Gunn's Camp is one of the last few remaining luxury, vintage safari camps. The camp overlooks the legendary Chiefs Island and borders on the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana's Okavango Delta. Set under leafy palms and African Ebony to blend naturally with its unique surroundings, Gunn's Camp achieves a fine balance of comfort without isolating guests from the sights and sounds of the wilderness.
Accommodation at Gunn's Camp consists of a Main Camp and a Bush Camp. The flagship accommodation offering at Gunn's Main Camp consists of seven fully
furnished, deluxe Kenya-style meru tents with en-suite bathrooms set on raised platforms overlooking the delta plains. The honeymoon suite is built into one of the ancient African Ebony trees and demands unsurpassable views of the meandering waterways. The island is connected to the main camp by a small causeway crossing the wetlands and magically lit by a series of fairylike lanterns. Guests have access to the elevated bar, lounge and dining room, campfire boma and swimming pool.
Gunn's Bush Camp occupies the opposite end of the extensive delta concession and functions to ensure a wonderful sense of freedom in the wilderness. Facilities include a large wooden viewing deck built over the river, the notorious Bush Camp Cave Bar and a sparkling swimming pool surrounded by tall ebony palm trees. Delicious two course meals are served from the rustic restaurant and can be enjoyed under the stars or around the campfire.
There are two types of accommodation at Gunn's Bush Camp: The Antelope accommodation proudly offers the only accommodation
of its kind in the Delta. With its eight mini-meru tents with full beds and linen it finds the middle ground between luxury accommodation and camping. Each tent boasts its own private wooden deck and is set on the banks of the Boro River and guests have access to shared bathroom facilities with traditional hand crafted finishes.
For the adventure market, Gunn's Bush Camp, Buffalo Accommodation offers pre erected, 2-man dome tents with bed rolls (including mattress, pillow and blankets), making the Delta experience accessible to large groups and the budget conscious traveller. These too are set on wooden decks on the bank of the Boro River and guests have access to a spacious ablution area designed to ensure privacy.
The main activities at Gunn's Camp are mokoro (traditional dug out canoes), powerboat excursions, and guided game walks with our experienced guides who have spent their lives accumulating knowledge and understanding of the complex ecosystem of the Okavango Delta.
Chief's Island where your activities take place offers one the of largest populations of African wildlife in the Delta area. Sightings may include lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and packs of wild dog running across the plains of the Delta. The Gunn's Camp concession area is also home to hippo, crocodiles, plains zebra and a variety of buck, including the red lechwe.
Gunn's Camp is also renowned for being a birders paradise, with over 240 species of bird including the rare Pel's Fishing Owl and the endangered Wattled Crane.
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