Accommodation
Pelo Camp is very personal and intimate with only five Meru-style guest rooms that are built on the ground. Sandy pathways connect the rooms with the mess tent and the lounge tent. A boma area with fire pit and an open-air bar provide a romantic setting for the pre-evening drinks or dinner under the stars. A great place to sit back, relax and enjoy the magic of nature.
The guest tents each have their own en-suite bathrooms with flush toilet and running water. In front of the room, a small outside area invites you to sit outside and enjoy the bush. From here, a small track leads to the romantic open-air bucket shower.
Pelo camp only offers water-based activities - no game drives. Certainly one of the best places in the Okavango Delta for boating and mokoro excursions.
Location
The camp is situated deep in the western part of the Okavango Delta on a small island surrounded by dense papyrus swamps and broad floodplains. The island is shaped in the form of a heart and Pelo means «heart» in the local language Setswana. This idyllic island is covered with magnificent fig trees and date palms and offers the very essence of the Okavango Delta.
Pelo Camp is only accessible by light aircraft. The camp is situated approx. 60 minutes from Jao airstip. The transfer consists of a short drive to the boat station, followed by a scenic boat ride to the camp. Flight time to Maun in a Cessna Caravan is 40 minutes, and 1 hour 25 minutes to Kasane.
Pelo Camp is part of the private Jao Concession (630 km²). Jacana Camp, Tubu Tree Camp, Kwetsani Camp and the premier Jao Camp also belong to this concession.
Wildlife
You have good chances to see herds of water-loving red lechwes and with some luck one of the very shy sitatungas. Pelo Camp is ideal for water-based activities throughout the year. Wildlife mainly consists of water-loving animals such as elephant, hippo, crocodile and a great variety of water birds.
Activities
Purely water-based activities using a motorboat or a traditional ‘mokoro' dugout canoe. Fishing on a catch and release basis (fishing is prohibited in Botswana in January and February for fish breeding purposes). The camp has a small stock of basic rods and reels but fly fishing equipment is to be supplied by guest if required.
Good to know
The camp is 100% solar powered. Charging facilities for batteries are provided in the rooms along with international adaptor plugs for this purpose.
