Featured Property: Introducing Wilderness Destinations' Mokete Camp

 Discover a unique pulse and energy on the plains of Botswana. Each year, after summer rains, the Kwai River flows into the Mababe Marsh, creating an expansive wetland of roughly 6,500 acres. The only water source for miles, the marsh attracts an abundance of life.

 Witness vast herds of buffalo with numbers exceeding 2,000; tsessebe and zebra in their hundreds; and large prides of lion following in their wake, competing with a high density of hyenas and other predators on the plains, including cheetah and wild dog. To the east, the mopane belt is home to leopard and numerous woodland species, while the edges of the marsh host prolific bird life and some of the highest densities of breeding herds of elephant in Botswana.  "It is a thrilling, non-stop show; a visceral safari rivaling any across Africa."

 Exclusive, wild, remote Mokete Camp is the only accommodation on the 120,000-acre private concession. It accommodates 18 guests in nine luxurious tented suites, each of which is en suite, with a private plunge pool. Guests are placed in the heart of the drama; with gauze walls blurring indoor and outdoor space, and cantilevered canvas roofs that slide away, revealing the inky African sky.

 The Mababe ecosystem is currently so prolific due to a significant change over the last 17 years. Reports indicate that the Mababe River supported a substantial wetland during the second half of the 19th century. The river again reached the Mababe depression in 1910, before drying up. In 1925 it returned, and again in the late fifties and late seventies. 

 Famed stories of immense buffalo herds and huge prides of lion hunting these herds were assumed to be just that...stories. Then, in 2007, the Mababe River started flowing again, and legend has become reality once more. This new and unique ecosystem in Botswana is unlike any other in the country, and awaits your discovery!