Welcome to Duba Plains Camp

An intimate, traditional space where hearts and spirits find inspiration in a history rich with extraordinary wildlife stories…

Duba Plains Camp, the epitome of the Botswana safari, sits in the heart of the Okavango Delta. The private 33,000-hectare Duba Plains reserve is a matrix of palm-dotted islands, flood plains and woodland. This is the area that Great Plains Conservation co-founders, National Geographic filmmakers, conservationists and explorers Dereck and Beverly Joubert chose for their home base for filming.

The camp at Duba Plains offers five bespoke suites. The camp design ensures it blends into the landscape whilst evoking the classic African safari style of the 1920s. All the rooms are on raised recycled railway sleeper decking. Each suite affords guests stunning views of the surrounding floodplain and the steady stream of wildlife parading past. Each suite has a lounge area and beautifully appointed en-suite facilities: a flush loo, double vanities, indoor and outdoor showers, and a luxurious bath. Ceiling fans and an environmentally friendly air-conditioning system over the bed ensures a comfortable climate. Enjoy your private verandah, complete with a plunge pool and shaded sala.

Duba Plains Camp’s main area consists of a large raised dining room, comfortable lounge, interactive kitchen, wine cellar and library. The camp’s centre point is the gathering place of all your bush experiences. Its extended deck, under the giant ebony trees, is perfect for al fresco outdoor dining.

Duba Plains prides itself on its extraordinary Botswana safari wildlife experiences. Here you will enjoy intimate and up-close wildlife viewing opportunities, from lions and leopards to elephants, lechwe, buffalo and everything in between. Duba Plains is also known for interesting Kalahari species like aardwolf and pangolins.

A recent guest captured it perfectly when he said, “I am not a religious person, but I now understand that Duba Plains is the Garden of Eden.”

Duba Plains Camp and its neighbouring 2-bedroomed Duba Plains Suite are proudly Great Plains Réserve Collection camps. Fellow Relais & Chateaux members are our Selinda Camp and its private 2-bedroomed Selinda Suite, as well as our Zarafa Camp with its private 2-bedroomed Zarafa Dhow Suite. These camps are the only Botswana members of Relais & Châteaux.

Located in northern Botswana, in the northern most reaches of the delta, adjacent to the Moremi Game Reserve, on a 33,000 hectare wildlife management area called NG23, Duba Plains is a remote and first-class luxury lodge.

Accommodation details

The intimate camp consists of five traditional-style tents on raised decking, each with views of the surrounding floodplain. Each tent has a small desk and private verandah plus en-suite facilities consisting of flush loo, double basins and indoor shower. Ceiling fans and careful design maintain comfortable climate for rest and relaxation

Suites

(5 ROOMS)

The intimate camp consists of five traditional-style tented suites, all on raised decking, each with views of the surrounding floodplain and the steady stream of wildlife parading past. Each suite has a lounge area, with place to write and do your photographic downloads, as well as the opportunity for private dining in your suite. Each has a private verandah plus beautifully appointed en-suite facilities consisting of flush loo, double basins and indoor and outdoor showers and luxurious baths. Fans and careful design maintain comfortable climate for rest and relaxation. Guests can enjoy their own private plunge pool and outdoor under cover sala/day rest area.

RATING

Relais & Chateaux

TYPE

Safari Lodge

NO. ROOMS

5

CHECK-IN TIME

After 14h00

CHECK-OUT TIME

No later than11h00

AVAILABLR SERVICES

Credit Card

LODGE SEASON & OPENING

Year Round

IDEAL LENGTH OF STAY

3 - 4 Nights

CHILD POLICY

6 years and older

CAMP

Not Fenced

SPOKEN LANGUAGES

English

SPECIAL INTERESTS

Big 5, Birding, Fishing, Flora, Gourmet, Indigenous Culture / Art, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife, Wine

Access Directions 

• Light aircraft transfers either from Kasane (1hr 20 mins) or Maun (40 min) airports

• "Business Class" air transfers available in our Great Plains Executive Caravan from Maun

• Duba Plains Camp is a 5-minute drive from its airstrip

• Co-ordinates are: S19 01’16.16, E22 41’ 50.92.

Extras Possibility of disabled access

• The camp layout is ideal for wheelchair bound guests due to compacted earth pathway between the main area and tent 5;

• Tent five's indoor lounge, bedroom and indoor bathroom is all on one level as well as outside deck and sala area. There is a ramp that allows guests access to rooms and a removable ramp available to allow guests to sunken pool deck area of the tent;

• Access to main area is possible via a ramp for wheelchairs;

• For the walking impaired, Tent 5 is in close proximity to the main area with minimal steps.

