Gunn's Camp is located on the border of the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta. It is set under leafy palms and African ebony trees and overlooks Chief's Island. Access is by a short 20 min light aircraft fly-in and transfer from Maun International Airport to a private airstrip.

The Okavango Delta is Botswana's main draw card. It receives water from 2 different sources at 2 different times of the year. The first is the Delta's wetland systems and the second is fed by Angolan rains which start in October and finish in April. This creates higher water levels in the panhandle, permanent swamp and seasonal swamps of the Delta. As the water travels through, animal life returns to the region. It becomes drier from April to October, the best time for game viewing, as animals congregate around permanent water sources.

The newly refurbished main lodge has an inviting and relaxing lounge area, and drinks can be enjoyed in the comfortable bar as guests admire the sun setting over the Delta. Delicious meals are served in the restaurant, which itself boasts some spectacular views over the immediate floodplains and palm-fringed islands. There is also a swimming pool and the camp fire is lit nightly; the perfect end to the day exchanging travel stories and adventures with fellow guests.

Accommodation is at either the Main Camp or Gunn's Bush Camp and is unique in that it offers a 3-tiered system. The Bush Camp is on an island and is connected to the Main Camp by a small causeway crossing the wetlands, lit by lanterns at night.

MAIN CAMP:

En-suite bathrooms, private viewing decks and teak furniture are standard.

• 7 x deluxe meru-style tents.
• 1 x honeymoon suite.

GUNN'S BUSH CAMP

: Facilities include a viewing deck, the famous 'Bush Camp Cave Bar' and a swimming pool. Scrumptious 2 course meals are served at dinner time.

Antelope Accommodation: Beds and linen are supplied and bathroom facilities are shared. Each tent has its own private wooden deck and is set on the banks of the Boro River in 8 x mini-meru tents.

Buffalo Accommodation: Budget accommodation with bedrolls supplied and a shared ablution block. The tents are set on wooden decks and consist of 15 x 2 man dome tents:

Chief's Island is home to the African wild dog, lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, hippo and crocodile. There is also a variety of plains game including zebra and red lechwe.

Gunn's Camp is also a birder's paradise, with over 240 species observed and recorded in the area including the rare Pel's fishing owl and the endangered wattled crane.

Activities centre around mokoro and powerboat excursions along the nearby channels and lagoons (water levels permitting).

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Boat Trips

Passengers can enjoy a cruise on a mokoro (traditional dugout canoe) or by motor boat. Excursions are led by a licensed guide and the duration of each trip depends on the water levels and wildlife activity.

Overnight mokoro trips

Many guests at Gunn's Camp take the opportunity to spend a night out on one of the islands. Basic but adequate camping equipment and rations will be supplied. Meals are prepared around a campfire to the accompaniment of the Delta's nocturnal life.

Bush walks

Explore the immediate wilderness by foot, led by experienced and professional guides. Participation in a walking safari triggers off a sense of excitement and danger, not sensed in a vehicle.

• Children over the age of 10 years are accepted at Gunn's on application.
• They must be under the supervision and are the responsibility of their parents/guardians.