Wilderness King's Pool

The camp has eight thatch-and-canvas suites on wooden decks along an oxbow lagoon of the Linyanti River, including a family suite with two connecting rooms and a plunge pool. It had a significant makeover in 2019 and runs on solar power. There is a swimming pool and a bird hide in camp. Guests fly by light aircraft to the Chobe airstrip, then drive about 45 minutes.

Game drives run by day and night, and a sunken hide about ten minutes from camp puts you at eye level with elephants coming to drink, which is best in the dry season. The Queen Silvia barge runs sunset cruises when water levels allow, usually around April to August, and there is catch-and-release fishing. Elephant, buffalo, hippo, lion and leopard are seen regularly, while wild dogs turn up less often. It fits a Botswana trip as the Linyanti stop.

King's Pool suits couples and families with older children who want comfort and variety in the Linyanti. Children over 12 are welcome, and ages six to 12 need private activities at extra cost. Boat trips stop once the water drops, sometimes by September, and in the green season the thick mopane south of camp makes game harder to find. The camp is unfenced, leopard and hippo walk through, and guests are escorted after dark.