Khama Rhino Sanctuary is a community trust near Serowe, set up to protect white and black rhino, and it takes guests. For anyone driving the length of Botswana it is the obvious overnight between Gaborone and Francistown, and it is one of the few places in the country where seeing rhino is a reasonable expectation rather than luck.
Quick facts
- Area
- Eastern Botswana
- Property type
- Chalets and Campsite
- Setting
- Community wildlife sanctuary near Serowe, central Botswana
- Nearest park or reserve
- Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Chalets and camping at Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Eight chalets lettered A to G plus an A-frame, twenty-two campsites with communal ablution blocks, and two dormitory blocks sleeping forty-eight in total. There is also a hundred-person multi-purpose hall.
Facilities at Khama Rhino Sanctuary
A restaurant and bar with a swimming pool, a curio shop selling crafts, books, firewood and provisions, a picnic site with tables and braai stands, and an education centre.
Who it suits
Self-drivers breaking the long haul north, school and group trips using the dormitories and hall, and families who want rhino without a fly-in budget.
Location and access
Road access near Serowe on the main route through eastern Botswana. Online booking is available.
A community trust, not a private reserve
Khama Rhino Sanctuary is run by a trust set up by the local community with the Botswana government, and the fees fund the anti-poaching that keeps the rhino alive. That is a different proposition from a commercial lodge and worth understanding: the accommodation is functional because the money goes to the animals.
The best rhino odds in Botswana, and the honest caveat
Both white and black rhino live here in a fenced sanctuary of manageable size, so sightings are far more likely than in the open north. The sanctuary also warns that one un-tamed male black rhino appears near the restaurant in the afternoon and should not be approached. Take that literally.
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Plan the rest of your trip
Read our guide to Khama Rhino Sanctuary, to Serowe, or our self-drive guidance.
