Botswana

King's Pool Camp

Q: Where is the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve?

The Linyanti is in a corner of Botswana's Chobe National Park, near the border of Namibia’s Zambezi Region (formerly Caprivi Strip).

Q: What wildlife can I expect to see on safari at King’s Pool?

Expect to see plenty of elephants, big herds of buffalo, lechwe and other antelope, hippos and crocodiles in the waterways and predators: lions, leopards, packs of wild dog.

Q: Can I rent a camera lens at King’s Pool?

To further enhance your photographic skills, OM System has set up Photo Hubs at select Wilderness camps. Cameras and PRO lenses are available for allocated periods of time at no extra charge. Please feel free to chat to your guide or camp manager to request the use of this facility.

Q: Is there Wi-Fi at King’s Pool?

Yes, there is Wi-Fi at King’s Pool, in the rooms as well as the main area.

Q: What can I do between game drives at King’s Pool?

This is your siesta time. Rest up, spend time at the swimming pool, or browse the Safari Boutique for a Linyanti memento to take home with you. Or while away the hours in the library lounge, stocked with an array of informative books - if you can tear your eyes away from the view.

Q: What’s the best way to get to King’s Pool?

International guests fly into Maun in Botswana, where they connect to our camps in the Linyanti on a Wilderness Air charter flight.

A Safari Fit For Royalty

Revel in regal delight at Botswana’s King’s Pool Camp in the wild, remote Linyanti Wildlife Reserve.

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Wilderness King's Pool

A luxury Linyanti adventure.

Delight in a luxury safari at King’s Pool, in the wild Linyanti Wildlife Reserve in northern Botswana. This is Africa up-close. Come nose-to-trunk with an elephant in the underground hide, so close you could count their toes as they splash in the water. With an abundance of wildlife all around King’s Pool, you can expect the royal treatment, as the wildlife comes to you in this regal safari camp.

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Wilderness King’s Pool moments

In a unique corner of the Linyanti, King’s Pool promises a Botswana safari fit for a king. Expect a serene atmosphere, chic luxury and exceptional warmth from the King’s Pool staff. Not to mention magnificent game-viewing, and up-close encounters with iconic African wildlife in pristine natural habitat.

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Wilderness King’s Pool moments

In a unique corner of the Linyanti, King’s Pool promises a Botswana safari fit for a king. Expect a serene atmosphere, chic luxury and exceptional warmth from the King’s Pool staff. Not to mention magnificent game-viewing, and up-close encounters with iconic African wildlife in pristine natural habitat.

Accommodation

Tucked away in a grove of jackalberry trees, King’s Pool is a luxurious safari camp named for Swedish royalty. This regal thatch and canvas camp, made up of eight spacious suites, a sprawling common area and eye-level hide overlooks a tranquil lagoon, attracting a diverse parade of wildlife and an impressive array of birds.

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Cuisine

The menu at King’s Pool makes heroes of local ingredients sourced from farmers who share space with Botswana’s wildlife. Take your lunch in the hide overlooking the water, where any number of different animals may join you as they take an afternoon drink, or enjoy high tea and sundowners on the Queen Silvia barge on the lagoon.

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THE DETAILS

Wilderness King’s Pool

King’s Pool’s eight thatch and canvas suites have a spacious lounge and bedroom, artfully decorated with touches of copper and teal. Set on expansive raised decks near the water's edge, the common areas provide the perfect spots to settle in and watch the wildlife. The camp is completely powered by solar, courtesy of the warm Botswana sun, but there is respite to be found in the swimming pool.

Purpose

Facilities

Wildlife

Area

Activities

Guardians of giants

King’s Pool is situated near a critical wildlife corridor in Botswana’s 126 000-ha Linyanti Wildlife Reserve. These wildlife corridors run across Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Botswana and are essential to the success of elephant populations across Africa. You’ll meet them up close, moving safely through our private, protected wilderness area.

Pool

Do as the hippos do at King’s Pool, and cool down with a swim.

Hide

Wait for the wildlife to come to you at the King’s Pool hide..

Safari boutique

Select a Linyanti memento to take home with you.

Wi-Fi

Stay connected and share your safari memories.

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Pristine northern Botswana

The Linyanti Wildlife Reserve is in the heart of the unfenced Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier area, where ancient migratory patterns invite a parade of wildlife frequently seen from King’s Pool. This lush, fertile area attracts a high density of predators, including lions and endangered African wild dog.

Purpose

Guardians of giants

King’s Pool is situated near a critical wildlife corridor in Botswana’s 126 000-ha Linyanti Wildlife Reserve. These wildlife corridors run across Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Botswana and are essential to the success of elephant populations across Africa. You’ll meet them up close, moving safely through our private, protected wilderness area.

Facilities

Pool

Do as the hippos do at King’s Pool, and cool down with a swim.

Hide

Wait for the wildlife to come to you at the King’s Pool hide..

Safari boutique

Select a Linyanti memento to take home with you.

Wi-Fi

Stay connected and share your safari memories.

Wildlife

Area

Pristine northern Botswana

The Linyanti Wildlife Reserve is in the heart of the unfenced Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier area, where ancient migratory patterns invite a parade of wildlife frequently seen from King’s Pool. This lush, fertile area attracts a high density of predators, including lions and endangered African wild dog.

Activities

Experiences

King's Pool experiences

Admire large herds of elephants and buffalo on game drives through the Linyanti, or from the comfort of the Queen Silvia barge. Spy crocodiles sliding silently into the river while water birds pick along the banks. Spend quiet moments in the hide, letting the wildlife come to you, then end your evening under the inky African sky, as the stars put on their nightly show.

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Explore camps in the Linyanti

King’s Pool is perfectly positioned to watch an array of iconic wildlife come and go as they quench their thirst along the Linyanti River. Under a cluster of jackalberry trees, the camp overlooks the lagoon for which King’s Pool is named, when Swedish King Carl Gustav XVI spent his honeymoon here in the romantic Linyanti.

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King's Pool Camp

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From USD 1,420 per person, per night

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From USD 3,510 per person, per night

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King's Pool Awards

Camp awards

The hard work of our teams on the ground at King's Pool and the communities we work alongside have been recognised through several awards. And we couldn’t be prouder.

TripAdvisor CoE 2017

Andrew Harper Award

Readers Choice Award

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King's Pool featured stories

Any place named for a king has stories behind it. Browse our collection from King’s Pool, our jaw-dropping wildlife gallery and conservation updates from the Linyanti.

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