VUMBURA PLAINS - OKAVANGO DELTA
The Vumbura Reserve offers land and water activities. The reserve offers an huge traversing area of 130 000 acres and has a wide variety of habitats and wildlife..
The main activity at Vumbura Plains is game viewing in open 4x4 Land Rovers. The Vumbura area is possibly the only area in the Okavango where one can see Red Lechwe and a Sable antelope on the same game drive. You will also see Lion, Leopard, Elephant, cheetah and Buffalo along with all the plains animals. Birding is spectacular with large varieties and quantities. Walks, mokoros and boating give Vumbura's guests the opportunity to enjoy Africa from a different perspective in wonderful and varied countryside.
VUMBURA PLAINS OVERVIEW
No. of bedrooms: 7 (in each camp) Vumbura Plains North and Vumbura Plains South
Season: Open Year Round
Ideal length of stay: 3 nights/4 days
Central facilities: Vumbura Plains overlooks a vast floodplain and the rooms are built under shady trees. Vumbura Plains consists of 2 x 14-bedded camps linked by raised boardwalks and each has its own dining, lounge and bar area. Rooms are raised off the ground on wooden platforms with walkways connecting them to the main living areas. Each room has a large, comfortable bedroom, a lounge, a "sala" and en-suite facilities with a shower, a flush toilet and an outdoor shower. Each room has its own plunge pool
Main areas: dining, lounge and pub area are also raised off the ground with a wonderful vista across the floodplains. There is a curio shop.
Game activities: Game drives in open 6 x 10 seater 4 x 4 Land Rovers each accommodating a maximum of seven guests
Night drives
Walking safaris
Mokoro excursions
Boat excursions
Geographics
Distance from airstrip: Vumbura Plains is 40 minutes drive from the airstrip.
Accessible by: Fly-and-Road Transfer
Flying times:
To/from Maun 38 minutes
To/from Kasane 1hr 15 minutes
Management
Owner: Marketed and managed by Wilderness Safaris.
Food & drink
Usual board basis: Full Board
Vegetarians and any particular requirements can be catered for on request.
Dining locations: Indoor and Outdoor Dining
Room service: No room service.
Drinks included: Bottled water, soft drinks, local beers and spirits and a limited selection of red and white wines are included. Champagne and imported wines and spirits will cost extra.
Children Policy
Age restrictions: Children of 12 years of age and over are accepted.
Meals: Special meals can be organised for children on request.
Notes: Vumbura Plains is a open camp with dangerous wildlife in the area. The rooms and walkways are raised on stilts
Central communications
Power supply: Generator
Video batteries can be charged when guests on game drives. Hence bring spare battery and charging unit.
Communications:There is no mobile reception, no direct phone or fax and no email Contact in an emergency is made via radio.
TV & radio: There is no television or radio in your room.
Health & safety
Malarial area: Yes
Medical care: All camp managers are first-aid trained and a comprehensive first-aid kit is kept at camp
Wilderness have an affiliated nurse who is based in Maun and can always be contacted for further medical advice. In an emergency, camps can arrange for clients to be flown out if necessary.
Dangerous animals: High Risk
Security measures: Vumbura Plains is unfenced, guests are escorted to their rooms after the dark. Alarms, sirens or whistles are provided in the rooms in case of an emergency.
Fire safety: There are extinguishers on the balconies of all rooms.
Extras
Laundry facilities: A full laundry service is included.
Money: There are safe deposit boxes in the rooms.
Accepted payment: Mastercard and Visa credit cards are accepted. Diners and Amex are not.
The Vumbura Reserve offers land and water activities. The reserve offers an huge traversing area of 130 000 acres and has a wide variety of habitats and wildlife..
The main activity at Vumbura Plains is game viewing in open 4x4 Land Rovers. The Vumbura area is possibly the only area in the Okavango where one can see Red Lechwe and a Sable antelope on the same game drive. You will also see Lion, Leopard, Elephant, cheetah and Buffalo along with all the plains animals. Birding is spectacular with large varieties and quantities. Walks, mokoros and boating give Vumbura's guests the opportunity to enjoy Africa from a different perspective in wonderful and varied countryside.
VUMBURA PLAINS OVERVIEW
No. of bedrooms: 7 (in each camp) Vumbura Plains North and Vumbura Plains South
Season: Open Year Round
Ideal length of stay: 3 nights/4 days
Central facilities: Vumbura Plains overlooks a vast floodplain and the rooms are built under shady trees. Vumbura Plains consists of 2 x 14-bedded camps linked by raised boardwalks and each has its own dining, lounge and bar area. Rooms are raised off the ground on wooden platforms with walkways connecting them to the main living areas. Each room has a large, comfortable bedroom, a lounge, a "sala" and en-suite facilities with a shower, a flush toilet and an outdoor shower. Each room has its own plunge pool
Main areas: dining, lounge and pub area are also raised off the ground with a wonderful vista across the floodplains. There is a curio shop.
Game activities: Game drives in open 6 x 10 seater 4 x 4 Land Rovers each accommodating a maximum of seven guests
Night drives
Walking safaris
Mokoro excursions
Boat excursions
Geographics
Distance from airstrip: Vumbura Plains is 40 minutes drive from the airstrip.
Accessible by: Fly-and-Road Transfer
Flying times:
To/from Maun 38 minutes
To/from Kasane 1hr 15 minutes
Management
Owner: Marketed and managed by Wilderness Safaris.
Food & drink
Usual board basis: Full Board
Vegetarians and any particular requirements can be catered for on request.
Dining locations: Indoor and Outdoor Dining
Room service: No room service.
Drinks included: Bottled water, soft drinks, local beers and spirits and a limited selection of red and white wines are included. Champagne and imported wines and spirits will cost extra.
Children Policy
Age restrictions: Children of 12 years of age and over are accepted.
Meals: Special meals can be organised for children on request.
Notes: Vumbura Plains is a open camp with dangerous wildlife in the area. The rooms and walkways are raised on stilts
Central communications
Power supply: Generator
Video batteries can be charged when guests on game drives. Hence bring spare battery and charging unit.
Communications:There is no mobile reception, no direct phone or fax and no email Contact in an emergency is made via radio.
TV & radio: There is no television or radio in your room.
Health & safety
Malarial area: Yes
Medical care: All camp managers are first-aid trained and a comprehensive first-aid kit is kept at camp
Wilderness have an affiliated nurse who is based in Maun and can always be contacted for further medical advice. In an emergency, camps can arrange for clients to be flown out if necessary.
Dangerous animals: High Risk
Security measures: Vumbura Plains is unfenced, guests are escorted to their rooms after the dark. Alarms, sirens or whistles are provided in the rooms in case of an emergency.
Fire safety: There are extinguishers on the balconies of all rooms.
Extras
Laundry facilities: A full laundry service is included.
Money: There are safe deposit boxes in the rooms.
Accepted payment: Mastercard and Visa credit cards are accepted. Diners and Amex are not.
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