DumaTau Camp

Highlights

• The Linyanti Wildlife Reserve offers one of Africa's most exhilarating wildlife experiences.
• Elephant viewing is amongst the best.
• Space and privacy are what sets this reserve aside.
• Night Drives are superb.
• Excellent birding.
• Experienced, trained and accredited guides.

Camp Description

• Overlooks an enormous lagoon.
• Dining room and bar under thatch, on decks.
• Plunge pool.
• Landscape view from bar and dining area.
• Evening campfire.
• Dinner available in the bush after cocktail cruise. (On request if exclusive use of camp has been booked.)
• Can do cocktail reception between Kings Pool and DumaTau. (On request for larger groups who want to meet up.)
• 10 canvas tents on raised decks sleeping a total of 20 guests.
• 1 Family unit - accommodates five guests.
• 1 Honeymoon tent.
• En-suite facilities with indoor shower and outside shower.
• Each room has views over the floodplains and lagoon.

Game Viewing

Elephants are one of the reserves' prime attractions - especially in our winter months when they are forced to congregate along the waterways and around the waterholes of the area when the rainfall filled depressions and pans of the interior dry up. At times the reserve must have several thousand elephants roaming around. Red Lechwe, Zebra, Wildebeest, Impala, Waterbuck, Sable, Roan, Eland, Giraffe, Baboon, Monkey, Warthog, Crocodile and Buffalo are some of the other animals to be found here. Then there are the predators, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog and Hyena and the nocturnal animals; Bushbabies, Spring Hare, Aardwolf, Serval, Genet, Pangolin and the smaller predators. Birding is great here; from the Okavango "specials", such as Slaty Egret, Whiterumped Babblers and Wattled Cranes, to the bushveld species.

Wildlife Activities

Activities include game drives in open 4x4 vehicles, night drives, and occasionally guided walks when the camp manager feels that it is safe to conduct walking safaris. Highlights of this camp include the amazing sounds of the wildlife all around, as well as two hides. One is located at the western end of the camp, where guests can spend a siesta watching game come down to drink. The other is an underground hide, with the water at eye- level - seeing elephant feet and trunks almost within touching distance while safely inside is an experience that transcends that of an ordinary safari.

• Game drives via open 4 x 4 Land Rovers.
• Walking Safaris.
• Hides for game viewing.
• All game activities are lead by a professional guide.

How to Get there

ExpertBotswana can arrange flights to Botswana from Johannesburg or Cape Town into Maun or Kasane, where most safaris start and end. Transfers from Maun/Kasane are done by light aircraft into the camps Inter-camp transfers are done by light aircraft, road, boat or mekoro.

Child Policy

Children over the age of 8 years are welcome

Electricity

• Camp has 220v generator powered electricity run in kitchen and main areas when guests are not in camp.
• When guests return from daily activities, generators generally switched off (for peace in camp).
• 12v battery power (charged by the generator) is used for lighting and fans in each guest tent 24hrs/day.
• Video battery can be charged when guests on game drives. Hence bring spare battery and charging unit.

Malaria

Malaria is found in the central, western and northern areas of Botswana.