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LITTLE VUMBURA CAMP – KWEDI CONCESSION – OKAVANGO DELTA
Little Vumbura is a small and intimate Wilderness Safaris Camp set in a diverse area with a range of activties and one of the best places to see sable and wild dogs in the Delta. Surrounded by water and lying close to large rivers – both water and land-based activities can be enjoyed with both offering spectacular and diverse wildlife sightings.
LOCATION
Little Vumbura is situated on a beautiful island in the private Kwedi Concession in the northern reaches of the Okavango Delta.
CAMP
Little Vumbura is a small and intimate six-roomed tented camp shaded by the canopy of an ancient forest. Each well-appointed tent has en-suite facilities and a deck with incredible vistas. A plunge pool and reading area overlook the floodplains while a star deck is reached by a bridge from the dining area. There is a two bedroomed tent for families.
ACTIVITES AND WILDLIFE
The annually flooded grasslands of the Okavango Delta surrounding Vumbura Plains are locally referred to as ‘melapo’ and offer good seasonal viewing of elephant, giraffe, impala, sable antelope, kudu, zebra, common waterbuck and reedbuck, tsessebe, wildebeest, red lechwe and Cape buffalo. Hippo and crocodile are common in the waterways. Predators include the African wild dog, several resident prides of lion, as well as leopard, cheetah and African wildcat. Birding is exceptional all year round.
Activities at Vumbura Plains include morning and afternoon game drives and night drives with filtered spotlights allow you to find intriguing nocturnal animals.
You can enjoy nature walks to really get you closer to Africa, explore the Okavango by traditional mokoro (dugout canoe), and enjoy wildlife viewing and sunset sundowners from a boat.
Drift across the Okavango Delta in a hot air balloon – available from April – October.
Little Vumbura also offers fishing on a catch and release basis – the camp supplies a limited selection of basic fishing equipment.
GIVING BACK
In addition to helping to conserve the area, Little Vumbura is part of a community participation plan that brings the benefits of ecotourism to the communities that live around the Okavango Delta. The camp a is situated in a Wildlife Management Area which is leased from five villages through the Okavango Community Trust, in a partnership that ensures that the benefits of ecotourism are shared with our neighbouring rural stakeholders.
Children in the Wilderness, a life skills educational and environmental programme for children who live in the villages around the conservation areas, is an independent non-profit organisation established and supported by Wilderness Safaris. CITW focuses on the next generation of decision-makers, inspiring them to care for their natural heritage and to become custodians of these areas in the future.
Botswana Lion Genetics Study – A Wilderness Wildlife Trust-funded project developed a comprehensive understanding of the past and present genetic structure of the lion population centred on Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
LITTLE VUMBURA IS OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND
THE CAMP WELCOMES CHILDREN AGED 6+ – FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGED 6 – 12 WILL HAVE TO BOOK A PRIVATE VEHICLE IN ADVANCE
Call +44 1984 667420 or Email sue@trackssafaris.co.uk
Our expert staff are on-hand, happy to assist with any enquiry you have.
