A well-run, family-friendly option in the Okavango Delta’s private Kwara Concession
Lounge, dining area, bar, curio shop, plunge pool, and fire-pit
Ten en-suite tented suites and two two-bedroom family units, each with a private veranda overlooking the pan
Game drives, night drives, boating, mokoro excursions, birding, fishing, walking safaris, and local heronry visits
Splash Camp offers an assortment of expertly led land-and water-based activities. Some of these are seasonal, so do contact a member of the Yellow Zebra team for further information.
These take place within Kwara Reserve – an astonishing 175,000 hectares of savanna, woodlands, floodplains, and permanent water bordering Moremi Game Reserve. The wildlife viewing here is superb, with healthy lion prides, ideal cheetah ranges, packs of African wild dog, and vast herds of elephant.
Since Splash Camp is located within a private reserve, guests can venture out after dark in search of nocturnal species such as porcupines, genets, civets, bush babies, and occasionally a larger predator with its prey.
There’s plenty to occupy keen birders, including ostrich, sacred ibis, white-breasted cuckoo-shrike, and the beautiful carmine bee-eater.
Due to its permanently watery location, boating is offered year round at Splash Camp. Meander along the tranquil waterways as your expert guide points out notable wildlife sightings.
Glide gently through the Delta’s pristine water channels, crossing paths with some of the aquatic and semi-aquatic species, such as frogs and water birds. Mokoro rides are available throughout the year at Splash Camp.
Catch-and-release fishing is a wonderful way to spend a few hours on the peaceful Okavango Delta waters. Please be aware that this activity is off limits in January and February as these months make up the breeding season.
Off-road nature walks offer up-close encounters with the fascinating wildlife less easily seen from a vehicle, including butterflies, lizards, tiny frogs, and resident plant life. Please note that this activity is seasonal, so contact the YZ team for further information.
Trips to Godikwe Heronry, best from September to December, are a must for visiting ornithologists!
*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.
Splash Camp is located in the south-east of the Okavango Delta’s Kwara Private Concession, which shares a 30 kilometers water boundary with Moremi Game Reserve. Access to the camp is via light aircraft to Kwara Airstrip (a 30-minute flight from Maun), followed by a 45-minute game drive transfer.
Splash Camp has a large open-plan guest area, which includes a lounge, a bar, a small library, and a dining area with views of the waterhole.
Bar
Communal dining
Swimming pool
Campfire
Library
The dining furniture is set out on wooden decking under a thatched roof from which ceiling fans are suspended. Communal dining takes place at the long table, and outside you’ll find a campfire for pre-dinner drinks and safari-style storytelling. A few steps outside the main area, the tree-fringed swimming pool deck is an excellent spot to cool down during the hotter hours. Last but not least, there’s Splash Enclave, a private area with a private lounge, bar, dining area, fire-pit, and plunge pool – this can be booked exclusively for groups of six to twelve guests and uses four of the camp’s tented accommodations. Please speak to the Yellow Zebra team for more details.
Guest accommodation at Splash Camp consists of ten tented suites and two 2-bedroom family units, all slightly elevated off the ground on wooden platforms with viewing decks that face a permanent pan.
Indoor and outdoor showers
Flush toilet
Mosquito net
Charging station
Ceiling fan
Tea-and-coffee facility
The small private verandas have two armchairs and a drinks table, affording guests uninterrupted views of the vast game-rich terrain. Through sliding, mesh-panelled doors, you’ll find an open-plan lounge and bedroom with a toned-down, contemporary style that favours slate gray, pale wood, cowhide, and natural jute rugs. Each contains a ceiling fan, reading lights built into the headboard, a tea-and-coffee facility, a charging station with international multi-plugs, a writing desk, open hanging space and shelving for clothes, a digital safe, mosquito net, insect repellents, and an emergency horn. All rooms can be configured as doubles with super-king, extra-length, or twin beds. Each en-suite washroom has a flush toilet, twin washbasins, and indoor/outdoor showers. Both family units contain two bedrooms – a standard en-suite tent is connected to a smaller room sharing one washroom. An extra bed is available upon request, allowing three children to stay in a family suite. Suites 4, 5, and 6 can be accessed by wheelchair.
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