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Skeleton Coast Safari
Skeleton Coast Safari is a four-day safari which leaves from Windhoek and follows the Skeleton Coast from Conception Bay to the Huab Valley on the first day. The safari will continue up the coast and end at Hoarusib Valley at the end of day two. On the third day, the safari will venture as far as the Kunene river which is the northern border of Namibia. The safari will end in Windhoek on the fourth day, arriving just before sunset. During each day, the guest will enjoy an array of sightseeing and activities.
Your Stay
3 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Drinks (excl Premium Brands) Included
Wilderness Mombo | Mombo Concession
Mombo Camp is located in the Mombo Concession, on the northern tip of Chief’s Island within the Moremi Game Reserve. The area boasts enormous concentrations of plains game and predators which begin virtually on Mombo’s decks, with the surrounding floodplains teeming with game year-round.
Mombo’s nine spacious en-suite tents are raised two metres from the ground providing excellent views, with a long veranda, a sala and indoor and outdoor showers. The camp's main living, bar and dining areas are under thatch, while the boma adds traditional flavour to delicious dinners under the stars. There are two plunge pools in which to soak and a gym to work off the excellent food.
The main living and dining area is under thatch and there is a boma for traditional dinners, small library and a plunge pool to relax in the heat of the day. Large concentrations of plains game often occur in front of camp and guests may view a variety of animals without even leaving the veranda. Informative game drives explore the savannah and floodplain mosaics of Chief’s Island with prolific wildlife viewing opportunities.
Highlights
Arguably the best big game viewing in all of Africa
Bountiful hunting ground for large prides of lion and star-struck leopard
A sumptuous and luxurious camp in the midst of the Delta
The Mombo Concession is known as the “place of plenty”, highlighted by the massive concentrations of plains game and predators that can be seen. These include all the big cats, of which lion sightings are frequent. You can also expect to see leopard and cheetah, spotted hyaena, large herds of buffalo, elephant, white rhino, giraffe, blue wildebeest, Burchell's zebra and much more. Birdlife is prolific around Mombo with African jacana, pygmy-geese, goliath heron and migrant waders in summer being particularly common.
Activities:
Viewing the high concentrations of plains game and all the predators – including the big cats – is the order of a day at Mombo.
Game drives via open 4x4 Land Rovers each accommodate a maximum of six or seven guests, allowing each guest a 'window' seat. Please not that as we are in Moremi Game Reserve, night drives are not possible at Mombo Camp.
Hide- There is a hide 20 minutes from camp from which you can view and photograph animals and birds.
Gym - For those looking to exercise, there is a gym with an incredible view where you can sweat it up.
Massage Treatments - In-room massage treatments are probably the best ways in which to relax and restore within the comfort of your room or private deck.
Each spacious canvas suite is a private oasis. The suites comprise an indoor lounge area, separate bedroom and bathroom, indoor and outdoor showers, elegant copper bathtub, and an outdoor private sala with a double day bed, sunken couch, private plunge pool, and wrap-around veranda – a total immersion in the bush.
Wilderness has been privileged to witness three generations of Wilderness Mombo, undoubtedly one of Africa’s foremost wildlife and ecotourism destinations.
A spacious family suite with a private pool invites guests to bring the family and create lasting memories. A double bed and a set of twin beds accommodate a family of four easily, with plenty of extra room for privacy and peace.
Property Facilities
Bar, Gym, Library, Pool, Private Vehicle Available
Room Facilities
Electrical Outlets, En-Suite, Fan, Hair Dryer, Internet Access (Complimentary), Laundry Service (Complimentary), Lounge Area, Mini Bar, Mosquito Nets, Outside Shower, Plunge Pool, Safe, Sala, Tea / Coffee, Verandah
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Game drives via open 4x4 vehicles, accommodating a maximum of four per vehicle and allowing each guest a "window" seat. Seeing the high concentrations of plains game and predators – including the big cats – is the order of the day at Wilderness Mombo.
Our guides are the vital link between you and the intricacies of the natural world. They love sharing their knowledge, and do so with passion and humour, making your whole journey seamless and interpretive from start to finish.
