Following a relatively dry season this year around the country and also less in-flow from our catchment area, the water levels have gone down drastically around the concession and most areas that would normally be flooded this time of the year are completely dry. This dry spell will continue for some time as we do [...]

As you know Duba Plains is world famous for its lion and buffalo interaction. We saw plenty of those over the last 4 weeks but we also had very good sightings of sititunga, aardwolf and, on 3 different nights, a pangolin. To add to this list was a very habituated Serval which amazed our guests [...]

At 10 we have Foster finding Secretary Birds roosting up a tree (pictured). Unusual sighting seeing these ground dwelling, snake hunting birds pose like this No.9 this week is Dix tracking and finding an adult female leopard on the Selinda Camp side of the Spillway.  Not five minutes from camp No.8 Kane’s bushman skills links [...]

This is always our hottest month by all standards, but we started the month with some showers for the first two days. The rain fall amounted to 17mm and up to now we only have summer clouds with thunder and lightning on isolated days. The water level keeps dropping at a fast rate and as [...]

Winter is over. The flood waters are receding. Summer, and our rains, is on the way. September has been an excellent month here at Duba Plains in the heart of the Okavango Delta. Each day our temperatures increase and the signs of spring are everywhere. The Apple-leaf trees are blossoming sprays of purple flowers, the [...]

The water levels have dropped significantly around Duba Plains in Botswana and most areas that were under water are drying up, with the main channels becoming shallower. We expect the next new inflow only in November when the first summer rains come. Most trees are still without heir leaves. However trees like the Jackalberry have [...]

July has seen the water level is going down significantly here at Duba Plains in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Over the last month, the water has dropped approximately 20cm. Around camp this means that water has pulled back away from the tents and main areas and the channels are getting shallower. During the last month, the [...]