Varied landscapes
Tall platforms with sturdy canvas tents stand unobtrusively against a backdrop of fig trees, African ebony trees, ilala palm trees and mangosteen trees. The only bush camp in a vast expanse of land is deliberately set up so that the many animals that pass here can come and drink and forage undisturbed. A watering place attracts many animal species in the dry season; elephants also love the ripe fruits that fall from the trees. It all takes place in front of your terrace, here you can go on safari from an easy chair. Of course, you will also explore by mokoro and 4WD in the extremely diverse landscape of savannah, lagoons and floodplains, riverine landscapes and forests full of mopane trees.
Leopards and wild dogs
The area around Mokolwane is among one of the best locations in all of Africa to see leopards, and is regularly featured in wildlife documentaries for that reason alone. Also, the area is exceptionally rich in elephants, predators and large herds of buffalo. How fantastic it is to search for leopards and wild dogs by yourself, both during the day and after sunset. Then the magic of the Okavango Delta begins, as your guide asks you to be quiet, because somewhere the deep call of a leopard is heard. Silently, the vehicle moves toward the sound. Listen carefully and scan the silhouettes of the trees with your eyes. That's where he must be somewhere... Where the world can't find you...
Tips & Tops Mokolwane:
- Mokolwane has six twin tents and one family tent, all with modern en-suite bathrooms
- It is possible to privatize the entire bush camp
- Mokolwane is open year-round. At the highest water level in April/May, the water comes close to the tents. From the end of September, the plains can run dry, mokoro trips are very limited or even not possible after that
- The bush camp is located in a particularly vast, privatized part of the Okavango Delta where there are no other lodges or encampments
- On a night safari, look out for porcupines, aardwolf and aardvark, civets and genets
- Very many bird species live around Mokolwane, keep your binoculars handy at all times
- Mokolwane is accessible by helicopter
Other bush camps of Natural Selections:
- Meno a Kwena, located at the Makgdikgadi Pans
- Sable Alley lies amid the wildlife-rich floodplain of the Khwai River
Tuludi Camp
is a small bush camp in Khwai Private Reserve- Little Sable is located in the rolling grasslands of the Khwai private reserve
- Hyena Pan, Khwai private reserve overlooking Hyena Pan lagoon
- Skybeds is located in the heart of the Khwai reserve
- Mapula Lodge can be found on the northern edge of the famous Okavango Delta
- Jack's Camp is located in the Kalahari Desert
- Camp Kalahari is the sister camp to Jack's Camp and is located in the heart of the Great Kalahari
- San Camp, located on the edge of the vast and mysterious Makgadikgadi salt pans
- Planet Baobab is located near Gweta on the Makgadikgadi Pans
- GweGwe Beach Lodge in a hidden gem on South Africa's Wild Coast, in the breathtaking Mkambati Nature Reserve
