andBeyond Chobe Under Canvas

Each mobile safari tent features a plush double or twin bed, as well as an ensuite bathroom, separate flush WC and an outdoor bucket shower. Steaming hot water is available on request, and a private butler will be on hand to assist with any requirements. The tents are also fully netted and insect-proof. Solar lamps will be provided, however, there is no electricity or Wi-Fi. This means you can truly immerse yourself in nature without the distractions of the modern, digital world. The safari vehicles have 12V charging units and USB ports so that cameras and other essentials can be kept topped up. Each tent is also provided with a set of binoculars for viewing the amazing wildlife from the comfort of the campsite.

The common guest area comprises a spacious tent for dining and pre-dinner drinks. There is also a mobile bar. All meals are cooked over a roaring fire, and guests are free to dine beneath the stars, swapping stories of their adventures from the day.

The boat travels across the Chobe River on a half-day adventure with a professional guide. The photographic safari boat features eight seats which can all individually rotate 360º, allowing for the best and most complete view of the river and its surrounding wildlife. Each chair can be fitted with a camera mount for longer telephoto lenses, and the boat is fitted with high-quality, state-of-the-art cameras, giving you the chance to capture incredible close-up photographs. A professional photographer will also be on board to give advice.

‘This experience is only available if guests are staying for two or more consecutive nights at &BEYOND Chobe Under Canvas.’

&Beyond’s professionally trained guides can design a game drive to suit you. Guides can arrange for you to track a particular animal, or spend more time at a certain sighting. You can explore Chobe National Park in your own way. Travel in a comfortable semi-open 4×4 safari vehicle, fitted with a fridge, and view the various herds of animals up close.

Through the support of their guests, &BEYOND has been able to set up 114 community schools throughout Africa. Along with their community development partner, Africa Foundation, they have been able to teach communities about the benefits of Botswana’s wildlife and tourism to the economy, how conflicting issues between humans and wildlife can be resolved, and how conservation is crucial for future tourism. A major issue in Botswana during the dry season is having access to clean water. In this season, other water sources dry up, and the communities of Tsutsubega and Gogomoga have been forced to share muddy water with wildlife. Africa Foundation were able to drill boreholes in order to provide a clean and stable water source, and are working to provide two boreholes for each community.

&BEYOND has 23763 hectares of conservation land under their care, meaning that all of this land, and the nature that inhabits it, is protected.

&BEYOND is also working with Great Plains Conservation for their collaborative project, Rhinos Without Borders. On average, one rhino is killed every eight hours by poachers who are seeking rhino horns. To help combat this, Rhinos Without Borders relocate rhinos from high-risk poaching areas in South Africa to Botswana’s wilderness areas. At present, Rhinos Without Borders has been able to translocate 93 rhinos, who as a result will be far safer from poachers.