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OVERVIEW ON MOMBO CAMP IN OKAVANGO DELTA
Mombo Camp, on Mombo Island just off the northern tip of Chief’s Island, is built under large shady trees and overlooks a wonderful floodplain teeming with wildlife. Accommodation comprises nine spacious tents raised off the ground, all built to maximize the vistas over the plains. The tent interiors are elegantly furnished with polished parquet floors, complete with an outdoor thatched sala – an ideal vantage from which to watch passing game. Bathrooms are en-suite, with indoor and outdoor showers. The main living and dining area is under thatch and there is a boma for traditional dinners, small library and a plunge pool to relax in the heat of the day. Large concentrations of plains game often occur in front of camp and guests may view a variety of animals without even leaving the veranda. informative game drives explore the savannah and floodplain mosaics of Chief’s island with prolific wildlife viewing opportunities.
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Location Of Mombo Camp
Mombo Camp is located on Mombo Island, an extension of the northwestern end of Chief’s Island which effectually separates the Okavango Delta into east and west. The whole of Mombo and Chief’s Island fall within the Moremi Game Reserve. This zone is also marked for low concentration safari usage, making both Little Mombo and Mombo Camp incredibly exclusive and secluded. Environments here vary from secluded island sanctuaries with papyrus fringed channels to low sandy islands and dry grasslands where the vegetation and wildlife embellish. Here the larger mammals move in their numbers – offering some of the finest big game viewing in Africa. The sheer numbers and diversity of wildlife surrounding Mombo Camp all year round ensure that every guest has a breathtaking big game viewing experience: from herds of buffalo to the diminutive steenbok (a pretty dwarf antelope), to elephant, white rhino, southern giraffe, impala, blue wildebeest and Burchell’s zebra. Lion and leopard are found here; and even smaller predators like serval and side-striped jackal are sometimes seen.
Safari Experience At Mombo Camp
Renowned as one of the best game areas in Africa. A predator haven with frequent excellent sightings of Lion, Leopard. Wild Dog 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.
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Activities At Mombo Camp
- 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 six guests, allowing all guests an outside seat
- Reference books available in each guest tent for use on drives. Binoculars and Peaceful Sleep insect repellent are available in a centre console on each row of seats – the middle consoles can be swapped for seats, i.e. if a row of 3 seats are needed rather than a row of 2 seats plus a consol.
- The camp does have a supply of bean bags for guests to use to steady their camera while on a game activity.
- Game drives on Chiefs Island
- Best game viewing in Botswana
- 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).
- Hippo hide located 20 minutes from camp which can be used for bush brunches.
Summary For Mombo Camp
ACCOMMODATION Number of tents:
- Nine luxurious guest tents with 2 x ¾ twin beds in each tent
- Custom-made linen enables twin beds to be converted in a king sized bed on request in all tents.
- One twin guide tent (which is shared with Little Mombo Camp) – it is of a similar 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 plus an additional outdoor shower.
- 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
- Mosquito net
- Soaps, shampoos and insect repellents are supplied in each tent
- Sala at each tent
- Safe in each tent
- Hairdryer on request.
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
- Two plunge pools
- Gym area plus every room has an exercise mat and weights (2 x 1kg and 2 x 2kg weights)
- Menu of massage treatments (at an additional cost) – conducted in the privacy of the guest’s tent
- 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
Other Notes On Mombo Camp In Okavango Delta, Botswana
- Children of 6 years and older are accommodated however private activities need to be booked and paid for.
- Mombo airstrip located 15 minutes’ drive from camp
