Below is a list of lodges we would recommend specifically for birdwatching in Botswana. You may read more about each lodge by clicking on the lodge name. We suggest you take a closer look, and then if you like what you see you can add the lodge to your list of favourites, and go from there...

30 lodges found for birdwatching in Botswana

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Lagoon Camp Kwando-Linyanti area, Botswana

Lagoon Camp abuts a deep waterway and you will spot a good variety of water birds from the camp itself. In season (Oct-Nov), there is often a colony of carmine bee-eaters which nests in the riverbank nearby and there can be some interesting interaction with opportunistic monitor lizards which lurk here. Swamp boubou, sacred and hadeda ibis, pied and malachite kingfisher, wattled plover, wattled crane, African darter, grey go-away-bird, slaty egret and Meyer's parrot are just some of the many other species also present in this area. - View lodge details

Kwara Camp Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana

There is generally a good variety of birdlife throughout the year in the Kwara Reserve, but special mention goes to the spectacular heronry at Xobega Lagoon in Moremi Game Reserve, about an hour from camp along the Maunachira Channel. Nests are constructed around August when there is most activity in the morning, and chicks begin to hatch from October onwards when it's best to visit in the afternoon as the adults return to feed their young and roost for the night. Note that other boats may also be visiting. - View lodge details

Mombo Camp Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana

The particularly fertile soils of Mombo are a result of its geographical position and receive much of the Okavango's alluvial deposits as the flood waters enter the Delta. The combination of floodplains and dry areas play host to a vast array of bird species. With so many predators around vultures abound and birds of prey also find easy pickings. The wetter regions are visited by egrets, herons and storks to name but a few and passerines abound in the thicker forest and shrub of Chief's Island. - View lodge details

Jacana Camp Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana

A large variety of bird species are present in the vicinity of Jacana Camp including wattled crane, saddle-billed stork, African darter, reed cormorant, king-fishers galore, slaty egret, several species of heron including the goliath and rufus-bellied variety and all the more common water-bird species. Ground hornbill are also spotted regularly when water-levels are low. Motor-boating and mekoro trips complement this activity, although many species can be viewed from the comfort of the camp itself. - View lodge details

San Camp Kalahari's Salt Pans, Botswana
During the rainy season, Botswana's salt pans often fill with water to become shallow, saline lakes. Algae blooms and with it a species of tiny brine shrimp flourish and multiply – attracting an array of migrant water birds. It's a fascinating time to visit (even if the flamingos, pelicans and waders which are often talked about tend to come to Sua Pan, far from San Camp). - View lodge details

Elephant Valley Lodge Chobe National Park, Botswana
The birding in this area and in Chobe is excellent, and you could spend hours in the lodge itself or on the balcony of your room watching the birdlife which flutters through the forest reserve. A few of the species we spotted here included crested barbet, long-tailed shrike, pearl-spotted owl, great eagle owl, red and yellow-billed hornbills, and go-away birds. - View lodge details

Selinda Camp Kwando-Linyanti area, Botswana
Selinda overlooks a picturesque channel, so a variety of bird species can be viewed from the camp. On our last visit, our bird-list included wattled crane, painted snipe, swamp boubou, brown firefinch, carmine bee-eater, bateleur, eagle owl, ground hornbill, secretary bird, hammerkop, slaty and black egret, rufous-bellied heron, martial and tawny eagle. - View lodge details

Jao Camp Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana
Spectacular birding including possible sightings of yellow-billed storks, hadeda ibis, painted snipe, black egret, a variety of kingfishers including the pied and malachite, storks, stonechat, nightjars, quelea, spoonbills, slaty egret, sacred ibis, woolly-necked storks, carmine bee-eater, little bee-eater, wattled crane, oxpeckers, goliath heron, etc. - View lodge details

Little Vumbura Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana
Little Vumbura is a first-rate Okavango camp for bird-watching, as it is within an area of many different environments: from shallow- and deep-water floodplains and channels to dense, shady woodlands. We heard (but didn't see) a Pel's fishing owl, and our sightings included pygmy geese, carmine bee eaters, little bee eaters and plenty of owls. - View lodge details

DumaTau Kwando-Linyanti area, Botswana
As the camp is close to water, you can view a good variety of water-birds right from the deck! On our last visit, our bird-list included wattled crane, painted snipe, bateleur, eagle owl, hornbills, sacred and hadeda ibis, malachite kingfisher, and a very bold little crested barbet which allowed me to approach to less than a metre to photograph him! - View lodge details

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Alternatively, click below for more ideas of places to consider for birdwatching throughout our specialist region:


Birdwatching in Africa | Birdwatching in Botswana | Birdwatching in Malawi | Birdwatching in Mozambique | Birdwatching in Namibia | Birdwatching in Rwanda | Birdwatching in Seychelles | Birdwatching in South Africa | Birdwatching in Tanzania | Birdwatching in Zambia | Birdwatching in Zimbabwe


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