Reviews of Lagoon Camp
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Lagoon Camp review
The position of the camp on the lagoon, near the river, is very beautiful and the boat trip we made was most interesting, sadly cut short because that was the one day when we had really heavy rain. But the frogs liked it! We also liked the layout of the tents
The guides were very skilled and enthusiastic. We saw wild dogs, a leopard and we also saw the most elephants here: large groups with several babies ! This camp was also good for hippos.
We especially liked the friendly atmosphere at this camp: the waitresses came and introduced themselves and guests, managers, guides all sat down together for meals . The food was of an excellent standard. We loved the campfires where we sat at breakfast time to eat delicious porridge.
Lovely Lagoon camp!
Another lovely setting, quite serene and picturesque. Staff were very friendly and amusing.
Our first snake encounter - came across a python which was 2 metres long and moved pretty quickly!
Experienced 2 wild dog chases both of which ended in a kill right before our eyes! Exhilirating drive through the bush trying to keep up with them. KB and AT are driver and tracker kept us amused and were very knowledgeable about the flora and fauna. This was a great end to our stay in Botswana.
Wild dogs at Kwando
The highlight was a pack of 13 wild dogs and the hippos walking past the tent at night. Generally the game was plentiful.
A very well run and organised camp in a lovely setting.
Amazing Kwando safaris - Lagoon camp
The camp, it's staff, the food, our guide and tracker were all very good and friendly.
Although all our guides and trackers were excellent Kaybee and Baruti (sorry may have spelt names incorrectly) stood out. We tracked three cheetahs for well over an hour and found them. Following the wild dogs on a hunt was truely amazing.
The ostrich we had one night was lovely.
Kwando Lagoon
The Kwando ethos seems to be primarily about the wildlife. The game here was brilliant, first afternoon yielded wild dog interaction with a Hyena and a Leopard on a kill, surprisingly these standards were kept up.
The tracker/guide system employed provides results, combined with the willingness to drive off roads for long periods give you the best chance of good wildlife experiences not just sightings.
Camp facilities whilst very good, are not quite to the same level. There are plusher camps in existence, this is reflected in relatively small tents compared to some and a camp that is quite compact.
Food of good quality, frequent and generous!
Fabulous experience at Kwando Lagoon
The Kwando Lagoon Camp experience was amazing - albeit unbelievably expensive.
Overall this was one of the highlights of our trip and we would most definitely visit again (once we have saved up more money or robbed a bank !!)
Expert Africa comments
Sadly … camps in Botswana can be often frighteningly costly these days!
Relative to the other accommodation places booked (in Namibia) for this particular trip, Kwando Lagoon Camp is by far the most expensive. It’s in one of Botswana’s top private reserves, and it includes not only accommodation and meals – but also a full spread of very exclusive guided activities, and most drinks.
So: yes! Kwando Lagoon is very expensive, when compared with most lodges in Namibia.
However, when it is compared to similar camps in Botswana, Lagoon’s costs are, in fact, very reasonable indeed.
Lagoon Camp
Great rooms for us and the kids which connected with a super view.
The game drives were very good with enthusiastic guides and trackers
Lagoon Camp review
Very well organised , focused on viewing animals. Saw a wild dog pack resting and hunting.
Boat wasn't working while we were there but it didn't matter to us.
First trip to Botswana and Wild Dogs
First impressions were more upmarket than Namibia in service safaris but this was to be expected.
We were collected by vehicle from river and taken within minutes to see whole pack of wild dog they had found early morning. Nice tented accom loads of room and everything well organised. Drivers allocated to us were excellent - found dogs again the following evening after tracking for hours. Very well looked after and interested in everything you wanted to see.
Lagoon Camp
*Great*. Well run, efficient, friendly people, very good food, everything worked.
Excellent game drives, superb knowledge of wildlife behaviour, very good spotters. Once there were tracs, we just drove off-road to follow the game.
Kwando camps were the only ones that had night drives, although night drives are advertised by Wilderness Safaris. The afternoon drives were not time-limited, we just went on as long as there was anything to see, also for quite a while after dark.
At Lagoon our guide was the manager, Jonah.He is absolutely outstanding; Plenty of animals, wonderful birds, we got really close for photography. We spotted a leopard in a tree, watching a buffalo heard; Jonah approached with infinite caution - we watched the cat in the tree, coming down and going up another tree, for quite a while and quite close. Wonderful.
We have always believed that acting responsibly is the only way to approach tourism and we're one of
the few companies to hold AITO's original coveted 5-star status for responsible tourism. It's a lead
that others are now following.
