Chief’s Island, Botswana
Rooms & Suites
Mombo Camp Rooms & Suites
Mombo offers tented suites and a family suite above the Chief’s Island floodplain. Wilderness describes eight double tented suites plus a family unit, yet also describes eight suites in total, nine tents and a maximum of 18 guests; the family accommodation for four would make the arithmetic imply 20 if it were additional to eight doubles. Treat the final allocation as quotation-specific. Current accommodation material describes private plunge pools, while the checked Wilderness camp dataset records pool “no”; its own experience list nevertheless mentions plunge pools. Neither official version is treated as definitive. No category has a published floor area or pool measurement. Raised construction and elevated walkways make advance access discussion essential, because step-free routes, adapted bathrooms and wheelchair-accessible accommodation are not published. Little Mombo is a separate camp. The Sanctuary is presented as a wellness centre in its main content but as a private two-villa camp in the same page’s FAQ, so it should not be treated as a confirmed Mombo room category without clarification.
2 categories on the live list
Before you book a room
- Wilderness describes both eight suites total and eight doubles plus one family unit; 18 stated guests conflicts with the implied 20.
- No room area, plunge-pool measurement, cot policy, rollaway policy, exact standard-suite occupancy or accessible-room specification is published.
- Suites are raised and linked by elevated or connecting walkways; exact steps and a step-free route are not published.
- For ages 6–12, confirm both room eligibility and the current under-13 private-vehicle rule.
- The Sanctuary’s two-villa FAQ description is unresolved and should not be merged into Mombo’s room inventory.
- Check-in, check-out and pet policies are not published.
Category 1
Tented Suite
Chief’s Island floodplain · Exact per-suite maximum not published
The wood-and-canvas tented suite has a sitting room, separate bedroom and bathroom, king bed, study, coffee and minibar station, private vanity, marble basins, twin rain showers, en-suite WC and dressing area. Indoor and outdoor showers, a copper bath, private plunge pool, outdoor sala with double day bed, sunken couch and wraparound veranda extend the suite toward the floodplain. The exact area, pool dimensions and per-suite occupancy are not published. Suites are raised and linked by elevated walkways; no step-free route, adapted bathroom or wheelchair-accessible category is confirmed.
Category 2
Family Suite
Chief’s Island floodplain · Four, in one double bedroom and one twin bedroom
The family accommodation sleeps four across adjoining en-suite tent spaces, described elsewhere by Wilderness as a standard-size double bedroom plus an additional twin bedroom with its own en-suite. Both spaces open to a shared front deck with a private sala and plunge pool, while one overall entrance and internal sliding doors support family privacy. The exact area, pool dimensions and adult-to-child mix are not published. For children aged 6–12, Wilderness wording varies: family material welcomes children from 6, while the current camp FAQ requires a private safari vehicle for every guest under 13 joining game drives. Confirm both accommodation eligibility and vehicle arrangements before booking.
Mombo Camp rooms FAQ
- How do the Tented Suite and Family Suite differ?
- The standard suite is one king-bedded tented retreat; the family choice joins double and twin en-suite spaces around a shared deck and pool.
- Are suite sizes and pool dimensions published?
- No. Wilderness describes the layouts and facilities but gives no floor areas or private plunge-pool measurements.
- Are the suites wheelchair accessible or step-free?
- Raised suites and elevated walkways are described, but exact steps, adapted bathrooms and a verified step-free route are not published.
- Is The Sanctuary another room category?
- Not reliably. Its main content presents a wellness centre, while the same page’s FAQ describes a private two-villa camp for four.
- When was Mombo rebuilt?
- Several Wilderness accounts place the rebuild or reopening in 2018, while the current camp FAQ says it was completely rebuilt in 2019.
Reviewed by Hotel Flock · Last updated August 2026