Seba Camp

a lovely remote part of the delta

Seba Camp is located in the Abu Concession in the Okavango Delta area of northern Botswana.

The camp is centred on modestly stylish public areas, raised up on decks and composed of two small open-sided canvas structures, with colourful, light-hearted decor, one acting as the lounge, the other as the main dining rooms. Out front are broad decks, with steps leading down to a lovely sandy campfire area by the water. A very nice swimming pool area is set off to one side, raised up on a deck of its own amongst the palm trees.

One aspect we always appreciate is the amount of wildlife that can come into camp. Guests here have reported seeing baboons, vervet monkeys, hyenas, buffaloes, bats and fireflies. We have even heard tales of elephants falling asleep in the shade of the guest tents and even of a leopard chasing an impala right through the middle of the camp whilst the guests were sitting at dinner.

Rooms

Guest accommodation is in a total of eight tented suites, which are accessed by a network of ground-level pathways. Two of these units are impressive family units each with a private swimming pool, three bedrooms and two bathrooms, perhaps the best of their type in the region.

The remaining six standard tents are suitable for couples and singles, taking the form of conventional Meru tents, raised up on decks, with a verandah at the front, a comfortable bedroom and well-appointed bathroom to the rear.

Activities

Seba Camp provides the following guided activities …

• Vehicle safari
• Mokoro canoe safari (Jun-Aug)
• Motorboat safari (May-Oct)
• Walking safari
• Night vehicle safari

When it comes to trip shapes and durations in Botswana, most visitors combine 2, 3 or 4 lodges by light aircraft over 6-12 nights, one or two of which will usually be here in Okavango Delta, combined with the Linyanti Waterfront and/or Makgadikgadi areas.

These trips are often done in combination with further nights at the Victoria Falls and/or down in the Cape.

The usual stay duration in this area is 3-4 nights.

Seasonality

The Abu Concession offers reasonably strong wildlife viewing year round, but with considerable seasonal variations.

During the May-Sep cool dry season, the area usually experiences a strong and reliable flood during, creating a lovely network of floodplains, drawing in good numbers of herbivores and their attendant predators.

The Oct-Dec period marks the transition between the peak of the dry season and the start of the rains, when temperatures and humidities can become uncomfortably high. Before the rains, wildlife viewing around the remaining waterholes is intense. Once significant rain falls the wildlife disperses fast and becomes much more difficult to find.

During the Jan-Apr main season, the bush is verdant and beautiful, the animals are well-fed and there’s lots of wildflowers and baby animals around. The camps are significantly discounted and become increasingly attractive as the conditions improve through the period.

Getting there

Seba Camp can only be accessed by light aircraft into the nearby airstrip, which has daily flight connections with all other camps in Okavango, Linyanti, the main airport at Maun (for connections to Central Kalahari, Nxai, Makgadikgadi and Johannesburg) and north to Kasane (for connections to Livingstone and Victoria Falls).

From the airstrip it is a drive of around 15 minutes through some pretty and varied scenery, notably forging a major channel during high water, to arrive at the camp itself.

usually combined with at least one other camp in Botswana