* Please note that as the camp is located within the Moremi Game Reserve, night drives are not possible at Wilderness Mombo.
Experience a delicious, freshly-made brunch enjoyed out in the bush after an action-packed game drive. Wilderness Mombo's cuisine has always remained relevant to its surroundings, using locally-sourced ingredients prepared with great care and respect, offering guests an authentic yet refreshing and stylish gourmet experience deep in the remote Okavango Delta.
Enjoy being pampered by one of our expert massage therapists in the comfort of your suite or private deck. Or visit the spa, one of the best me-time journeys in which to relax, restore and revitalise.
To keep up with your daily fitness routine, exercise within unbeatable bush views from our gym or pool overlooking the picturesque floodplain.
Take a tour behind the scenes to see how our operational teams maintain a light footprint, offering guests the ultimate in sustainable luxury whilst remaining rooted in an authentic bush-camp offering.
Your Stay
3 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Drinks (excl Premium Brands) Included
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Safari Lodge
No. Rooms: 8
Special Interests: Birding, Nature, Wildlife
Duba Plains Camp | Duba Plains Private Reserve
The renowned Duba Plains Camp sits in the heart the Okavango Delta on a 33,000-hectare private concession that typifies the region’s unique landscape. Duba Plains Camp has 5 bespoke suites and a 2-bedroom Duba Plains Suite. The camp sits on raised decking, with views of the surrounding floodplain; designed by Dereck Joubert to fit into the landscape and evoke the classic African safari style of the 1920’s. Each suite has a lounge area, a private verandah with private plunge pool and outdoor covered sala. The main area has a raised dining room, comfortable lounge with private dining areas, wine cellar and library. Guests staying at the Duba Plains Suite enjoy a private safari vehicle and guide as well as private butler and chef. Many consider Duba Plains to be the Okavango’s Maasai Mara because of the sheer volume of wildlife. Duba Plains prides itself on its extraordinary and intimate wildlife experiences. This is the place that owners, and National Geographic filmmakers, conservationists and explorers, Dereck and Beverly Joubert chose for their home base. Great Plains Conservation is the only operator on the concession, thereby offering guests the ultimate in exclusivity.
Suites
The intimate camp consists of five traditional-style tented suites, all on raised decking, each with views of the surrounding floodplain and the steady stream of wildlife parading past. Each suite has a lounge area, with place to write and do your photographic downloads, as well as the opportunity for private dining in your suite. Each has a private verandah plus beautifully appointed en-suite facilities consisting of flush loo, double basins and indoor and outdoor showers and luxurious baths. Fans and careful design maintain comfortable climate for rest and relaxation. Guests can enjoy their own private plunge pool and outdoor under cover sala/day rest area.
The Duba Plains Suite
The Duba Plains Suite, an exquisite two-bedroom tented villa located on the 33,000-hectare private Duba Plains Reserve, ensures your private Botswana safari. Tucked into the pristine Okavango Delta wildlife habitat with views across floodplains filled with iconic African wildlife species, there is simply no other private Botswana safari experience like this in the Okavango Delta. The perfect partner to the 2-bedroomed Zarafa Dhow Suite or Selinda Suite, the Duba Plains Suite is raised on recycled railway sleeper decking and offers guests fabulous views and a steady stream of wildlife parading past. This 2-bedroomed Suite has a wrap-around private verandah complete with private plunge pools. The heart of the Suite is an indoor lounge and dining area. Each sleeping area offers guests beautifully appointed en-suite facilities, including indoor and outdoor showers and a luxurious bath. Standing fans and a solar-powered air-conditioning system over the guest’s bed area ensure that the tent’s design maintains a comfortable climate.
