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Botswana Safari Lodges and Camps by Theme – Luxury, Honeymoon, Family and More
Some safaris start with a place. Others start with a feeling: a honeymoon, a first family adventure, a camp so far out that the only traffic is elephants. The Botswana Showcase groups the lodges and camps we use by theme, so you can begin with what matters most to you and let the route follow.
Each collection picks out properties for one thing they do especially well:
- Most luxurious lodges: our pick for generous suites, fine food and expert guiding, with privacy to match
- Honeymoon lodges: intimate camps for couples
- Remote lodges: for travellers who want to feel far from everywhere
- Best spas: massages between game drives, and some camps with a gym or yoga deck
- Family-friendly lodges: camps that welcome children, each with its own child policy
- Star beds: open-air sleep-outs under the night sky
- Best baths: deep tubs, outdoor showers and open-air bathing in the bush
One itinerary can mix themes, with a sleep-out one night and a spa camp the next. Browse the collections below, see every Botswana lodge, or go straight to lodges in the Okavango Delta, Moremi, Chobe, Linyanti, Savuti and the Kalahari. Prefer a ready-made route? Start from a Botswana safari and change whatever you like. We've been building tailor-made safaris since 1999.
Choose a Theme and We'll Build Your Botswana Safari Around It
Botswana's Most Luxurious Lodges
Our pick of Botswana's most luxurious lodges and camps, for travellers who want generous suites, fine food and expert guiding with plenty of privacy. Stay in this style throughout, or save one for the last nights of your safari.
Botswana Honeymoon Lodges
Safari lodges and camps chosen for honeymooners and couples: intimate settings, private dining where the camp offers it, and days shared between game drives and the water. Tell us your plans and we'll build a romantic Botswana safari around them.
Remote Lodges in Botswana
Camps chosen for their distance from towns and main roads, for travellers who want dark skies, quiet nights and a real sense of being far from everywhere. Remote doesn't mean rough: the comfort and service come with them.
Best Spas in Botswana
Spa treatments and, at some camps, a gym or yoga deck. Book a massage for the midday break between game drives instead of another siesta, a welcome balance to early starts and long hours in the vehicle.
Botswana Family-Friendly Lodges
Children are welcome at these camps, with rooms that suit families, activities for young explorers and guides who enjoy sharing the bush with them. Minimum ages and child policies vary by property; we match camps to your children's ages.
Botswana Star Beds
Swap your tent for a star bed or sleep-out: an open-air deck, a proper bed and nothing between you and the Botswana night sky. Often the highlight of a safari, and a favourite with honeymooners and couples.
Best Baths in Botswana
Deep tubs, outdoor showers and open-air bathing: at these camps the bathroom is part of the safari. Run a bath after the afternoon game drive and watch the light fade over the bush.
Map of Lodges in and around Botswana
Botswana Travel Topics
10 Reasons To Visit Botswana
Ten reasons, from the Okavango's flood and Chobe's elephant herds to the Makgadikgadi salt pans, Kalahari lions and San trackers, wild dogs in the Linyanti, mokoro trips, and a low-volume tourism policy that keeps vehicle numbers down.
Best Botswana Safari Lodges
Our pick of Botswana's safari lodges, region by region: Mombo and Xigera in the Delta, Chobe Game Lodge on the river, Jack's Camp on the pans and Savute Elephant Lodge, plus how to choose between them.
Botswana Chobe National Park
A practical guide to Chobe: getting there from Kasane, river cruises versus game drives, where the elephants come down to drink, the lodges we use, and how to add Victoria Falls on the way in or out.
The Perfect Okavango Delta Honeymoon Safari
Planning a honeymoon in the Okavango Delta: the camps that suit couples, from Camp Okavango to Mombo, with sunrise boat cruises, mokoro trips, and private dinners and helicopter flights where the camp offers them.
10 Reasons To Visit The Savuti
Ten reasons to put Savuti on your route: bull elephants, big lion prides, wild dogs, the Savuti Marsh, San rock art in the Gubatsa Hills, and a channel with a habit of drying up for years at a time.
5 Best Lodges In The Chobe National Park
Five lodges in and around Chobe National Park that we would happily send you to: Chobe Game Lodge with its all-female guiding team, Ngoma, Muchenje, Chobe Chilwero, and &Beyond Chobe Under Canvas, which moves camp to follow the game.
How Much Does It Cost to Go on a Safari in Botswana?
What a Botswana safari actually costs, and why: camping versus mobile versus lodge, the season you travel, flights between camps, park fees and tips, and where a few honest savings can be made.
10 Best Lodges In Okavango Delta
Ten Okavango Delta camps we rate, from Eagle Island and Xigera to Jao, Jacana and Duba Plains, with what each does best, from mokoro trips on the water to family suites and walking safaris.