Karangoma occupies a strategic position in the north-east of the Okavango Delta, where the waters overlap with its vast northern woodlands, resulting in varying habitat that boasts diverse and abundant wildlife.
This area is a true wilderness of 30,000 hectares, with a long water season, low vehicle density, and access to 20 kilometres of the Selinda Spillway, a shallow fossil channel connecting the Okavango to the Linyanti and Chobe River systems.
Small and exclusive, the camp comprises just six tented suites including one family tent nestled on a peninsula shaded by sausage and leadwood trees, each with astounding views across the floodplains and overlooking a frequently utilised game path.
Each of the en suite tents consists of a stylishly decorated bedroom and lounge with both contemporary and traditional touches, a fan and a safe. The bathrooms feature dual vanity units, flush toilets and indoor and outdoor showers. The camp operates on solar power, and each room possesses charging points for electronic equipment and complimentary WiFi.
The main area enjoys expansive vistas across the floodplain and consists of the bar, lounge and dining spaces, joined by a deck which leads down to a raised viewing platform, fire pit and plunge pool.
Karangoma is an adventurous camp where walking safaris are encouraged, occasionally pausing for cooling dips in the Okavango Delta along with explorative game drives, tranquil mokoro excursions and fascinating boat safaris on the spillway (when water levels permit). As the camp is located outside a national park, night drives are also a possibility. Guests interested in cultural immersion are able to visit the village of Gudigwa, home of a small Bukakhwe San community, to experience their culture and learn about coexisting alongside big game species.
The camp itself is the result of a partnership with local elder Olatotse Sarefo, and is rooted in Bukakhwe San and Hambukushu culture. The name Karangoma is a Sembukushu word describing ‘drum beating, ancestral healing, bringing good future to the tribe, or, when one is ill, cure dancing’. This essence of healing and harmony is at the heart of the camp's ethos, as it seeks to offer its guests a place to reconnect with nature and traditional cultures.
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