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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

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Duration
Arrival date
C&A
Munich

"Kwara Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 30 Jan 2024
"Kwara is a great camp - just enough luxury, but not over-the-top. The focus is clearly on the wildlife viewing and the guiding - and that was exactly what we were looking for.

The staff is very friendly and the camp is beautifully located close to the water. You can do all kind of activities (game drives, boat, mokoro, walking safaris) all year round. We were extremely lucky to see two cheetahs, one leopard, a rare sitatunga and a pack of 20 wild dogs all in just four days. Splendid!

Our guide Lukas and his spotter Tyro were not only very friendly, but also extremely konwledgeable and always willing to go the extra mile for us.

Thank you very much for an unforgettable stay!" See all these reviews: 4n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Cheetah

2 sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Sitatunga

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Miss K
Kent

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 17 Nov 2023
"Kwara is a beautiful camp. The rooms are well spaced out with a view over the lagoon, and animals wandering through the camp during the day.

Being the flagship, the standards are very high.

Kwando appear to have taken on board feed back and the guides in Splash and Kwara are now co-operating better so there is less overlap than I have encountered previously.

Managers Charles and Lizzy are both a delight, and I am looking forward to retuning next year." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs G
Dartmouth

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 9 Oct 2023
"Staff excellent. Woodland setting with several dead trees less appealing.

Catering excellent.

The night drives were exciting and productive." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

6 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

3 sightings

Wild dog

10 sightings

Wildebeest

6 sightings

Zebra

6 sightings

AZ Gang
MacLean

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 12 Sep 2023
"The staff and accomodations at Kwara Camp were great.

There is no air conditioning, so on days it was warm the rooms got really stuffy. There is also no internet which I found more stressful than enjoyable.

The safari experience was amazing - the guides are able to go off road and we even participated in an actual hunt. I would have preferred to shorten the evening drives since once it got dark the bugs came out and you couldn't really see anything.

Having the wildlife come so close to the camp was a major plus!" See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 4n in South Africa; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr and Mrs B
Herts

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Sep 2023
"Due to rescheduling of our trip, we spent 4 nights in Kwara instead of 3. This turned out to be a very good thing. The camp was the smartest of the 4 on our trip and was really excellent.

The staff were brilliant, the guide and tracker were not only excellent but great fun too and the food was super. The staff even treated us to singing and dancing, and sundowners each evening.

But best of all was the game viewing; the most exciting we have seen anywhere in Africa (and we have been on safari in various places over the years). We saw wild dogs hunting and making a kill (fascinating, if gruesome), a group of wild dog puppies seeing off two hyenas that were stalking them, leopards and leopard cubs, cheetahs (inclusing one that had just made a kill), lions galore (including a tree-climbing pride), Sable antelopes, Roan antelopes, large herds of buffalo..... Even the night viewing was productive with sightings of Serval, Genet, Wild cat, Spring hares, leopard, lion and more. Quite exceptional.

The tracking was very impressive and quite often productive which added to the experience enormously." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Sitatunga

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Jan and David
Wales

"Very up market"

4 nights Arrived 24 May 2023
"The camp is very luxurious. The accommodation is exceptionally good. Food excellent.

There was little tracking done by guide and spotter but there proved to be an abundance of wildlife including a pack of 20 wild dogs. We also saw African Wild Cat for the first time and had a remarkable 15 minute view of 2 Honey Badgers.

Across the 3 camps we visited we saw 130 bird species ( our main interest) 7 of which were new to us." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

3 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Spotted Hyena

5 sightings

Wild dog

3 sightings

Wildebeest

6 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Siôn
Surrey

"Days at Kwara"

4 nights Arrived 5 May 2023
"I thoroughly enjoyed Kwara, although the camp has an excellent location allowing a boat trip into the Okavango as well and plenty of game to see, although other locations have more in the way of big cats. Sighting of a Spring Hare was a first for me.

The staff were lovely, so friendly and very helpful.

Stan, the guide and driver, Mike the spotter and Bibi the trainee guide all were very knowledgeable about the animals, birds and plants." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 3n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Wild dog

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Meryl
USA

"Kwara Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 1 May 2023
"This camp was spectacular. The staff was incredible and the accommodations were also amazing. Food was excellent too. Charles was particularly great to interact with as the manager. Our guide Taps and tracker Cee were so great to be with. They were so knowledgeable and even got us to see an active lion kill which we will never forget. Having the camp on the delta was a unique experience." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Sitatunga

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

michael and susan
us

"Kwara Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 1 May 2023
"Kwara is a gem of a camp.

This was our third visit to Kwara and it was the highlight of our trip. It is extremely well run and very pleasant. It is our happy place in the okavango. I cannot say enough good things about it.

The tent cabins are beautiful . The entire staff is lovely. ( especially Charles who is one of the managers). The guides and trackers do a great job and the location is superior being half marsh and grassland and half drier mopane and acacia scrub.

I truly believe it is the best lodge in the delta." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Party of 4
Islington

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 12 Apr 2023
"Huge thanks to everyone at Kwara Camp, especially Taps, Eric and Poster, for their excellent guiding and spotting and generous hospitality.

In addition to the sightings of mammals recorded below, we saw an African Wild Cat, an African Civet, a Lesser Bushbaby, Springhares, Side-striped and Black-backed Jackals, Red Lechwes and Tsessebes." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

1 sighting

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

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219 reviews of Kwara Camp by travellers since August 2007
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