A Natural Selection camp, Tawana is located on the Gomoti River in Botswana’s iconic Moremi Game Reserve
Lounge areas, library, indoor and outdoor dining, expansive deck, 16-metre lap pool, and gift shop
Eight spacious suites, including three family units, each with a private terrace, plunge pool, and outdoor sala
Game drives, birding, spa treatments, and scenic helicopter flights
As the camp is positioned within a national reserve, activities are limited to daylight hours and mainly focus on 4WD game drives.
Twice-daily 4WD game drives provide opportunities for guests to explore Moremi Game Reserve’s spectacular landscape and to enjoy unparalleled game viewing. Wildlife concentrations include lion, leopard, and African wild dog, and the waters of the Gomoti river attract plenty of antelope, including the semi-aquatic red lechwe and sitatunga, as well as hippo, elephant, and Nile crocodile. As this is a national game reserve, guests must return to camp by 6:30 each evening.
An aerial safari offers a completely different perspective as you soar above the Okavango Delta’s maze of water channels, observing the extraordinary landscape with its floodplains, spillways, and lagoons. Please note that this activity incurs an extra cost.
More than four hundred bird species have been recorded in Moremi Game Reserve. Particularly during the summer months, birding safaris introduce guests to some of the most noteworthy variants.
*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.
Tawana is located within the wildlife-rich Moremi Game Reserve on the eastern side of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, east of the Qorokwe and Chitabe concessions. By light aircraft, it’s a 20-minute flight from Maun to Santawani Airstrip, followed by a 45-minute drive to the camp.
The camp’s extensive open-sided communal areas give the feeling of space and privacy, with plenty of different seating options and a library in one of the lounges.
The vast deck allows for outside dining and features a fire-pit for guests to congregate around. There’s also a wood-fired pizza oven and a walk-in wine cellar, which enhance its culinary offerings. The 16-metre lap pool offers a welcome respite between game-viewing activities, and those wishing to exercise will enjoy the well-equipped gym. Tawana’s on-site spa offers a menu of facial and body treatments.
Tawana has eight spacious, well-spaced suites, including five standard and three family units (able to accommodate a maximum of five guests each), with private plunge pools and outdoor salas overlooking the Gomoti river.
Connected by a raised wooden walkway, accommodations feature ceiling fans and eco-efficient over-bed air-conditioning systems, and since the camp is 100 per cent solar powered, guests benefit from 24-hour electricity. The en-suite bathrooms have both indoor and outdoor showers as well as a separate bath. Separate lounges offer comfortable seating arrangements, and each unit has a daybed and writing desk. Additional amenities include a Nespresso coffee machine and tea-making facilities, an inclusive mini-bar, and in-room weights and yoga mats for fitness enthusiasts. Wi-Fi is available in all suites.
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