Chobe Under Canvas
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Experience &Beyond Chobe Under Canvas in northern Botswana. A mobile safari camp combining adventure, comfort and wildlife encounters along the Chobe River.
Starting price per person
$ 1,145
What to Expect
Experience &Beyond Chobe Under Canvas in northern Botswana. A mobile safari camp combining adventure, comfort and wildlife encounters along the Chobe River.
Mobile camps are the best way to get really close to the game (Chobe under Canvas changes site every five or six days), and little compares with the awe-inspiring experience of falling asleep to the nocturnal desert chorus. Prepare yourself for amazing up-close game-viewing, staff whose light-hearted attitude is combined with an excellent knowledge of the area and its animals and birds, and luxury accommodation.
The tented main area is shady, with seating for relaxing during the day and a dining area with large tables and directors’ chairs. All meals are prepared over the ever-burning fire, even the cakes for teatime. The food options are limited, but what is served is fresh and flavourful, and there’s plenty of it. Pre-dinner snacks and drinks are served around the fire, and mealtimes are laid-back and sociable.
Highlights
Stay in one of five tents, each well-equipped with a comfortable bed (with top-notch duvet and linen), seating, an en-suite bathroom with a flush toilet and hot water for your shower supplied via a bucket, and a covered veranda from which to enjoy the surroundings. You’re supplied with fresh towels, torches and an emergency alarm (you’re unlikely to need it). There’s no electricity, so there’s no wi-fi or air-conditioning at this Out of Africa destination, although the tents are mosquito-proof.
Morning and afternoon drives with seasoned guides who have a good feel for the bush and take guests really close to the game without venturing off-road; private boat cruises on the Chobe River to see and photograph the waterway’s animals and birds; watching the animals and little critters from your private veranda; and enjoying the well-executed fusion of tented accommodation and high-end style.
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