The camp’s eight spacious Meru-style tents are raised on wooden decks under large, shady trees. Each tent has twin beds, en-suite facilities, and indoor and outdoor showers. The thatched dining area, bar, and lounge are built on raised decks to provide superb views across the floodplain, and a pool allows you to cool off in the heat of the day. Rich, earthy colours and African décor prevail, complemented by the striking wildlife photographs of Chitabe co-owner Dave Hamman, internationally acclaimed for his images.

Chitabe Camp is situated in a private concession area on an island in the south-east of the Okavango Delta.

Room Types

Tent(s)

(8 ROOMS)

There are eight luxury canvas safari-styled tents consisting of seven twin bedded rooms, one king size bedded room and one twin guide room which is shared with Chitabe Lediba.

The camp’s eight spacious Meru-style tents are raised on wooden decks under large, shady trees. Each tent has twin beds, en-suite facilities and indoor and outdoor showers. The thatched dining area, bar and lounge are built on raised decks to provide superb views across the floodplain, and a pool allows you to cool off in the heat of the day.

Property Facilities

Tented Camp

Bar

Library

Pool

GYM

Solar

Private Vehicle Available

Room Facilities

Electrical Outlets

En-Suite

Fan

Hair Dryer

Internet Access (Complimentary)

Laundry Service (Complimentary)

Lounge Area

Mosquito Nets

Outside Shower

Safe

Tea / Coffee

Verandah

Game Drives

Game drives reveal the rich wildlife of the Chitabe area, from large predators to their prey – a wildlife experience few other locations can match

Sunset/Night Drives

Evening drives provide opportunities for you to see nocturnal mammals such as civet, genet and bushbabies, as well as owls and perhaps leopard.

Walking Safaris  ( Guided, seasonal or dependent on guide availability)

Walking safaris with skilled guides offer you the exciting opportunity to come across big game on foot as well as observing the small wonders you might miss when travelling by vehicle.

Go Birding

The birdlife is excellent and varies throughout the year, depending on water levels and season. Species include African hawk-eagle, ground hornbill, scarlet-chested sunbird, red-billed hornbill, gabar goshawk and red-billed francolin.

Helicopter Trips at an extra cost

RATING

Classic Camp

TYPE

Safari Lodge

NO. ROOMS

8

SPECIAL INTERESTS

Birding, Nature, Wildlife

DumaTau

Kwetseni

Little Vumbura

Thrill to all the dramatic predator and predator-prey interaction across the floodplains; grab your camera for some of the best wildlife photo-ops in Africa. Watch lion cubs from one of the local prides play or nurse; hyaenas salivate over a leopard’s impala prize in a tree above; hundreds of buffalos and dozens of elephants gather at a waterhole; endangered African wild dogs make a star turn; a leopard-hippo showdown. In the open grasslands, spot the highly photogenic kori bustard, secretary bird, southern ground hornbill, and many other avian species foraging. Walk seasonally, May – November, with a guide to view life along and in the Gomoti River. Drive to discover nocturnal creatures such as bush babies, porcupines, genets, owls, civets, and servals. As you slip off to dreamland, spy an elephant feeding outside your window in the moonlight.

Chitabe is an approximately 20 minutes flight from Maun airport and 1 hr 20 flight to Kasane airport. The camp is a 20 minutes drive from the camp.

Detailed Itinerary   Chitabe lediba, DumaTau, Little Vumbura and Litle DumaTau Camps  9 days
 

DUMATAU
Day 1
You are met upon arrival at Maun Airport and assisted to your charter flight to DumaTau in the Linyanti Concession. DumaTau means ‘roar of the lion’; here the drama extends to the camp’s layout, which takes in the endless views over Osprey Lagoon and beyond to Namibia.
A short drive away, DumaTau’s Star Bed offers a luxurious and exciting sleep-out experience, and front-row seats to the spectacular Zibadianja Lagoon.
Day 2
The Linyanti Wildlife Reserve is situated on the western boundary of Chobe National Park, and is renowned for its extraordinary herds of elephant and other impressive big game.
Highlights of wildlife encounters here include witnessing fascinating predator interactions, while the birding is outstanding, ranging from Okavango specials to mopane woodland species.

LITTLE VUMBURA
Day 3
From DumaTau, you fly to your next camp, located in the Okavango’s northerly Vumbura Concession. Surrounded by water and lying close to large rivers, Little Vumbura offers both water- and land-based activities delivering spectacular and diverse wildlife sightings. Little Vumbura’s six luxuriously-appointed tented rooms are shaded by the canopy of an ancient forest, and offer iconic Okavango Delta vistas.
Day 4 & 5
With a splendid diversity of habitat, there are myriad species to encounter. Little Vumbura offers a wide range of activities from day and night game drives to mokoro excursions, boating, fishing and nature walks.  
A plunge pool and reading lounge in the camp’s main area overlook a sweeping floodplain, while a star deck is reached by a bridge from the dining area.
Day 6
After your morning activity, depart Little Vumbura and transfer by light aircraft to Chitabe, set in a private concession on an island in the south-east of the Okavango Delta. Composed of a breathtaking mosaic of open floodplains, waterways, marshlands, dry acacia and mopane woodland, riverine forest and open grasslands, the area is famed for its incredible numbers and diversity of wildlife, particularly predators.
The camp’s eight spacious Meru-style tents sit on elevated wooden decks amongst trees. Each has twin beds, en-suite facilities and an indoor as well as an outdoor shower.
Chitabe

CHITABE
Day 7 & 8
The Chitabe Concession covers 22 000 hectares of pristine Okavango Delta wilderness. This unique area hosts a great variety of habitats giving rise to a surprising diversity of species. The coming together of Okavango and Kalahari makes for an excellent home to the herbivores, which in turn support the larger predators.
Explore this extraordinary area on game drives or on a guided bush walk. Night drives provide opportunities for you to see nocturnal mammals such as civet, genet, bushbabies and even leopard.
Day 9
A last morning game drive will be followed by a Wilderness Air flight returning you to Maun where to connect with your onward flight.