Jacana Camp

This beautiful camp consists of five tents and its remote setting offers fantastic views of the flood plain as well as being a great base for activities.

Jacana Camp, in the heart of the Okavango Delta, is a truly water-oriented camp and offers mokoro and walking safaris all year round. Game drives are also on offer year round but night drives are ony possible from around September to May as water levels restrict this activity when the delta is in flood.

The camp is set in one of the most densely populated wetland areas for sitatunga and red lechwe. Wildlife concentrations depend on water flow and volume and thus change from season to season but all the big animals can be found in the area including elephant, lion, leopard and buffalo. Pel’s fishing owl is a favourite amongst birders as well as greater and lesser Jacanas.

Jacana Camp has 5 meru-style tents. Each tent is on a wooden deck overlooking the floodplains and has an en-suite bathroom with flush toilet and shower. The bathroom is enclosed but roofless allowing for showers by starlight. The camp has a plunge pool for cooling off from the midday sun.

The main dining area is on an elevated wooden deck between two magnificent sycamore fig trees and surrounded by dense wild date palms. Downstairs, there is a cosy bar and lounge with an area for an open fire under the stars. It is unique in that is only one of two camps in the Okavango Delta to be on two levels.

• Accommodation 5 tents
• Location Jao Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana
• Getting there 11hr international flight, 2hr international flight, 30mins by light aircraft
• Children Minimum age of 8 years
• Free activities Game drives, boating, mokoro trips, fishing.
• Weather Dry season Apr to Oct, green season Nov to Mar