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Wilderness Safaris Camps In the Okavango Delta

Wilderness Safaris is one of Africa’s largest and best known safari brands. The company was established over 40 years ago and operates camps and safaris in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Africa.

Wilderness Safaris was founded in Botswana in 1983 by a group of wildlife enthusiasts as a mobile safari operator. It has grown into one of the largest and most respected ecotourism operator in Africa, Wilderness Safaris offers access to nearly three million hectares (seven million acres) of perhaps the finest wilderness areas in Africa. With operations spread over nine African countries, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Africa, Wilderness Safaris’ reach is unparalleled. Providing wildlife, marine and cultural safaris in pristine wilderness locations Wilderness Safaris’ safaris are specialised, educational and above all fun.

In Botswana, Wilderness Safaris operates 21 properties, and some of the finest camps and lodges in Africa, including the renowned Mombo Camp on Chief’s Island in the Okavango Delta. With a fulsome portfolio encompassing all of the country’s ecosystems, a safari with Wilderness Safaris allows the visitor to see Botswana at its best with properties in the Kalahari, Linyanti and most importantly the Okavango Delta. Wilderness Safaris offers the full spectrum of safari experiences from mokoro excursions, game drives, motor boat trips, fishing, walking safaris, photographic hides to star bed sleepouts in the Okavango Delta and beyond.

With an emphasis on hospitality and professional high standards, Wilderness Safaris has a particular reputation for excellent guides with considerable investment in guide training throughout a guide’s career.

The Wilderness Safaris brand covers camps and lodges in the Premier, Classic, Adventure and Collection groupings, but all offer the same enthusiastic and professional service.

A fully integrated charter operator, Wilderness Air, ensures that air transport between camps, is to the same high standards to which guests become accustomed to whilst staying at Wilderness Safaris’ camps. The company benefits from an excellent logistics base in Maun allowing first rate support for Wilderness Safaris’ operations deep in the Okavango Delta.

From $1,145 Per person per night

Mababe Depression

Mokete

Set in the exclusive Mababe private wilderness area, Mokete is a new tented camp offering guests an incredible array of ecosystems and high densities of predators and pray. This is an immersive and exciting safari region, well suited to the adventurous safari goer in search of impressive wildlife densities.

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From $2,889 Per person per night

Moremi Game Reserve Private Concession (NG 28)

Mombo Camp

Mombo is a flagship Botswana camp, one of the finest in Africa, offering superb game viewing and an extremely luxurious safari. With a prime location on Chief’s Island and some of the highest concentrations of wildlife in the Okavango, Mombo is top of the wish list for many.

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From $1,480 Per person per night

Kwedi Concession (NG22)

Little Vumbura

Little Vumbura is a Classic Wilderness Camp well known for its spectacular and diverse wildlife sightings. Shaded by a forest canopy, Little Vumbura camp offers a perfect all-round experience that affords the safari enthusiast the opportunity to enjoy both water and land activities on the concession floodplains. Six luxury tents with private decks boast incredible scenic vistas and together with a well - situated star deck make this particular camp well worth visiting.

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From $900 Per person per night

Jao Concession (NG25)

Jacana Camp

Small, relaxed and characterful, Jacana is a lovely little camp with a fresh style. Hidden on a tropical palm island, the camp is utterly private. Jacana is, for most of the year, completely surrounded by water and is a lovely contrast to camps whose focus is big-game and open plains. Water activities are the mainstay here; enjoy the superb birdlife and aquatic splendour of a true Delta experience.

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From $658 Per person per night

Jao Concession (NG25)

Pelo Camp

Pelo Camp, meaning ‘heart’, takes its name from the distinct heart-shaped island located within the Jao Concession on which it is built. Pelo is a rustic camp offering a remote, genuine and adventurous safari experience. Situated deep in the Okavango Delta and lying in a true wetland area, discreet game viewing and being at one with nature is what makes Pelo special.

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From $1,707 Per person per night

Chitabe and Sandibe Concession (NG31)

Chitabe Camp

Chitabe Camp has some of the best game viewing in the Delta. This is no surprise as the Chitabe concession is bordered on three sides by the rich Moremi Game Reserve; thrilling predator sightings are common though the game viewing is interestingly varied. Chitabe is a classic tented camp offering a traditional safari with a strong reputation for excellent guiding.

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From $1,424 Per person per night

Linyanti Reserve (NG15)

King´s Pool Camp

Situated on the edge of the oxbow King’s Pool lagoon, this elegant luxury camp is set on the large and wildlife rich Linyanti private reserve in northern Botswana. The area is pristine and remote and particularly known for its impressive elephant and predator numbers.

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From $1,297 Per person per night

Jao Concession (NG25)

Kwetsani Camp

Small, exclusive and luxurious, Kwetsani Camp is suspended high in the tree line of a palm-fringed island on the pretty Jao concession. The beautiful surroundings here offer a complete immersion in a classic Delta landscape. Water and land activities are conducted, though vary with the transformation of the flats with the arrival of the annual flood. Kwetsani Camp is sophisticated and yet understated with smart rooms which make the most of the fabulous views of the floodplains.

