Botswana

Mombo

Q: How do I get to Mombo in Botswana?

Mombo is easily reached on a Wilderness Air charter flight from Maun International Airport, the gateway to the Okavango Delta. This extraordinarily scenic journey offers you a unique aerial view of the Delta and the opportunity to spot wildlife from above.

Q: How many guests does Mombo accommodate?

Mombo is home to eight double tented suites, plus an additional family unit that can accommodate four, with two adjoining safari tents, each with its own en-suite bathroom.

The Place of Plenty

Experience Botswana’s ultimate luxury safari at Wilderness Mombo - one of the finest wildlife destinations in Africa.

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DESTINATIONS

Wilderness Mombo

A luxury safari camp that will fulfill your wildest dreams.

Revel in Mombo’s chic sustainability. The Okavango Delta has some of the best game viewing on Earth, and this luxury safari camp is in a prime position - where the main Okavango River splits into its primary channels. Discover what some say is the best year-round game-viewing destination in Botswana, with thrilling predator-prey interaction dominated by big cats.

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Mombo moments

Wake up to an elephant silently ambling by your deck. Thrill to a lion hunt on the floodplain. Spot a rare Pel’s fishing-owl or an endangered wattled crane. With over 45,000 hectares of exclusive private wilderness to explore, each day at Wilderness Mombo surprises and delights.

Mombo moments

Wake up to an elephant silently ambling by your deck. Thrill to a lion hunt on the floodplain. Spot a rare Pel’s fishing-owl or an endangered wattled crane. With over 45,000 hectares of exclusive private wilderness to explore, each day at Wilderness Mombo surprises and delights.

Accommodation

Steeped in history, Mombo maintains the traditions of the legendary original safari camp. In a thicket of giant mangosteen and fig trees, the spacious wood and canvas suites entice with sweeping views over an Okavango Delta floodplain teeming with wildlife. With a spacious family suite, bring the family and create lasting memories.

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Cuisine

Meals at Mombo are designed with conservation in mind, with healthy, delicious recipes that tread lightly on the Earth. Here, at this authentically African safari camp, we celebrate indigenous heritage ingredients and heirloom produce. Chief among these is the iconic baobab, whose natural superfood powder provides an array of health benefits.

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THE DETAILS

Wilderness Mombo

Connect with Mombo staff and feel Africa’s heartbeat in a traditional African boma evening of song and dance. Take to the skies in a helicopter high above the Okavango Delta for an astounding aerial safari.  Sink into your day bed, couch, or plunge pool on your private wrap-around veranda and watch the wonders of Mombo unfold. 

Purpose

Facilities

Wildlife

Area

Activities

Wilderness Mombo Botswana Purpose Sustainability

A beacon of impactful tourism

Defend. Preserve. Expand. This is what it means to be a committed custodian of the world’s most iconic wild destinations. You are part of this journey at Mombo, leaving just the lightest footprint in paradise. For decades, Mombo’s vision has been to bolster local communities and serve as a shining light for sustainable safaris across all of Botswana - and beyond.

Pool

Enjoy a sundowner poolside or at your suite’s private plunge pool.

Hide

Get a bird’s-eye view of the Place of Plenty from the hide.

Spa

Every safari experience should include a little pampering.

Gym

Workout with views over a productive floodplain.

Wi-Fi

Stay in touch with friends and family back home.

Wine cellar

Discover amazing african wines and enjoy a romantic private dining experience.

The legendary Moremi

With private traversing rights in the legendary Moremi Game Reserve, Mombo lies in the north-eastern corner of Chief’s Island – once a tribal leader’s hunting ground. Here the Simbira Channel at the Delta’s southern end acts as a barrier, constraining wildlife to the area around Mombo. In summer the fertile plains teem with antelopes and their newborns, attracting vast numbers of predators.

Purpose

A beacon of impactful tourism

Defend. Preserve. Expand. This is what it means to be a committed custodian of the world’s most iconic wild destinations. You are part of this journey at Mombo, leaving just the lightest footprint in paradise. For decades, Mombo’s vision has been to bolster local communities and serve as a shining light for sustainable safaris across all of Botswana - and beyond.

