Wilderness Mombo

ACCOMMODATION

Rooms
Wilderness Mombo, regarded by many as the premier safari destination in Botswana, accommodates up to twenty guests in nine spacious luxury tented suites (including one family tent with an additional en suite). Though technically tented, the rooms don’t feel like ‘tents’! All suites are raised off the ground on a wooden platform with an extended verandah and plunge pool (including safari chairs and sun loungers), plumbed en suite bathroom (flush toilet, double vanity, large copper bath and both indoor and outdoor showers) and a lounge area with bar and tea/coffee facilities. All tents have 24 hour power and charging facilities, ceiling fans, a hairdryer and the use of an iPad, Olympus binoculars, camera and carry bag. There is also a telephone in each which can be used to contact the the duty manager in case of an emergency. All tents are connected by raised walkways.

Central Areas
The central area consists of bar and lounge areas, indoor and outdoor dining and a boutique. There is a wellness centre with a lap pool, fully equipped air conditioned gym and spa offering a variety of treatments.

AREA & ACTIVITIES

Habitat & Wildlife

The Mombo Concession is reputed as being one the of the best game viewing areas in the Okavango Delta, and is home to the big five (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino) as well as a wide variety of plains game, other predators such as hyaena, cheetah and wild dog, and nocturnal species such as aardvark, aardwolf, honey badger, genet, serval, African wild cat and porcupine. The birdlife is excellent too.

The camp is located on the edge of Chiefs Island, within the Moremi Game Reserve. The reserve covers some 487,000 hectares of the Okavango Delta region (roughly half) and was first proclaimed in 1963 in an effort to control the decimation of game through big game hunting.

The Moremi is one of the most beautiful game reserves in Africa – an area of mopane woodland interlaced with giant fig and knobthorn trees, open floodplains and river courses. Animals commonly seen in the area include elephant, buffalo, hippo, crocodile, lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, red lechwe, tsessebe, impala, reedbuck, zebra, kudu, giraffe and wildebeest. White rhino were re-introduced to Chiefs Island a few years ago, whilst Sable and Roan antelope can also be seen, as well as a variety of smaller mammal species, including nocturnal species. The birdlife of the region is equally spectacular with notable ‘ticks’ being wattled crane, slaty egret, Pel’s fishing owl, purple gallinule, African finfoot and lesser jacana.

Activities
Game viewing drives are conducted in open four-wheel drive vehicles during the day (the camp has a policy of just four guests per vehicle). Whilst the camp obviously has an exceptional reputation for game viewing, please note that being within the reserve vehicles cannot (should not) leave the designated tracks. Bush walks and night drives are prohibited for the same reason and there are no water-based activities.

Seasons
Wilderness Mombo is open all year round though the game viewing will be best from June to early November.