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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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 64 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Kwara Camp.
Lion

97% success

Leopard

68% success

Cheetah

76% success

Wild dog

75% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

98% success

Hippo

97% success

Spotted Hyena

84% success

Buffalo

82% success

Sable antelope

31% success

Sitatunga

20% success

Roan antelope

20% success

Aardvark

0% success

Black Rhino

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

White Rhino

0% success

Showing 61-70 of 236
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Arrival date
Dr&Mrs B
Wensleydale

"New Kwara camp an excellent start to Botswana"

2 nights Arrived 24 Sep 2019
"Kwara was our first lodge in the Okavango Delta. It had only opened at the beginning go the month and everything was immaculate and well designed. The camp was very quiet, only 2 other guests the first night and 6 the following night.

We landed at the airstrip after the afternoon game drive had started, but, after ascertaining we wanted to join the drive, the driver, drove about 10 mins to locate Pax, our guide and Mike the tracker. We saw a cheetah within another 10 minutes, a male lion, herds of elephants, zebras, giraffe and various antelope. The subsequent game drives were productive with wildlife viewings, although the wild dogs were elusive. Bird life was plentiful and we enjoyed sitting by the water watching birds. Pax was very knowledgeable, but less forthcoming with information than some guides. We were very fortunate that we were the only guests in the vehicle for 2 of the drives.

The staff were all very pleasant and food excellent." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

3 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs T
Derbyshire

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 19 Feb 2018
"game viewing excellent.

Rooms showing signs of age but still clean and comfortable." See all these reviews: 15n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr J
Coventry

"Our annual adventure in Africa 5th leg"

3 nights Arrived 1 Feb 2018
"Now starting to feel tired after all of the early starts and coffee round the fire at 5-30am especially after listening to the Hyenas all night. Starting to get a bit repetitive now but again staff, food and accommodation were all great.. Also shared the lodge with some really nice people. Gie and Gomes were our guide and tracker and helped us see Leopard, side stripped jackal, two different Cheetahs and an animal I never thought that I would see, a Sitatunga when we went on a boat trip. I was buzzing for hours. Even had a few rum and coles to celebrate." See all these reviews: 16n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Ms M
CambridgeHeath

"Run down, magnificent wildlife"

2 nights Arrived 19 Jan 2018
"Rather run down and staff appeared tired.

Fantastic safaris, we saw so many animals and birds.

Saw a Baboon steal a jar of peanut butter, so funny." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mr P
Eastleigh

"Kwara Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 3 Dec 2017
"I canot speak highly enough about this camp and the staff. The facilities are precisely what they say they are and provide that perfect setting for a full on safari experience while providing necessary comfort and relaxation. The actual safari drives are out of this world with plenty of action. The whole set up is perfect and would I go back, definitely tomorrow!" See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

"Kwara - An Excellent 'All-Round' Camp"

3 nights Arrived 8 Nov 2017
"Kwara is an excellent camp for 'something of everything'. The planning of the activities was well managed and having permanent water access, there were a variety of river options mixed in to the game drives.

We really enjoyed the trip down the river to the nest site of many ibis, cranes and heron - elephant crossing the waterway was a great sighting, but so also was the snake doing the same! The boat is covered (with a solid roof you can go onto for a higher view) and the rest stop opportunities were well planned and explained. These points haven't always been the case at other camps with boating activities, so bonus points to Kwara.

We had two excellent cheetah sightings and the lions were prominent (especially on the airstrip!) but not the sole focus. A good balance of viewing options and time. We saw more zebra here than at other camps on the trip, and many tsessebe - much less nervous here then is the usual case. Other vehicles came to the site of excellent sightings, but it was less intrusive than our time at Selinda.

The tents are comfortable, but showing their age, especially in the showers. Although there were no mosquito nets over the bed, we had less issue with bugs (mainly because of the spray / mosquito coils deployed at turn-down). Even so a net over the bed is recommended when refurbished, since the camp management were (rightly) concerned to ensure visitors were aware of malaria.

The camp was very popular, and seating in the lodge area felt over-crowded with a full camp (as in 'turn up early to get a seat'). Dinner under the lapa for 20+ guests and staff was well managed, but the size of table means it gets both loud and hot! On the other hand, this camp is *justifiably* popular and provided excellent viewings of birds and game we had not seen elsewhere.

If I had to pick one camp from this trip to send a friend to on a first visit to Africa, it would be this one. The varied terrain, activities and the experienced know-how make a very good visit." See all these reviews: 13n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs D
Strathaven

"Kwara camp review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Nov 2017
"food and accommodation was very good

guides were excellent" See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr H
BloomfieldHills

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 4 Oct 2017
"The rooms/facilities are very basic, but the location, guiding, experience in the 'bush' was superb.

The guides really focused on what we hoped to see, and we saw a lot, a cheetah close up, a pack of painted dogs and a leopard stalking its prey as well as spending time with her cub. Night drives were particularly good.

The setting was great - able to watch game from our deck." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 6n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Average
Dr N
Cork

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 13 Aug 2017
"The support staff at Kwara were immensely helpful in arranging flights for Don to and from Maun and ensuring that there was someone to assist him with his specific needs in Maun.

Despite my being responsible for making a mistake about the dates, the staff graciously accommodated the changes. In addition, they knew that we were particularly keen on seeing wild dog and suggested that we change our 2nd camp to Lagoon Camp in order to maximise our chances of seeing them. And, indeed, they were right!" See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mr D
London

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 24 Jun 2017
"Ahead of time, we had been slightly concerned about comments that the camp needed refurbishment. We were therefore very pleased with the tent.

The staff were excellent as were the game drives.

The location of the camp was lovely and the communal areas were excellent." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
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