DumaTau Camp
DUMATAU CAMP - LINYANTI WILDLIFE
RESERVE, BOTSWANA
DumaTau is built under cool mangosteen trees overlooking
an enormous lagoon. It is located just east of the source of the Savuti
Channel and several kilometres west of Kings Pool
Camp. The camp falls within the 125,000 hectare Linyanti Wildlife Reserve
and lies along the bank of the Linyanti River. Directly across this river
to the north is the Caprivi Strip - part of the country of Namibia. The
camp is also within driving distance of the Savuti Channel and game drives
to the channel are highly recommended - we have seen some of the most
amazing predator interactions anywhere by driving through the Savuti channel.
DumaTau is owned and operated by Wilderness Safaris.
Accommodation 
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Accommodation is in ten
luxurious, raised, tented rooms under thatch with en-suite facilities
including hot and cold running water, flush toilets and shower.
Each room has an additional outdoor open air shower for those who prefer
to be closer to nature. There is a dining room, pub, lounge, a plunge
pool and a guest "loo" with a fantastic
view. Complimentary laundry services are provided.
Activities
DumaTau offers day and night
game drives along the Linyanti River and within the Savuti Channel as
well as short nature walks. The camp's boat allows guests access to the
waterways to observe the Hippos at close range (water levels permitting).
There are a number of hides in the area which give guests the opportunity
to observe and photograph animals close up in their natural environment
without disturbance.
Wildlife
Elephants are one of the area's biggest attractions,
especially in the dry winter months, along with the Red Lechwe, Zebra,
Wildebeest, Impala, Waterbuck, Sable, Roan Antelope, Eland, Giraffe, Baboon,
Monkey, Warthog, Crocodile and Buffalo. Then there are the predators:
Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog and Hyena - as well as the smaller predators
like African Wild Cat and Caracal. Because night drives are allowed within
the Linyanti, many nocturnal animals like Bush babies, Spring Hare, Aardwolf,
Serval, Genet and Pangolin can regularly be seen. Birding is outstanding
here - from the Okavango "specials", such as Slaty Egret, Whiterumped
Babblers and Wattled Cranes, to the Bushveld species. Kori Bustards and
Ostrich are regularly seen on forays into the Savuti Channel. The Savuti
Channel - just to the west of camp, is renowned for its predators - especially
Lions and Hyenas. Cheetahs are also commonly seen in the channel as it
provides a perfect open-grassland hunting ground for these cats to chase
down their favorite prey - Impala.
Hunting and Conservation
The Linyanti Wildlife Reserve
is a multi-purpose reserve where photographic safaris are conducted and
where hunting is technically allowed. Wilderness Safaris (which owns and
operates four camps within the reserve) have decided not to hunt anywhere
in this area and as a result, they forfeit well over US$300,000 in revenue
per annum. Wilderness Safaris strives to ensure that the animals that
live in and around their concessions are not negatively impacted by tourism.
Eyes On Africa actively support only operators like Wilderness
Safaris, which do not allow any hunting.
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