Tubu Tree Camp; Luxury Safari Camp in Okavango Delta, Botswana

Tubu Tree

Situated on the Western side of Hunda Island in the Jao Reserve Tubu Tree is one of those wonderful small camps that creates an atmosphere of what safari is all about. With only 5 tents, the camp is the ultimate in unpretentious intimacy and privacy.

Tubu Tree – The Facts

Tubu Tree - The Detail

With fantastic views over the wide flood plains in front, this great little camp is superbly run, giving guests a really personal atmosphere to relax and unwind in. Each of the large tents are raised high on wooden structures and with enough room between each tent for a herd of elephant to pass through! The ensuite bathrooms with indoor and outdoor showers offer privacy unmatched in the concession. The rooms are beautifully decorated with Ostrich eggs and dark mahogany furniture with a decking area in front of the camp for relaxing and watching large herds of red lechwe graze through the water. The main dining area, lounge and pool, all connected by wooden walkways look out over the floodplains but the focus is on the bar, sculptured out of the canopy of a large marula tree offering shade during the midday sun.

Tubu Tree - Our View

Due to the camps location, on the edge of a massive island, Tubu has an advantage over the other camps in the Jao Reserve in that it has easy access to a large island and therefore can easily offer long game drives. The other camps in Jao are surrounded by the Okavango’s flood water during the heavy flood months and therefore game drives are trickier to arrange. Tubu itself is stunning and with only 5 rooms it gives off a homely safari feel that many of the other camps lack. Overall Tubu Tree is one of our favorite camps in the Jao concession (which is saying a lot as the camp quality in this reserve is set very high) and one of the most unpretentious camps in the entire Delta. We love it……and wish that other countries had lodges of this quality!!