Camp
Selinda, Botswana & the Okavango
Zarafa Camp
An under-canvas camp on the Zibadianja Lagoon in Botswana's Selinda Reserve, noted for leopard and painted dog sightings.
Price on request
Camp · , Botswana
The Dhow Suite at Zarafa
A two-bedroom suite on raised decking above Botswana's Selinda Reserve, facing the Zibadianja Lagoon where hippos and elephants pass most days.
Overview
The Dhow Suite at Zarafa stands on the private Selinda Reserve, where the Okavango Delta meets the Linyanti waterways in northern Botswana. It is a two-bedroom suite of 210 square metres, built on raised decking under canvas, a few minutes' walk from Zarafa Camp. Guests enter through a wooden Lamu door. The suite looks out over the Zibadianja Lagoon, the source of the Savuti Channel, where hippos and elephants are regular visitors.
Inside, two bedrooms flank a central lounge and dining area. The indoor bathroom has a copper claw-foot bath and both indoor and outdoor showers. Decking wraps around the whole unit, giving each bedroom a private veranda, and a plunge pool sits at the centre of the deck alongside a fire pit and outdoor seating. A stationary bicycle is kept on site, and binoculars and a professional camera with a choice of lenses are available for guests to use during their stay, with images and footage downloaded as a keepsake at the end of it. The suite is booked for sole use, with its own butler, chef, safari vehicle and wildlife guide.
The surrounding reserve holds leopards, lions, cheetahs, elephants, buffalo, red lechwe, zebra and giraffe, along with African wild dogs, roan and sable. An African skimmer colony nearby draws birdwatchers. Mornings and evenings are spent on open-vehicle photographic drives or guided walks, and the pontoon HES Zib takes guests out across the floating islands in front of camp, water levels allowing. Seasonal tag-and-release fishing is also offered, along with a sundowner cruise on the lagoon and a private dinner in the Zarafa wine cellar. A spa sits next to the suite, and treatments can also be taken in the room or on the pool deck, with an open-air gym nearby for those who want to train.
- Rooms
- 1
- Minimum stay
- 1 night
- Check in
- 15:00
- Check out
- 12:00
Why we like it
- Two-bedroom suite of 210 square metres on raised decking under canvas
- Private plunge pool, fire pit and decking that wraps around the whole unit
- Booked for sole use, with its own butler, chef, vehicle and guide
- Complimentary binoculars and professional camera with a choice of lenses
- A few minutes' walk from Zarafa Camp on the private Selinda Reserve
- Part of Great Plains Conservation's Réserve Collection, a Relais & Châteaux member
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Rooms & suites
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The Dhow Suite
A private two-bedroom suite on raised decking under canvas, with a central lounge and dining area flanked by two bedrooms, an indoor bathroom with a copper claw-foot bath, and wraparound decking leading to a plunge pool and fire pit.
210 m²Up to 2 guestsZibadianja Lagoon view
Amenities
- Private plunge pool
- Spa
- Open-air gym
- Wine cellar
- Pontoon boat
- Stationary bicycle
- Fire pit
- Indoor and outdoor showers
- Copper claw-foot bath
- Private veranda
Reserving through us
Included when your travel advisor confirms this stay
- Daily breakfast for two
- Room upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
- Property credit or equivalent where the house offers one
- Early check in and late check out on request
- Welcome amenity and your travel agent known to the general manager
Eligible preferred amenities are applied wherever available, subject to the property at the time of stay, and are confirmed in your proposal.
Location
, Botswana
Water camps in the delta, high game density and very few vehicles.
Questions
- How many bedrooms does the Dhow Suite have?
- The suite has two bedrooms that flank a central lounge and dining area, within a total 210 square metres of raised decking under canvas.
- Is the Dhow Suite booked for one group only?
- Yes. The suite is booked for sole use, with its own butler, chef, private safari vehicle and wildlife guide.
- How far is the suite from Zarafa Camp?
- It is a few minutes' walk from Zarafa Camp, close enough to use the main camp's spa and other facilities.
- What wildlife can be seen from the suite?
- Hippos and elephants are regular visitors to the Zibadianja Lagoon in front of camp, and the surrounding Selinda Reserve holds leopards, lions, cheetahs, buffalo, zebra, giraffe and African wild dogs.
- Is there a spa at the suite?
- Treatments can be taken in the suite or on its pool deck, and a spa sits next to the Dhow Suite for guests who prefer to go there.
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