For over five decades, Ker & Downey Botswana has welcomed generations of families. Our camps are family-friendly and set in perfect locations for a pristine wilderness experience.
We have carefully crafted every detail to provide our families with the ideal facilities and diverse activities for a truly magical safari. Our Young Explorers and Specialist Family Guides place the emphasis on providing the family with engaging, age-appropriate activities on a flexible schedule whilst creating shared family memories to last a lifetime.
Discover the wonders of the African wilderness – together!
Our Camps
Kanana Nyana
Every element of this new camp, Kanana Nyana has been meticulously crafted to create an atmosphere of quiet serenity, where space, light and materiality work in harmony to immerse guests fully in the tranquil surroundings of the Okavango Delta.
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Kanana
Bordering the renowned Moremi Game Reserve, this is one of Botswana's most enchanting and ecologically rich wilderness areas. Kanana Camp is an exquisite, hidden jewel, privately set along the Xudum River in the southwest of the magnificent Okavango Delta.
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Shinde
Celebrated for its exceptional diversity of mammals and birdlife, Shinde’s prime location in the Northern Okavango ensures an enviable combination of water-based activities, game drives, and guided nature walks across some of the Delta’s most picturesque floodplains and islands.
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Dinaka
A 40 000 hectare (100 000 acre) exclusive private Game Reserve on the northern boundary of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Dinaka is home to an extraordinary diversity of desert adapted wildlife, in the heart of the Kalahari Desert, a 60-million-year-old biome.
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Maxa
A camp within an area of raw beauty, Maxa inspires the safari travellers’ Explorer’s spirit to adventure and discover its wildlife.
Nestled beneath the verdant canopy of an ancient riverine forest, Maxa Camp presides over the expansive, hippo-filled Maxa Lagoon in the northeastern Okavango Delta. Situated at the heart of the vast KAZA Transfrontier Conservation Area—a wilderness region nearly half the size of California.
Okuti
Situated within the wilderness of Botswana’s renowned Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, one of the country’s premier game-viewing destinations, Okuti occupies a prime location of Xakanaxa. The mosaic of protected and varied habitats supports an exceptional diversity of wildlife, ensuring consistently rewarding sightings throughout the year.
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Shinde Footsteps
Shinde Footsteps is a charming, timeless camp designed for guests seeking a close connection with nature. Set in the Northwestern corner of the Shinde Private Concession in the Okavango Delta, Shinde Footsteps design is intentionally light in its environmental footprint, 'with the camp’s understated character inviting travellers to slow down, immerse themselves in their surroundings.
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Grays Eden
A haven of quiet refinement, impeccable service, and exceptional food and wine, Grays Eden offers the discerning traveller a secluded sanctuary overlooking the Thamalakane River, Maun, in which to unwind and recalibrate. Whether arriving ahead of a safari or pausing before departing Botswana, it is a place designed for rest, restoration, and gentle transition.
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Photographic Safari
Embark on an unparalleled photographic adventure with Ker & Downey Botswana’s safari experiences, where every moment is an experience waiting to be captured. Dinaka, an exclusive reserve boasts a unique Photographic Underground Bunker and Hide for your spectacular wildlife viewing and photography opportunities. Additionally, you can indulge your creative vision at Shinde Footsteps where you find our editing suite to...
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Walking Safari
Guests can experience the wilderness in the most traditional way – on foot. Walking is the highlight of a 'true' safari experience, and no special training is required, as the focus is on exploration and discovery – tracking fresh spoor each morning to reveal the previous night's events makes it a memorable and immersive safari adventure. Guests gain an in-depth...
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