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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
$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
$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 of the stay. The offer runs for travel until 5 January 2027 and again from 6 January 2027 to 5 January 2028, on new bookings only and subject to availability, with blackout dates possible in Peak season. The mandatory Jao Community and Conservation Trust contribution remains payable per person on all nights, and the offer may be combined with the no single supplement waiver but not with the honeymoon offer.
Honeymoon
Honeymoon couples receive 50 per cent off the nightly accommodation rate for one spouse, valid for travel until 5 January 2027 and again from 6 January 2027 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, the mandatory conservation levy still applies per person per night, and it cannot be combined with the stay-pay offer; for travel from 6 January 2027 it also cannot be combined with the no single supplement waiver.
Long stay
Stays of six nights or more across Wilderness camps qualify for a 5 per cent long-stay reduction, applied to the per person per night accommodation element only. The reduction does not apply to private vehicles, flights, transfers or sightseeing, and is not available for travel from 1 June to 31 October or from 20 December to 5 January.
Family
Children aged 6 to 15 sharing a suite or room with an adult are charged at 50 per cent of the adult rate, and up to two children aged 6 to 15 stay free of charge within the base occupancy of four adults in a Jao Villa. Guests aged 16 and over pay adult rates in a separate room, the mandatory conservation levy applies per night from the age of six, and families with children of 12 and younger must book private activities for the full duration of their stay.
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