Access & Location
The camp is accessed via game drive or boat trip transfer from the local airstrip. It’s situated on a palm-fringed island facing a beautiful lagoon, with a backdrop of vast open plains, woodlands, and narrow waterways.
Macatoo Camp
A small, intimate camp for horse riders in the western part of the Okavango Delta
Charming lounge, dining area, bar, fire-pit, and swimming pool
Just eight guest tents, including one honeymoon tent and a double unit for family use, all with a private deck
Horse-riding safaris, game drives, walking safaris, mokoro excursions , and sleep-outs
Our Yellow Zebra Opinion
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Special, but not for everyone
One of the best horse-riding camps in Africa, let alone Botswana. Don’t come here expecting luxury, however, as Macatoo is for adventurous horse-loving folk who want to focus on days out riding in the bush.
Activities
The camp offers a great range of things to do, in addition to horse riding. Please note, the availability of mokoro excursions depends on water levels during your stay.
Horse-riding safaris
Expertly guided game drives
Walking safaris
Mokoro excursions
Sleep-outs
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This is the reason for choosing Macatoo rather than any other camp in the Okavango Delta . The delta’s western region is home to a wealth of wildlife, not least four of the Big Five – lion, leopard, elephant, and buffalo. It’s particularly good for plains game, especially giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, and antelopes. As these species are less afraid of people on horseback than they are of safari vehicles, riders can sometimes enjoy the extraordinary experience of cantering alongside whole herds of herbivores!
Vehicle safaris might not be the main attraction here, but they’re of high quality nevertheless. Drives take place during mornings and afternoons, and the expertise of the camp’s guides guarantees some superb sightings.
Walks are also enjoyed in the presence of a knowledgeable and experienced guide. They’re highly recommended for anyone interested in observing the delta’s plants, insects, and birdlife. There are hundreds of feathery friends here, and green season sees the arrival of many migrant species!
A mokoro is a dug-out canoe. Taking a trip along the delta’s waterways in this form of transport involves opportunities for close encounters with hippos, various amphibians, and waterbirds. As the mokoro doesn’t have a motor, you can focus your attention on the sounds as well as the sights of the wildlife.
Macatoo has a tree platform, located a quick drive from camp. Here, guests can enjoy picnics and sleep-outs, drifting off under a canopy of stars!
*This property is unfenced and located in a wildlife area, so large and potentially dangerous animals do pass through. If you opt to stay here, always be alert when walking around the camp and request for a member of staff to escort you if you have any concerns. Any guest is escorted after dark as a matter of course.
Make an EnquiryMake an EnquiryFacilities
The mess tent at Macatoo Camp is approached from the guest tents along brightly lit tracks.
It’s a large canvas structure with shiny wooden floors. The lounge area features comfortable leather sofas and armchairs around a central coffee table, amidst a few wildlife sculptures and some interesting artwork. On the opposite side of the tent, there’s the dining space complete with bar, offering communal dining. Guests often eat al fresco, for example on the camp’s main deck. In front of the mess tent, there’s a (generously proportioned) fire-pit, providing the perfect place for getting to know your fellow travellers and sharing safari stories! Finally, just a short distance away, there’s the camp’s inviting swimming pool, with comfy sunbeds alongside. It entices not only humans, but baboons too, and big species such as elephants and giraffes often pass by.
Make an EnquiryAmenities
Guest accommodation consists of eight tents, all blending beautifully with the bushscape landscape.
Each is elevated above ground level on wooden decking. A narrow ramp leads up onto the deck, where you’ll find sunloungers, a small table, and breathtaking views of floodplains and woodlands! Each standard-size tent offers a double bed or twin beds, bedside tables and lighting, and storage space for all your belongings. The en-suite facilities are set up at the back of the tent, and they comprise flush toilet, washbasin within a vanity unit, and shower. The honeymoon tent has an extra deck for private dining, in addition to a raised double bathtub, also with lovely views. And the family tent, which is suitable for small groups too, is effectively two standard-size tents linked via an elevated walkway.
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