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Reviews of Nxai Pan Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

33 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Nxai Pan Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jan-2020, 4 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Nxai Pan Camp.
Lion

50% success

Leopard

0% success

Cheetah

0% success

Wild dog

0% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Buffalo

50% success

Oryx

50% success

Aardvark

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Meerkat

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
Mr D.
London

"Nxai Pan Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 20 Mar 2023
"Naxi Pan proved to be quite surprising. Due to water being available in only two waterholes, there was an endless procession of animals, large and small to water.

The waterhole in front of our camp was very popular with Elephants all day and night. They would vent their frustration loudly as competition was fierce and often there wasn't enough room to accommodate all of them at once. Buffalos were frequent visitors too, at times over sixty strong.

The herbivors had to wait while the Elephants asserted their dominance to the water and bullied everyone.

Pity the waterhole was too far to be able to take any decent photos from camp. All images were fuzzy due to haze. There is plenty of space between the waterhole and camp to either bring it closer or build a hide to get us closer to the action.

The second larger waterhole was about 40 minutes drive from camp, attracting herds of Zebras, Wildebeest, Springbok, Giraffe, Eland, Ostriches and the occasional bull Elephant." See all these reviews: 13n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

4 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

6 sightings

Oryx

6 sightings

Wildebeest

6 sightings

Zebra

6 sightings

Mr & Ms B
Florida, US

"Nxai Pan Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 3 Apr 2022
"This camp was most memorable for its landscapes and skies. It was here, at the eighth out of ten camps, that we saw the first elephants on the entire trip. No baby elephants though, only males traveling mostly in small groups. With the exception of seeing one angry male lion guarding his dinner there were no other big cat sightings, although our guides identified leopard tracks. On the other hand, we got a glimpse of the annual migration of what appeared to us huge springbok and zebra herds.

One big highlight was a drive to the Baines’ Baobab trees, which were immortalized by a famous 19th century painting.

It was also here that we had the only heavy rain during the entire trip of five weeks. So, one morning we were wearing rain ponchos and the cameras were protected inside plastic bags that the camp gladly provided.

The camp, the food and the service was on a par with the other camps of the same company." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 15n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

5 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Oryx

5 sightings

Wildebeest

8 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Drs R
Hampshire

"Warm welcome in Nxai Pan"

2 nights Arrived 25 Feb 2022
"Throughout our time in camp, elephants in large numbers dominated the waterhole in front of camp, with zebra, buffalo, and wildebeest often waiting to get a look in. Giraffe and black backed jackals were also present in large numbers.

Further from the camp we saw springbok, bat-eared foxes and scrub hares. The excellent knowledge of our guide Mat and spotter Shoes helped us to identify and photograph over 65 bird species in two days.

As an elephant had disrupted the borehole pump overnight, on our first morning wake-up, staff brought bottled water for washing. A part was flown in and things were fixed before we returned from the morning's activity.

In contrast to the newly re-built Kwara camp, Nxai Pan camp whilst adequate and appropriate to the location, is showing it's age with limited lighting and less efficient sealing against insects, dealt with by mozzie coils.

But the warmth of the camp staff welcome overcame all that, hosting us as their only visitors for the duration of our stay." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr K-Prof V
Michigan

"Great Stay During the Rainy Season"

3 nights Arrived 5 Jan 2020
"The camp facilities are excellent.

Most importantly, the staff was friendly and attentive with great service. Ike, our guide, knows the birds and animals and even found us a life bird.

The rainy season was a fine time to visit - fantastic herds of zebra and wildebeest with plenty of giraffe and elephant." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 1n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

10 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Dr & Mrs N
USA

"Enjoyed this camp"

3 nights Arrived 21 Jan 2019
"Wonderful people and food, nice game drives - Wago was excellent guide" See all these reviews: 18n in Namibia; 16n in Tanzania; 10n in Botswana; 1n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Dr. FW
Saffron W - UK

"Nxai Pan Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 4 Jan 2019
"We loved the location and setting at Nxai Pan Camp. The staff were more than friendly, and keen to give us the best time. The meals were delicious too.

Unfortunately there were heavy thunderstorms each day, which affected what we could do a bit, and led to some disappointing drives as the wildlife had scattered.

We did enjoy our trip to Baines Baobabs - magnificent on the edge of the pans." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs S
Harrow

"Nxai Pan Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 25 Apr 2018
"Very good camp. Lots of zebra, giraffe and elephants at the waterhole. V good lion sightings every day and great day trip to Baines's Baobab. Noisy, infantile Americans a nuisance but luckily not there every day." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs S
Enfield

"A zebra fest at Naxi Pan"

3 nights Arrived 27 Mar 2018
"Great sightings of thousands of zebra, the beautiful oryx and the local lion pride. As at Tau Pan, a good variety of birds. Our guide Elliot was surprised so many elephants came into camp - some wonderful sightings. Much enjoyed the visit to Baines Bao Bab Trees and seeing the water filled pans and a different landscape. Elliot and our tracker Shoes took things more slowly but always found what was there to see. The star gazing evening was very interesting.

Again there was an issue of a game being interrupted by taking clients to the air strip. However it was resolved by an offer to join a couple who had just arrived." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs T
Derbyshire

"Nxai Pan Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 26 Feb 2018
"Well sited and set out camp with very good game viewing." See all these reviews: 15n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mrs I
Clitheroe

"Nxai Pan Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Feb 2018
"The staff was beyond welcoming. Management was some of the best and nicest I've come across in Africa.

The rooms are lovely and clean, of a simplicity in furniture and the more beautiful for it. Very comfy beds! Food was excellent.
Our guide, Chester, being aware we are photographers, knew how to position his vehicle to put all our animals into the best light." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 2n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
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33 reviews of Nxai Pan Camp by travellers since August 2007
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