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Reviews of Little Vumbura

Wildlife sightings and reviews

138 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Little Vumbura and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jun-2018, 27 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Little Vumbura.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

74% success

Cheetah

28% success

Wild dog

54% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Zebra

96% success

Hippo

93% success

Wildebeest

74% success

Buffalo

73% success

Sable antelope

70% success

Spotted Hyena

21% success

Sitatunga

9% success

Pangolin

4% success

Roan antelope

4% success

Aardvark

0% success

Black Rhino

0% success

White Rhino

0% success

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Duration
Arrival date
LB
Toronto

"Little Vumbura review"

3 nights Arrived 1 Nov 2023
"Beautiful setting and accommodation, very friendly staff, had a very personal/family feel. Loved the island setting with the water transfer to the safari vehicle. Very personalized safari experience . . . sat for long period of time (as we wanted) observing an elephant family (amazing experience), able to follow 2 lionessess and cubs as they closed in on an antelope just to name a few of our incredible experiences.
Food was very good and sensible portions." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 6n in Mozambique
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Pangolin

1 sighting

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Mr & Mrs G
Dartmouth

"Little Vumbura review"

3 nights Arrived 12 Oct 2023
"The extent of the water in the delta was less that previoiusly, this adversely affected the amount of game we experienced.

Despite this the game team were able to make our drives enjoyable and rewarding. We saw 3 "kills" in one day; dogs, lion and leopard!!" See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Average
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

4 sightings

Giraffe

6 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Sitatunga

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

Wild dog

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

7 sightings

Jan & Nina
Düsseldorf

"Magical"

3 nights Arrived 23 Sep 2023
"The camp is embedded into a small island which makes this a magical place.

From this location both wet and dry parts of the delta can be explored, which also means that any game drive in a dry part involves a 40 minutes transfer by boat and vehicle. We have been guided by an experienced professional guide who also offered short walks.

Staff is very kind and very helpful and puts an effort into making the stay an experience for you. Food and drinks are good, and there is a variety of dishes offered at every meal - breakfast even features Italian cappuccino! Tents are large and well equipped.

There is wifi in the tent but not in the communal areas." See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Sitatunga

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

B & H
Uckfield

"A comfortable but slightly jaded camp"

3 nights Arrived 16 Sep 2023
"We came here in 2018 but felt that it looked a bit jaded and the food and service overall was not quite as good. It had not been upgraded as far as we could see yet it's daily rate was nearly as much as that of Chitabe. Plus, they suggested tips of $20 per person for the guide, and for the general staff, which was the same as that suggested by Duma Tau and Chitabe, whereas Expert Africa are still suggesting $10 per person.

The 'Boma evening' (every Monday), where all the guests sat in a semi-circle, while the complete camp staff performed traditional dancing and singing, was very enjoyable; ending with a buffet-style dinner on a long table and under the stars.

We enjoyed the mokoru trip on the adjacent lagoon and the sundowner was held on an island where we all ended up in our mokoru's, Then a speedy return to the camp before the sun finally disappeared below the horizon.

The guide was good but there seemed to be a lot less to see than previously - subject to normal movement/migration, etc., of course. We did, however, see a very large herd of Buffalo (1500-2000) which seemed endless and look a long time to pass us by. We also saw a good herd (15-20) of Sable Antelope, several Lions, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Waterbuck, 3 or 4 Ground Hornbill, and the proverbial 'Leopard in a tree'." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

3 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

3 sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Zebra

2 sightings

Mrs A.
Henley

"Little Vumbura review"

3 nights Arrived 16 Aug 2023
"This camp is on an island, which was a nice experience as each day you had a 5 minutes boat trip to land to start your game drives. The room was lovely and probably the best of our trip having lots of light and sitting area to watch the animals.

The food was excellent and a nice touch putting a selection of wine on a table so you could decide which one you wanted with your meal.

Was nice also having dinner on your own table rather than having to make conversation with other guests.

The trip on a Mokoro is worth while, it made a nice change to being in a safari truck, would recommend (fibre glass boat, not wood). Remember bug spray!

Saw lots of animals, but the guide even though was very knowledgeable, he was useless at spotting the animals, we spotted more than him!

Would recommend as the scenery was a different" See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

4 sightings

Hippo

1 sighting

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

2 sightings

Sable antelope

2 sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

5 sightings

G & C
Ann Arbor

"Little Vumbura review"

3 nights Arrived 11 Aug 2023
"The Little Vumbura camp was amazing.

The chalet was huge with a variety of animals we could see right outside the veranda. The other buildings were also very nice, including the lovely open dining area with intimate tables for our party.

Benjamin, our tracker, and our guide were both very knowledgeable and helpful in finding different species for us to view. They kept track of the animals we had seen so they could focus on getting us to ones we hadn't seen yet. However, the guide was still a bit more focused on carnivores killing and eating, even after we asked them to spend more time looking for other species.

It was so thoughtful when the staff held a surprise celebration for my daughter's 13th birthday, singing and presenting our party with a vegan cake - delicious!

We also had a surprise lunch served on the veranda which was a charming and special treat. The food was also stylishly presented.

We enjoyed hearing about the five villages and their agreement to develop this camp, as well seeing a demonstration of basket weaving and other craft making. We were impressed by the concentration on animal preservation and eco sustainability.

There were no insects bothering us in this dry season in Botswana." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

8 sightings

Giraffe

4 sightings

Hippo

2 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Sable antelope

1 sighting

Wild dog

2 sightings

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

Mr & Mrs M
London

"Little Vumbura review"

3 nights Arrived 9 Nov 2022
"Great place and very friendly staff. Peter was an excellent guide, the best we had.
Loads of game also, including bird life in swamps when in canoes.

Saw all game except rhinos." See all these reviews: 5n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs F
London

"Little Vumbura review"

3 nights Arrived 9 Nov 2022
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs B
Avon

"Little Vumbura review"

4 nights Arrived 26 Sep 2022
"Little Vumbura Camp is a very comfortable place to stay, the room was great and the setting was magnificent.

However we were less impressed with the game viewing as we did not see as many animals as we were expecting.

The boat trips were enjoyable but we had hoped that we would see animals by the waterside but the long grass makes this impossible." See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia; 4n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Sable antelope

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs E
Hereford

"Little Vumbura review"

3 nights Arrived 17 Sep 2022
"The staff were very welcoming and attentive.

We were able to do different activities such as game drives and a boat trip. The guide, Sam, was very knowledgeable and obviously passionate about the Delta and its wildlife." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

7 sightings

Giraffe

2 sightings

Hippo

3 sightings

Lion

2 sightings

Wildebeest

3 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

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