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Plan your next adventure at Mokolodi Backpackers, a nature-focused campground in South East - Botswana.

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Mokolodi Backpackers

Botswana - South East - Botswana

About Mokolodi Backpackers Camping

Escape to Mokolodi Backpackers, a camping destination in South East - Botswana offering natural views. Enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, photography, and observing local wildlife. The camp provides basic facilities, shaded camping spots, and scenic relaxation areas. Nearby highlights include Mokolodi Nature Reserve, Cheetah Enclosure. Perfect for families, couples, and solo adventurers seeking connection with nature.

Contact Info

Accommodation

  • Camping Allowed: Tents only, 4x4's with rooftop tents & camper vehicles
  • Ground Cover: Gravel
  • People per Site: 6
  • Power points: Standard power points
  • Self Catering: Yes
  • Shade: Most have shade
  • Sites Available: 3
  • Tents Allowed: Yes

Facilities

  • Braai Grill: Yes
  • Cellphone reception: Yes
  • Freezer: Yes
  • Fridge: Yes
  • Washing up: Yes

Directions and Road Condition

  • Access Road: Gravel road
  • Closest Town: Gabarone
  • Directions to campsite: Direction from Gaborone: Drive 10 km on the road between Gaborone and Lobatse (Ramotswa), from Game city circle. Turn right at the: Mokolodi Nature Reserve turnoff (there is a small board that says “Mokolodi Nature Reserve” on the right-hand side). Turn right at the 2nd road, at the sign saying: “Mokolodi Residential Plot 79-87” and “Mokolodi Backpackers”, just underneath it. Drive to the end of the road. We are the 2nd last plot on the right. You will see a sign board just in front of the gate saying: “Mokolodi Backpackers”.
  • Distance to Town: 10 km
  • GPS Campsite: S 24.740732 E 25.827962
  • Trailer Required: Standard trailer
  • Vehicle: Sedan

Ablution

  • Showers: Hot shower
  • Toilets: Flush toilets

Activities

  • Bird Watching: Yes
  • Horse riding: Yes
  • Mountain Biking: Marked routes; single track and gravel roads
  • Nature Drives: Yes
  • Other Activities: The Nature Park (1km away) offers game drives; night drives; cheetah visits; rhino & giraffe tracking & horse safaris.

4x4 Related

  • 4x4 Caravan Required: Yes

Security

  • Security: Walled area with automatic gate

Comments, Rules and Notes

  • Comments: Enjoy the wide open spaces, where nature and camping form a unity. Take pleasure in the hospitality of the Botswana people, infinite blue skies and sunsets to soothe the soul. Come as a stranger and leave as a friend. Set amongst idyllic scenery of African bush, surrounded by indigenous fauna, Mokolodi Backpackers' comfortable self-catering cottages and campsites will offer you the warm ambience that Botswana has to offer. Limited space for camper vehicles and 4x4's with rooftop tents.
  • Additional Comments: Campsite at a backpackers lodge
  • Note: Facebook Group: mokolodi backpackers & Skype: mokolodi.backpackers
  • Special rules: Consideration towards other campers
  • Other: 2 Private chalets; 1 cabin & 3 dormitories

Nearby Attractions & Points of Interest

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    ⭐ 4,3 (1203 reviews)
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  • Cheetah Enclosure

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  • Christ The King Cathedral

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  • National Museum & Art Gallery

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  • David Arts and Gallery bw

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