Reached by light aircraft onto a bush strip, Kalahari Skye is the smallest camp we have reviewed — six canvas tents raised on decks along a channel of the Delta. There is no fence, so elephants drift through camp at night and you are walked to your tent after dinner. It is thrilling and, thanks to the staff, never actually alarming.
The guiding is the whole point, and it is world-class. Game drives are unhurried and led by trackers who grew up here; a single morning gave us wild dog, a leopard with a kill, and a herd of elephant crossing at dusk. Off-grid solar runs the camp cleanly, and the absence of light pollution makes the night sky genuinely astonishing — hence the name.
This is a serious investment, and the season matters enormously for water levels and wildlife. But for a low-impact camp with guiding this good and only ten other guests, it earns its rate. Book through the concession directly and ask about the shoulder-season rates.
