Khwai River Dreaming

Banoka Bush Campis part of a community partnership between Wilderness Adventures and the Khwai Community represented by the Khwai Development Trust. This partnership, as with all Wilderness Adventures community agreements, aims at bringing the benefits of ecotourism to the communities that live alongside conservation areas. 

Aside from a significant annual lease fee paid directly to the Trust, the Khwai Development Trust and the community of the Khwai Village benefit from the many employment opportunities as well as training and skills development in the ecotourism and hospitality industry. In most situations where we pursue this model we find that these benefits are roughly 2-3 times greater in financial measures that the lease fees themselves and further stimulate the local economy through multiplier effects. In addition Wilderness Adventures has an ongoing commitment to uplift the living standards of the community.

Pack for a Purpose is an innovative way that guests of Wilderness Safaris can help school children in this area. See their website.