Kiri Camp is named after the Kiri channel flowing past the island on which the camp is situated. Located in an exclusive community run concession in the Okavango Delta, the camp overlooks the Kiri floodplains. Raised on wooden decks the lodge is designed to make the most of the views. Kiri Camp is Machaba Safaris newest camp which opened in June 2022.
This is a premium luxury camp, in a premium luxury location in the Okavanga Delta. This is a fairly new camp opened in the last year. Every attention is given to a guest. They even have a massage therapist! Our guide Tops was so caring and kind and knowledgeable! They offer choices for each meal, but if you let them know what you liked, they would make it for you… And let me tell you the Botswana beef is absolutely wonderful! From surprise lunches served out in the bush, to fresh ice served in your “rooms” every afternoon… I would highly recommend Kiri Camp to anybody wanting a luxury Safari! The animals, marching in front of our deck in the afternoons were so much fun! The giraffe that came to say goodbye, the morning, we laughed! The elephants that marched past with all the babies… Too cute! The baboons and tree squirrels, throwing jackalberries at our tent, the lions growling and the elephant trumpeting in the middle of the night … unforgettable memories
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Watch the weather and pack accordingly
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Responded 24 Jul 2023
Dear JerriS, Your review title describes our camp perfectly! Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences at Kiri Camp with us. We are delighted to hear that every detail was attended to with great care, making your stay truly special. Our dedicated team strives to provide exceptional service, in all areas, and we are delighted that you felt well-cared for throughout your time with us. We are especially pleased to hear that you had such a positive encounter with Tops, your guide. We believe that our staff play a crucial role in ensuring memorable safari experiences, and Tops' caring, kind, and knowledgeable approach exemplifies our commitment to guest satisfaction. Our culinary team always takes great pride in catering to our guests' preferences, and we're thrilled that you enjoyed the Botswana beef as well as the personalized meal options. It's wonderful to hear that you relished the surprise lunches in the bush and the thoughtful afternoon ice service, as these are some of the special touches we provide to make your stay extraordinary. The joy you experienced while observing the wildlife from your deck, from the giraffe's farewell to the adorable elephant babies, makes us feel privileged to be a part of these unforgettable memories. Once again, we express our sincere gratitude for recommending Kiri Camp as a top choice for a luxury safari experience. Your feedback means the world to us, and we can't wait to welcome you back for more exceptional adventures in the future. Warmest greetings from The Machaba Safaris Team.
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We loved this camp.....The operations managers, Sadie and others, the staff, and the guides were extremely attentive not forgetting the Waitress Neo so friendly and kind. The food was excellent. The showers were fabulous water was always hot with good pressure, and the beds were comfy. The staff was great about closing up the tent windows in the evening to keep mosquitos out. BEST OF ALL, the guide Tops he showed us the most amazing animals including ones that aren't usually in the area, he was just the best" and tailored the day to our desires. We had a lot of fun with him and learned a lot. The boat Cruise added that extra layer of adventure to our experience. Don't miss this wonderful camp...Kiri Waka Camp (My Kiri)
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Date of stay: September 2022
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Room Tip:Room 1 is for the Honeymoon
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Responded 05 Oct 2022
Dear Monkgomotsi, Kiri Waka 😊 Such a fitting name! Thank you for recommending our newest jewel in the Okavango Delta so highly. We really appreciate you mentioning the special staff who positively impacted your stay by name. Your review is wonderful, it sounds your stay was outstanding. Thank you for choosing Kiri Camp for your Okavango Delta/Botswana adventure, we look forward to welcoming you back soon!
