Reviews of Pom Pom Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
17 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Pom Pom Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Pom Pom Camp review"
The location is stunning, with animals &/or birds always frequenting the lagoon in front of the camp not to mention walking round at night. The scenery is exactly what we expected of the Delta; with lagoons, swampy areas, grasslands & wooded islands. Very beautiful.
The rooms are to a high specification & very spacious, including space for a surprise private dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary, a special treat. The staff were all extremely friendly & helpful & the food exceptional.
If we have one disappointment it’s that, as the Guides accompany guests in the dark, we felt rushed to bed. A good way instead to end the day would have been sitting round the fire chatting with fellow guests." See all these reviews: 13n in Botswana
"Lagoon views & wild dogs"
The location of the tents right by the lagoon is incredible. You could spend all day on your porch watching wildlife and not be disappointed. We even had some amazing sightings by moonlight, peaking out the front tent flaps in the middle of the night. Hippos came out of the water to munch on the grass in front of the tents and a lion went wandering by. You need to use the latches on the tent to keep out the baboons, but seeing the baboons scurrying over and under the tents is wonderful entertainment.
Pom Pom Camp uses a guide and tracker, which we very much enjoyed. Ryder and Sam were a great team, and we appreciated how Ryder went out of his way to make each game drive different and memorable. One of the highlights was watching a pack of 14 wild dogs prepare to go hunting by first circling the den of puppies, then checking on the pups before leaving them with the two mothers while the rest of the pack hunted. Because Ryder encouraged us to go out a little earlier than usual in the afternoon, we were able to watch everything unfold, from the alpha male deciding when the afternoon siesta ended all the way to racing with the wild dogs on the hunt itself. Those couple of hours were some of the most memorable of the entire safari trip!
Sightings overall were fabulous -- for example, cheetahs, 4 lionesses on a hunt and the speedy warthog that escaped them, a mother leopard and her cub eating an impala they'd pulled up into the branches of a sausage tree, elephants pulling branches from trees, giraffes, hyena, zebra, and a honey badger.
We were also treated to a surprise dinner on my birthday, and the hand-carved hippo I received as a gift is a treasured keepsake of the lagoon views and the special place that is Pom Pom Camp." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 2n in South Africa
"Pom Pom Camp review"
I was a little surprised that meals were family style; that would have been very good information.
Also, I think it would have been good to have a option of solo dining without it being awkward.
The waterhole in front of the camp was just incredible.
The facilities were immaculate. The outdoor shower was such a treat.
The game rides were fantastic.
I cannot say enough about the animals. Wow, wow, wow." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
"Pom Pom Camp review"
The guiding and wildlife sightings were terrific. Lions on a kill during the day and at night, a leopard hunting, hyena stealing a kill from a leopard were all observed. We also saw a very large python. A scientist studying pangolin was present during our stay. He has radio tagged one animal that we were able to see. This was unexpected and simply good luck.
Our accommodations were great except the room still smelled of either new paint or varnish. It wasn’t enough to inquire about a room change, but we would want to avoid that in the future.
Also noteworthy, the rooms were meticulously clean. Hot coffee at 5:30am wake up call was much appreciated. Camp Managers and Staff were friendly and welcoming. We would return to this Camp." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana
"Pom Pom Camp review"
The tents are much smaller than others in the Kwando portfolio, but they are homey. And secure. And have the most amazing view of the waterhole out front.
My guide (Major) and tracker (Skills) took me to see a Rhino one morning. On a neighbouring concession, with permission. It was beyond what I hoped to ever see in Botswana. He is in need of a girlfriend (a bit of testosterone buildup has him a bit cranky), and hopefully a lady friend will be in his future. I mentioned what an amazing birthday present that was for me......and, well, Major must have put things in drive, as we had an amazing, celebratory evening!! Dancing and singing at Sundowners. And again at dinner, with birthday cake for all. I didn't need any such celebration, as I was travelling solo, but what an amazing, surprising night it was!
I did a walking safari one morning. Wasn't expecting much. But my goodness.....it was FANTASTIC!!
The concession is smaller, but easier to traverse. And it's beautiful. Palm fringed. Green (at this time of year). But......be warned. I expected to be able to do Mokoro and motorboat excursions, and no, November isn't a time for this (I wish I had done a bit more research, as Lagoon would have been the perfect sight to experience both the Mokorro, and the motorboat experience." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana
"Wonderful first safari at Pom Pom "
The vehicles were not crowded (often only four guests per vehicle) and on our first game drive in the afternoon/evening we had much to see, including a pride of lions and a pair of buffalo: later that evening, the lions had killed one of the buffalo - quite an introduction. Another high spot was a leopard with her cub with their kill which we were able to see very close up without disturbing them
The guides asked at the outset what were our preferences, and game drives, mokoro trip and boat trips were all superb with explanations and lots of photo opportunities.
Pom Pom camp and the Delta were wonderful." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
"third and last camp on botswana trip"
Room facilities good. Good wildlife including a freshly killed large kudu being consumed by a pride of 9 lions.
My guide was rather quiet and had to be asked for information but when it came it was very good." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
"Pom Pom Camp was our favourite place to stay"
The Pom Pom concession is varied and very beautiful even at the end of the dry season. We loved our Mokoro boat trip - so close to so many beautiful birds - and our young guide was so knowledgeable.
We were taken out on our game drives by Max, an experienced and expert guide who took us to every part of the concession in the 2 days we were there, and found some remarkable wildlife for us including hyena cubs and a pack of wild dogs. All the staff were friendly, warm and welcoming." See all these reviews: 11n in Namibia; 8n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
"Pom Pom camp"
Camp was really comfortable and they were able to provide my wife with a gluten-free menu." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia
"Excellent"
An excellent guide in Max - all 6'9" of him!" See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana
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