Itinerary
Okavango Delta
Upon arrival in Maun, take a light aircraft flight to Duba Plains airstrip in the remote northern region of Botswana’s famed Okavango Delta. From the airstrip it’s just a five-minute transfer to Duba Plains Camp, an intimate camp of just five bespoke tents, each with its own plunge pool and private dining area.
The Okavango is the jewel in Botswana’s crown, a lush oasis in the middle of the Kalahari Desert, about the size of Switzerland, where crystal-clear rivers, lily-clad lagoons and grassy floodplains hide hippo, elephant and a host of other wildlife. Duba Plains is the only camp within a 33,000-hecatre private concession within the Okavango Delta. The concession is rightly known for its high concentration of predators, lions and leopards in particular, but is also a great place to spot lesser-known species like aardwolves and pangolins. Come evening, watch the chefs put on a show in the interactive kitchen, preparing five-course tasting menus right before your eyes.
The remote northern region of the Okavango Delta is the setting for this luxury tented camp, set among a matrix of palm-dotted islands, flood plains and woodland.
View AccommodationWith complimentary use of a Canon camera with every stay, Duba Plains Camp is already a great base for wildlife photography. But why not lift your skills to the next level by booking a professional photographer to accompany you on safari? You’ll be amazed at how quickly your photography will improve with a private tutor to guide you through the technical and artistic nuances of capturing the Okavango’s rich and varied wildlife.
Linyanti & Savute
Take a light-aircraft flight to the Selinda Airstrip and transfer to Selina Camp on the banks of the Selinda Spillway, an ancient waterway linking the Okavango Delta to the Linyanti wetlands. The camp sits within the 130,000-hectare Selinda Reserve, one of a handful or private reserves that make up the Linyanti area, and comprises just three luxurious thatched suites, each with a raised veranda, private pool, four-poster bed, professional camera kit and high-quality binoculars.
Huge herds of elephant and buffalo can be spotted throughout the year here, but game reaches its peak during the dry season of June to November, when animals congregate around the waters of the spillway, affording frequent sightings of lion, leopard, cheetah and African wild dog, not to mention giraffe, hippo, eland and sable. A particular camp highlight is searching for the famous Selinda Lion Pride, made famous by the National Geographic film ‘Birth of a Pride’, created by camp owners, Dereck and Beverly Joubert.
Ultra-luxe tents, superlative service and exceptional guiding in one of Africa's most pristine stretches of wilderness.
View AccommodationWhile most scenic flights above the Okavango Delta last less than half an hour, this 90-minute ‘doors off’ experience is unrivalled in what it allows you to see. Designed around the interests of whoever is onboard, it covers every type of wilderness the delta has to offer, from lush savannah and palm-tree-filled islands surrounded by hippos to crocodile-infested channels and vast lagoons that support huge herds of elephants. You even get to choose your own wilderness landing spot, where your pilot will set you down for a sumptuous picnic and a glass of champagne.
Victoria Falls
Take a light aircraft flight to Kasane near the border with Zimbabwe, then travel overland in a private vehicle to a jetty on the Zambezi River, from which you’ll travel by speedboat to Mpala Jena, an exclusive tented camp in a private concession within Zambezi National Park, just a little upstream from Victoria Falls.
Accommodation will be in one of the camp’s four open-plan safari tents, each of which overlook the river and feature private plunge pools, four-poster beds, indoor and outdoor showers and private wooden decks. The park itself is home to a huge host of wildlife, including high concentrations of elephant and buffalo, hyena, leopard, zebra, wildebeest and more lions per square kilometre than any other park in Zimbabwe. Spend your days on game drives, bush walks and boat cruises, go fishing for tiger fish from June to December, or head downstream for a guided tour of ‘the smoke that thunders’, mighty Victoria Falls.
Travel by river and road on day 10 to Victoria Falls Airport to catch your flight to Johannesburg and on to the UK.
An exclusive tented camp set in a private concession in Zambezi National Park, overlooking a beautiful stretch of the Zambezi River.
View AccommodationThere’s no more exciting way to arrive at Mpala Jena than via speedboat transfer down the mighty Zambezi. Forget the bumpy road transfer, guests who choose this option are immediately enveloped by the power and beauty of one of Africa’s greatest rivers, and get a pre-check-in taste of Zambezi National Park and the wildlife that lives there. The exhilarating transfer lasts approximately 40 minutes and sees guests arrive at the prettiest part of the camp, its thatched roofs and sandy foreshore suddenly emerging from deep in the wilderness.