Property Facilities
24-hour Security, Bar, Battery Charging Facilities, Eco Friendly, Kiddies Club, Laundry Service (Complimentary), Library, Private Vehicle Available, Restaurant
Room Facilities
Air Conditioning, Balcony / Deck, Bath, Complimentary Wi-Fi, Disabled Rooms, Dressing Gowns, Electrical Outlets, En-Suite, Fan, Hair Dryer, Laundry Service (Complimentary), Lounge Area, Mini Bar (Complimentary), Mosquito Nets, Outside Shower, Plunge Pool, Pure Cotton Linen, Safe, Sala, Shower, Tea / Coffee, Verandah
Services
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Safari drives (day & night) take place in some of Botswana’s best adapted vehicles. Duba Plain’s Toyota Land Cruisers are uniquely designed to traverse the floodplains. These are, of course, open-sided, canopied and customised for photographers (raised roofs, photographic bars, multi-plug inverters). Seating only four to six guests on each vehicle, the Cruisers are fully stocked with drinks and snacks. Each suite has a professional camera and lenses as a package for guests to use or try out. Images are downloaded and presented for them to take away at no additional charge.
While the focus remains on the most comfortable times of day (early to mid-morning and late afternoon to evening) for drives, it is very common in Duba Plains to spend full days out in the field, having brunch delivered to the vehicles because the wildlife is so good and our focus is on finding and spending time with these extraordinary experiences.
Our schedule is flexible and guests are encouraged to create their own itinerary according to their interests. Very often, our safaris will continue into the night in search of nocturnal species. Great Plains guides are also keen trackers and birders and guests are encouraged to experience everything the camp has to offer.
Another huge benefit of staying within the conservancies is the ability to appreciate the stunning landscape on foot, peacefully, without the noise of engines. Usually early morning or evening is the best time, as the middle of the day is too hot to venture out of the shade. Wear good walking shoes, a hat, and neutral coloured clothing so as not to alarm the wildlife, and take binoculars. Your guide will have water for you. Walks are led by licensed guides with firearm training.
Zipping through the Okavango Delta's network of waterways is an invigorating way to get a sense of the scope of this huge wetland. You’ll undoubtedly have wonderful birding and maybe even some hippo, buffalo and elephant sightings. (Boating is a seasonal activity, typically between May and October but varies seasonally).
This is a great activity during mid-day siesta. Make sure you’re with a guide. During January and February there is a moratorium on fishing. Catch-and-release fishing only.
Duba Plains Camp offers a full syllabus of bush craft skills for our young explorers. This is a complimentary program that follows in the footsteps of National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert. An extensive pack will be provided to eager children on arrival, so they can learn about animal calls, how to track wildlife, and other facts and figures about the wild. At the end of a child’s stay, he/she will become a Young Explorer and Conservation Ambassador - ready to go out and tell the world about what they have learned and what they too can do to help protect this beautiful environment.
Each Duba Plains guest suite comes with a pair of high-quality binoculars for guest use as well as a professional camera set, including a camera body and lenses. Photos will be downloaded to a memory stick on guest’s departure. Photographic tuition through the Great Plains Wild Studio can be arranged for guests (at an additional cost and booked in advance). Tuition can be either on company cameras or own guest’s personal cameras.
Enjoy an aerial viewing experience with great scenery across the northern part of the Okavango Delta. Add a 15-minute champagne stop on palm island en route. Must be booked in advance and is subject to extra cost and availability.
Explore the Okavango Delta's permanent water channels by mokoro (when water levels allow). This is truly a refreshing yet peaceful experience allowing for wildlife and bird viewing from a unique perspective.
Your Stay
2 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Drinks (excl Premium Brands) Included
Fast Facts
5 Star
Safari Lodge
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 5
Special Interests: Big 5, Birding, Fishing, Flora, Gourmet, Indigenous Culture / Art, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife, Wine
Alternative Accommodation
Uncharted Expeditions Camp
Botswana has more wildlife species than anywhere else on the continent and the animal sightings are fast, furious and fantastic. And where better to witness the action than the iconic Okavango Delta? In this itinerary, we’ve added a bit of a twist too; there are no lodges. Instead, you’ll come with us on a mobile safari expedition, sleeping under the stars in our wonderfully-wild and super-stylish mobile camp, immersing yourself into the heart of Botswana.
The days will be filled with activities designed to take you as close as possible to the wildlife. You’ll boat up to herds of elephant, 500 strong, and explore remote islands on foot; zoom across floodplains in a custom 4×4 in search of game; and spend afternoons watching the birds flit across china-blue skies. If a mobile expedition in the most stylish of camps, with a dose of incredible game-viewing in a truly wild environment sounds like it might be your thing, you won’t get much better than this.
