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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
Mrs and Mrs C.
London

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 31 May 2022
"The suites at Kwara are outstandingly large and luxurious with a lovely view of the lagoon in the distance. We personally didn't feel the need to be in such luxury as you spend so little time in your room and we found the other 2 camps we visited to be more in keeping with their environment.

The guide and the tracker were excellent and we saw a greater numbers of game here than the other 2 camps and followed 12 wild dogs. We were woken at 5.30 am each day in order to have breakfast round the camp fire whereas the other 2 camps allowed you an extra half hour in bed with breakfast taken later on the game drive which we preferred.

The staff were very willing but seemed a little inexperienced. Food was buffet style and good but not up the standard of the other 2 camps. We particularly enjoyed a boat trip on the surrounding waters.

On departure the managers gave us the wrong departure time for our Mack flight which meant that we missed it. However, we admired their honesty in admitting their mistake and they did arrange an alternative flight on a 4 seater which was an adventure in itself." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Ms B
Arizona

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 20 May 2022
"Upscale camp. Huge safari tent rooms.

Elephants surrounded our tent on the first couple of days. Staff were very helpful and nice. Beautiful location.

Big emphasis from this camp is to see the big predators almost to the exclusion of watching other wildlife. Guide did adjust his tours to try to meet our goals.

Food was excellent and there was always a lot of it." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 8n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Wild dog

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Miss K
Kent

"Kwara Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 16 May 2022
"Kwara remains Kwando's flagship camp and standards are still extremely high. Game is present in the camp at most times. Other than the birds that you might ordinarily expect to see, I saw several elephants at 'close' quarters, hippos, a warthog family, banded mongoose, impala, red lechwe, kudu and of course the camp troop of baboons." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

C & K
RI

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 14 May 2022
"There were abundant animals around the camp: hippos, baboons, elephants and impala. In fact the first evening we were walking back to our tent with the guide and came upon a large bull elephant on our path. We just stopped, stood silently until our guide clapped his hands loudly three times, and the elephant ambled off.

Everyone there was very hospitable and helpful. There is no internet. However, when the rules for getting back into South Africa were changed because of Covid, the manager sent emails for us to figure out how we would get the required QR code we would need.

An unusual experience was taking an outdoor shower with a baboon watching me! We watched a jackal eating remains of an impala. One evening when we were driving back to the camp, we saw an aardwolf and a serval. The sunsets are amazing!" See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 2n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr P M & family
UK

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 3 May 2022
"We really enjoyed our experience at this camp - in particular the guiding on the game drives was exceptional. Having a tracker on the front of the vehicle really makes a difference. In one half hour period we saw wild dogs hunting, lions on an impala kill and an angry herd of elephants chasing off the lions.

The staff at the lodge were excellent and looked after us really well. Whilst this camp isn’t as well appointed as a typical Wilderness Safaris camp, it hit the mark for us and the focus on wildlife was excellent.

The lack of wi-if was a good thing from our perspective although probably not for others.

The camp was quiet when we first arrived but got busier during our stay and we enjoyed the communal dining experiences and breakfast around the fire." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

5 sightings

Giraffe

7 sightings

Hippo

7 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

3 sightings

Wildebeest

3 sightings

Zebra

5 sightings

Mr & Ms B
Florida, US

"Kwara Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 9 Apr 2022
"As mentioned elsewhere, this was our fourth trip to Botswana, and we have made it a tradition to come to one of the Kwando Safaris camps in the Kwara Concession last, and as before, we enjoyed every minute of our stay (except for one little detail, see below).

The reason for coming here repeatedly is just due to the fact that during our first visit, we saw a cheetah successfully hunting a reedbuck and, on the same day, a pack of wild dogs making a kill right in front of our the camp. These are once-in-a-lifetime experiences that are hard to duplicate. Not that the other wildlife sightings we had here gave us any reason for complaints. Quite the contrary, during that same first visit we saw a mating dance of saddle-billed storks, we saw elephants crossing the rivers during a boat cruise in the Moremi GR, and we saw lions making faces. Subsequent visits to this camp were similarly spectacular: In 2018 we saw a young female leopard posing for us in a tree (we saw her again last October), and we enjoyed, for the first time, seeing a couple of lions mating (a spectacle we will never forget).

So, how did this camp stack up against the others and previous visits? In a nutshell, we were in seventh heaven, once again, despite the fact that the season was not optimal, according to all the guidebooks. We encountered elephant herds with babies (no such thing in the other camps), we saw plenty of herbivores (except cape buffalo and rhinos), and to top it all off, we met Mr. Special again, an 8-9 year old cheetah that we followed for hours on two consecutive days. On the second day we saw him scanning the neighborhood for a breakfast and plotting his next moves, but unfortunately, we missed witnessing him making the kill. We met him again a few moments after, and saw him having breakfast.

The following day was just as dazzling insofar as we ran into the resident pack of wild dogs which frolicked around a waterhole with splashing water and all that.

The food and the amenities of this camp were as phenomenal as during past visits." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 15n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Cheetah

4 sightings

Elephant

9 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

4 sightings

Lion

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

3 sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

3 sightings

Zebra

6 sightings

Mr & Mrs S
Hampshire

"Mind-blowingly brilliant!"

4 nights Arrived 27 Mar 2022
"We'd stayed at Little Kwara 8 years ago and were astonished and delighted by the upgrade.

Each room was breathtaking, the staff were exemplary and the game drives were full of animals, birds and very special experiences - we even saw a cheetah kill.

We loved the rule of only 3 vehicles at one sighting, even if it meant we left to allow another in. This is so much better for the wildlife and we felt this made a difference to how many sightings we had. Everyone at the camp worked tirelessly to give us the very best experience.

We can't wait to go back!" See all these reviews: 13n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Cheetah

2 sightings

Elephant

2 sightings

Giraffe

4 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

3 sightings

Wild dog

10 sightings

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

5 sightings

Mr C
Hale

"Kwara Camp review"

5 nights Arrived 3 Mar 2022
"We travelled in the middle of March post-COVID and for most of our time there was just one other couple in the camp.

Wildlife was pretty incredible as far as I was concerned, with multiple lion and wild dog sightings, and prolonged single sightings of leopard and cheetah. Guiding was very high quality, food extremely good and the room luxurious.

We saw wild dogs hunting through the camp, an elephant slept 10 yards from our room and there were leopard visits too.

Whilst we were having dinner one evening, a hyena sauntered over and laid its chin on the deck. What more can I say?" 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

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs H
Kent

"Kwara Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 24 Feb 2022
"This was an excellent camp with loads of space plus very modern

The tracker and guide were excellent

we both enjoyed the water activities" 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

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Drs R
Hampshire

"Kwara Camp in February"

4 nights Arrived 21 Feb 2022
"In the wet season with tall grass, we came hoping for the more unusual antelope, small animals and birds, rather than expecting the predators. In this we were successful, seeing and photographing both Jackal kinds, Kudu, Lechwe, Steenbok, Tsessebe, Warthog and Waterbuck, plus 75 bird species over the three days we were in camp.

We had the camp to ourselves, apart from one other couple on the last day. Once, at a lion cub sighting, we did come across two vehicles from Splash.

Kwara camp is still pristine since it's rebuild completed just before C-19, with rooms very large and comfortable, well sealed against insects and the one night-time thunderstorm. Little Kwara is currently just used for the manager." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Lion

6 sightings

Spotted Hyena

4 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

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