ChobeBotswanaEst. 2024
ChobeBotswanaEst. 2024
Munga Plains
Munga Plains
A private yoga and safari retreat lodge on the edge of Chobe National Park, Botswana. Built by local artisans. Hosted by the people who live here.
Welcome
Disconnect from daily distractions,
reconnect with the wild.
Munga Plains is a small safari camp built for yogis, on the edge of Chobe National Park in Botswana. This is not just a safari lodge — it’s a retreat centre, with a shala that faces the open plains and a kitchen built around local recipes.
Three Pillars
What a retreat here leaves you with.
The Place
A safari camp created for yogis.
Situated near Chobe National Park, Munga Plains offers a remote escape from the day-to-day, surrounded by the stunning beauty of the African wilderness.
Ten rooms on wooden decking — six standard, four large double — plus two reserved for visiting tour leaders. A main area with dining and bar, a boma fireplace, a swimming pool. Every structure built by local artisans using wood, thatching grass, and canvas. A small camp, on purpose.
The Practice
A shala facing the open savannah.
Set 500 metres from the main camp, looking out across open savannah — palm shadows at dawn, acacias at the horizon. Fully equipped for up to 20 practitioners, including aerial yoga. Canvas rolls close it against wind and cold.
Mats, blocks, belts, bolsters, hammocks, and sound bowls are all already there. You bring the group and lead the practice. We take care of the rest — transfers, meals, safari, the whole arrival.
The Wild
Elephants at the river. Lions by the road.
Chobe National Park — 11,700 square kilometres of floodplain, riverine forest, and woodland. The world’s largest elephant population. 450 bird species. Lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, every antelope.
Game drives at dawn, boat cruises on the Chobe at sunset, walking safari and mokoro canoe in season. Dinner back at the boma, under the stars.
Upcoming Retreats
A week on the calendar, every month of the year.
Pilates
Pilates & Safari with Monique Alloway
11–18 Jul 2026 · Monique Alloway
7 nights
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Yoga
Be Wild in Botswana with Ramone Bisset
8–15 Aug 2026 · Ramone Bisset
7 nights
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Sounds of Africa with Camille Burkhart
17–24 Oct 2026 · Camille Burkhart
7 nights
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For Retreat Leaders
You bring the practice.
We handle the rest.
We understand that organising a trip in Africa can be overwhelming. From the airport to your final farewell, we take care of everything — so you can focus on teaching.
- Camp privatised for your group
- Shala for up to 20, fully equipped
- All meals, safari, and transfers included
- Itinerary built around your teaching
A Founder's Note
“What is the news of the world?”
A question our safari guide asked the pilot who picked us up from a gravel airstrip in the middle of the bush. We had to honk antelopes off the runway for the plane to land.
In that moment I realised how fully disconnected we had been. Anything could have happened — a pandemic, a world war — and we wouldn't have known. This kind of disconnection is rare today. In our stressed lives, it matters more than ever.
I hope Munga Plains helps you find the same thing: a week fully present where you are, away from the noise of the world.
Thierry Nyfeler · Founder