This morning, you will arrive in Maun on your flight from Johannesburg, met by your Wilderness Safaris representative and checked in for your flight to the Kalahari Game Reserve. On arrival, you will be met by your guide and driven a short way to your camp where you will be for the next 2 nights.
Situated on an immense pan, Kalahari Plains Camp lies in a remote part of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, a place famed for its outstanding wildlife with vast herds of antelope followed by abundant predators – including the legendary black-maned Kalahari lions and lively honey badgers. This region also offers some of the best summer wildlife viewing in Africa.
Kalahari Plains comprises eight en-suite canvas units (including one family unit) each with a sleep-out area from which to enjoy the night skies. The lounge and dining area has a separate swimming pool and deck. The camp is raised off the ground to catch the breeze and take in the sweeping, spacious views across the Kalahari. Solar power provides electricity and hot water, and the innovative insulated canvas walls and roof keep the temperatures inside comfortable.
Guided game drives unlock the wildlife treasures found here, and authentic San Bushman experiences provide insights into the unique culture of this people, their skills and way of life.
This morning, you will be flown by light aircraft to Little Vumbura. On arrival, you will be transferred by road and boat to the camp.
Little Vumbura is situated on a wooded island in the same region as its sister camp, Vumbura Plains. Designed to blend in with its surroundings, Little Vumbura is a beautiful six-roomed tented camp shaded by the canopy of an ancient Okavango forest. Each tent is en-suite, with views of the waving grasses of the floodplain. A plunge pool and reading area overlook the floodplains and a star deck leads off the dining area.
Note: The Vumbura Concession is leased from five villages through the Okavango Community Trust in a partnership that ensures that the benefits of ecotourism are shared with rural stakeholders.
Surrounded by water and lying close to large rivers, water-based activities are a focus with makoros traversing the floodplains under the guidance of experienced polers, and motor boats in the permanent channels. Wildlife viewing and birding is consistently good year round. Game drives in open Land Rovers explore the savannah. Walks around the islands are an opportunity to enjoy Africa from a different perspective.
On arrival into Maun International airport, you will be met by your Wilderness Safaris representative and assisted to your light aircraft flight to Duma Tau Camp. Duma Tau Camp lies on an exquisite site on the banks of the Linyanti River’s Osprey Lagoon. It is located close to the source of the Savute Channel in the western part of the Linyanti, between two elephant corridors, thus offering an exclusive combination of land and river experience.
The ten en-suite tented units (eight twin and two family) are raised off the ground to overlook the Lagoon. The architecture and interiors evoke the age of the explorers, and the window-wide netting provides a sense of space with dramatic views of the river. The main areas include a floating fire deck, with expansive dining and lounge areas all sporting the same vista. Duma Tau Camp operates completely on solar energy, for hot water, lighting and other energy needs, and is built of FSC-standard timber.
Activities allow guests to view game during day and night via game drives, short nature walks and while boating along the serene waters of the Linyanti River (levels permitting).
Today you will be driven from Duma Tau Camp to the airstrip and flown back to Maun. A Wilderness Safaris representative will be there to assist you with your check-in to your international flight.
