Island, a water wonderland in Moremi
Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge — Okavango. Stylish lodge in a private south-western concession with water and land activities
Xugana Island Lodge — Okavango. Desert & Delta lodge on the permanent Xugana Lagoon, renowned for fishing, boating and birding
Zarafa Camp — Selinda. Great Plains' opulent four-tent camp on Zibadianja Lagoon, each suite with a private plunge pool