Leroo La Tau stands on the western bank of the Boteti River, north-west of Khumaga village. The river forms the lodge’s eastern boundary and the western boundary of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, so the lodge looks across the water into the park from outside it. In the dry season that view is where the zebra come to drink.
Quick facts
- Area
- Makgadikgadi and Nata
- Property type
- Safari Lodge
- Setting
- West bank of the Boteti River, facing Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
- Nearest park or reserve
- Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
Chalets
Eleven thatched, glass-fronted chalets on raised decks plus one two-bedroom family suite, taking a maximum of 24 guests. En-suite with fans, a safe and a tea and coffee station. Mains power runs by day with 12-volt lighting overnight, and there is satellite Wi-Fi.
Facilities at Leroo La Tau
A swimming pool overlooking the Boteti, a sunken game-viewing hide at water level, a boma and clifftop campfire, a bar, a curio shop and daily laundry. Activities are game drives in the national park, seasonal motorised boat safaris, and a Khumaga village visit.
Who it suits
Photographers, and travellers timing a trip around the Makgadikgadi zebra migration between roughly May and October.
Location and access
About 140 km south-east of Maun. Road access runs via the Maun–Rakops route with a sand and gravel final approach on the west bank, so 4×4 is advisable for self-drive; most guests arrive on scheduled fly-in transfers arranged by the operator.
How we checked this listing
Chalet counts, facilities and access come from the Desert & Delta Safaris operator page. We have not stayed here.
West bank, outside the park — and why that is confusing
Third-party listings routinely conflate Leroo La Tau with the Kumaga public campsite. They are not related and they are not on the same side of the river. Leroo La Tau is on the west bank, outside the national park. The Kumaga campsite is on the east bank, inside it. The approach roads are different.
What the west bank gives you is the view: you sit above the water and the game comes to it on the far side. What it costs you is that every game drive begins with getting into the park. Our Makgadikgadi Pans guide sets out the gates and the geography.
The sunken hide is the reason to come
A game-viewing hide set at water level changes the photograph entirely: you are looking across the surface at eye height rather than down from a bank. On a river that draws zebra in their thousands during the dry season, that is a genuinely rare piece of infrastructure.
The Makgadikgadi zebra migration — the operator puts it at around 25,000 animals — runs roughly May to October on the Boteti. Outside that window the river is quieter and the lodge is a different, gentler proposition.
Who Leroo La Tau suits
- Photographers, for the sunken water-level hide.
- Dry-season visitors timing a trip around the Boteti zebra concentrations.
- Travellers linking Maun and the pans, since it sits between the two.
It suits you less in the wet season, when the zebra disperse, or if you want to be inside the park.
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