Facilities

Pool

Enjoy a sundowner poolside or at your suite’s private plunge pool.

Hide

Get a bird’s-eye view of the Place of Plenty from the hide.

Spa

Every safari experience should include a little pampering.

Gym

Workout with views over a productive floodplain.

Wi-Fi

Stay in touch with friends and family back home.

Wine cellar

Discover amazing african wines and enjoy a romantic private dining experience.

Wildlife

Area

The legendary Moremi

With private traversing rights in the legendary Moremi Game Reserve, Mombo lies in the north-eastern corner of Chief’s Island – once a tribal leader’s hunting ground. Here the Simbira Channel at the Delta’s southern end acts as a barrier, constraining wildlife to the area around Mombo. In summer the fertile plains teem with antelopes and their newborns, attracting vast numbers of predators.

Activities

EXPERIENCES

Mombo experiences

Game viewing at Mombo in the Okavango Delta is unparalleled. Look out for star wildlife attractions, including healthy populations of predators, sizeable elephant and buffalo herds and an abundance of ungulates. Close-up wildlife encounters in or near camp are not unusual but you’ll want to venture out to get the full experience.

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MAP

Explore camps in the Okavango Delta

Mombo is our ‘Mother of all Camps’, located in the Okavango’s palm-studded floodplains, one of the most sought-after safari destinations on the planet. A stay at this Botswana safari camp will remind you of our shared purpose – to create the biggest positive impact for our conservation mission.

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Mombo

Standard Season

From USD 2,810 per person, per night

Premium Season

From USD 4,900 per person, per night

TRAVEL WITH US

Journey with Wilderness

Plan your journey across the vast Okavango Delta exploring its sinuous waterways. Or combine this wildlife-filled wetland with the contrasting space of the Namib Desert. Wherever you decide to go with Wilderness, you’re guaranteed once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

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Friends

Safari Adventures in Botswana & Namibia

This journey guarantees an adventure-filled experience in Botswana's Okavango Delta and Linyanti, as well as in Namibia - home of the world's oldest desert.

11 nights

4 camps

From USD 22,500 per person

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Safari Adventures in Botswana & Namibia

This journey guarantees an adventure-filled experience in Botswana's Okavango Delta and Linyanti, as well as in Namibia - home of the world's oldest desert.

11 nights

4 camps

From USD 22500 per person

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Family

Award-winning Botswana Itinerary

The sprawling, teeming Okavango Delta, rich in wildlife and exceptional beauty coupled with the exceptionally productive wilderness of the Linyanti. Botswana at its best.

Wilderness Journeys Northern Botswanas Best

6 nights

3 camps

From USD 15,380 per person

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Award-winning Botswana Itinerary

The sprawling, teeming Okavango Delta, rich in wildlife and exceptional beauty coupled with the exceptionally productive wilderness of the Linyanti. Botswana at its best.

6 nights

3 camps

From USD 15380 per person

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Solo

Okavango Delta Discovery

Wild, remote and utterly unique, Botswana's water and land-based game viewing is an experience found nowhere else on Earth.

Wilderness Botswana Okavango Delta Mokoro

6 nights

3 camps

From USD 14,300 per person

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Okavango Delta Discovery

Wild, remote and utterly unique, Botswana's water and land-based game viewing is an experience found nowhere else on Earth.

6 nights

3 camps

From USD 14300 per person

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Mombo Awards

Camp awards

Award-winning Mombo is truly the place of plenty. It is renowned for exceptional safari experiences and unparalleled game viewing, with uncountable wildlife encounters in and around the camp - matched only by the number of accolades this exceptional camp receives.

Condé Nast Readers’ Choice

Travelers' Choice 2022

Condé Nast Traveller

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JOURNAL

Mombo featured stories

Many who come to Botswana’s Mombo think twice about sharing their adventures, content to keep this special African safari experience to themselves. We think Mombo’s majestic beauty and abundant wildlife experiences are simply too good not to share. Here are a few of its stories.

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