Description
Little Vumbura Camp is an intimate escape hidden on a picturesque island surrounded by the floodplains and deep, clear channels for which the Okavango Delta is so famed. Mokoro, boating and game drives take advantage of both habitat and wildlife.
The six tented rooms of Little Vumbura are large and comfortably appointed and each has an en-suite bathroom with hot and cold running water, shower and flush toilet.
Surrounded as it is by water and lying close to large rivers, water-based activities are a focus at Little Vumbura Camp with mokoros traversing the floodplains under the guidance of experienced polers. Motor boats make their way up and down the permanent channels.
Game drives in open Land Rovers allow guests to get close to animals in the savannah areas. Walks (on request) around the islands are an opportunity to enjoy Africa from a different perspective. Game viewing is consistently good all year round at Little Vumbura Camp with lion, leopard, elephant, sable and buffalo along with extensive plains game providing an excellent all-round wildlife experience in this remote corner of the Okavango Delta.
Little Vumbura Camp is also part of a community participation initiative at Wilderness Safaris - bringing the communities that live around the Okavango Delta into the tourism mainstream.
Accommodation
Little Vumbura is a six-roomed tented camp including a family room, it is shaded by the canopy of an ancient Okavango Delta forest. Each tent is large and roomy and has en-suite facilities.
Childcare
The camp is not suited to very small children, so there is a minimum age 8 years. Food and meal times can easily be tailored to suit the needs of younger guests.
Facilities
A plunge pool and reading area overlook the floodplains and a star deck leads off the dining area.
Activities
Surrounded as it is by water and lying close to large rivers, water-based activities are a focus at Little Vumbura Camp with mokoros traversing the floodplains under the guidance of experienced polers. Motor boats make their way up and down the permanent channels. Guests can also enjoy game drives in open Land Rovers to get close to animals in the savannah areas. Walks (on request) around the islands are an opportunity to enjoy the bush from a different perspective.
Services
Massages can be arranged for guests on request.
When to travel
Botswana’s winter is during our British summer, and the weather is hot during the day, but it isn't a stifling heat, and cold at night. The summer months (British winter) can be hot and humid and there is a chance of rain. Botswana has one rainy season which runs between mid-December and runs through to mid-March.
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Location and directions
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Little Vumbura Camp is situated on an island in a private concession in the northern reaches of the Okavango Delta, in the same region as its sister camp, Vumbura Plains.
How to get there
Maun is the gateway to the Okavango Delta, which is an eleven hour international flight to Johannesburg, followed by a two hour international flight. From there you will need a short flight (thirty five minutes) to get you to the Vumbura airstrip and it is then a ten minutes drive, followed by a five minute boat trip, to reach camp.
