Botswana Family-Friendly Lodges

Choose Camp Kalahari for desert adventure on a relaxed scale. Interconnecting family tents share a bathroom between the children's and parents' rooms, and days bring habituated meerkats, walks with San guides and game drives. Elephants sometimes drink at the camp pool.

Inside Moremi Game Reserve, Camp Moremi pairs morning and afternoon game drives with motorboat trips on the Xakanaxa Lagoon. Its family tent has two en-suite bedrooms joined by interleading doors, and a pool on its own deck fills the midday break.

Camp Okavango is a water camp on Nxaragha Island in the permanent Delta, so there are no game drives. Families explore by motorboat, by mokoro and on guided island walks instead. The family suite has two bedrooms, each with its own bathroom.

Chitabe Lediba sits in the Chitabe concession on the south-eastern edge of the Delta, bordering Moremi, where families share game drives through mixed woodland and floodplain. Ask us about its family tent and children's activities when planning.

Chobe Chilwero sits above the Chobe River on the edge of Chobe National Park near Kasane. Family suites add a separate bedroom for children, and days mix game drives in the park with boat trips on the river, with a split-level pool in between.

Chobe Game Lodge is the only permanent lodge on the Chobe River inside Chobe National Park. Family rooms and suites, river safaris in silent solar-electric boats and a midday eco tour of the lodge's green systems give children plenty to explore.

Deception Valley Lodge sits on a private reserve bordering the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, where off-road drives, night drives and walks with Naro San guides are all possible. A family suite joins two bedrooms, and the lodge waterhole keeps wildlife in view.

Dinaka's private reserve on the northern boundary of the Central Kalahari brings families close to desert wildlife, from an underground photographic hide to walks with San guides. The family tent sleeps up to five, and Young Explorers can be added.

Duke's Camp, from the team behind Jack's Camp, sits on a private concession adjoining Moremi in the northern Delta. A family unit, a camp pool, and a mix of game drives, mokoro and boat trips suit families who want land and water in one stay.

Duke's East is the smaller sister to Duke's Camp, and its family unit has its own plunge pool. Book the whole camp and your family has the concession's game drives, mokoro and boat trips to itself, on your own timetable.

Jack's Camp is the Bousfield family's original Makgadikgadi camp, with a plunge pool on every tent deck. Families come for the habituated meerkats, walks with San guides, game drives and guided quad biking on the salt pans.

Jack's Private Camp is an exclusive-use villa set apart from Jack's Camp, with two bedroom suites, a private pool, and its own guide, vehicle, chef and host. There are no set schedules, so each day runs to your children's rhythm.

Kanana sits on the Xudum River in a private concession in the south-western Delta. Its family tent has two bedrooms with separate bathrooms, and activities follow the flood: game and night drives, guided walks, mokoro and boat trips past seasonal heronries.

Leroo La Tau stands on the western bank of the Boteti River, looking across to Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. A family suite with two en-suite bedrooms, a river-level hide below the lodge and game drives in the park make it an easy desert stop.

Little Vumbura is an island camp in the private Vumbura concession of the northern Delta, reached by boat. Families can take over the whole camp, and days combine game drives with boat trips and, where the child policy allows, mokoro outings.

Meno a Kwena is perched on a clifftop above the Boteti River, so elephants and zebra drinking below are part of camp life. Two family units with interleading tents, a rock pool, a floating hide and walks with San guides keep children busy.

Nxamaseri Island Lodge sits on a private island in the permanent waters of the Okavango Panhandle. A family chalet, boat and mokoro trips, island walks and tigerfish angling make it a strong pick for families who love the water.

Okuti sits on the Maunachira River inside Moremi Game Reserve. Its family Masasas each pair two bedrooms with a shared bathroom, and the camp offers game drives plus motorboat and mokoro trips, with Young Explorers available for families.

Planet Baobab is a laid-back stop on the Makgadikgadi side of the collection, with family accommodation and activities for children. Its easy-going atmosphere suits the desert leg of a family trip between more formal camps.

Savute Safari Lodge sits on the Savuti Channel in western Chobe National Park. Its family chalet joins two en-suite rooms, a low photographic hide faces the waterhole in front of the lodge, and drives can include San rock paintings in the Gubatsa Hills.

Shinde stands on a palm island beside a permanent lagoon in a private concession in the northern Delta. The two-bedroom family tent sleeps up to five, land and water activities run year-round, and Young Explorers is available for families.

Shinde Footsteps takes only a handful of guests, so it is easy to book exclusively for a family. A two-bedroom family tent, walks, mokoro, game and night drives, and Young Explorers make it a natural first taste of the Delta for children.

Camp Xakanaxa sits on the Xakanaxa Lagoon on the Khwai River inside Moremi Game Reserve, offering land and water safaris year-round. The two-bedroom family tent has an en-suite bathroom per room, and children can swap game drives for lagoon boat trips.