Safari & Company - Safari Adventures Custom Designed

Days 1 - 4

Abu Camp, set in a pristine pocket of riverine forest, is situated in a vast private reserve of 180 000 hectares (400 000 acres) in the heart of the Okavango Delta.

Named after a very special bull elephant, Abu was the original base camp where Africa's first elephant back safaris were pioneered in the Delta 17 years ago.  Today the camp is located in a grove of magnificent hardwood trees on the edge of a large lagoon with a resident school of hippo.

An imaginative use of canvas and pole has created a unique style of tent which has been called Afro-Bedouin, high, wide and airy and blending in well with the natural surroundings. Each of the six en-suite accommodation units has its own distinctive furnishings and fittings, many of them antique, imparting an air of opulence amid the bush setting.  Each tent has its own private elevated teak deck sculpted around one of the lofty sycomore figs or jackalberry trees.

Abu is unique in that it allows guests to interact with the resident elephant herd, meeting each individual and beginning to understand the complex behaviour of the largest land mammal on Earth. Guests are invited to become part of the elephant herd during their stay and may watch them being fed in the evenings, enjoy the frolics of the babies and accompanying them on foot as they move through the bush. These elephant encounters provide magical moments and being with them allows a closer approach to other animals than is able to be achieved when simply walking as an obvious human figure.

Abu Camp requires a minimum 3 night stay; departures start every Tuesday and Saturday.
Abu Camp combines well with Mombo and Kings Pool Camps.

Trip Cost

Please contact us for price on an Abu Camp Safari