Chief’s Island, Botswana
Rooms & Suites
Wilderness Mombo Rooms & Suites
Mombo offers double tented suites and a family suite above the Chief’s Island floodplain. Its inventory statements do not reconcile. Several Wilderness features describe eight suites including the family suite, while the current camp FAQ describes eight double suites plus one family unit, nine tents and a maximum of 18 guests; eight doubles plus a four-person family unit would instead imply 20. Ask Wilderness to confirm the final allocation and camp capacity in writing. Floor area, private-pool measurements, cot policy, extra-bed policy and accessible-room specifications are not stated. All accommodation is raised above the floodplain and linked by elevated walkways. Little Mombo is an adjacent four-room sister camp with its own accommodation. The Sanctuary’s main description is a wellness centre, although conflicting FAQ copy describes a private two-villa camp; those villas are not included among the Mombo room choices below.
2 categories on the live list
Before you book a room
- Eight suites including the family suite conflicts with eight doubles plus one family unit; 18 guests conflicts with the implied 20.
- No floor area, plunge-pool dimensions, standard-suite maximum occupancy, cot, rollaway or twin-conversion rule is stated.
- Suites are raised and linked by elevated walkways; exact steps and a verified step-free route are not stated.
- The family suite sleeps four in adjoining double and twin en-suite rooms.
- Family minimum-age and private-vehicle rules conflict and require age-specific confirmation.
- The Sanctuary’s two-villa FAQ copy is unresolved and is not a Mombo room category.
- Little Mombo is a separate sister camp.
Category 1
Double Tented Suite
Chief’s Island floodplain · Published only as a double suite; exact maximum occupancy is not stated
An elevated wood-and-canvas suite with panoramic windows, a king-size bed, study, vanity desk and a separate sitting and coffee lounge furnished with a two-seat leather couch, ottomans and a minibar and coffee station. The bathroom and dressing area include a copper bathtub, twin marble basins, two indoor rain showers, an outdoor shower and a separate WC area. Outside, a wraparound veranda leads to a private sala with a double day bed, sunken couch and plunge pool. Wilderness does not publish the suite’s floor area, plunge-pool dimensions, twin-bed option, extra-bed or cot policy, or an exact occupancy beyond the word “double.” The raised suite and elevated walkway should not be read as proof of step-free access.
Category 2
Family Suite
Chief’s Island floodplain · Four, in one double-bedded room and one twin-bedded room
The family suite accommodates four in two adjoining or interleading safari-tent rooms, each with its own en-suite bathroom. Wilderness describes one double bed and one set of twin beds, an interleading door, a shared sunken lounge and a spacious shared outdoor deck overlooking the floodplain, with a private sala and plunge pool. No separate floor area, pool dimensions, cot or rollaway policy, adult-to-child mix or unique bathroom specification is published. Family policy is conflicted: one owner feature frames family-friendly camps as suitable from age six, general material says most camps are six-plus but some take younger children, and the current Mombo FAQ requires a private safari vehicle for every child under 13 joining game drives; another owner feature applies the private-vehicle rule to all families with children. Confirm the exact age and vehicle conditions.
Wilderness Mombo rooms FAQ
- How do the double suite and family suite differ?
- The double suite is one king-bedded tented retreat; the family suite joins double and twin en-suite rooms around a shared lounge, deck, sala and plunge pool.
- Are suite sizes and pool dimensions stated?
- No. Wilderness describes the layouts and private plunge pools but gives neither accommodation floor areas nor private-pool measurements.
- Are the suites air-conditioned?
- Do not assume so. Wilderness’s rebuild account describes the gym as the only air-conditioned place at camp.
- 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 stated.
- Can children stay and use shared game-drive vehicles?
- Family material uses differing age and vehicle rules; the current Mombo FAQ requires a private vehicle for under-13s joining drives. Confirm every child’s arrangement.
- Is The Sanctuary a room category?
- Not on this profile. Its main content presents a wellness centre, while conflicting FAQ copy describes a private two-villa camp for four.
Reviewed by Hotel Flock · Last updated August 2026