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Kiri Camp was a magical adventure! My family of two adults and 3 kids (15, 13, 11) were the second group to arrive at Kiri just days after its official opening in June. Better yet, we had the whole camp to ourselves until our last night. There are not enough superlatives to describe our experience at Kiri. Aside from the stunning natural beauty of the Botswana delta region, Kiri's brand new, exquisite facilities and joyful staff all combined for a trip of a lifetime. From the moment we arrived we felt like family. Mike, our expert guide, and other members of the Kiri team shared meals with us and allowed us to learn about their background, families, and interests. We really appreciate Machaba’s commitment to hire the majority of their staff from local villages. The service was spectacular and quite luxurious, without feeling stuffy or contrived. The food was terrific. The tents, set upon sturdy wood platforms with sleek iron railings, provided a tasteful modern touch, juxtaposed with the surrounding wilderness. As comfortable and scenic as our camp was, the morning and afternoon game drives were the real show-stoppers! The natural beauty of this unspoiled landscape was spectacular in its own right, but our skillful guides expertly tracked even the most elusive game. Because the camp was so new, the local wildlife had not yet grown accustom to the vehicles. Carefully and slowly approaching the young lions we encountered, only reinforced the reality that this corner of the delta is truly wild and only added to the excitement when we managed to get close to these amazing animals. No detail was overlooked by the camp and its staff. From the toasty hot water bottles provided on the chilly game drives and tucked into our beds just before we turned-in for the night, to the informative reference books on African birds and wildlife proved in the vehicles, to personalized stainless water bottles, Machaba Safaris didn’t miss a trick. We are so thankful to have experienced our first trip to Africa in such grand style. I’ll add a special shout-out to Geographic Expeditions (@geoex) for adding Kiri Camp as our final stop on an unforgettable African adventure.
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Date of stay: June 2022
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Responded 27 Nov 2022
Dear Team McClellan What an amazing review, thank you! We are delighted that your stay left you with not enough superlatives!! We enjoyed every word of your review. Thank you for sharing all the details that made your stay so special, Kiri Camp is located in a uniquely remote part of the Okavango Delta and we are truly blessed with a great combination of scenery and wildlife. Your review says it all and more. Thank you for including our special Kiri Camp into your Botswana experience, we hope you see you again soon!!
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Kiri was an absolute beauty. The camp is luxurious, furnished with modern designs but yet it blends so perfectly with the surrounding area- trust me even from a near distance it is hard to spot Kiri camp.
We were lucky enough to try all gaming activities, drives, motorboats and Mokoro. So many options to try spot your favorite animal. The Mokoro ride was calming and relaxing, it is the best way to soak up the delta.
The staff were extremely friendly and welcomed us with bright smiles, we were greeted by a handshake by each staff member……. we really felt like part of the Kiri family.
However, there was one man that made our trip extra special, Tops our guide. He was polite and well mannered. He tried his best to get the best photo opportunity with every animal or bird we spotted. We also enjoyed sitting around the fire, with him sharing past bush experiences.
We booked via Sister Safaris (travel company), SJ took care of everything which made our trip more relaxing and stress free.
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Responded 08 Sept 2022
Dear Naydene, We are honoured that Kiri played a part in your anniversary celebrations, thank you for sending through this beautiful review! Kiri already has a special place in the Machaba Safaris team’s hearts, and we love hearing how our newest camp is impacting our guests. The Okavango is a remarkable place to visit and a Mokoro is a unique and memorable way of experiencing the water and wildlife. Thank you for mentioning Tops by name, we appreciate hearing about how our passionate staff positively impact our guests. We hope to welcome you back to Kiri Camp or one of our other Machaba Safaris properties soon.
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We were here for our honeymoon and enjoyed some awesome game viewing right from our tent. The elephants basically never leave the watering hole, and you will hear them barking at each other all day and night (you will still sleep great in their very comfortable tents, don't worry). The swimming pool is very cool and the elephants will come right up and drink from it while you're swimming if you don't scare them away. The food is excellent, and the guides are supremely knowledgeable as you'd expect from Machaba. Our guide was Sean, and he went above and beyond for us. At every stop, he was taking pictures with his phone and camera also, and at first we just loved that he was as enthusiastic about the animals as we were. But then at the end, he airdropped us a very professional highlight reel of our visit and everything we saw while we were there. It was really incredible and we have watched it about 200 times. Thanks for an amazing tour Sean, and thanks to the whole Kiri camp for a really special visit!
