
PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Ker & Downey Botswana provides guests with the highest-quality wildlife and adventure safari experience, while preserving the delicate environment and natural beauty of Botswana.
- Situated in the heart of the world-renowned Moremi Game Reserve, regarded as one of the most incredible wildlife reserves in the world, guests can experience unhindered views in specially-designed safari vehicles. Moremi Game Reserve is rich in wildlife, and its consistent year-round game viewing makes it ideal for the first time visitors to Botswana.
- Okuti Camp is the ultimate in great Botswana getaways. This camp has been designed in the style of an African village and is a delightful refuge nestled in the Moremi Game Reserve.
- Guests can also explore the Okavango Delta waterways by motorboat, and the areas open lagoons and winding channels make it a birder’s paradise, complete with herons and storks in the breeding season.
- Okuti welcomes children and there are suitable activities and amusements including the Young Explorer’s Programme for children. Family-sized tents are available, all with adjoining bathrooms and the camp has a swimming pool, children’s meals, board games and complimentary laundry service – all welcome details for families with younger children.
EXCLUSIVE LUXE VOYAGER VIP BENEFITS & BEST PRICE
We negotiate rates & benefits for our clients directly with the hotels’ senior management. Our rates match or in many cases are lower than the best online rate for the property. Our clients also enjoy a suite of extra VIP privileges and recognition while staying at a partner hotel.
- Complimentary room upgrade on arrival.
- Daily complimentary buffet breakfast for two.
- Up to $100 dining or spa credit per stay, and or in-house dining / spa discounts.
- Welcome amenities (wine/chocolates/fruit) and card from the GM.
- Complimentary private airport transfers.
- Complimentary roll-away bed if required.
- Early check-in and late check-out.
- Complimentary Wi-Fi.
- Enhanced recognition through VIP status at all touch points in the guest experience.
A complete or partial suite of VIP benefits will be offered, subject to the property T&C, including availability, category of room & length of stay.
ACTIVITIES:
Explore the winding waterways of the Okavango Delta by boat or glass bottomed canoes and experience all that the open lagoons and papyrus lined channels have to offer, from the tiny, fluorescent Malachite Kingfishers to large herds of lechwe feeding on the banks.
Situated in the heart of the world-renowned Moremi Game Reserve, guests can experience unhindered views in specially-designed safari vehicles. Our window seat guarantee ensures no more than four guests per vehicle when out on game drives. The Moremi Game Reserve is rich in wildlife, and its consistent year-round game viewing makes it ideal for repeat and first-time visitors to Botswana.
Walking in the African bush with a professional safari guide is a fantastic experience. Enjoy a completely different perspective on foot than from a vehicle.
Botswana’s northern safari areas are full of water channels just waiting to be explored. Larger boats can be used to explore the wider channels but for the aficionado, mokoro trips into the smaller channels are a real treat. Always subject to waterlevels.

This delightful camp lies alongside the Maunachira River which flows through Xakanaxa Lagoon amidst the wilderness of one of Botswana’s prime game viewing regions – the world renowned Moremi Game Reserve. The area is remote and regarded as one of the most incredible wildlife reserves in the world. Camp Okuti is known as a photographer’s paradise; the camp offers luxury accommodation and guests can experience excellent year round game viewing opportunities in specially-designed safari vehicles. Refurbishment of Okuti took place at the beginning of 2014 and draws its influence from water which flows in front of the camp, with its abundant birdlife, fish and sandy river banks, it remains an oasis of serenity and peacefulness. Okuti’s spacious curved mosasas are located on raised teak decks with river views. Okuti comprises five twin-bedded, one honeymoon and two family mosasas, ( ancient tribal word for house of reeds), each with en-suite bathrooms, indoor and outdoor shower, hot and cold running water and flush toilet.
From Okuti you have access to one of the largest rivers of the Okavango Delta, the Maunachira River. The Maunachira River flows through Xakanaxa (meaning “Place of big water”) before becoming the Khwai River. The camp itself is located on the very edge of the channel with all the Masasa’s and main area overlooking the cool waters. Often guests will fall asleep at night to the sound of hippos munching the grass around their accommodation. Sundowner drinks and snacks can be enjoyed out on the Xakanaxa lagoon where the water resembles a mirror, perfectly reflecting the evening sky in all its glory.
Okuti comprises of five twin-bedded mosasa ( ancient tribal word for house of reeds), each with en-suite bathrooms, indoor and outdoor shower, hot and cold running water and flush toilet. The honeymoon unit features a double bed, bathtub, indoor and outdoor shower. An additional two family units consist of two bedrooms which share spacious bathroom facilities – ideal for families in this child-friendly camp.



1 x Twin Mosasa
Okuti’s spacious curved mosasas are located on raised teak decks with river views. Okuti comprises of five twin-bedded mosasa ( ancient tribal word for house of reeds), each with en-suite bathrooms, indoor and outdoor shower, hot and cold running water and flush toilet. The honeymoon unit features a double bed, bathtub, indoor and outdoor shower.




2 x Family Mosasa
Okuti’s spacious curved mosasas are located on raised teak decks with river views. Each family Masasa has two bedrooms which share spacious bathroom facilities, indoor and outdoor shower, hot and cold running water and flush toilet – ideal for families in this child-friendly camp.
The dining area sit under the beehive-style thatched roofs of five huge rondavels (also referred to as ‘mosasas’). Inside, these are furnished in a contemporary style, with smooth wooden floors, comfortable woven seating and various ethnic carvings. Adobe walls beneath a high, tunnel-like roof define the large lounge, which culminates in a partly open area with great views across the lagoon and floodplain. There are plenty of chairs and tables, and guests are welcome to help themselves to drinks from the bar. Similar in construction is the long dining room, where brunch and dinner are usually served.





Dining Area
There are plenty of chairs and tables, and guests are welcome to help themselves to drinks from the bar. Similar in construction is the long dining room, where brunch and dinner are usually served. Meals at Okuti are quite sociable occasions. Both the guides and camp staff join guests during the meals and typically end up engaging the guests in lively conversation and laughter, which contributes to a fun atmosphere around the table.
Okuti Camp features an open dining area with stunning views across the lagoon, outdoor boma area and a swimming pool.

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Area & Location
Area, Country
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Nearest Airport
Maun International Airport, Maun
Local Currency
Botswana Pula (BWP)
Time Change
GMT +2
Language
English
Best time to go
May to September
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