African-based safari operator Machaba Safaris opened Kiri Camp, a luxury tented camp in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, in June.
With just 10 luxury tents, including two family tents, Kiri Camp is an intimate camp situated on a private concession in the heart of the Okavango Delta. The camp offers a combination of land and water activities to some of the most remote and previously inaccessible areas of the delta. Travellers can enjoy a relaxing meander down the river in a mokoro or a motorboat, enabling them to see wildlife from the river.
For those who prefer doing their wildlife viewing on land, night drives and walking safaris are also available. The Kiri area is renowned for its lion and buffalo interactions and its rare wild dog population. As Kiri Camp is in a private concession, off road and night driving are allowed, as are armed nature walks through the surrounding islands with knowledgeable guides.
Access to Kiri Camp is by charter flights from either Maun or Kasane followed by a 10-minute drive to the camp.
Kiri Camp offers a combination of both game drives and water activities. Based on a private concession, these activities will take you to some of the more remote areas in the delta, previously inaccessible. A motorboat ride during peak flood times promises to enthral you and captivate you, with the chance of seeing iconic wildlife from the river.
Glide on a quiet mokoro ride through the water lilies and view wildlife from below as you sail along at water level height. The wildlife in the Kiri area is diverse and plentiful, renowned for its lion and buffalo interactions and rare wild dog numbers.
As Kiri Camp is in a private concession, off road and night driving are allowed, as are armed nature walks through the surrounding islands with knowledgeable guides.
Kiri Camp is named after the Kiri channel which flows passed the island on which the camp is situated. The camp is raised on wooden decks to give one a view of the mighty Kiri floodplains which stretch out in front of the camp.
Source: https://www.travelweekly.com/Middle-East-Africa-Travel/New-Machaba-luxury-safari-camp-Okavango-Botswana and https://machabasafaris.com/en/camps-lodges/kiri-camp
