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Chief’s Island · Okavango Delta

Mombo Camp

The “place of plenty” — arguably the finest big-cat viewing in Africa, from Botswana’s most storied camp.

Location Chief’s Island, Moremi, Okavango Delta
Getting there Light-aircraft flight from Maun to Mombo’s airstrip on Chief’s Island
Style Wilderness flagship camp
Ideal stay 3 nights
The lodge
Game drives Big-cat viewing Birding Photography
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Mombo occupies a private concession on the northern tip of Chief’s Island, the largest landmass in the Okavango Delta — game-rich floodplains where lion, leopard and wild dog hunt in densities few places on earth can match. Filmmakers and researchers have based here for decades; the sightings built the reputation.

The camp itself — raised suites under old jackalberry trees, verandas over a plain that never empties — is Wilderness’s flagship, and Botswana’s benchmark. If one camp defines the luxury Delta safari, it is this one.

A note from the founders

The camp we name when someone asks, “if money were no object, where in Botswana?” The game density on Chief’s Island justifies every superlative.

— Evance & Jennifer
The honest pitch

Why book Mombo Camp through NndeeAfrika

You never pay more than booking direct — usually less. And everything around the lodge is handled.

01

A better rate, more safari

As a trade partner we access preferred rates and seasonal offers the lodge doesn’t always publish — you’ll never pay more than booking direct. And a lodge can only sell you its own beds; we build the journey around it: international flights, the right nights, and where you go next.

02

Door-to-door, no gaps

A private car waiting at the airport, light-aircraft hops timed to your route, and a guide who already knows your name. Book direct and the gaps between camps become your problem; book with us and there are none.

03

We know this lodge personally

We know how Mombo’s dryland game differs from the Delta’s water camps, how far ahead its handful of suites really book, and which second camp completes the water-and-land pairing Botswana does best.

04

One call if anything changes

A missed flight, a weather delay, a change of heart mid-trip — you contact one person, and we re-arrange everything behind the scenes. The lodge looks after you on property; we look after the whole journey.

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What makes it special

Highlights of Mombo Camp

01

Africa’s big-cat benchmark

Chief’s Island’s predator density is legendary — lion, leopard and wild dog, often in the same day.

02

A private concession

No self-drivers, no outside vehicles — sightings unfold at the camp’s own pace.

03

Wildlife-film royalty

Decades of documentaries were shot on these floodplains — you’ll recognize the landscape.

04

The camp itself

Raised suites, ancient trees and a plain in constant motion — Botswana’s most celebrated address.

05

Conservation weight

Wilderness’s rhino reintroductions to Mombo’s island are among Botswana’s proudest conservation stories.

Who it suits

Mombo Camp is best for

Big-cat safaris

If predators are the priority, Mombo is the shortlist.

Once-in-a-lifetime trips

The Delta’s most famous camp, for the trips that only happen once.

Photographers

Predator action, open floodplains and golden Delta light.

Dry-land Delta

Pairs with a water camp for the full Okavango contrast.

Best time to go

May–October for peak dry-season game; the green season (November–March) brings newborns and value.

How many nights

3 nights, paired with 2–3 at a water camp like Vumbura or Jao.

Where it fits

The dry-land half of the classic Botswana water-and-land pairing.

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Good to know

Mombo Camp FAQs

No — through NndeeAfrika you pay the same rate or better, never more. As a trade partner we access rates and seasonal offers not always published, and we also arrange your flights, private transfers and the rest of your itinerary, remaining your single point of contact throughout.

Density and history: Chief’s Island concentrates the Delta’s dry-land game, so Mombo’s predator viewing has headlined wildlife films and researchers’ studies for decades. Add Wilderness’s flagship camp standards and it became the benchmark other Delta camps are measured against.

Twelve months or more for dry-season dates — the camp is small and its reputation global. We hold space early and design the rest of Botswana around it.

Add Mombo Camp to your safari.

Tell us when you want to go and what matters most to you — the animals, the food, the quiet. We’ll design your private, bespoke luxury Botswana safari around Mombo Camp and take care of everything in between. No pressure, ever.

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