Little Vumbura Camp

Game is generally excellent, notably elephant-watching; this is where hundreds of pachyderms roam, so it’s a good place to get up close to them. You might even see them swimming, trunks out of the water like periscopes. Birdlife is particularly prolific (from bee-eaters to owls) – as are sightings of big crocodiles, hippo and aquatic antelope. On drives, leopards, lions, cheetahs and rare wild dogs are often seen.

Specialised birdwatching and mokoro (canoe) trips can be arranged, along with fishing on a catch-and-release basis. Waters are filled with bream and African pike, and it’s a great way to keep entertained while watching kingfishers and eagles swoop on the waters.

They welcome kids 6 years and over. Their ‘Bush Buddy’ kids program includes tracking lessons, where guides show them how to track animals and make a plaster mould of prints they find, and fishing for tiger fish. At camp, they’re encouraged to use the environment in arts and crafts, including kids favourite: paper-making with elephant dung.

It’s a 30-minute flight from Botswana’s Maun airport to the Vumbura airstrip, where they will collect you, then a 35-minute journey by road, and 5 minutes boating, to the camp.