A
Beautiful New Book
Mombo - Okavango's Place of Plenty
James' images
featured prominently in the new book
on Mombo Camp
James' photography
is also prominently featured in the brand
new coffee-table book on Mombo
Camp, now in publication
as of August 2004. We have copies
of the book for anyone interested. For
anyone who has stayed at Mombo or is planning
a visit to Mombo, this book is really a must-have.
Contact us for further details.
What
is it about Mombo in the rich heart of
Botswana’s Okavango Delta that
arouses such a passionate response?
Why
does Mombo deserve to have an entire
book devoted to it?
Mombo lies
in the richest area of Botswana’s Okavango
Delta. A combination of water and diverse
habitat supports a high density and diversity
of the wildlife and predators, and is the
reason why Mombo is the prime wildlife destination
in southern Africa and why the Yei and Xaniqwe
people, who once lived in this area, called
Mombo ‘the Place of Plenty’.
MOMBO – Okavango’s
Place of Plenty contains
336 pages of extraordinary photographs
intended to convey something of the Mombo
experience. The book is unique in that
we were able to select the final photographs
from literally thousands of images that
were loaned to us by over thirty different
photographers who have been involved with
Mombo since the early 1990s.
Mombo Camp,
one of Africa’s truly extraordinary
safari camps, takes a maximum of 24 guests
a night. To quote from Lieutenant-General
Ian Khama, Vice-President, Botswana who wrote
the Foreword:
"Mombo is an area
which few people will be fortunate enough to
visit other than through the pages of this
book."
Mombo
- Okavango’s Place of Plenty relates
the story of Mombo within the context of
Botswana and the Okavango Delta.
• We relate the
history of the Mombo Concession and Wilderness
Safaris’ involvement in Mombo from the
early 1990s;
• We explore
the dynamics of the Okavango Delta and the
unique natural systems that sustain it;
• We take
readers on a journey through the Mombo seasons
and live the Mombo experience through the
stories of some of the people whose passion
for Mombo emerges in their tales – these
range from guides, managers, guests, photographers,
documentary makers and artists;
• We focus on the
predators who thrive on the game attracted
by Mombo’s diverse habitats and relate
the stories of some of Mombo’s characters
like Martina the maned lioness, the Mombo Boys
a coalition of male lions who were dominant
until the mid-Nineties, the famous cheetah
known as the ‘Mother of Five’ and
leopards like Limpy and Nicky;
• We
describe the challenges, excitement and satisfaction
of the reintroduction of rhinos to the Delta;
• We
visit Mombo camp and sense the tranquillity
that is engendered by the harmony between
the architecture, the décor and
the surrounding wilderness. |