Child Policy

• We look forward to having children stay with us that are 6 years and older;

• Families with children 6-11 may be accommodated in the same vehicle as other guests unless a private game drive vehicle is booked prior to arrival;

• Children under 6 will be considered, if the group books the entire camp on exclusive use;

• Young children must be supervised as the camp is open, with high predator densities in and around camp and there is water surrounding camp;

• Children must be a minimum of 12 years old to participate in extensive walking activities (kid’s program excepted);

About the Special

WHY NOT ENJOY AN EXTRA NIGHT WITH US ON YOUR NEXT SAFARI TO BOTSWANA?
STAY FOR 4 NIGHTS AT ONE OF OUR BOTSWANA CAMPS AND ONLY PAY FOR 3!

Terms and Conditions

Booking Terms and Conditions:
• This offer is valid for all guest reservations staying from 01 November 2021 - 31 May 2022 &
01 November - 19 December 2022 (excluding 20 December 2021 - 10 January 2022);
• Private vehicle and guide rates are additional;
• This offer is valid to all standard guest U$D rate accommodation reservations;
• All stays include return scheduled air transfers to / from our camps;
• Offers cannot be combined and are offered on a stand alone basis per reservation;
• This offer is valid for a safari stay of a minimum of 4 nights at one of the following Botswana camps -
Selinda Explorers Camp, Selinda Camp, Selinda Suite, Zarafa Camp, Zarafa Dhow Suite, Duba Explorers Camp, Duba Plains Camp and Duba Plains Suite.

About the Special

When staying on honeymoon, at any of our Great Plains camps, we would like to give you a gift from ourselves, where the celebrating couple each receive 25% off their Great Plains accommodation costs!
 

Terms and Conditions

Booking Terms and Conditions:
• Offer specific to your choice of camp’s Green or Shoulder Season period;
• The validity period for the above offer in Botswana and Kenya is 11 January -
14 June and 01 November - 19 December annually;
• This offer cannot be combined with any of the other specials on offer;
• Offer valid to guests holding Marriage certificate, within 6 months of the ceremony, or celebrating their 40 or older wedding anniversaries!

About the Special

Want to stay out and drive a little longer in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, float down the Zambezi River in the Sapi Reserve one last time, or follow the channels of Botswana’s waterways in search of big tuskers and lions?
Whatever your preference take advantage of our shoulder season rates, when staying a little longer with us in the peak season.

Terms and Conditions

Booking Terms and Conditions:
• Stay a minimum 6 night stay, regardless of camps, or where they are located, as long as they are in the same itinerary, during the period 15 - 31 October 2022, qualify for shoulder season rates;
• Free included inter-camp air transfers restrictions may apply to some camps;
• Offer cannot be combined.

About the Special

Stay for 6 nights with us at our Botswana properties during the annual flooding of the Okavango Delta and receive a complimentary helicopter transfer between the Duba Plains and Selinda Reserves!

For guests staying at either our Selinda Reserve camps combined with Duba Plains Reserve camps for a minimum of 6 nights, the inter-camp air transfer between these two iconic wildlife areas will receive a FREE thrilling helicopter transfer!
This 35 minute helicopter flight offers a uniquely spectacular aerial view of the Northern Okavango Delta region between the Selinda and Duba Plains Reserves.

Terms and Conditions

Booking Terms and Conditions
• This offer is valid for all guest reservations staying from 01 June - 31 October 2022;
• The free one-way helicopter air transfer is between the Duba Plains Reserve and Selinda Reserves camps or vice versa;
• Minimum 2 guests required for helicopter transfers.

About the Special

WHY NOT ENJOY AN EXTRA NIGHT WITH US ON YOUR NEXT SAFARI TO BOTSWANA?
STAY FOR 4 NIGHTS AT ONE OF OUR BOTSWANA CAMPS AND ONLY PAY FOR 3!

Terms and Conditions

Booking Terms and Conditions:
• This offer is valid for all guest reservations staying from 01 November 2021 - 31 May 2022 &
01 November - 19 December 2022 (excluding 20 December 2021 - 10 January 2022);
• Private vehicle and guide rates are additional;
• This offer is valid to all standard guest U$D rate accommodation reservations;
• All stays include return scheduled air transfers to / from our camps;
• Offers cannot be combined and are offered on a stand alone basis per reservation;
• This offer is valid for a safari stay of a minimum of 4 nights at one of the following Botswana camps -
Selinda Explorers Camp, Selinda Camp, Selinda Suite, Zarafa Camp, Zarafa Dhow Suite, Duba Explorers Camp, Duba Plains Camp and Duba Plains Suite.

About the Special

When staying on honeymoon, at any of our Great Plains camps, we would like to give you a gift from ourselves, where the celebrating couple each receive 25% off their Great Plains accommodation costs!
 

Terms and Conditions

Booking Terms and Conditions:
• Offer specific to your choice of camp’s Green or Shoulder Season period;
• The validity period for the above offer in Botswana and Kenya is 11 January -
14 June and 01 November - 19 December annually;
• This offer cannot be combined with any of the other specials on offer;
• Offer valid to guests holding Marriage certificate, within 6 months of the ceremony, or celebrating their 40 or older wedding anniversaries!