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Lodge · Okavango Delta
Jao Camp
The luxurious Jao Camp is positioned within the private Jao Concession that encompasses riverine forests and glistening floodplains. Jao Camp is a water wonderland, offering guests a classic Delta experience.
From $1,660 per person sharing, per night
Special offer available on selected dates.
Lodge · Okavango Delta
Jao Camp
The luxurious Jao Camp is positioned within the private Jao Concession that encompasses riverine forests and glistening floodplains. Jao Camp is a water wonderland, offering guests a classic Delta experience.
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About the lodge
An overview of Jao Camp.
The luxurious Jao Camp is positioned within the private Jao Concession that encompasses riverine forests and glistening floodplains. Jao Camp is a water wonderland, offering guests a classic Delta experience.
Highlights
- Jao Camp is surrounded by beautiful islands fringed with riverine forests, offering magnificent views.
- Luxury accommodation options range between five expansive safari suites or two sublime villas with private plunge pools.
- Activities at Jao include game drives, boating to explore waterways and channels, mokoro rides, and predator and prey encounters on Hunda Island.
You Should Know
- Children 6 years of age and over are welcome at Jao Camp but may not participate in all activities (age-dependent).
The Detail
Remote and scenically splendid, the 150,000-acre Jao Concession embodies all the magic and mystique of Botswana, with vegetation that varies from permanent swamps to dry land. In the east, the Jao Flats boast water channels that cut their way through the papyrus and reed beds, providing the perfect environment for wildlife. Beautiful lush palm islands dot the water.
The camp boasts eight spacious tents and one family tent that are positioned in the shade of indigenous trees. Each tent features an en-suite bathroom with double vanities, indoor and outdoor showers, a lounge area, mosquito netting, fan, minibar, hairdryer, tea and coffee-making facilities, and a verandah with a sala. There are six twin-bedded tents and two king-sized bedded tents.
The family tent consists of two bedrooms with two three-quarter beds in each bedroom, a main en-suite bathroom with a bathtub and both indoor and outdoor showers, a second en-suite bathroom with an indoor shower only, individual entrances, and a shared deck.
The camp facilities include a dining area, plunge pool, library, wine cellar, gym, spa, boma, complimentary laundry service, and Wi-Fi.
Jao’s position, nestled among waterways and lagoons yet close to dry Kalahari woodland, allows you to enjoy both water and land experiences depending on the time of year. Activities available include mokoro excursions, boating safaris, morning and evening game drives, picnics, fishing, and spa treatments at Jao Spa.
A raised hide located about 20 minutes from camp is a great place to observe the comings and goings of wildlife. The hide can also be used for romantic sleep-outs for a maximum of two people.
During the inundation from April to September, lechwe are plentiful, and lions follow. Elephant numbers peak from August to November. Plains game and leopard sightings are excellent. Hunda Island offers a wide variety of wildlife, and birdlife viewing is particularly exceptional during the summer months.
Jao Camp is ideal for solo explorers, couples, and families looking for a luxury safari experience.
Price Includes
- Accommodation
- All meals and all local brand beverages
- Twice daily scheduled camp activities
- Park fees
- Laundry
You pay the lodge's rate, never a markup.
The same as booking direct
Rates and dates.
Per person sharing, per night. Final pricing depends on dates, room category and party size.
Valid until 31 Dec 2024
Peak / migration
1 Jun 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
All Inclusive — All meals, select beverages, daily scheduled activities, and airstrip transfers
Special offer
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th September 2026. Details
$2,870
per person · night · normally $3,830
Shoulder
1 Nov 2026 – 19 Dec 2026
All Inclusive — All meals, select beverages, daily scheduled activities, and airstrip transfers
Special offer
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th September 2026. Details
$1,660
per person · night · normally $2,215
Rates are per person sharing, per night. Where a reduced rate is shown, it reflects a stay-pay or long-stay offer for those dates; honeymoon and other offers are applied separately when we prepare your quote. A single supplement may apply for solo travellers. We offer a price match guarantee, just ask your safari specialist.
Current offers
Special offer available.
Where the rates above show a saving, it comes from a stay-pay or long-stay offer. Honeymoon and family offers are applied by your safari specialist when preparing your quote.
Stay & Pay
A Jao Journey: stay four consecutive nights at Jao Camp and pay for three, with the complimentary night being the lowest-rated night of the stay. Available for travel until 5 January 2027 and again from 6 January 2027 to 5 January 2028, subject to availability, with blackout dates possible in peak travel periods. The community and conservation levy remains payable for every night, including the complimentary one, and the offer cannot be combined with the honeymoon offer.
Honeymoon
Honeymooners receive 50 per cent off the nightly accommodation rate for one spouse, valid for travel to 5 January 2028. The marriage must have taken place within 12 months of travel and proof of marriage is required at the time of reservation. The offer excludes the Jao Camp Villas and cannot be combined with the Stay 4, Pay 3 offer.
Family
Children are welcome from six years of age and pay 50 per cent of the adult rate when sharing a suite with an adult, while those aged 16 and over are charged at adult rates in their own room. Families travelling with children of 12 years and younger are required to book private activities for the full duration of their stay, at an additional daily charge. Mokoro excursions and guided walks are available from 13 years of age, at the discretion of the guide and camp manager.
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Your specialist for this lodge
Safari Specialist - Southern Africa & East Africa
Knows Jao Camp backwards. Your direct contact from first enquiry to the day you come home.
"Jolene was simply extraordinary. She put together what became an absolutely incredible African trip for us in the space of barely three weeks, and from the outset her responsiveness, knowledge and genuine enthusiasm were exceptional. Nothing was ever too much trouble, responses were almost immediate, and she very quickly understood exactly what we were looking for, our expectations and the way we like to travel. More than simply being an expert at what she does, Jolene genuinely cared about making the trip special for us, and that came through in every aspect of her planning. What particularly impressed us was the flexibility with which she brought everything together. We already had some of our own arrangements in place, including international flights and staying with friends in Cape Town, but Jolene seamlessly incorporated those into the overall itinerary and still organised all the surrounding logistics and transfers. The safari component she designed was outstanding, taking us through Kruger, Victoria Falls, Chobe and the Okavango Delta, before finishing in Cape Town and the Stellenbosch wine region. Every part flowed beautifully and the lodges, experiences and logistics were exceptional. Just as importantly, Jolene stayed in contact throughout the trip at all the key moments, which made travelling so much easier. She would check us in for our internal flights and send through the boarding passes, confirm transfers the day before each pick-up, and make sure everything was in place before we ever had to think about it. That attention to detail, and the fact that she was always one step ahead, removed so much of the usual travel stress and allowed us simply to enjoy the trip. It was genuinely the trip of a lifetime, put together in an extraordinarily short timeframe, and Jolene deserves enormous credit for making it all happen. We could not recommend her highly enough."
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From your first enquiry to the day you come home, one named safari specialist looks after every detail. We can handle the whole trip, not just the stay at Jao Camp: multi-country itineraries, internal flights, road transfers, tipping guidance, travel insurance, the lot. A safari specialist will be in touch within as little as 15 minutes during working hours.
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