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Botswana: African Bush Camps is opening a new luxury lodge, Atzaró Okavango Camp, in Botswana's Okavango Delta in March 2024

African Bush Camps (ABC) is a 100% owner-run, African-based safari company designed to delight adventure travellers with authentic safari experiences amid untamed wilderness across Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.

As part of African Bush Camps’ commitment to delivering memorable safari moments in Botswana, scenic helicopter experiences are available to guests at Khwai Leadwood and Linyanti Bush Camp and Ebony during both the Shoulder and High Season.

Opening June 2022, new light-on-earth luxury camp along the Zambezi River expands offering in Zambia to two luxury lodges, allowing guests to experience Zambian culture, design, and ABC’s renowned guides

This year, southern African safari operator, African Bush Camps, celebrates 15 years of creating meaningful interactions with international travellers and community members in and around its properties in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Gather every generation and ease back into travel together with a private family safari from African Bush Camps (ABC). The experience-focused, 100% African-owned and operated safari company offers 16 luxury tented bush camps and lodges in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

African Bush Camps will kickstart our latest fundraising event, Miles for Mola, on May 1st specifically aimed at raising funds to reach our USD40,000 goal for one of our flagship projects in Zimbabwe, Mola Wildlife Coexistence Program.

African Bush Camps is proud to announce the official opening of Khwai Leadwood, our newest camp, located on the edge of the Khwai River, one of the permanent channels of the mighty Okavango Delta.

The Zambian-based Thorntree River Lodge has started to welcome local and international travellers back to its premises in December 2020.

Southern African safari operator, African Bush Camps (ABC), has declared 25 November ‘World Safari Day’ - an annual occasion that celebrates Africa’s wildlife and its people. The upcoming calendar date highlights the purpose of conserving Africa’s natural resources and authentic wilderness areas and highlight the economic benefits the safari industry has brought to communities.

World Responsible Tourism Day (6 November) and World Safari Day (25 November) are soon approaching. These occasions recognise businesses and destinations that work to educate, inspire and improve the world through the power if tourism.

Calvet Nkomo, head guide at award-winning Somalisa Camp, knows how to keep his distance from wildlife in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe  Keeping a healthy distance apart is a priority for people all over the world these days. But deep in the bush of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, it has been front-of-mind for Calvet Nkomo for decades. As head guide of award-winning Somalisa Camp, one of 15 luxury tented bush camps and lodges offered by African Bush Camps (ABC) across Botswana, Zimbabw…

The world’s biggest annual day of giving takes place on Tuesday, 3rd December and African Bush Camps and African Bush Camps Foundation are participating for the first time! That’s right — the most charitable 24 hours of the year follow straight after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The festive spirit fills the air as we celebrate a wonderful year and what better way to get into the holiday giving spirit than a three-for-one deal?

Image: Elephant herds move freely between Matusadona National Park and the surrounding areas In true One Zimbabwe spirit African Bush Camps welcome the announcement that the Duke of Sussex has pledged his support to the reformation of Zimbabwe’s; Matusadona National Park.

African Bush Camps are proud to have hosted award-winning journalist Sue Watt at Zambezi Expeditions and Nyamatusi Camp. On both her journeys with African Bush Camps, Sue was in pursuit of the endangered painted wolves. Her energy and enthusiasm is contagious. She and African Bush Camps partnered with photographer and painted wolf specialist Nick Dyer to track the pack’s movement through one of Zimbabwe’s most remote National Parks.

To celebrate the opening of the new Migrations Expeditions Camp in Nxai Pan National Park, African Bush Camps are offering all guests staying at sister property Khwai Bush Camp a helicopter transfer to get the best view of Botswana’s green season.

During the Business of Conservation Conference in Kigali, Rwanda over the weekend a topic which was openly discussed by a panel of industry experts was that of keystone species. These are species whose presence or dominance in a landscape if reduced to nothing will have a domino effect on the loss of other species.

Image: Business of Conservation Conference 2019 “Investing in one of Africa’s great assets” the theme that has run through the annual Business of Conservation Conference in Kigali, Rwanda over the weekend.

image: Main Camp Primary School, Hwange National Park We need to raise a minimum of US$5,000 through 40 different supporters between 9th - 27th September!! In order to be accepted to launch a permanent profile on GlobalGiving and enable our international donors to make seamless, safe and tax-deductible donations towards specific projects into the future.

We work in an industry where communication is key, collaboration is essential and evoking new ideas to adapt to travel trends is critical. Travel shows are the pinnacle platform. African Bush Camps will be present at both PURE and SANGANAI to catalyze the energy and share our news.