Sitatunga Private island Camp

Botswana’s newest Okavango Delta water-based Reserve Collection Safari Camp.

"The first time I saw a sitatunga antelope, I fell in love with these shaggy creatures that live in the swamp, walking on elongated hoofs. An impossible animal, really. The first time my friend Lance Dixon and I scouted this island, we saw a dozen of these animals and the name "Sitatunga" leapt out at me.

Sitatunga Private Island Camp is an extraordinary place. It is a private island and is one of the few locations where one can still see the rare aquatic antelope from camp and by boat, which is the main activity here in addition to walking. It is deep Okavango Delta and, as such, is rich in birding. Head out on a boat to view elephants, crocodiles, and hippos all day, every day. I know you will enjoy every moment of it, as I do."

Dereck Joubert, CEO of Great Plains Conservation

Sitatunga Private Island Camp is very 'Robinson Crusoe, desert island-ish'. It is designed with a 'salvage' inspired reference, complete with giant basket shapes as a nod to the Bayei and other local Okavango fishing ancestries. Thick shaggy thatch cover canvas roofs and walls. There is thick pole woodwork, feeling like masts salvaged from a shipwreck, but the very spacious inner floorspace is actually some of the largest we have ever built. Each suite is set up very high in the ebony trees, a traditional way to seek and find safety, take advantage of the views, and rest in the cool shade. And to spot sitatunga.