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VUMBURA PLAINS – KWEDI CONCESSION – OKAVANGO DELTA
Vumbura Plains is a luxury and Contemporary Wilderness Safaris camp which lies in an area that is a mix of water and dry land – the wildlife around the camp is diverse and the camp offers land and water activities on vehicles, mokoro and boats which deliver an all-round African safari experience.
LOCATION
Vumbura Plains lies in the private Kwedi Concession in the Okavango Detla
CAMP
Vumbura Plains comprises two separate but linked camps with just 7 raised and spacious rooms in each camp. The rooms are unique and contemporary in design with indoor and outdoor showers and an en-suite bathroom. Additional features include a private plunge pool and ‘sala’ from where you can watch the passing wildlife or enjoy a relaxing massage.
ACTIVITIES 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 – offered from April to mid October.
GIVING BACK
In addition to helping conserve the area, Vumbura Plains 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.
VUMBURA PLAINS IS OPEN YEAR ROUND
THE CAMP WELOMES 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.
