Name: Mankwe Tented Retreat
Address: Ngamiland East, Okavango Delta, Okavango Delta, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Rating: 8

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Conference Hall

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Mankwe Tented Retreat

We’ve stayed at the Mankwe campsite twice before and decided to treat ourselves for a few nights of luxury in the tented lodge. We were not disappointed at all. From John giving us an early check in to the wonderful warm and friendly staff to SK our knowledgeable, funny and dedicated guide our stay was perfect. 
The talented chef went above and beyond to ensure that all meals were delicious, gluten free and safe for me to eat. This is highly unusual and it was a real treat for me. 
SK went out of his way to ensure interesting game drives culminating in witnessing a wild dog pack kill. Very special. Thanks SK - we won’t forget that drive in a hurry!

One of my favoite stops on our Africa trip by far.  The accommodations were so incredible and unique.  we were greeted by the staff, with a wet cloth and cold drink.  … we were also greeted with a spectacular view of the watering hole and from the pool deck saw, elephants, tigers and giraffes.  Loved the open air large screen in the shower.. saw an elephant pass by in the morning.  The staff were wonderful.. food was fabulous and Tlameo was adorable, friendly and accommodating. Our Safari guides, Professor and SK were absolutely fabulous and what we got to see and how they made it all happen was breath taking… how our guides and  Nkossie Masso(our main guide) spotted thing as they drove was crazy… The night drive was pretty thrilling… if we had only had these two safari as our only part of the trip, with the things we experienced and saw I would have went home satisfied!!!!  The only down side was when we were checking out and the manager John told us that the WiFi was down and we had to pay cash for our bar bill, laundry service and tips it WAS NOT cool to have to dish out that much cash in our first week of a three week trip.

This place was awesome, the staff sang to us when we arrived. The tents were luxury certainly what I would call glamping. Everything about this place is fabulous, the meals, the staff, the service. Nothing was too much trouble. Would certainly recommend this tented accommodation to anyone. The highlight was seeing the elephants walk past my room to the waterhole.

On my 15 day safari this place was my favorite overall! I was nervous about the tents but the overall experience was more like glamping. The staff welcomed us with cold drinks and warm wash cloths, they sang to us at night and were so much fun. They had great personalities and ended up becoming like family. The food was amazing and they had a variety of things to eat. The "cold" showers were oddly refreshing after a long game drives, they offered hot bucket showers as well. They place was extremely clean and comfortable! At night the staff would surprise us with a hot water bottle compress wrapped in a hand sewn covering, in our beds. My mother and I fell in love with the bed warming accessory. The game driver that we had "MG" was the best driver we had on our entire trip! His knowledge of the animals was impeccable and his eagerness  to make us all happy was one of a kind. He made sure we always got a good angle to take pictures and kept us safe the entire time. He drive smoothly and had good English. John the manager was always there to help. Overall the best place along with the experience we stayed! I recommend this area and camp to everyone! 100% amazing

Amazing place and staff! Food was great, facilities felt like “glamping.” Large tents with hot bucket showers and small compost toilets (for night use) with a larger shared bathroom facility with flushable toilets and “cold” showers with running water in a separate structure. Lounge and tiki-style bar where you can charge electronics day or night. Sleeping tents have a battery to power lights after dark. Meals and service were amazing, including greeting us upon return from safari with wet cloths to wipe faces and refreshing drinks.  It was everyone’s favorite place to stay during a 15-day safari, both staff and facility-wise. Highly recommend for the most authentic and close-to-nature experience in Botswana!

What a setting amongst the beautiful Mopane trees. This was another remote camp with permanent tents. The game drives from here were some of the best. Wonderful sightings of lion, leopard and elephants.
Facilities are basic but the staff make you feel your are so special. We were greeted with song and wonderful warm people.

An awesome experience. Wonderful location, lovely accommodation and incredible staff. Thank you for such an exceptionally warm welcome and a great stay - we loved every second of this beautifully located and maintained camp with its peaceful decks and elephant frequented waterhole.

Only stayed one night here but the camp is beautifully built … 2 pools great areas to relax beautiful cabins well separated from others… a great pool looking over a bore waterhole with elephants coming 
and going constantly.   The food here is amazing probably the best we had in all the safari camps.   Unfortunately we had no luck with special game viewing .. plenty of regular wildlife and a good guide but you can’t predict what animals are around!

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A great Botswana bush experience.

Our first safari

Glamping at its Best.

Best Safari and Camp Ever- Africa 2024

Great Safari Experience

Best place to stay in Botswana for safaris

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Beautiful new camp

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