In an exceptionally remote section of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Kalahari Plains Camp overlooks a sweeping salt pan.
Accommodation comprises of 8 canvas-clad suites each featuring a special sleepout area on the roof where guests can lie back and enjoy vast star-studded velvet skies. The main lounge and dining area boasts a swimming pool and sundeck, with all electricity and hot water supplied by solar units for minimum environmental impact.
Things to do at Kalahari Plains Camp include game drives in 4X4 vehicles in search of black-maned lions which have made the reserve so famous. Cheetahs are also plentiful in this region, as are wildebeest, honey badger and mongoose. You can also immerse yourself in San Bushmen culture on an interpretive walk through the wilderness.
A stay at Kalahari Plains Camp is best paired with a safari into the Okavango Delta to experience the dazzling diversity of Botswana.
Location
How to get to Kalahari Plains Camp
Light aircraft transfers can be arranged from Maun to Kalahari Plains Camp.
Activities at Kalahari Plains Camp
- Game drives
- Bushman guided walks
- Sleepouts
- Stargazing
*Some activities are available at extra cost.
Kalahari Plains Camp Highlights
- A breathtakingly remote safari camp in the wild Central Kalahari Game Reserve
- In the domain of legendary black-maned lions
- Tented guest suites with sleepout platforms
- Unforgettable night skies
- Incredible opportunities to view cheetah and smaller desert predators
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