Enjoy an all day predator hunt.
Track lion, cheetah, leopard and wild dog.
Follow hyaenas as they hopefully lead us to a kill!
Sit under a shady tree at a waterhole and observe all day action.
Feast your eyes on huge herds of elephant - Botswana has the largest numbers of elephant in Africa.
Spot unique aquatic antelope such as sitatunga and lechwe.
Enjoy a relaxing mekoro journey through the shallow channels of the Delta.
View animals drinking from the river banks and elephant swimming and bathing.
Spot small crocodile basking in the sun and hippo jousting for territories.
Picnic on a shady island.
Island Fly Camp – sleep in a mosquito net tent and luxuriate in the freedom of a night in the open, surrounded by nature.
Depart from your tented camp and take a mekoro excursion through the Delta to a remote and secluded island.
Glide across the vast and glassy lagoons.
Wind your way up jungly channels to our secret swimming spots.
Watch a seemingly never-ending flight stream of incoming water birds fly into their night time nesting sites silhouetted against an explosive sunset.
Sleep out in the open in mosquito net tents outfitted with cotton sheets, feather bedding and hot water bottles.
Enjoy the same decadent three course meals as are served in our tented safari camps.
Wash off the day under a steaming hot bucket shower.
Tick off a vast number of species unique to the Okavango Delta such as the Slaty Egret, the Pel’s Fishing Owl and the African Skimmer.
Visit some of the largest heronries in the Southern Hemisphere where no less than 19 species make their nests and live in noisy harmony.
At the Main Camp:
Traditional and comfortable Meru tents that exude old world safari charm.
Twin or Double Guest Tents with real beds, flush loos, down pillows, cotton sheets, Persian rugs, teak and brass classically styled campaign kit combine comfort with style. The only concessions to roughing it are the bucket showers, which are private and en suite.
On the Island Fly Camp:
Sleep in a mosquito net tent and luxuriate in the freedom of a night in the open, surrounded by nature.
Sleeping Arrangement Facilities
Bath Towels, Bed Linen, Bucket Shower, En-suite Bathroom, Foam Mattress, Hand Towels, Mosquito Netting, Oil/Paraffin Lamps, Sahara Style Tent, Solid Base Camp Beds
Your Stay
4 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Drinks (excl Premium Brands) Included
Jack's Camp | Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
Jack’s Camp is a beacon of style and comfort in the middle of Botswana’s Kalahari Desert. Blending into the oasis of palms, the authentic, 1940’s style tented safari camp, includes a private museum, shop, iconic tea tent and a pool pavilion. Spectacular vistas, creative surprises, expert guiding, old world safari styling and superb cuisine all come together to create an experience that is completely unique. The camp features 7 twin and 3 double tents with en suite bathrooms, as well as indoor and private outdoor showers.
Year-round activities include interaction with habituated meerkats, walking with Bushmen guides, game drives, a visit to Chapman's Fallen Baobab, one of the oldest and biggest trees in Africa, bird watching and night drives - all in this unique desert environment. During the dry season activities include quad biking across the salt pans whilst the wet season bears witness to the spectacular zebra and wildebeest migration.
The 2 double tents are made up of 1 x extra length king sized bed which includes an overhead cooling system. As you walk into your 135sqm tent, you will be greeted by a beautiful lounge area, which leads out to your own private plunge pool. All tents include private indoor & outdoor showers, charging points and all tents offer 24 hour solar-powered electricity
Max: 2 adults
Children of all ages welcome
All 7 twin tents are made up of 2 x extra length queen sized beds which include an overhead cooling system. As you walk into your 135sqm tent, you will be greeted by a beautiful lounge area, which leads out to your own private plunge pool. All tents include private indoor & outdoor showers, charging points and all tents offer 24 hour solar-powered electricity
Max: 2 adults
Children of all ages welcome
Jack's Private Camp
Jack’s Private Camp has two bedrooms, each with their own en-suite bathroom, private veranda and day bed. One room will have an extra length king size bed (double) and the other, two extra length king size beds (to use as twin or double), with over bed cooling systems and mosquito nets. The en-suite bathrooms each have two indoor showers, a brass bathtub and an outside shower. Between the bedrooms is a shared living space, with a kitchen, dining area and lounge - leading out onto a private deck with a large swimming pool, overlooking the Makgadikgadi Pans.