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From $1,903 Per person per night

Kwedi Concession (NG22)

Vumbura Plains Camp

Vumbura Plains Camp is premier Okavango camp with a stylish contemporary design. The 14 luxurious stilted rooms are divided into two camps and connected by wooden walkways. Panoramic views of the floodplains from the expansive lounge area are breath-taking. An exciting array of wildlife sightings emphasises the variety and density of the animal species here. High levels of service, delicious meals and deluxe surroundings provide guests with safari experiences guaranteed to leave lasting memories

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From $1,806 Per person per night

Linyanti Reserve (NG15)

Little DumaTau

Little DumaTau is the intimate sister camp to DumaTau, in the far north of Botswana. Overlooking the stunning Osprey lagoon, Little DumaTau is an intimate luxury camp with only four tented rooms, all extremely spacious with their own lounge, and individual plunge pools. With one of the most beautiful locations and fantastic game viewing Little DumaTau is sure to be among the best camps in Botswana.

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From $1,806 Per person per night

Linyanti Reserve (NG15)

DumaTau

DumaTau is a top luxury camp with a spectacular setting on the magnificent Osprey lagoon in the remote wilds of northern of Botswana. It has a prime location to experience the famous elephant mega herds and good all round game too. This premier luxury camp offers a sumptuous safari experience. The Osprey retreat features a wellness centre, gym and lap pool. Activities include game drives, walking and boating.

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From $1,625 Per person per night

Jao Concession (NG25)

Jao Camp

Jao Camp is a flagship Wilderness Premier Camp and is one of the Delta’s most luxurious camps. Set on the Jao concession in the north western Okavango, the camp is surrounded by some of the most beautiful scenery to be found anywhere in this pristine wilderness. Jao is one of the most opulent camps in the Okavango with five suites and two villas. Each villas comes with its own private vehicle, guide, chef and butler.

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From $684 Per person per night

Victoria Falls

Toka Leya Camp

Set within the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, Toka Leya Camp is one of the best safari style accommodation options in the area, a stylish sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of the falls, with an excellent range of safari and adventure activities. Upstream from Victoria Falls on the banks of the Zambezi River lies Toka Leya – a luxurious safari camp named in tribute to the indigenous inhabitants that once lived here.

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From $2,889 Per person per night

Moremi Game Reserve Private Concession (NG 28)

Little Mombo

Little Mombo is a smaller, more intimate version of its famous sister camp, and boasts just four luxurious tents. Renowned as “the Place of Plenty,” due to the myriad of species and large concentration of game, Little Mombo is one of Africa’s most sought after luxury camps. Connected to Mombo via a raised boardwalk, the camp enjoys its own facilities, including a dining area, boma, kitchen, lounge and swimming pool. A first-class safari experience.

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From $1,524 Per person per night

Chitabe and Sandibe Concession (NG31)

Chitabe Lediba

Set on a game rich private concession in the south eastern Okavango, Chitabe Lediba is the smaller, family friendly sister camp to Chitabe, ideal for small groups and families. Chitabe Lediba is situated a few hundred metres from the main Chitabe camp, on the other side of the island and benefits from the same fantastic game viewing opportunities as the main Chitabe camp. This area is known for its high concentration of predators, game drives here are some of the most exciting in the Okavango.

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From $984 Per person per night

Linyanti Reserve (NG15)

Savuti Camp

Savuti lies in the heart of the Linyanti reserve in the far north of Botswana. Once dry, the Savute channel is currently running, beckoning you to marvel at this incredible ecosystem. Savuti is an intimate camp of seven raised tents and a low-water hide- a favourite playground for cavorting elephants. Explore on land or by boat along the channel before dreaming away the African night in a unique starbed, waking up to the dawn chorus of birdsong and surrounding animal life.

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From $1,480 Per person per night

Chitabe and Sandibe Concession (NG31)

Qorokwe Camp

Qorokwe camp is a striking and contemporary styled luxury camp set in a prime location, on a private concession in the game rich southern reaches of the Okavango Delta. Wildlife is rich and varied here, with particularly good predator sightings. The eight large and comfortable suites each feature private pools and have been designed to maximise the impact of the Delta vistas. Sleek, minimalist water features mirror the water of the lagoon.

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From $1,480 Per person per night

Jao Concession (NG25)

Little Tubu

A small luxurious camp on game-rich Hunda island with only three tents: experiencing the Delta doesn’t get more intimate than Little Tubu. Set deep within the large 600kms private concession, Little Tubu offers varied landscapes and activities. Winding, wooden platforms create a treehouse atmosphere while the sleep-out deck offers the chance of an adventurous night beneath the stars.

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From $1,480 Per person per night

Jao Concession (NG25)

Tubu Tree Camp

Built into the trees, Tubu Tree Camp has a charming tree-house atmosphere with a series of high wooden walkways connecting the rooms and main areas, with fabulous views of the floodplains. Tube Tree is situated on the famous Jao Reserve, along the western edge of Hundu Island which offers the best game viewing on the reserve. Its excellent location allows access to both wet and dry habitats showcasing full splendour of the Okavango Delta.

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A complete Okavango Delta experience visiting two excellent private concessions. This is a fantastic four night safari at any time of year. Combining two of the most sought after camps in the Okavango this itinerary offers superb land and water activities staying at Little Vumbura Camp and Chitabe Camp, a winning combination offering a diverse range of habitats and wildlife encounters.

Includes Little Vumbura, Chitabe Camp, Chitabe Camp,

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