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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"New Kwara camp an excellent start to Botswana"
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

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
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Rooms showing signs of age but still clean and comfortable." See all these reviews: 15n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
"Our annual adventure in Africa 5th leg"
"Run down, magnificent wildlife"
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
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"Kwara - An Excellent 'All-Round' Camp"
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
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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
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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
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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
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