Kings Pool Camp
Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, Botswana
KINGS POOL CAMP - LINYANTI WILDLIFE
RESERVE, BOTSWANA
Kings Pool camp is located in the Linyanti Wildlife
Reserve, bordering the western boundary of the Chobe National Park. The
camp overlooks
the
Kings Pool Lagoon and the Linyanti River. The private reserve is characterized
by open grasslands, Mopane and mixed terminalia woodlands, riverine forest
and the now dry Savuti Channel. This camp is well-known for its herds
of Elephants. The camp and its lagoon take their name from King Leopold
of Sweden who honeymooned here in the mid 1900's. Kings Pool Camp is
owned and operated by Wilderness Safaris.
Accommodation 
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Map
Accommodation at Kings Pool
is in nine tented rooms with well appointed, private bathrooms. Each
room is built on a raised deck with wonderful views onto the Kings Pool
Lagoon and its wildlife. The tents have been designed to ensure that
each guest is totally comfortable and private, while at the same time
offering all the atmosphere of a tented camp in Africa. Each bathroom
is tiled and has a shower, toilet and hand basin. There are outside showers,
too. The main lounge, pub and dining room are under thatch and there
is an open air "Kgotla" for dining under the stars. There is
a swimming pool for cooling off on warm afternoons. Complimentary laundry
services are provided.
The Kings Pool guest rooms have been upgraded to the Mombo and Jao standard
as of April 2003. New rooms have been built and the old ones
knocked down.
Each room is much larger, with its own
pool
and sala.
Kings Pool has also decreased in size to a 9-roomed camp, the same size
as Jao and Mombo. Wilderness Safaris now offers a “Premier” camp
circuit through the Okavango and the Linyanti / Chobe.
To view images
of the Mombo/Jao accommodations,
please follow these links: Mombo Images |
Jao Images
Activities
Because the reserve is outside
of the National Park, the activities here are not limited to the rules
and regulations of the national park. Kings Pool can therefore offer game
drives in open 4x4 vehicles, night drives and walks. Walks however, are
only undertaken during the summer months when the elephant densities are
not as high as usual. There is an underground hide looking onto a permanent
water-hole on the periphery of the camp where guests can watch game safely
and close-up during the midday "siesta" hours. This hide provides
some incredible, up-close and personal views of the wildlife, especially
elephants which regularly frequent this water hole to drink and bathe.
The camp also has a double-decker pontoon boat which cruises the Linyanti
River, offering wonderful opportunities to view and photograph game and
birds from the water. There are also a number of great above-ground hides
in the area where guests can view wildlife peacefully.
Wildlife
The area is most noted for its very large Elephant
populations, which can reach enormous densities in the winter months.
If you want to see Elies and more Elies, then the Linyanti area is the
place for you! Impala, Lechwe, Kudu, Zebra, Giraffe, Sitatunga, Sable,
Roan, Waterbuck, Buffalo, Bushbuck and the smaller antelope are all found
here. The major predators, such as Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog and
Hyena, are resident and regularly sighted. The reed and papyrus swamps
are ideal for numerous and diverse species of birds, ranging from the
Fish Eagle to waterfowl, cranes, storks, plovers and herons. One of the
camp's highlights is the wildlife sounds: very few camps in Africa are
noisier! The pre-dawn chorus of bird song starts off the morning. Hippos
grunt and snort all day, Baboons bark and screech, Elephants wander through
camp and trumpet, and Lions often roar around the camp at night!
Hunting
The Linyanti Wildlife Reserve is
a multi-purpose reserve where photographic safaris are conducted and where
hunting is technically allowed. Wilderness Safaris (which owns and operates
four camps within the reserve) have decided not to hunt anywhere in this
area and as a result, they forfeit well over US$300,000 in revenue per
annum. Wilderness Safaris strives to ensure that the animals that live
in and around their concessions are not negatively impacted by tourism.
Eyes On Africa actively support only operators like Wilderness
Safaris, which do not allow any hunting.
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