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Reasons To
Visit Botswana

  • Wetlands of the Okavango

    The Okavango Delta is a labyrinth of waterways linking secret lagoons and marshlands, where hippo splash in the water and elephants drink at the shallows. Boat trips take you to inaccessible locations and hidden islands for a glorious spot of solitude and wildlife spotting, before a relaxing sundowner drink amongst the reeds.

    Wetlands of the Okavango

  • Big Cats & Safari Wildlife

    On a game drive in the Delta, Linyanti or Chobe, you soon discover Botswana’s phenomenal array of wildlife. Lions are often on the prowl in the morning while night drives increase your chances of spotting leopard and other nocturnal species. As well as the cats there are thriving populations of elephant, hippo, giraffe, buffalo and even wild dog.

    Big Cats & Safari Wildlife

  • Birds

    From the water birds of the Delta to the sand grouse of the Kalahari and flamingos on the Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana is a twitcher’s paradise. Rare species like the Pel’s fishing owl, and African pygmy goose are commonly found, with a trip to Chobe, the Delta and the Kalahari offering an unrivalled level of ornithological interest.

    Birds

  • Bushmen

    Bushman history is an intrinsic element in the evolution of humanity, and nowhere is this more apparent than in Botswana. Bushman communities have survived on the Makgadikgadi Pans and in areas of western Botswana for centuries. A visit there now allows you to interact with them, experiencing first hand how they cook, hunt, eat and live.

    Bushmen

  • Mokoro Trips

    Slipping through the Delta's mazy waterways and tall papyrus in a mokoro is the most relaxing way to view game. Serenely moving along with only the gurgle of the water passing under your craft, you encounter lechwe grazing in the shallows, kingfishers perched on overhanging branches and crocodiles lurking in dark corners.

    Mokoro Trips

  • Salt Pans

    On the Makgadikgadi Pans you experience an ethereal lunar landscape unlike anywhere else in Africa. It is possible to see the curvature of the earth, sleep out under the stars, and at some times of the year watch a great wildlife migration. Although more thickly vegetated, Nxai and Tau Pans also offer unique landscapes and habitats.

    Salt Pans

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Accommodation in Botswana: Vumbura Plains

Vumbura Plains is one of the most luxurious camps in the Okavango Delta. Activities from camp include game drives, walking safaris and boating when the water-levels permit it. We highly recommend a mokoro trip early one morning.

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Our Rating: Opulent

Vumbura Plains

Vumbura Concession

Vumbura Plains is one of the most luxurious camps in the Okavango Delta.

It sits in the heart of the Vumbura Concession, under jackalberry trees and strangler fig trees and overlooking a vast and attractive floodplain. Elephants are not infrequent visitors to camp, walking behind the tents and feeding on the trees. Tree squirrels scuttle over the roofs and francolins run into the bushes.

The camp is split into two separate seven roomed camps, North Camp and South Camp and there are a couple of kilometres from the end of one camp to the other.

Each camp has its own dining, lounge and bar area although all fourteen rooms (or parts thereof) can be utilised for larger parties. All of the spacious rooms are raised off the ground on wooden platforms with walkways connecting them to the main living areas. The room design is modern and stylish with a Scandinavian feel. Each is open plan and has a large, very comfortable bedroom, a lounge, a sala and en suite facilities with a shower, a flush toilet and an outdoor shower under the stars. Each room has its own private plunge pool and large private deck with sun loungers.

Activities from camp include game drives, walking safaris and boating when the water-levels permit it. We highly recommend a mokoro trip early one morning. They are great for seeing little bee-eaters lined up on papyrus, crakes, pygmy geese and the night lilies closing whilst the day ones open. They are beautiful trips and very relaxing.

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