Jao Camp

This location in the Okavango has a particularly wide range of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, buffalo and elephant, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe and an abundance of plains game.

Jao Camp is a luxury tented camp located in the huge Jao Private Reserve which lies to the west of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve in the Okavango Delta. Situated on a large elongated island with areas of dry savannah and heavily wooded regions of palm, mango steen and fig trees, the camp is raised up on stilts beneath the shady canopy overlooking the expansive floodplains.

As Jao Camp is set on a private concession rather than within the Moremi Wildlife Reserve, the normal rules and restrictions do not apply, making game viewing here particularly flexible. You can enjoy open vehicle game drives both during the day and at night with a spotlight, as well as guided walks, mokoro canoeing or boat trips.

The abundant grassland and water of the Jao Private Reserve supports a wide variety of wildlife including elephant, giraffe, antelope (including water-adapted species such as red lechwe), zebra, hippopotamus and crocodile. It is also a place where you are likely to encounter big cats and lion, and leopard and cheetah are all regularly seen on the reserve.

The accommodation is among the most luxurious in the Okavango Delta and each of the immense canvas suites is beautifully designed with a wooden structure below the sweeping roof and walls. Inside each suite there are large beds (twin or double as preferred), occasional tables, lamps, dressing table and luxury en-suite bathroom with ‘his & hers’ hand basins, flush w.c. and both indoor and outdoor shower. The entire structure is set on a large raised wooden deck with spacious veranda and hammock outside where you can enjoy views of the verdant Okavango vegetation laced with the shallow waterways for which this region is famous.

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