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ELEPHANT PAN – KHWAI PRIVATE RESERVE – OKAVANGO DELTA
Elephant Pan is set in the interior of the 200,000 hectare Khwai Private Reserve and is a comfortable and good value camp overlooking a lagoon with all the benefits of being in a private concession. The camp is next to the only permanent source of water for miles around which is a magnet for wildlife and in particular elephant – you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your room to enjoy some wildlife-watching.
With only eight guest tents, the camp is small, comfortable and welcoming and a big attraction here is the camp’s ground level hide – brilliant for getting a little closer to the wildlife or taking some really close up photos. In the evening you can sit around the campfire under a blanket of stars with a drink and listen to the sounds of an African night.
LOCATION
Elephant Pan is in the Khwai Private Reserve which borders Moremi Game Reserve, the Khwai River and Chobe National Park and is in northern Botswana. The flight to Khwai Private Reserve from Maun is approximately 35 minutes and then it’s an hour-long drive to Elephant Pan from the airstrip.
CAMP
Elephant Pan has just eight, simple but stylish tents – each tent has twin beds, which can easily be made into doubles, and mesh nets keep the mozzies. All the tents have electronic safe to store valuables, along with a luggage rack and wardrobe, and the tents are all solar powered, with international plug points. A gas geyser pumps constant hot water to the ensuite bathroom and shower.
At the heart of the camp you will find the dining deck and lounge areas overlooking the waterhole. Meals are wholesome and tasty, and you can enjoy a nightcap in the open-air boma.
- 8 tents (with a family room coming in June 2025)
- Ensuite bathrooms with indoor showers
- Swimming pool
- Wi-Fi available: Yes
- Hairdryers: No
- Battery charging facilities: In mess tent & rooms
- Complimentary laundry service
- Child Policy: Children from 6 years are welcome
- Disabled access: please enquire with reservations
ACTIVITIES
Both the green and dry seasons in Khwai are good times to visit Elephant Pan. When the rains fall from December to March the area floods and you’ll find astonishing numbers of hippo, elephant and buffalo, accompanied by an array of water birds. The rains do however scatter the wildlife far and wide and you may need to travel a little further on game drives during these months to spot the wildlife. As the grass grows, it’s slightly harder to spot predators – but the wildlife is still there, and you can still get close to it!
In Botswana winter brings a scorching desert sun and the seasonal waterholes evaporate, whilst smaller ones dry up completely. At Elephant Pan the water remains and animals flock to the last droplets of water resulting in drama at the waterhole. June, July and August are traditionally the best times for game viewing in Botswana and September and October which are dry hot months before the rains can produce superb game viewing.
Game Drives – enjoy a morning game drive through the Khwai Community Area, driving along the banks of the Khwai River before spending the afternoon’s drive through the 200 000 hectare private concession.
Walking Safaris – join a guided walk from the camp and get a new perspective on your surroundings!
Underground Hide – spend time in the underground hide experiencing the wildlife of Khwai Private Reserve from a completely different vantage point.
GIVING BACK
One of the latest additions to Natural Selection’s conservation education outreach is Lessons in Conservation (LiC). This youth-led organisation seeks to expose children to the beauty of their local environment, with their over-arching mission to raise awareness about conservation in rural communities across Africa. The hope being that they inspire a love for nature and foster environmental stewardship among Africa’s rural youth. The LiC team teach the children basic ecological principles as well as the importance of conservation, and importantly they train and support local ambassadors to run the programme into the future. The participating children also have an opportunity to witness wildlife first hand on an educational excursion into reserves. In the reserves they enjoy game drives, bush walks and a variety of other educational activities. To date, we’ve supported two projects in Botswana by Lessons in Conservation: one in Khwai and another in Moreomaoto.
ELEPHANT PAN IS OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND
THE CAMP WELCOMES FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGED 6 YEARS AND OLDER
Call +44 1984 667420 or Email sue@trackssafaris.co.uk
Our expert staff are on-hand, happy to assist with any enquiry you have.
