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Description
Mombo Camp is situated on Mombo Island, adjoining the northern tip of Chief's Island, within the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. The island is surrounded by open floodplains and the camp itself is largely built in and around the shade of some large Mangosteen, Ebony and Fig trees - overlooking a wonderful floodplain teeming with game.
The camp has nine luxuriously furnished tents, raised off the ground. The guests' rooms and connecting walkways that connect are up to two metres off the ground, allowing game to wander freely through the camp while at the same time allowing for guest safety. One often finds that animals take refuge under the rooms. The canvas rooms are spacious and well appointed and have en-suite facilities with an additional outdoor shower for those who enjoy a shower under the stars.
The dining room, pub and living area overlook the open plain in front of the camp and there is a plunge pool for relaxing in the heat of the day. Activities at Mombo include morning and afternoon game drives in open 4x4 vehicles.
The camp offers abundant big game viewing, arguably the best in Botswana. The highlight is the concentration of plains game and all the predators - including the big cats. Lion sightings are particularly good. Guests can also see Leopard, large herds of Buffalo, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Elephant, Hyaena, Giraffe, Wildebeest and Zebra. Black and White Rhino have been reintroduced with outstanding success to the area (albeit most are further away from camp), thanks to the Botswana Rhino Reintroduction Programme.
Access into this area is only by aircraft.
Accommodations
- Nine Super luxury tents with 2 x ¾ twin beds in each tent
- Custom-made linen enables twin beds to be converted in a king sized bed on request
- One twin guide tent (which is shared with Little Mombo camp) - same standard as guest tent but much smaller in size
- Bathrooms all en-suite, showers inside tent and also outdoors
- Separate flush toilet
- Luxury tents on raised decks overlooking the surrounding plains
- Entrance to tent has a door not zip
- Veranda in front of tent
- Fan
- Soaps, shampoos and insect repellents are supplied in each tent
- Sala at each tent
Activities
Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah and all the major predators are common in the region. The excellent game at Mombo has made this area Botswana's top wildlife documentary location. National Geographic, the BBC and many others have filmed here. Birdlife is prolific, with waterfowl and waders being particularly common. - Game drives via 4 x 10 seater open 4 x 4 Land Rovers each accommodating a maximum of six or seven guests, allowing all guests an outside seat.
- Game drives on Chiefs Island
- Best game viewing in Botswana
- Night drives not possible at the moment but will change when the new Moremi Wildlife Reserve rules come into effect
- Private vehicle on request (maximum five vehicles in the concession with three primarily being used at Mombo main camp, one at
- Little Mombo and one available for private vehicle booking).
- Short game walks can be offered during siesta time on request. Please note that no rifles are allowed in the park.
Local Area
Moremi Game Reserve - Mombo
Mombo and Little Mombo are situated on Mombo Island, which is an extension of the north western end of Chiefs Island which effectively divides the Okavango into eastern and western sections. The whole of Chiefs Island and Mombo fall within the Moremi Game Reserve, and, in particular a zone within the reserve, set aside for "low intensity" safari use. Thus Mombo and Little Mombo are remarkably exclusive and remote.
The sheer numbers and variety of large mammals in this area defy description, all year round. From elephant and both species of rhinocerous, to lion leopard and cheetah. From herds of buffalo to tiny steenbok, they occur in this area in large numbers.
All this owes much to its position on the ecotone between the ancient Kalahari sands and vegetation of Chiefs Island, to the more modern, water borne sediments and grasses of the Okavango fan, to the west. Much geomorphological evolution has resulted in a richness and diversity that is legendary amongst the original tribesmen and hunters of the 19th and 20th centuries. The Moremi Game Reserve was amongst the first to be promulgated by tribal request in an effort to protect this fantastic legacy. They have certainly succeeded in the case of the Moremi.
When the annual inundation of water arrives in the area during March to May each year, large mammals are able to move into the Chiefs Island area, which contains rich resources of grass and acacia forests. The wetlands are fringed by large hardwood trees, containing shade, cover, nesting areas, and food, for a wide variety of mammals and birds. By September and October the wetlands have started to recede leaving behind vast floodplains of short green grass when the rest of the large islands are at their driest. It is this seasonal food availability and quality that has resulted in the excitement and diversity that is the Mombo area.
Pricing and Special Offers
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7 nights from $10,300 per person (high season)
Included:
- Spend 7 nights/8 days on safari in Botswana including three nights at Mombo Camp for $10,300.00 per person
- Day 1 & 2 at Lebala Camp, Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana
- Day 3 & 4 at Vumburua Plains Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana
- Day 5, 6 & 7 at Mombo Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Restrictions: High season prices: vaild 6/16/2008 - 11/30/2008
Offer valid for travel between
June 16, 2008 and November 30, 2008
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