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Old Feb 7, 2016, 7:51 am
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Kagehitokiri
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presumably mombo trails is over by then? was a huge discount, athough a less 'developed' camp
little mombo also had discount during some of renovations when it was open and mombo wasnt
botswana etc (trips) arent benefiting from strong dollar like south africa is at the moment

i dont recall anything negative about belmond camps here, recall some very positive a while ago

Originally Posted by Larkin
For game viewing in my experience nothing beats Mombo. Having said that I hear Chiefs is good too.
re sanctuary / A&K >
seems like chiefs is closest (of any) to mombo?
1,052km2 - 5 baines' camp + 8 stanley's camp
curious re private concessions in botswana

Originally Posted by SanDiego1K
early December
wilderness safaris
[early december rates, number of rooms, rate range]
$4310 - 6 abu - $3566 > $5626
$3348 - 9 mombo (3 little mombo) $2854 > $4370
$3006 - 9 kings pool / 9 jao / 14 vumbura $2484 > $4732
$2108 - six other camps $1806 > $3176
[http://www.wilderness-safaris.com/co...botswana/camps]

[http://www.sanctuaryretreats.com/bot...s-chiefs-price]
$2320 - 12 chiefs camp $2320 > $4860

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