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ACCOMMODATION
Duba
Plains is perhaps the Okavango Delta's most remote
camp. It is located in a private 30 000 hectare reserve
and in the furthermost region of the Delta. The camp
is situated on an island, surrounded by expansive
seasonally flooded plains and shaded by tall ebony,
fig and garcinia trees.
This
pristine area is home to Lion, Leopard, Lechwe, Elephant
and huge herds of Buffalo, as well as a large variety
of Okavango Delta bird life. Wattled Cranes and Slaty
Egrets are some of the Okavango specials found in
the area. The camp is small and intimate, with accommodation
in six tented rooms.
Each
of the tents has an en-suite bathroom, with hot and
cold running water, and a veranda overlooking the
floodplain. The dining room and bar area is raised
on decks, and there is a great pool with a view.
ACTIVITIES
The camp offers a variety of activities, ranging from
mokoro and boating excursions to game drives in open
4 x 4 vehicles and walking safaris (at the manager's
discretion) if water levels permit. For 2004, the
annual floods in the Okavango are at record levels
due to high localised rainfall and massive amounts
of rainfall in its catchments area in central Africa.
We expect that the Okavango will flood this year to
levels last experienced in 1977. As a result, we are
unsure of the effect it will have on the Duba Plains
area. We are certain, however, that the majority of
our activities for 2004 will take us by boat and mokoro
to where the best game is found. We will only game
drive on the larger islands - and this is dependent
on water levels.
Duba
Plains, in 2004, is totally cut off from the mainland
and the only access for our guests and all our provisions
is by aircraft.
GAME
VIEWING
Buffalo (huge herds), elephant, lion, cheetah, zebra,
wildebeest, giraffe, warthog, wild dog, lechwe, hippo,
leopard, tsessebe, kudu and sable antelope.
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