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Mombo Camp -
Moremi Accommodation - Moremi National Park
- Moremi Lodges
 Mombo
Camp is a luxurious tented camp on a
private island looking over floodplains that
literally teem with wildlife. At the heart
of the Moremi Game Reserve, this very
special and exclusive camp provides the
ultimate safari retreat.
Botswana is a country of exceptional safari
opportunities. This is a country to explore
and enjoy a range of landscapes and
thriving wildlife experiences, of which
Mombo is one to savour.
Mombo Camp - A hidden paradise
When the first safari guides set out
exploring the Okavango Delta there was a
myth of an area the locals called 'Borea'.
They described it as a wetland paradise
dotted with palm-fringed islands, lilly-scattered
floodplains and a density of game none of
the Yei paddlers had ever seen.
The area they talked of was to the north of
Simbira, at the northernmost point of
Chief's Island at the heart of the Okavango
Delta. Trapped by flood waters throughout
much of the year and left unexplored because
of endless, unchartered flood plains,
Borea remained untouched but for the
privileged few.
Today the legendary area of Borea is called
Mombo, a private concession in the
heart of the Moremi Game Reserve. Mombo Camp
takes pride of place in the concession; game
viewing throughout the year is unrivalled.
This is the ‘predator capital of Africa’,
and the only place in Botswana where the
'Big Five' can be seen on one safari.
 Mombo
Camp - Ultimate Luxury Safari in a Classic
Style
The fantastically atmospheric Mombo Camp was
designed by architects Silvio Rech and his
partner Lesley Carstens with the aim of
providing guests absolute luxury whilst also
maintaining an atmosphere of Africa’s finest
classic tented safari camps.
To make things that little bit harder, their
design brief stated that the feel was to be
elegant, restrained, understated,
colonial, real, timeless and enduring.
The design goal was to capture the essence,
spirit and feeling of the site itself and
craft a camp that would blend organically
into its surroundings, subtly conveying that
it had been there for years...so not the
easiest of tasks!
Mombo Camp - Pure Okavango Inspiration
Over the next six months, Silvio and Lesley
lived at Mombo, working with the builders,
artisans and craftsmen and inputting into
every aspect of the camp's construction.
Their thoughts were simple: live in the
middle of the Okavango with no distractions
and design and creativity flows naturally –
the place focuses the mind.
One of their principle design priorities was
how to maintain the essential interaction
with the camp's natural surroundings whilst
also providing unparalleled levels of
luxury. They were determined that Mombo
should offer guests an African wilderness
experience that evokes the magic and
mystique of the great African tented safaris
of the early part of the century.
A Sense of Past and Present
In completion, they created a camp that
seemingly dissolves into its environment,
capturing the essence, spirit and feeling of
its surroundings. By paying specific
attention to the finer details at Mombo it
becomes evident just how the designers
conceptualised the smallest factors; guests
will notice a colonnial under current;
sherry decanters, miltary chests, brass
lamps and writing desks coupled with a
naturalist feel created by wicker furniture,
reed blinds, porcupine lampshades, Kuba and
Shoow cloths and original inspirations such
as pygmie beds from the Congo that have been
converted into coffee tables! The result is
an eclectic mixture of old and new that
compliments the diversity of Mombo’s habitat
and subtly caters for every lavish want.
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