Loved everything about the camp and the entire experience. The room was fantastic huge private deck and private pool. It was rustic in some ways and yet an upscale adventure.
There is a refrigerated cooler that is stocked with all kinds of goodies. The shower is unique but fun. The first night was a bit strange because you could hear the animals. Wonderful afternoon naps between drives. The staff was fun and very approachable. The food was excellent and there servers exceptional. Most important we saw much more and varied wildlife in an unfenced setting. I have never thought much of birds but they were a bonus that we never expected. I would be careful to avoid the rainy season but the Okavango Delta was far superior to Sabi Sands.

Vumbura lodge was re-built this year following an extensive fire.

We stayed here on the recommendation of our travel agent as Mombo camp (our first choice) was fully booked.

Vumbura is a stylish tented camp (the tents are more like villas with canvas walls). The accommodation food and service were very good but not quite up to the standard of the other five star camps we visited.

Due to the Okavango's large population of dangerous animals, and the fact that Vumbura Plains is completely unfenced, guests are escorted back and forth to their tents after the dark. Air horns are provided in the rooms to call for help in case of an emergency as there are no telephones. The lack of a fence does however provide a much closer to nature experience, with elephants drinking from the plunge pools and eating from the Jackalberry tree on the deck and hippos splashing about in the water just outside our tent during the night, which makes the stay quite exciting.

The 4x4 land-based game viewing was the best we experienced. This was in contrast to other visitors to lodges the Okavango Delta we spoke to, who told us that they had seen little game due to high water levels. We also did a very interesting boat safari and sighted hippo’ and elephants in the water.

Our ranger, Lazarus, was first class. The lodge staff were very friendly and professional.

I thought that the camp was very good and I enjoyed my stay there.

Highlights were exceptional rooms, food, and service.

As the road from the local airstrip was under water, they arranged a helicopter transfer. A nice change from the Safari vehicles.

The camp was quiet during our stay, and the in-room dining was well done.

We got lucky with our game viewing (saw a cheetah!) which was very good. As a minor downside, the drive out of the camp area to the best game is about 30 minutes on both sides, and overall we felt that the game at Kings' Pool was somewhat better. Our expectations for what the river delta itself had to offer may have been too high-- we preferred the traditional game drives.

Overall, a great experience.

This camp has 2 sections - North and South, each with 7 tents and each with their own dining/bar/lounge area. The tents are strung out along an elevated boardwalk and it is possible to walk the length of the 2 camps. However, you only socialise and go on drives with your own camp - having 7 tents makes for a more intimate experience (and it wasn't full when we were there, so even better !).

The tents are huge, with interior space split into four areas - bed, toilet/sinks, shower (enormous !) and sunken lounge. BIg outdoor deck with a plunge pool (far too cold in June to try that !), and a fabulous view of the lagoon from both the lounge area and the deck. Food was EXCELLENT - no buffet dinners here, but items chosen off a short menu. You can also ask to have a private dinner at various lcoations on the main deck area if you don't want to join other guests - we did that on our last night there - very romantic, with candles etc.

Our guide was amazing - Ona found us all sorts of wonderful sightings,, including successfully tracking a leopard, closely followed by another great leopard sighting, hyena and pups, elephants, owls, sable, buffalo, lions eating a kill and all the other usual suspects. He also put up with our mangling the local language as we learned some of the words for various animals. All good fun.

From our own tent, we watched a large herd of buffalo splash their way round the edge of the lagoon, saw a group of lechwe (antelope) run through the water, and also a family of banded mongeese play in and around the front of the tent. At night, a small herd of elephants frequently dined on the trees/bushes around the camp (which means you sometimes have to be driven to your tent as you can't safely walk past them !)

We loved this camp and wouldn't hesitate coming back to it.