Scott Dunn: ANYTHING ELSE IS JUST A HOLIDAY

Why not take a bird's-eye view of all this from a helicopter flying low over the Delta? Your skilled pilot will take you up high to give you an incredible view for miles and miles, and then swoop down low to spot elephants grazing on an island, chain-link hippos in the channels, and even shy and elusive game making its careful way through the shallows.

A helicopter flip over the delta is an incredible experience, a real treat and a perfect way to see the more remote areas and some superb game. The helicopter can turn and twist, dip down low, skimming the tops of the trees or ascend high to give incredible views.

Your guide and pilot will point out different aspects of the delta - from the wide open grassy plains to the richly forested fringes of the water channels - see if you can spot fish-eagle nests, or even the pathways made by hippo and elephant. Return to earth to enjoy a superb al fresco brunch.

This rustic yet luxurious camp is in the northern part of the Delta, relatively close to the Vumbura area, and in an area of open plains, date palm islands, and standing water.

Duba is, in effect, a fair sized island, surrounded by water except for a narrow strip of land. This means that animals like buffalo amble onto it to take advantage of the nutritious grazing, and then essentially get trapped there.

This means that the lucky lions of Duba Plains can slowly and steadily take their pick from the large herds on the island. Unlike other lions, which can sleep for up to twenty hours a day, the Duba lions are so confident in their plentiful surroundings, that they hunt whenever they feel hungry, day or night, in the knowledge that a good meal will always present itself. Spending four nights at Duba Plains virtually guarantees a hunting sighting, often with a kill at the end of it.

So if you want to see lions as the exciting and potent predators that they truly are, Duba Plains is the place to be.

With just your poler for company, glide silently through the narrow channels of the Okavango Delta, marvelling at the clearness of the water. Papyrus reeds gently fringe the channels, hiding brightly coloured kingfishers and bee-eaters, and if you drift even closer, you may even spot the myriad coloured reed-frogs, tiny and clinging to individual reeds. It's a lovely way to explore the delta - utterly silent, so you are able to drift up very close to game as it drinks. Shy antelope, which would usually dart away at the sound of an engine, will watch you curiously as you glide past. The mokoros, previously a hollowed-out tree, are now constructed of the much more environmentally-friendly fibreglass which is lighter and easier to control.

A mokoro trip in the early morning is a real treat; animals generally come to drink at first light so you will have wonderful opportunities to observe them relatively close up. It's also a great vehicle for photography - very little camera shake! Mekoro trips in the afternoon are also very special, although they will return to camp well before sunset. The most relaxing way to view game!