Senyati Safari Camp is in the Lesoma Valley in the Kasane Forest Reserve, inland from the river and closer to Kazungula than to Kasane. It is built around a floodlit waterhole with an elevated bar above it and an underground photographic hide beside it, and in the dry season that waterhole is the entire reason to come.
Quick facts
- Area
- Chobe and Kasane
- Property type
- Campsite
- Setting
- Lesoma Valley, Kasane Forest Reserve, 18 km from Kasane
- Nearest park or reserve
- Chobe National Park
Chalets and camping
Eight fully equipped self-catering chalets with air conditioning, a fridge, a stove and a kitchen, and nineteen campsites, each with its own private ablution and power point. A glamping option is also offered.
Facilities at Senyati Safari Camp
A floodlit waterhole with an elevated viewing deck, lit around the clock, and an underground photographic hide. An elevated bar and lounge with free Wi-Fi, a swimming pool, light restaurant service, braai areas, free parking and on-site security. The camp runs airport transfers and shopping runs into Kasane for guests without a vehicle.
Location and access
Signposted off the tar Nata–Kazungula road roughly 8 km before Kazungula and about 18 km from Kasane, then a short gravel and sand access track. A high-clearance vehicle is advisable; sources indicate 4×4 is needed mainly in the rainy season.
Not riverfront, and that is the point
Every other Chobe property in this catalogue sells you the river. Senyati sells you a waterhole in dry bush, which in the dry season is where the elephant actually have to come. The difference is that you sit still and they arrive, rather than the other way round.
From about May to October that is a genuinely good proposition and it costs nothing in park fees. In the wet season, when there is water everywhere, it is much quieter — our best time to visit guide explains the pattern this depends on.
An honest note on the website
The camp’s own site is stale — the most recent dated material on it is from 2024. That is not evidence that the camp has stopped trading: independent guest reviews run to mid-2026 and the camp is clearly operating. It is simply a small business that has not updated its website, which is common in Botswana and worth knowing before you draw conclusions from an old-looking page.
Who it suits
- Photographers, for the underground hide and the floodlit waterhole after dark.
- Self-drivers, for nineteen campsites each with its own private ablution — a rarity anywhere.
- Dry-season visitors who want game viewing without a park gate, a fee or a timetable.
It suits you less in the wet season, if you want the Chobe river, or if you need to be near the town.
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