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.
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.
As described before, the annual inundation and drying of the floodplains to the west of Mombo, allow
the large numbers of wildlife to utilise both habitats to the maximum.
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.
LOCATION
- Northern Botswana
- Central Okavango Delta
- On Mombo Island on the northern tip of Chief's Island
- Moremi Game Reserves, northern area
PRICING / CHILD POLICY
Green Season: December to March
Shoulder Season: April to June and November
High Season: July to October
Children over the age of 8 years are
welcome
ACCOMMODATION
Number of tents:
- Nine Super luxury tents with 2
x Bs 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
This camp can accommodate 18 guests with tour leader.
Tent details:
- 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
CAMP DESCRIPTION
- Deep within Moremi Game Reserve, beneath huge trees on the edge of a scenic floodplain
- Dining room, lounge and bar area on raised deck under thatch
- Separate reading room/library
- Walkways connect the tents to the main living areas
- Plunge pool
- Trading store
- Slide projector available
- Kgotla (boma) for dining under the stars
- Private lounge for smaller groups, private dinners or honeymooner's dinners
- Private dinners on decks or in private lounge
- Picnics on drive offered allowing for all day excursions
- Joined by a raised deck to Little Mombo camp
GAME VIEWING
Renowned as one of the best game areas in Africa. A predator haven with frequent excellent sightings of
Lion, Leopard and Cheetah. Wild Dogs can be seen and inter-predator interaction is a feature. Plains game
is prolific - Zebra, Wildebeest, Buffalo, Giraffe and all the delta antelope are present in numbers. Year
round birding is superb.
ACTIVITIES
Type - 100% Game drives. No water activities although guests will see water in the area at times.
- - 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.
