The tents have a unique and wonderful design and each has a private viewing deck sculpted around one of the lofty sycamore figs or jackalberry trees.
Named after a very special bull elephant, Abu Camp was the original base camp when Africa's first elephant back safaris were pioneered in the Delta 17 years ago.
Today it is located in a grove of magnificent hardwood trees on the edge of a large lagoon at the edge of the Okavango Delta with a resident school of hippo.
The lounge and dining tent has beautiful big sofas, with a breathtaking view over the lagoon and also features a well-stocked library and a study.
The secluded small pool allows guests to relax and cool off in the heat of the day and a well-stocked bar provides drinks and cocktails for post-safari sundowners around a camp fire.
Guests at Abu Camp are invited to share with the resident elephant family what is, without doubt, the ultimate elephant education safari.
The elephant experiences offer many magical moments including the interacting with the resident herd of eight elephants, allowing 8 guests to ride at a time (there are 4 ride elephants each taking 2 guests at a time and 4 non-ride elephants in camp).
Abu also offers game drives, night drives, walks and mokoro (dug out canoe) safaris.
For guests looking for the ultimate in bush luxury and exclusivity, the private Villa Okavango is situated across the lagoon – a short five minute drive away. This suite can accommodate a couple or a family, but does not offer any guarenteed elephant interaction or activities.
- Situated in an ancient riverine forest surrounded by open grasslands, island sanctuaries and papyrus-fringed channels
- Luxury safari tented camp with pool
- 2 Yoga mats available for guest use
- Large canvas dining, bar and lounge area on a tiered teak deck
- A well-stocked library is available to all, with a number of reference books and beautiful coffee table books on Africa
- Sundowners around a traditional camp fire
Plains game is abundant in the area, from giraffe, zebra, elephant, impala, tsessebe and lechwe to wildebeest, buffalo and warthogs. The camp's resident pride of lion should announce their presence during your stay and you could hear them calling at night.
ACTIVITIES;
Year round multi-activity camp: Day and Night game drives via 2 x open Land Rovers (each vehicle has 9 seats of which 6 are window seats) The camp does have a supply of bean bags for guests to use to steady their camera while on a game activity. Walking safaris Water game viewing via mokoro Bird watching
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