My husband and I returned from Chobe Under Canvas on the 5th of july. It was such an extraordinary experience. There are 5 tents which are located IN the Chobe National Park. The pros of this are that you get to be out in the park BEFORE all of the other vehicles arrive. And Beyond does such a wonderful job catering/taking care of their guests. Our travel planner, Janine Crawley, told me this would be a "less luxurious" camp experience than other other And Beyond safaris but I found it to be soooo much fun. There is no electricity and no running water but I found that i didn't really miss it for our 3 nights at this camp. The FIFA world Cup was going on and Robson kept us up to date on the scores. For 3 nights we enjoyed our campfire TV, the company of our camp mates, gorgeous stars and the constant sounds of animals. We even had a 'resident' leopard walk through our camp during dinner.
TIPS: obviously bring sunscreen and insect repellent. If you are a woman, take a shower and get your hair washed the morning you arrive to Chobe. That way the lack of electricity won't be much of a problem:-) There is a nice warm bucket shower that is ready for you when you arrive back from afternoon safari but if you have long/difficult hair you may not want to wash it....My husband and I returned from Chobe Under Canvas on the 5th of july. It was such an extraordinary experience. There are 5 tents which are located IN the Chobe National Park. The pros of this are that you get to be out in the park BEFORE all of the other vehicles arrive. And Beyond does such a wonderful job catering/taking care of their guests. Our travel planner, Janine Crawley, told me this would be a "less luxurious" camp experience than other other And Beyond safaris but I found it to be soooo much fun. There is no electricity and no running water but I found that i didn't really miss it for our 3 nights at this camp. The FIFA world Cup was going on and Robson kept us up to date on the scores. For 3 nights we enjoyed our campfire TV, the company of our camp mates, gorgeous stars and the constant sounds of animals. We even had a 'resident' leopard walk through our camp during dinner.
TIPS: obviously bring sunscreen and insect repellent. If you are a woman, take a shower and get your hair washed the morning you arrive to Chobe. That way the lack of electricity won't be much of a problem:-) There is a nice warm bucket shower that is ready for you when you arrive back from afternoon safari but if you have long/difficult hair you may not want to wash it. Bring a small flashlight..the tents are super dark when you need to use your flush toilet during the night. Bring a book or magazine for down time because you may not be able to use your ipad or kindle if your battery dies. You can charge things in the Land Cruiser but sometimes it's just easier to have a real book to read.
I'm not the camping type but i would so go back to Chobe Under Canvas!!More
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