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Date of stay: May 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 09 Oct 2024
Dear 134joshh, Thank you so much for choosing Kiri Camp to celebrate your honeymoon! We are thrilled to hear that you had a memorable stay, from the incredible game viewing and elephant encounters to the comfort of your tent and the delicious meals. We're glad to hear how Sean made your experience extra special with his enthusiasm and the amazing highlight reel. It’s wonderful to know you’ve enjoyed watching it so much! We’re honored to have been part of such a special occasion and hope to welcome you back in the future. Sincerely The Machaba Safaris Team.
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Probably the nicest tents with nice touches (fixtures, bedding, side tables). Great food and service. Internet kept dropping out or was nonexistent for most of the time so you wasted a lot of time waiting for pages to load. Pool has a lot of bugs and leaves in it and I doubt the chlorine level is sufficiently high. Needs a warning sign about the sausage tree – two dropped in very close proximity. Wildlife is predominantly elephants, zebra, warthogs and impala with an occasional hyena. Plenty of open space and there were no other vehicles.
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Date of stay: April 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Marketing Coordinator, Marketing at Kiri Camp - Machaba Safaris
Responded 07 Oct 2024
Dear BobN06 Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your recent stay with us at Kiri! We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed the game viewing, the comfort of our tents, and the quality of our food and service. We appreciate your feedback regarding the internet connection and the condition of the pool, as well as your safety concern about the sausage tree. I am very happy to let you know that we have upgraded our internet connectivity to the tents at Kiri Camp and we will be sure to address the other areas you mentioned to enhance the experience for future guests. It’s wonderful to know you enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere and the variety of wildlife, and we hope to welcome you back again soon! Sincerely The Machaba Safaris Team.
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Kiri Camp is really outstanding. Great food, good service, very kind people. From the moment you arrive they treat you like the most important people on Earth (even though you like we are not). Great game drives — we saw cheetahas hunt and kill, lions on the prowl, baby leopards. Our guide Tops was fantastic. The biggest water hole in the area is also right in front of your tents so you can watch all the animals (like hundreds of elephants) coming and going from your tent porch between drives all day long. We highly recommend it. The only warning I’d give is: They are at the bottom of the okavenga delta so you may not see flooding if you go at the wrong time, as we did (May 2024). The trade off is more concentrations of animals and easier animal tracking before the water comes in. Even if you don’t see the flooded delta, the lodge itself with its great drives and comforts more than makes up for it.
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Date of stay: May 2024
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Response from Marketing Coordinator, Marketing at Kiri Camp - Machaba Safaris
Responded 06 Oct 2024
Dear Gregoryrchicargo, Thank you for your glowing review of Kiri Camp! We’re thrilled to hear that your stay was filled with remarkable wildlife sightings and that our team, especially Tops, made your experience so memorable. It sounds like you had some unforgettable moments with the cheetahs, lions, and baby leopards, and we're glad the proximity to the waterhole added to the magic of your stay. We appreciate your understanding about the timing of the flooding and are happy to know that the abundance of wildlife and the comforts of the lodge more than made up for it. We look forward to welcoming you back for another exceptional experience! Sincerely The Machaba Safaris Team.
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Our visit to Kiri camp last week was nothing short of spectacular! The tents are well appointed with nothing overlooked, beds were incredibly comfortable. The food was the best we had during the entire duration of our trip to Africa. The game drives were incredible and the guides very knowledgeable. If you are looking for a particular animal that is difficult to find, they send out one of their guides on his own to navigate the vast expanse of land to help locate it. We were able to experience two rare sightings because of it. However, the most outstanding element of Kiri Camp is the warm and genuine hospitality shown by the lovely people who work there. They are truly thrilled and appreciative to host you. We travel extensively and this was the most remarkable hospitality we've ever experienced.
