Okavango Delta, Botswana

Wilderness Little Tubu

A classic Okavango Delta experience

Direct access to the wildlife-rich Jao Reserve in Botswana’s Okavango Delta

Situated in the Jao Reserve, Wilderness Little Tubu provides a welcoming home base for exploring the breathtaking Okavango Delta in Botswana. This location offers guests the chance to witness incredible wildlife throughout the year, with a notable concentration of predators such as wild dogs and leopards.

After undergoing an extensive rebuild, Wilderness Little Tubu has been revamped with a minimal environmental impact, seamlessly integrating into the natural landscape. All camp rooms boast uninterrupted views of the Delta’s floodplains. Inside, every detail is meticulously crafted to facilitate a deep connection with nature: the interior incorporates elements of the wilderness, including light oak, live-edge natural wood, textured baskets, rattan, thatch, and accents of black.

The unique setting in the Jao Reserve allows for an extraordinary experience – night safaris, a rare opportunity not available in national parks. During these after-dark safaris, guests have the chance to observe nocturnal creatures in their natural habitat. Not far from the camp, guests can find a concealed hide that can be converted into a Star Bed, providing an exclusive sleep-out encounter beneath the enchanting African night sky.

Highlights

A safari lodge with light footprint

Thrilling leopard, wild dog and lion sightings

Night safaris in the reserve

Mokoro excursions and boat rides

Treetop bar

The impact of your stay:

Wilderness has implemented a robust strategy to minimise waste and plastic usage within their camps. In Botswana, where recycling options are limited, they collaborate with a local provider to recycle a portion of the separated waste from their camps. This initiative has not only reduced environmental impact but also generated employment opportunities for 12 local individuals (and counting). Unrecyclable glass is crushed and repurposed to produce bricks, creating a sustainable product that the local provider can sell within the community.

Children in the Wilderness stands as Wilderness’s flagship community engagement and education impact programme. Its primary focus is on promoting sustainable conservation through the development of leadership and education among children in Africa.

With camps strategically positioned across the continent, Wilderness has successfully conserved over 2.3 million hectares of land. Their ambitious objective is to expand this conservation effort to 5 million hectares by 2030, reflecting their unwavering dedication to preserving and protecting extensive natural landscapes.

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Places to combine Wilderness Little Tubu with

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Wilderness Mombo Camp

One of the most famous camps in all of Africa, Wilderness Mombo rightly deserves its reputation due to its remarkable game viewing experiences coupled with the service and luxury of the camp. Rebuilt in 2018, the camp is made up of nine spacious and elegantly appointed tents, each built on a raised platform giving fantastic views across the plains. To reduce the environmental impact, most of the original material was used in the rebuild. Set in a thicket of giant mangosteen and fig trees, the eight suites boast sweeping views out over the floodplain which attracts a large number of animals. Each suite has a sitting room, bedroom, bathroom, indoor and outdoor shower, plunge pool and wrap-around veranda. Enjoy watching the passing wildlife and panoramic sunsets from your ‘sala’. Head to the main communal area where you’ll find a small library and a plunge pool to relax in during the afternoons. Enjoy delicious meals in the dining area that overlooks the plains. The camp is committed to conservation, with much of the power provided by a solar farm and donations made to preservation projects for each guest.

Linyanti

Wilderness King’s Pool Camp

This is one of the most luxurious camps in Botswana, with nine huge canvas ‘tents’ with thatched roofs set on raised wooden platforms. Each comes equipped with a private plunge pool, four poster bed, indoor and outdoor showers. The camp sits overlooking the Linyanti River and the oxbow lake of Wilderness King’s Pool from which it derives its name. Communal areas include a lounge dining area, bar and a shared pool. These all sit on raised decking allowing for excellent armchair game viewing of the river and lake. This part of the Linyanti borders the Chobe National Park, meaning that great numbers of elephant frequent the area during the dry months as they visit the lagoon and river. Other game is abundant too during these months including giraffe, lechwe, zebra and impala, all helping to draw the large predators; lion, leopard, cheetah and wild-dog. As well as game drives the camp offers seasonal barge cruises along the river (dependent on the river level) , basic fishing and walking safaris (on request in advance). The camp also has two wildlife hides, excellent for close up observation of game.

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Caught on a riverine island in the Delta’s Moremi Game Reserve, Xigera is a truly excellent camp amidst the wetlands for its dynamic and varied activities, altered slightly according to the season so guests get the most out of the wildlife and terrain. It’s also the only camp in the area, giving you total privacy and where it doesn’t get much wilder. Ten simple, standalone, and sublimely comfortable stilted tent rooms are shrouded in the riverine forest, and its main areas are typically and tastefully African: thatch roofs, wooden floors and furniture, warm lantern light, bonfire, a traditional boma and a plunge pool to cool off in. Xigera’s (pronounced Keejera) position amidst permanent water all year round means you can embark on the area’s signature mokoro (canoe) safari, game drives and motorboat outings. The camp is also a good choice for keen birdwatchers, with Pel’s Fishing-Owl, African Skimmer, Slaty Egret, Wattled Crane and a host of raptors, other waterbirds and colourful kingfishers to be seen.

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