​Expert Reviews – Kwando

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Emma Gregg   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: November

Emma is an award-winning travel writer for Rough Guides, National Geographic Traveller, Travel Africa magazine and The Independent.

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Unforgettable riverside wilderness
Overall rating
4/5

Northern Botswana is one of the very best regions to see African wild dogs, and Kwando, a magnificent region of wetlands, forest and floodplains west of Chobe, is one of their key strongholds. Large herds of buffalo, giraffes, hippos, antelopes and crocodiles also abound in this large, lush and marvellously varied concession, particularly in the dry season, when the River Kwando (a continuation of the Chobe / Linyanti River) provides much-needed water.

For me, the main reason to come here is specifically to enjoy Kwando’s excellent fly-in camps, which are wild, remote and exclusive but refreshingly informal, with fantastic guided day and night game drives, river cruises and bush walks.

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Harriet Nimmo   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: February

Harriet is a zoologist with more than 20 years’ experience. She has the privilege of working with the world’s top wildlife photographers and photo-guides.

1 person found this review helpful.

Wild Botswana
Overall rating
5/5

This is a vast private concession with just two lodges. It is one of the wildest, most pristine places I have had the privilege of visiting in all of Africa. The two lodges have different settings: Lagoon has a beautiful position overlooking water and Labala borders more open grasslands. Kwando’s emphasis is on game viewing and quality service with superb guides, rather than ostentatious, luxury frills. The scenery is very varied, with stunning watery lagoons, riverine forest, tree islands and patches of woodland savannah. There are good numbers of predators, including lion, leopard and some of our best ever wild dog sightings. However bear in mind that with (thankfully) so few vehicles out on game drives, the guides work hard to find the sightings. Watching their superb tracking skills was one of the highlights of our stay here.

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