Starling’s Camp must be pre-booked and it has no campsite attached to it. Note that the number of visitors allowed to use this part of the reserve at any one time is very strictly limited – and so you cannot just turn up and hope for a space.
If you find yourself travelling between South Gate and Maun and need a space for the night, then better to camp at the Kaziikini Community Campsite, on the eastern side of this concession, near Sankuyo Village.

[Editor’s note: Starling’s Camp has changed hands since this edition of the guidebook was written.]

Starling’s Camp
Built beside the Gomoti River, about 3km downstream from the old site of Gomoti Camp (which has now been dismantled), Starling’s Camp is a rare thing – a species of the Delta that’s become more endangered over the past few years: it’s a camp that isn’t aiming for the latest in luxuries.
Instead Capricorn have built an old-style safari camp without ever referring to a design consultant, an interior decorator or a chic stylist. Here you’ll find walk-in Meru-style tents built on solid plinths with en-suite flush toilets and (gas-heated) hot showers. These tents have simple wooden furniture in them and a full set of linen and towels. They’re clean, comfortable and functional. Lighting around the camp at night is by paraffin lamps, whilst inside the tents small lights are powered by a 12V battery system.
The camp’s main social area, simple and tented, is built on a huge wooden deck with a great view over the Gomoti River and its floodplain into NG32. This stands under a huge murula tree (Sclerocarya birrea), around which a few smaller knobthorns (Acacia nigrescens) are clustered. This is the focal point of camp, where tasty meals are served. It’s adjacent to a comprehensively stocked bar and a comfy lounge area.
Although I haven’t yet visited this new camp myself, Capricorn are a first-rate company. If Starling’s Camp can continue to deliver what it is achieving at the moment, then it’s excellent value for visitors who can drive here. It makes an ideal final stop on a self-drive safari from Kasane through Chobe and Moremi to Maun.