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Reviews of Kwara Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

219 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Kwara 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 May-2018, 47 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Kwara Camp.
Lion

96% success

Leopard

65% success

Cheetah

80% success

Wild dog

79% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

98% success

Hippo

98% success

Spotted Hyena

84% success

Buffalo

78% success

Sable antelope

23% success

Sitatunga

18% success

Roan antelope

13% success

Aardvark

0% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

White Rhino

0% success

Showing 91-100 of 219
Duration
Arrival date
Mr H & Mrs P
Canada

"Great remote Camp"

3 nights Arrived 4 Sep 2014
"A great location in Africa. But who knew it would be so cold at night.

Thick blankets were provided and it was a very comfortable stay in such a remote area." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mrs K
Fort Myers

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 14 Aug 2014
"We enjoyed our 3 nights at Kwara very much.

Our guide Dix and the tracker worked together very well. The tent was very comfortable and we loved being able to lay there and see out at night. We had a little trouble getting warm water to last long enough to shower, but that was OK. We liked having the campfire in the morning. Unfortunately the day we did our mokoro it was quite windy, and we had to head back early.

All in all, we had a great time." See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr P
Chicago

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 26 Jul 2014
"Great trip and guide Thomas was terrific! All staff and trackers were great to be around." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Miss J
Leicester

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 2 Jul 2014
"This is a lovely camp. The accommodation is slightly older and less grand than in Lagoon but perfect for a three day stay - in fact it felt more authentic.

We had an excellent stay here - great game drives seeing a lot of different animals and birds with extremely knowledgeable guide and tracker. Their willingness to track and find interesting animals was great and included a number of lions, leopards, hyenas and a pack of wild dogs. At times the drives were exhilarating as we raced through the bush in an attempt to both find and then keep up with the animals! we also went on a river trip and out in open canoes which again were great experiences. Food and hospitality were excellent with nothing being too much trouble.

During our stay we learned about the ethos and approach to environmental and conservation issues in Botswana and by Kwando camps themselves and were very impressed with the commitment of the staff we met to this ethos." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Dr & Mrs C
W Sussex

"First visit to the Okavanga"

3 nights Arrived 28 Jun 2014
"It was interesting to stay in a different terrain from the other Kwando Camps. The highlight was the visit to the newly discovered wild dog den with sixteen pups, and we also saw around a hundred elephants on one evening drive.

Like Lagoon, the emphasis seemed to be on predators and we spent several hours on abortive hunts for lions.

The evening river boat trip was very enjoyable, as was the Makoro on the lagoon." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs F
Hants

"Kwara Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 23 Jun 2014
"Our overall experience at Kwara camp was excellent. Prior to booking it was pointed out to us that the camp was a little tired but this did not detract from our stay at the camp which was amazing. The staff were all very attentive and we would like to give a special mention to our guide and tracker, George and Ope, and also Joseph and Lebou.

The highlight of our stay at this camp had to be sightings of the wild dogs and their 15 puppies. George said we should expect a lengthy drive, but my was it worth it. We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have had this experience. Wildlife in this reserve was in abundance, with exceptional sightings of cheetah, the lion, hyena and bird life - you wouldn't believe. This made the sightings for the guides in our next camps extremely challenging." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs C
Switzerland

"Great wildlife, beautiful landscapes."

3 nights Arrived 29 May 2014
"This concession is a no miss if you want to see cats... And more. If you know which animals you want to see, your guides will really do everything they can to find them. We really wanted to see cheetahs and had an amazing time watching a cheetah family playing and hunting.

The only watch-out is each guide tales care of 6 guests. So you need to be clear what you want to do -game drive, boat, mokoro, walking safari- and make sure you don't end up having to do what the other guests of your guide want to do. But should you be in this situation (this happened to us), don't hesitate to talk to your guide or even the camp manager and they will find a solution." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Dr D
Parker

"Kwara Camp"

2 nights Arrived 4 May 2014
"Kwara Camp was most enjoyable and we had a memorable 13 hour all day game drive with lunch in the bush with Tom and his tracker Kelly. This was the best part of Kwara Camp--excellent guides and staff. This was the best game drive our our trip with sightings of lions and over 150 elephants and rather constant game coming into view all day long. Our second game drive found a pack of 15 wild dogs and we watched them for 40 minutes.

Botswana camps and game drives are VERY different from East Africa where we have been five times. The camps are small and intimate. The staff is uniformly superb and knows your name from the beginning. The drives are in beautiful terrain, woods, grasses, water crossings, savannah. AND there are not many animals compared to East Africa. Except for our one all day game drive, the other five days of drives at a total of three camps did not produce many animal sightings. When we did have a good sighting, such as the wild dogs, we spent a lot of time there and learned a lot about them from the guides who seem to know the game on an almost personal basis.

It takes some adjustment to appreciate the Botswana game viewing experience. You have very few vehicles to contend with. The guides have great local knowledge and game viewing is distributed between lots of birds, regular elephant and impala viewing and occasional other antelope, wart hogs, and the rare cat encounter.

Kwara was the best game viewing. However Kwara as a camp was disappointing in terms of our tent and the overall condition of the camp. It had a worn out feel. Our tent was very small with an off-again-on-again hot water shower, holes in the window mesh. The public areas were nice and in better repair but all over a renovation is needed." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 3n in South Africa; 2n in Namibia; 1n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Poor
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Dr B
Miami Beach

"Tree House Tent"

3 nights Arrived 28 Apr 2014
"My stay at Kwara was very nice. Of the 3 lodges I stayed at, the food here was the best. The facilities were wonderful and my room (a tree house tent) offered wonderful views and an area to unwind in the afternoon and evenings.

I saw a number of animals right from my balcony!

The tree house was very nice except for a few details:

1) there was a hornets nest somewhere outside near my shower - I notified the staff about it but nothing seemed to change with the hornets persisting in that area. At night when it was cold, I could go out to shower since there were fewer hornets but this was not as pleasant as I would have hoped.

2) There appeared to be a break in to the room before my arrival and I think baboons may have urinated all over the carpet/rug and the side of the bed in this room. There was a distinct smell of urine at all times. At night, the maid would burn an incense which made the room much more pleasant to sleep in and the smell did not overly bother me.

The games drives were very good and I liked that there was a walking safari and morokoro option here." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr JF
NW London

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 23 Apr 2014
"Kwara camp has an excellent location and a great variety of game - in our 3 days we saw lion + cubs, male lion + kill, cheetah, giraffe, elephant, hippo, wildebeest, baboons, vervet monkeys, wart hog, various antelopes and some spectacular birds.

Activities included game drives, a walking safari and a great boat trip through the Okavango waterways. The rooms are very well-appointed and the facilities good. Our guide and tracker were both great.

The only thing that prevented this being a 5/5 rating was the attitude of a couple of the camp managers, one of whom was somewhat chippy towards western visitors (e.g. uncomfortable comments on colonialism, racism etc), the other showing a lack of real interest in, or enthusiasm for, her job. Otherwise outstanding." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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219 reviews of Kwara Camp by travellers since August 2007
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