Beagle Expeditions

Beagle Expeditions offers the seasoned traveller an opportunity to explore a wild and spectacular region of the western Okavango Delta area. Located within an exclusive concession of Abu Private Reserve, the Kweene Trails is what makes this area so special. It is remote and can only be accessed by helicopter.

The essence of Beagle Expeditions is to remove the trappings of designed luxury and embrace the be wild and free. At the same time each guest is treated to fantastic food paired with carefully crafted fine wines and premium beverages topped off with great service and one of Botswana’s best guided safaris.

Beagle Expeditions offers a truly private experience by taking only 1 booking at a time for a minimum of 4 guests (maximum of 10) and a minimum stay of 4 nights. There is no better way to experience a true African Safari than in the comfort and privacy of your own exclusive mobile safari camp. A journey through the wilderness with the intimacy and flexibility of your own camp, guide, safari vehicle and staff compliment.

With simplistic luxury in mind, each tent is spacious, with ample lighting at night. The bedrolls laid out on a soft padded carpet and made up with fine Egyptian cotton linen, are super comfy and warm providing for the best sleeping experience. Each tent has its own en-suite bathroom with a bucket shower (for hot or cold showers), a compost loo and all the necessary amenities to ensure comfort and privacy.

The main area is simple and yet comfortably charming. Comprising a dining table and camp chairs; a carpeted chill-corner scattered with cushions; a coffee and tea station; a bar with plenty of ice; and of course a fire at night and in the early morning! This is all set up by the backup team under the African sky and open to the surrounding wilderness and the wildlife that inhabits it.

Kweene Trails is the only Trail of its kind in the Okavango, the most exclusive experience Botswana has to offer, with private access to a truly wild and pristine area in the Abu Private Reserve. This exclusive area lies on a stretch of the Kweene River system adjacent to the Sandveld tongue in the Western Okavango Delta. What makes it most special for us is its remoteness, accessible only to Beagle guests, and only by helicopter.

Because walking through pristine wilderness that has no sign of a human footprint remains one of Kweene’s key ingredients, a vast portion of the area has been left untouched, inaccessible to any motorized transport. Here, the safari experience of old is revived: walking through wildest Africa.

About Abu Private Nature Reserve

The Abu Private Reserve is located in the western Okavango within the Abu concession NG26. This large Okavango Delta concession west of the Moremi Game Reserve covers around 1750 km² to the southwest of the Delta and has a very low guest density. The Abu Concession offers a mix of all the Delta’s land types, with permanent Delta, seasonal floodplains and island habitats in the north. In the west the sandveld supports large concentrations of game. The Abu Concession is also home to African Horseback Safaris’ Macatoo Camp and the Beagle Expedition mobile safaris. The mobile safaris take place on the exclusive Abu Private Nature Reserve.