Abu Camp Okavango Delta, Botswana
Abu Camp offers its guests a rather unique approach to wildlife viewing. Try viewing wildlife from atop an elephant! This allows for a closer approach to other animals than can be achieved when simply walking as an obvious human figure. Abu Camp is unique in the fact that it allows guests to interact with the resident elephant herd.These elephant encounters provide unrivalled mystical moments.
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Abu Camp
Abu Camp was the original base camp when Africa's first elephant back safaris were pioneered in the Delta 17 years ago. In fact this particualr accommodation actually got its namesake from a rather special bull elephant, Abu. Today, located in a grove of hardwood trees on the edge of a lavish lagoon. right on the threshold of the Okavango Delta, Abu Camp offers it guests a plethora of beautiful vistas and wildlife encouters.
Well-lit pathways link the Abu Camp tents with the main lounge and dining area. High vaulted tenting opens out onto a tiered teak deck surrounding a giant termite mound, one of the characteristic sights of the Okavango Delta. The lounge is replete with comfortable antique furnishings and boasts an absorbing library of field guides and illustrated volumes on the wildlife surrounding the camp, as well as throughout the Okavango Delta. A well-stocked bar provides drinks and cocktails for post-safari sundowners around a camp fire while most of the meals are taken al fresco on the deck. Nearby a secluded plunge pool enables guests to cool off and relax.
Abu Camp also offers morning and afternoon game drives, night drives and nature walks to view the abundance of fauna and flora in the area. During the seasonal floods of the Okavango Delta, guests are invited to take to the waters in the mokoros, the traditional poled craft used in the Okavango Delta.
Location
Abu Camp is unique in its locality, as it it set in a pristine pocket of riverine forest, situated in a vast private reserve comprised of 180 000 hectares (400 000 acres) - all of which is nestled in the heart of the Okavango Delta.
Room Features
Each of the five en-suite accommodation units of Abu Camp has its own distinctive furnishings and fittings, many of which are antiques, accordingly imparting an air of opulence amid the wild bush setting. An imaginative use of canvas and pole creates a unique style of tent which has been called Afro-Bedouin: high, wide and airy, this tent style blends in flawlessly with the natural surrounds. Each tent has its own private elevated teak deck which is sculpted around one of the lofty sycamore figs or jackal berry trees, boasting vistas the likes of which only the Okavango Delta can portray.
Suitable for
- Couples
- Families with tweens
- Single Travellers
- Groups (10 people or more)
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Abu Camp Amenities & Facilities
- Bar
- Game Viewing
- Guided Walks
- Gym / Health Club
- Library
- Restaurant
- Safe in Room
- Swimming Pool
Rooms
Luxury Tent
Fly-In Fully Inclusive
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Abu Camp Map
