Beagle Expeditions - Kweene Trails

The Kweene River system, in the western Okavango Delta, gave its name to the trail that Okavango Expeditions built around it. The area sits within the Abu Private Reserve, on a stretch of river beside the Sandveld tongue, and is closed to any other operator. It can only be reached by helicopter. That single fact has shaped everything about the camp: no roads in, a limited game drive network, and long tracts of ground left open to walkers rather than vehicles. Guests move between two private bush sites along the river, sometimes covering a full day on foot with backpacks and a picnic lunch, sometimes by mokoro when seasonal floodwaters allow. The camp itself travels light. Tents are canvas Meru structures, 3.5 by 4.6 metres, set on steel frames with Egyptian cotton linen and enough lighting to read by after dark. Each is en suite, built for two or three. Hot water still runs for a bucket shower, and the kitchen keeps ice for a gin and tonic at sundown. Game drives, walking and mokoro excursions are run by the same guiding team throughout the stay. It is a place where hyenas are seen at close range and where the itinerary bends to weather and water levels rather than a schedule.