The interior design pays homage to the property’s much loved 1940s campaign style. The tent is cool and spacious and adorned with a classic East African safari feel. Persian and North African rugs, brass fittings, luxuriant textiles and Natural History mahogany cabinet.
A personal chef and butler service, plus a guide and private vehicle are included in the rate and add to this exclusive experience.
Property Facilities
Battery Charging Facilities, Eco Friendly, Internet Access (Complimentary), Laundry Service (Complimentary), Library, Pool, Private Vehicle Available, Spa
Room Facilities
Air Conditioning, Balcony / Deck, Complimentary Wi-Fi, Electrical Outlets, En-Suite, Fridge, Laundry Service (Complimentary), Lounge Area, Mini Bar, Mosquito Nets, Outside Shower, Plunge Pool, Pure Cotton Linen, Safe, Shower
Services
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Take game drives and night drives in custom built 4x4s to spot the unique desert wildlife that inhabit the pans, like the elusive brown hyena or Kalahari lion. Your experienced safari guide will help you discover a desert landscape, pulsating with life. Complete with bush picnics, morning coffees and chilled drinks.
Get up close and personal with our families of meerkats. Leaving camp as the sun begins to rise you will accompany these inquisitive members of the mongoose family as they set off in search of their breakfast. Walk amongst them (you're not allowed to touch or feed them) and if you take a seat you might be lucky enough to be mistaken for a termite mound, where you'll be used as a look out point for predators.
Discover the secrets of the pans with the Zu/’hoasi Bushmen on a fascinating bush walk. See this ancient desert landscape through their eyes. These skilled hunter gatherers will show you how to survive, using their extraordinary tracking skills to uncover a smorgasbord of culinary delights... from bulbs, to scorpions, to berries. Spending time with them is a very rare privilege.
Saddle up to explore this wild, unspoilt area in the same way many of the earliest explorers, hunters
and missionaries did – on horseback! You’ll embark on an adventurous outride (for all level riders). This is an exhilarating way to spot wildlife, cantering along the crusty salt flats and following the animal
highways that bring life to the Makgadikgadi Pans.
This is an additional cost.
This is pure desert adventure! Take an exhilarating
quad bike across the salt-crusted pans
(all pan activity is weather permitting). You’ll
feel total freedom as you trek across this vast
and ancient landscape, discovering so much
about the remnants of this once super lake. Weather permitting)
A visit to the Fallen Baobab - one of the three largest and oldest trees in Africa and reputedly the campsite of Livingstone and Selous.
Witness the second largest migration in Africa.
A stonking spectacle of black and white stripes
as approximately 30,000 zebra and wildebeest
migrate across the Makgadikgadi Pans, followed
closely by stalking predators, waiting for the rich
pickings of tired hooves. This is a wildlife explosion
and an experience not to be missed!
This really is an unforgettable experience.
Enjoy a helicopter flight over the Makgadikgadi
Pans, doors off (or on), to take in the vastness
of this desert landscape. You’ll go in search of
the zebra and flamingo migrations (if timed
correctly), get dropped on an island of baobabs
for lunch, do a bit of sunset sky surfing as you
follow the palm tree linings and tell all your
friends about it all when you get home.
At an additional cost.
Grab a fat bike and peddle around the Makgadikgadi
Pans. This is a really fun activity for
the whole family, and an ideal way to get some
exercise. These bikes can easily cruise over the
desert terrain, taking you along 4x4 tracks and
around the crusty salt flats. Keep a look out
for sightings of wildlife, while breathing in the
beautiful scenery, alongside the desert silence.
Your Stay
3 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Drinks (excl Premium Brands) Included
Fast Facts
Safari Lodge
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 10
Special Interests: Adventure, Birding, Cycling, History & Culture, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife