Macatoo Camp

Set in the depths of the Okavango Delta, Macatoo Camp offers simple but comfortable tented rooms and exhilarating rides into the bush accompanied by your expert guide from African Horseback Safaris to get up close to the game.

The camp has eight spacious, luxury, en-suite tents which are raised on wooden decks to offer views of the floodplains where elephant, zebra, buck and bird life can be observed. All the tents have private verandas to make your views even more special.

There are no specific child friendly facilities available at the camp and the minimum riding age is 12 years. The camp has recently introduced a family room to the camp which consists of two interconnecting tents which is ideal for larger groups.

Macatoo cannot accept beginners for safety reasons, only proficient riders. Non-riding partners are welcome and can be taken out on game drives. Not recommended for people with disabilities.

The activities included within your trip are game drives - day and night -, horse back safaris and mokoro trips. For riders, you will spend 4-6 hours a day in the saddle exploring the area. You need to be a competent rider and feel at ease in the saddle. For non riders, you can enjoy the game drives, fishing and mokoro trips.

There is also a swimming pool based at the camps which is an ideal way to cool down in the African sun.

• Boat safari in the Okavango Delta

  Travel through the waterways of the Okavango Delta on a boat safari, exploring the papyrus reeds and hippo habitats with your guide. The smooth ride offers a soothing alternative to time spent in a vehicle. Always subject to water levels.

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• Fishing in the Okavango

  Fishing trips offer visitors to Botswana an opportunity to enjoy a different safari experience. In many areas the fishing is fantastic, you'll also enjoy fantastic wildlife and birdlife over your time on the water. NB not available within national parks.

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• Game Drives in Botswana

  Viewing wildlife from a vehicle is the best way to get up close to big game. Allow your professional safari guide to cover ground to guarantee you some unforgettable sightings in Africa's premier safari destination.

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• Game drives in the Okavango

  One of the best ways to see the big game of Botswana's Okavango Delta is on a game drive with a knowledgeable guide. Explore in open-sided vehicles to maximise your viewing opportunities, this is a truly wildlife rich environment.

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• Helicopter ride over the Delta

  The Okavango Delta is a vast patchwork of deep-water channels, shallow lagoons and date palm islands, fringed with the ubiquitous papyrus reeds. A doors-off scenic helicopter flight is an exhilarating way to take in these sights and a real treat, too!

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• Mokoro trips in Botswana

  Botswana's northern safari areas are full of water channels just waiting to be explored. Larger boats can be used to explore the wider channels but for the aficionado, mokoro trips into the smaller channels are a real treat. Always subject to waterlevels

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• Walking Safaris and Nature Walks

  Walking in the African bush with a professional safari guide is a fantastic experience. Enjoy a completely different perspective on foot than from a vehicle.

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• Wild Botswana Riding Safari

  Okavango Delta, Botswana

  from £4500 pp inc flights & transfers for 5 nights

  • Riding safaris give a totally different perspective - blend into your surroundings as you enjoy getting up close to the wildlife
  • Enjoy fast-paced and exciting riding, sometimes in the company of plains game such as giraffe
  • Listen to the hyenas haunting communication calls and the soft chirp of the scops owl as you sit round the fire after dinner

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Okavango Delta, Botswana

Macatoo Camp is situated on the western side of the Okavango Delta. Covering 17,000 km sq, the Okavango is the largest inland delta in the world, a mix of labyrinth channels, palm fringed islands and fertile floodplains. Trapped in the parched sands of the Kalahari desert, it is a magnet for the wildlife who depend on the delta's life giving waters.

How to get there

Maun is the gateway to the Okavango Delta, which is an 11-hour international flight to Johannesburg, followed by a 2-hour international flight. Once in Maun, you will be met by a Macatoo camp representative and introduced to your pilot who will fly you to our camp airstrip.