KWANDO LAGOON CAMP
Selinda Spillway, Botswana

Introduction

Lagoon Camp lies on the shady banks of the Kwando River among tall and ancient African Ebony and Marula trees, under the watchful gaze of the resident hippos. Over the years, many guests have commented that Lagoon Camp stands out as one of the most beautiful settings of any safari camp.

Camp Description

Lagoon Camp accommodates only 16 guests in 8 twin bedded luxury safari-style tents. Each tent looks out over the water and has private en-suite facilities, including 24 hour hot and cold running water, open-air showers, flush toilets and modern amenities.

The shady, treed environment of the camp hosts a great variety of birds and squirrels that visit daily. A family of hippo and an elephant or three are regularly sighted from the tents. This contributes to the relaxed calm that prevails at Lagoon. There is a guest pool in which to cool off during the hot months and freshly prepared delicious meals are served in the thatched dining room overlooking the tranquil waters of the lagoon.

Game Viewing

Lagoon is famous as the best venue in Africa for wild dog viewing as the dogs have denned near the camp every year of the camps existence. These animals are generally very relaxed in the presence of vehicles, meaning the sightings are usually at close range and many guests have seen amazing action.

Other predators are also well represented by lion, hyena, leopard, and cheetah. The lions of Kwando are famous for their elephant, hippo and buffalo kills.

Among the great variety of antelope species found at Lagoon, the endangered Sable and Roan are often seen. Seasonally, large herds of elephant drink almost daily at the river bank in front of the camp, in full view of the guests. The big herds attract big predators. Playful spotted necked otters are commonly seen performing in the Lagoon right in front of the tents. Boat cruises along the Kwando River provide excellent opportunities for birding. They also offer specialist fly fishing and spinner fishing for Tiger fish and Bream. Some excellent catches have been made by Kwando guests. Lagoon's complement of staff are there to look after you quietly and efficiently, so as to ensure a relaxing, peaceful stay.

Laundry policy

Laundry is done on a daily basis and inclusive in the nightly tariff with the exception of 'smalls' ie underwear, which are not washed due to local customs.

Extras payment

Curios and or imported drinks will be billed to the guest and settled on check out. Payment can be effected by cash (US$), or the following credit cards: Visa, MasterCard and Diners Club but not American Express. If guests feel that they want to tip, our recommended tipping schedule is as follows:
Guides - US$5.00 per person per day
General Camp Staff - US$3.00 per person per day
Specialist Guides (if applicable) - US$10.00 per person per day
(This is the suggested gratuity schedule only and is subject to service standards)

How to get there

Access is by light aircraft from Maun or Kasane. Direct scheduled flights to Maun or Kasane from Cape Town, Johannesburg and Windhoek.

Electricity

Generator power (AC 220V) is available during the day and evening. Video batteries can be recharged.

Selinda and Kwando Private Concessions

The Selinda Reserve is a small, private wildlife management area located along the Selinda Spillway, which links the Okavango Delta with the Linyanti Swamps. It is outstanding big game country with abundant Elephant and Antelope, a high concentration of cats and plenty of Hippo and Crocodile in the Linyanti River. The scenery is rich with gigantic shade trees, palm groves and solitary Baobab trees plus bushland and grass floodplains. Visitors will never forget the nightly sunsets as the domed blue-sky tumbles into evening colours vividly reflected in the river.

The Kwando Concession is located along the Kwando River (which later becomes the Linyanti and then the Chobe). The river disperses into the Linyanti Marshes, which is a permanent patchwork of reed beds, wetlands, palm-tree islands and open plains. The combination of marshes, seasonal floodplains, savannah and wooded mopane scrubland make this an ideal assortment of terrain for a wide range of animals. Species such as Lechwe, Impala, Kudu, Zebra, Wildebeest and Buffalo attract Lion and endangered Wild Dog. You can also expect to see a lot of Elephants, Giraffe, Hippo and Crocodile.

Seasons

Rainy season: Summer rains usually fall from November to March and bring high humidity and hot temperatures. Mosquitoes breed well in these conditions so anti-malarial precautions are necessary.

Dry season: The dry season is from May to October and waterholes dry up. Animals then congregate in large numbers by the river. Foliage dies down and animals become easily visible. By late October temperatures are high and the air is heavy with expectant rain.

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