Buffalo Tented Camp
BwaBwata Bwabwata National Park is one of Namibia’s most secluded regions — and that’s part of its appeal. An area of mopane and Zambezi teak, white sand and slow river - one of Namibia's fiercely guarded corners.
Buffalo Tented Camp sits deep in the park's Buffalo Core Area, where elephant, buffalo, sable, roan, lion, and wild dog move through this country as they always have, unhurried and untroubled by crowds.
The days find their own rhythm, from birdsong at first light to slow drives and evenings beneath a sky filled with stars. This is a luxury self-catering tented camp, not a grand hotel, offering closeness to the animals, the water and the slower pace of a place still left to itself.
We share this ground with the Khwe San, whose knowledge of the land guides how we do things. Staying here helps protect this vital wildlife corridor and supports the people who have always belonged to it.
Location
On the Zambezi strip, four countries meet and animals wander across the borders without noticing them. Mopane woodland, Jackalberry trees, white Kalahari sand and the slow bend of the Okavango River surround the camp on every side.
Remoteness is the point, and you feel it from the moment you arrive. In place of other vehicles and other guests, there is a living wildlife corridor: elephants on the move, buffalo gathering at the water, kudu and bushbuck resting in the shade, and birdlife in numbers that words tend to undersell.
The journey in asks a little of you. That effort is exactly what has kept this place wild.
Experiences
DIRECTIONS TO BUFFALO TENTED CAMP
On the B8, 13km from Divundu, you will reach the Bwabwata National Park. Drive along the D3430 for about 10 km until you reach Buffalo Tented Camp. Along the way, you will pass old war ruins and the old Pica Pau army base used by 32 Battalion around 1988.
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