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.
Little Vumbura is situated on a beautiful island in a private concession in the northern reaches of the Okavango Delta
Room Types
Standard Tent(s)
(5 ROOMS)
There are five standard tents with four twin bedded tents and one king size bedded tent. There is one guide/pilot tent which is more basic than the standard tents.
Family Tent
(1 ROOM)
There is one family tent which accommodates four guests comprising two rooms and two bathrooms each with their own entrance as well as an inter-leading door.
Property Facilities
Tented Camp
Family accommodation
Bar
Library
Pool
Solar
Private Vehicle Available
Room Facilities
Electrical Outlets
En-Suite
Fan
Hair Dryer
Internet Access (Complimentary)
Laundry Service (Complimentary)
Lounge Area
Mosquito Nets
Safe
Tea / Coffee
Verandah
Things to do at the Camp
Explore the Wilderness
Explore the area’s beautiful scenery and varied wildlife during morning and afternoon game drives.
Explore the Channels
A boat ride along the calm waters of Okavango Delta is another idyllic form of water wildlife viewing.
See the Delta from Above
Experience the Delta from new heights on a hot air balloon ride over this rich ecosystem.
Cast Your Line
Try your hand at seasonal fishing on a catch-and-release basis. The camp has a limited supply of basic equipment for your use.
Glide Away in a Mokoro
Float down the crystal-clear Okavango waterways on a mokoro as you look out for painted reed frogs and waterlilies.
After-Dark Safari
Go in search of those nocturnal animals such as porcupine, aardwolf, serval, large spotted genet and lesser bushbaby.
Activities at the Camp
Game drive day/Night
Boating seasonal dependent on guide availability
Mekoro seasonal dependent on guide availability
Guided Walks seasonal dependent on guide availability
Catch-and-Release Fishing seasonal dependent on guide availability
Hot Air Ballooning at an extra cost
Helicopter trips at an extra cost
Photo Hub olympus camera experience dependent on camera availability
RATING
Classic Camp
NO. ROOMS
6
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
English
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Birding, Nature, Wildlife
Abu
King'S Pool
Little Mombo
Watch a buffalo herd many hundreds-strong as it migrates between islands. Keep a lookout for African wild dogs, a privileged sighting, and for leopards staking their territories. You’ll probably also meet our resident elephant, often seen around the island devouring fruit dropped by the African mangosteen trees. Sit back for a magical glide through the channels on a mokoro, a traditional dugout canoe, or quicken the pace on a boating adventure; with luck, you’ll find the floating bar, or sundowner set-ups on Phi-Phi or Shumba Island. Float high above the floodplains in a hot-air balloon, for a bird’s-eye view of paradise.
The camp can only be accessed by light aircraft into the nearby airstrip, which has daily flight connections with all other camps in Okavango, Linyanti, the main airport at Maun (for connections to Central Kalahari, Nxai, Makgadikgadi and Johannesburg) and north to Kasane (for connections to Livingstone and Victoria .
Detailed Itinerary 1 ( Chitabe lediba, Little Vumbura and Dumatau Camps) 8 days
CHITABE LEDIBA
Day 1
You will be met upon arrival and transferred by light aircraft to Chitabe Lediba in the Chitabe Concession. This camp is an intimate destination for small groups and families.
Five canvas tented-style rooms are built on raised decks with luxurious and tasteful interiors. There are two family units, one (for older children) with an adjoining front deck and the other (for youngsters) with an adjoining corridor; each family room has its own en-suite facilities.
The main area and pool enjoy glorious views over the surrounding floodplains where a variety of game comes to drink during the day.
Day 2
Chitabe Lediba’s location places it at the heart of a complex and beautiful mosaic of habitats, and this diversity results in Chitabe being one of the most storied of all Botswana’s areas. Experienced, passionate guides are inspired by the intricate and dynamic landscapes to deliver wildlife experiences few other locations can match. Activities include morning and afternoon game drives, night drives and nature walks.
LITTLE VUMBURA
Day 3
Guests will be transferred by air from Chitabe to Little Vumbura. Little Vumbura is situated on a beautiful island in a private concession in the northern reaches of the Okavango Delta. The camp is only accessible by boat, the epitome of island living in the midst of the Delta. Each well-appointed tent has en-suite facilities and a deck with incredible vistas of the surrounding floodplains.
Day 4 & 5
Water-based activities are a focus at Little Vumbura, with mekoro and boats plying the channels. Float along the crystal-clear channels while keeping an eye out for reed frogs and beautiful waterlilies. The hot air balloon experience is another highlight for seeing wildlife from new heights! Gaze over scenic splendour and watch elephant playing far below… Ballooning is offered from April to mid-October.
DUMATAU
Day 6
A scheduled morning flight brings you to DumaTau – a luxury ten-roomed tented camp located in the private Linyanti Wildlife Reserve that borders the western boundary of Chobe National Park. The ten en-suite tented units are raised off the ground with window-like netting providing a sense of space and dramatic views of the river. The architecture and interiors evoke a bygone age of exploration, carried through the main areas and ending on a floating fire deck.
Day 7
DumaTau’s location in the Linyanti and on the banks of Osprey Lagoon position it squarely at the epicentre of Botswana’s elephant herds that are dotted across the northern regions. Other wildlife abounds, and there is a great variety of species to be seen in the contrasting habitats.
Morning and afternoon game drives reveal the rich wildlife of the area. Other activities include boating and night drives. A Star Bed at the Zibadianja Lagoon offers a thrilling perspective of the African bush at night.
Day 8
Breakfast is enjoyed before returning to either Kasane or Maun by light aircraft. You can choose to extend your journey with Wilderness by adding a few nights at nearby Toka Leya, located a few kilometres from Livingstone in Zambia.
Detailed Itinerary 2 ( Dumatau, Little Vumbura and Chitabe 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.
CHITABE
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.
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.
