Reviews of Kwara Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
236 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

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"Kwara Camp review"
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
"First visit to the Okavanga"
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
"Kwara Camp review"
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
"Great wildlife, beautiful landscapes."
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
"Kwara Camp"
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
"Tree House Tent"
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
"Kwara Camp review"
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
"Great animal encounters at Kwara"
The guide and tracker were excellent and always tried to accommodate us re bird and photography interests." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 9n in South Africa
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Also loved the more indigenous feel of the camp, with its elephants in the garden!
Would be nice if the camp had more sitting/lounge facilities - sometimes there simply wasnt space for all the guests to be in that single lounge space at once." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
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