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OVERVIEW ON LITTLE VUMBURA CAMP IN OKAVANGO DELTA
Little Vumbura Camp 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, large and roomy with an open-air shower and views of the surroundings. A plunge pool and reading area overlook the floodplains and a star deck leads off the dining area. Surrounded as it is by water and lying close to large rivers, water-based activities are a focus with mokoros traversing the floodplains under the guidance of experienced polers, and motor boats the permanent channels. Wildlife viewing and birding is consistently good all year round. Game drives in open Land Rovers explore the savannah areas. Walks (on request) around the islands are an opportunity to enjoy Africa from a different perspective.
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Location Of Little Vumbura Camp
The 90 000-hectare Kwedi Concession in the northern Okavango Delta comprises Duba Plains and Vumbura areas. The north eastern region of Vumbura consists of diverse habitat types: permanent swamp, seasonal floodplains, acacia woodlands, and mopane / Kalahari appleleaf stands. The concession is leased from five communities through the Okavango Community Trust in a groundbreaking partnership, ensuring that the benefits of ecotourism are shared with rural stakeholders. Vumbura features a wider range of large mammals including a broad complement of antelope, good populations of elephant, buffalo, hippo and giraffe, and large predators: lion, spotted hyaena, leopard, wild dog and cheetah. Bird life is abundant with Okavango specials such as Rosy-throated Longclaw, Black Coucal and Wattled Crane found. The woodlands in the east harbor White-breasted Cuckooshrike and Racket-tailed Roller.
Safari Experience At Little Vumbura Camp
Game viewing in the concession is well balanced for all the different types of activities. Predator sightings of Lion, Leopard and Cheetah are good and Wild Dogs are frequently seen. The plains game numbers are excellent year round – Zebra, Giraffe, Wildebeest, Buffalo, Sable and Impala. Birding is good all year.
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Activities At Little Vumbura Camp
- Type – 50% game drives 50% water activities (but can change depending on flood levels)
- Game drives via 3 x 10 seater open 4 x 4 Land Rovers each accommodating a maximum of 6 or 7 guests, allowing all guests an outside seat.
- Night drives.
- The camp does have a supply of bean bags for guests to use to steady their camera while on a game activity.
- Walks can be arranged on nearby islands (on request basis only)
- Birding and fishing.
- Water game viewing in mokoro (a traditional dug-out canoe) 4 x 2 seater mokoro
- Three motorized boats seating 8 guests.
- Fishing on a catch and release basis (fishing is prohibited in Botswana in January and February for fish breeding purposes). The camp has a small stock of basic rods and reels but fly fishing equipment is to be supplied by guest if required.
Summary For Little Vumbura Camp
ACCOMMODATION
Number of tents:
6 tents in total consisting of:
- 4 x ¾ twin bedded tents
- 1 family tent – accommodates four guests comprising 2 rooms and 2 bathrooms each with their
own entrance as well as an inter-leading door. - 1 king-size bedded tent
- 1 twin bedded guides tent (not the same standard as guest tent)
Tent details:
- Canvas tents with en-suite facilities
- Beds look out over the view
- Verandas at each tent
- Entrance to tent through double door
- Bathrooms en-suite under same canvas roof within same tent as bedroom
- Soaps, shampoos and insect repellents are supplied in each tent
- Fans
- Mosquito net
- Both the bedroom and bathroom have a view, i.e. they are landscape shaped.
- Safe in each tent
CAMP DESCRIPTION
- Great multi-activity camp with privacy
- Main area encompasses bar, dining room and lounge under canvas on saligna decking.
- Kgotla (boma) for dining under the stars (weather permitting).
- Evening campfire.
- Curio shop
- Reading area overlooking the flood plains
- Library
- Plunge pool
- Slide projector
Other Notes On Little Vumbura Camp In Okavango Delta, Botswana
- Children of 6 years and older are accommodated however private activities need to be booked and paid for. The minimum age for boating activities is 6 years, while mokoro and walking activities have a minimum age of 12 years.
- Uses Vumbura’s airstrip which is located 45 minutes drive followed by 5 minutes boating from the camp.
