I am an experienced in African Safari travel and have travelled extensively in Africia over the last 30 years or so. On this trip I travelled with my son aged 24 and stayed at Chobe under Canvas for two nights as part of a 8 day explorer Safari with &beyond. We were met at Kasane airport by the &beyond team and their guide Morgan stayed with us throughout the trip. At Kasane we also joined up with two other couples for this trip; after which we travelled by road to the camp site in Chobe National Park. There were only 3 tents at all of the sites we stayed which, made the trip personal. The accommodation is in expedition style Dome tents which have a spacious and comfortable bedroom, outside washing facilities with a bucket shower arrangement. All tents have a separate toilet tent located behind the washing facilities. Food was excellent with 3 course evening meals, excellent breakfasts and lunches all prepared over open fires. The camp is situation inside the National Park as such the wildlife is free to roam through or near to the camp. On our first night we experienced Giraffes, Baboons through the camp and could hear the lions and hyenas roaring. We saw a good selection of animals during our two days in camp including Lions, Honey Badgers and Puku.

We absolutely loved our stay at 'Chobe under Canvas'. What a wonderful way to get a 'real' feel for Botswana, without any major compromise regarding comfort.
The & Beyond Tents were super, our beds the most comfortable ever, real duvets, and the shower( a bucket shower) was more than adequate. The atmosphere in this camp(around the camp fire) is second to none. The staff are just fantastic.
Cannot wait to go back!

I have never been a fan of camping but I must say that I became used to this form of glamping within a couple of hours of arriving at camp.

Having read some of the reviews for this place, it would definitely be unfair to compare this with other & Beyond lodges in Africa and South Asia. We must understand that when we are camped in the middle of a national park, there are certain limitations that they will be unable to get around.

The tent had a decent bed, a fully functional toilet, a makeshift shower with suspended bucket set-up and a simple cleaning area.

Make sure you zip up the tent as soon as come and go and spray the "room" with insect disinfectant unless you would like those creepy crawlies everywhere! Keep in mind that snakes also roam the area!!

Thank you to Blue and his staff for making us feel safe and content with residing inside a national park! By seeing our clothes on the clothesline and preparing everything on an open fire pit, we knew that we had to forgo Western comforts for the next three days. At first, I thought it would be a real problem but we got into our routine as soon as we finished our first lunch at the campsite.

A huge thanks to Max (ranger) as well for making the most of our game drives! He actually managed to show us all of the animals found in the park and to a degree that far surpassed what we found at Sabi Sand Game Reserve in South Africa! Besides his wonderful tracking skills, he was also a very sincere and considerate individual and treated my family with respect and dignity.

Furthermore, unlike other & Beyond locations, food options are very limited but the staff prepares very simple dishes that anyone would enjoy no matter your dietary restrictions or concerns. On our last day at the camp, the cook prepared us a full English breakfast with all of the trimmings. Because they were so observant during our entire stay, they noticed that my mom did not touch the lamb stew and steak options during dinners on two separate nights, so they grilled some chicken for her to replace the sausage for her English breakfast platter. Although everything is quite limited at camp, the staff did not cut corners or use substandard products to diminish the overall camping experience.

I'm not sure if camping at a national park will make another appearance in my future, but I can happily report that & Beyond Chobe Under Canvas has made me a fan of camping, something that would have been considered a tall order a couple of months ago!