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Date of stay: November 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Marketing Coordinator, Marketing at Kiri Camp - Machaba Safaris
Responded 27 Nov 2024
Thank you so much for your glowing review! We are absolutely thrilled to hear that your stay at Kiri Camp was nothing short of spectacular. From the comfort of the tents to the incredible meals, it sounds like every aspect of your visit was a highlight. We’re especially glad that you enjoyed the game drives and appreciated the extra efforts of our guides to locate those elusive animals—it’s always exciting to experience rare sightings! Your kind words about our team means the world to us. Providing warm, genuine hospitality is at the heart of what we do, and we’re so pleased it left such a lasting impression. It’s an honor to be part of your travels, and we hope to welcome you back to Kiri Camp for more unforgettable adventures in the future! Sincerely, the Machaba Safaris team
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We arrived 2nd July and the camp had only been open for 9 days.
Wow!!
Best room with huge king bed and the most comfortable pillows ever.
Best food we have had in the delta, and an excellent variety.
The management couple Chris and Brittney made us so welcome, we felt we were at home!
And the game viewing was excellent, Lion on a Kudu bull with her cubs, 7 Wild Dog and a Cheetah, and plenty plains game.
Easy area to game view as it's so open, I recommend staying at Kiri at the end of a trip as it is a highlight, we stayed at the beginning and it was downhill from there!
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Room Tip:Each room overlooks the Kiri Floodplain
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Response from Marketing Coordinator, Marketing at Kiri Camp - Machaba Safaris
Responded 08 Aug 2022
Dear Chris, Our first review! Thank you for your wonderful review after your recent stay at Kiri Camp. We are thrilled to hear that even though Kiri Camp is brand new everything is going very well. Your special mention of Chris and Brittney is greatly appreciated, we will let them know how positively they impacted your stay. From reading your review it sounds like everything from the food to the best pillows and the game viewing was exceptional. Thank you for your recommendation, we also feel that Kiri is a wonderful way to end an itinerary on a high note!
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Kiri Camp is absolute bliss. We have done a lot of travelling but will honestly NEVER forget the way we were treated by the staff during our visit. We felt like Royalty. I cannot recommend Kiri Camp highly enough. The staff are the friendliest and genuinely nicest people. Kobus and Stef, Kelly, Oddy, Cindy, OB, Lesh, Lesedi, Tshiamo, Princess, Mike, Beauty, and our guide On to mention a few. You guys made our stay incredible and made us never want to leave.
The camp was absolutely beautiful with the room perfectly situated and furnished. This place is truly wild and untouched and absolute heaven on earth for any bush lover. We loved the food; it was always delicious. The game drives were exceptional, and we were fortunate to see some very special sightings with our very experienced guide On. We will be back when the floods are in effect, and we won't go anywhere else. Thank you thank thank you for an absolutely incredible week where my wife and I made memories that we will never forget.
Warmest regards Matt & Sam
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Date of stay: November 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Marketing Coordinator, Marketing at Kiri Camp - Machaba Safaris
Responded 10 Jan 2025
Thank you for your glowing review of Kiri Camp, Matt & Sam! 🌟 We're thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your stay and that the team's exceptional hospitality made you feel like royalty. Your kind words about Kobus, Stef, Kelly, Oddy, Cindy, OB, Lesh, Lesedi, Tshiamo, Princess, Mike, Beauty, and On truly warm our hearts—it's clear their dedication made your visit unforgettable. We're delighted that you loved the camp's stunning setup, delicious food, and the magical game drives with On. Witnessing those special wildlife moments is what makes the bush so unique! We can't wait to welcome you and your wife back during the flood season for even more unforgettable memories. Thank you again for your wonderful feedback! Sincerely, the Machaba Safaris team
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There are more places to choose from in the Maun area.
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BotswanaNorth-West DistrictNgamiland EastMaun
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