Edo's Camp

Highlights

Edo's Camp is located in a 120,000 hectare game conservancy, in the western Kalahari Desert.
This private sanctuary is home to seven of Botswana's endangered white rhino population.
Also resident are the true indigenous people of Southern Africa, the San Bushmen, who provide a fascinating cultural perspective of traditional life.
You are offered the unique experience of tracking rhino on foot.
Professional, experienced guides lead all game activities,

Camp Description

This remote camp overlooks an active waterhole.

Open dining area overlooking a floodlit waterhole.
Heated swimming pool.
Access by road or air affording flexibility in the itinerary.
4 Luxury tents sleeping a total of 8 guests set on decks and under thatch.
Each tent is en-suite with shower, flush toilet and bath for additional comfort.

Game Viewing

In the Kalahari area you will experience a different variety of wildlife than in the delta, those that have adapted to the harsher environment of the Kalahari Desert providing an interesting contrast.

You are offered the unique experience of tracking rhino on foot. The white rhino in this area were introduced and have successfully integrated into the habitat, producing 4 healthy calves.

Edo's Camp offers a rich cultural experience where you can meet two diverse lifestyles of the people in the area, firstly the San Bushmen that reside in a small community within the grounds of the conservancy and the optional activity of witnessing a traditional bushman dance. It is also possible for those staying several days to visit the nearby museum at D'Kar.

A special part of being at Edo's is that a percentage of the nightly rate is donated to a local orphanage established by the owner's of Edo's.

Wildlife Activities

Daily game drives, together with a personal guide in specially designed vehicles, provide guests the chance of viewing many species of mammal only found in this desert environment. Other activities include walks with San Bushman trackers tracking white rhino on foot as well as joining the women and children of the village in gathering edible roots and plants, a fascinating insight into their traditional life. It is also possible just to relax in front of the waterhole as a steady parade of antelope quench their thirst, the best way to enjoy sundowners in the Kalahari.

How to Get there

ExpertBotswana can arrange flights to Botswana from Johannesburg or Cape Town into Maun or Kasane, where most safaris start and end. Transfers from Maun/Kasane are done by light aircraft into the camps. Inter-camp transfers are done by light aircraft, road, boat or mekoro. Edo's Camp is also accessible by road.