Part of the Wilderness Safaris portfolio, DumaTau is a stylish, ten-room camp with a superb location in the Linyanti Reserve, where it sits on a major floodplain of the Linyanti River between Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta. This is brilliant game-viewing territory, with very high concentrations of hippo, lion, plains game, and occasional wild dog and cheetah sightings. From its discreet perch under a grove of ebony and garcinia trees, DumaTau overlooks a busy lagoon frequented by a variety of game.
DumaTau Camp is at first sight a conventional bush camp, built with canvas and wooden beams on raised decking, but on closer inspection the clean, light colours and modern furnishings of the expansive public areas give it a very modern feel—part classic safari camp, part "Nordic" cool.
Comfortable, stylish and with a superb location, this is one of our favourite camps in the Linyanti region.
Accommodation
DumaTau offers ten tented rooms in total including one family tent accommodating up to 5 persons and one honeymoon tent with king-sized bed. Each tent is raised off the ground on wooden decking and features full en-suite facilities including indoor and outdoor showers, flush toilets, and hot and cold running water. Bathrooms are supplied with soaps, shampoo, towels and insect repellent. The rooms overlook the floodplains and lagoon. There are fans and mosquito nets in all of the tents.
Dining
The dining room is on raised deck under canvas. Private bush dinners are also offered. All drinks are included, except premium brands and champagne.
Facilities
- Dining room and bar under thatch on decks
- Plunge pool
- Landscape view from bar and dining area
- Evening campfire
- Gift shop
- Laundry service
Activities
- 90% game drives, 10% water activities (no mokoros)
- Game drives in open 4x4 Land Rovers
- Night drives
- Game walks and hides
- Motor Boat, 1x6 seater
- Fishing
Child Policy
Children over the age of 6 years can be accommodated at DumaTau, but families travelling with children under 12 must book a private vehicle (at additional cost, unless travelling as a family of five or six, in which case a private vehicle is provided by default). There is a single family tent accommodating up to five, which consists of two rooms separated by a wooden deck.
Environmental Policy
Duma Tau Camp is run by Wilderness Safaris. Wilderness is a company at the forefront of eco-tourism who employ full-time environmentalists to ensure their camps are as eco-friendly as possible. Solar heating and power, limited burning of fossil fuels and utilising battery-operated lighting systems are standard. All camps are small, mostly tented and designed to blend into the natural environment. Their goal is that if a camp has to be moved the site can be restored to its natural state. Their "conservation through tourism" policy shares the benefits of tourism with local communities and ensures the protection of these areas for future generations.
The camp is powered entirely by solar energy.
