Great Plains Conservation
Great Plains Conservation is a conservation organization first, and a safari company second. They coined the phrase, “Conservation Tourism”. Conserving wildlife, wilderness, and communities through responsible and eco-conscience tourism. Great care has gone into the design and construction of each camp to ensure a minimal human footprint on the African landscape while promising an experience where one feels connected with nature. A safari is an investment in conservation and with Great Plains, your investment is maximized to the fullest. The wildlife and communities around their camps and lodges are the beneficiaries.
Great Plains Conservation offers incredible properties in Kenya, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. Ranging from the ultra-luxurious to the classic safari camp, there are many options for the safari traveler. In the end though, it all comes down to the safari experience which Great Plains has had years of fine-tuning. It starts with location and the settings of each of their camps are situated in stunningly beautiful and wildlife rich areas. Your days will be spent primarily out in the bush amongst iconic wildlife. Even if you decide to spend the day in camp, the wild residents oftentimes come into camp to pay a visit to their human guests.
Duba Plains Camp, Okavango Delta
Duba Plains Camp offers five bespoke, private suites.
All the suites are on raised, recycled railway sleeper decking. Each suite has an indoor lounge area and beautifully appointed en-suite facilities: a flush loo, double vanities, indoor and outdoor showers, and a luxurious bath. Ceiling fans and an environmentally friendly air-conditioning system over the bed ensure a comfortable climate.
Relax on your private veranda, complete with a private swimming pool and shaded sala, whilst enjoying stunning views of the surrounding floodplain and the wildlife that wander past.
A professional camera and selection of lenses are available in your suite for your complimentary use. High-quality binoculars are also available.
At the end of your safari stay with us, your wildlife images and video footage is downloaded as our gift to you to take home.
Duba Explorers Camp, Okavango Delta
This unique Botswana safari Explorer-Collection camp consists of five airy canvas tents, each raised on decking, stylishly furnished with a campaign writing desk, private veranda, and en-suite bathroom facilities. Each guest tent features an environmentally friendly air-conditioning system, installed over the bed, to ensure a comfortable climate while resting.
Listen out for the prolific birdlife during your siesta, as you lounge on the daybed on your private veranda, absorbing the peacefulness and tranquility of your surroundings.
As the waters rise around the camp during the flood season, you might even be lucky to catch sight of spotted-necked otters swimming and eating. At night, let the hippos sing you to sleep. Sometimes, the roar of a lion cracks through the night as he calls out to his pride.
Selinda Explorers Camp, Selinda Reserve
Selinda Explorers Camp, a Great Plains Conservation Explorer-Collection safari camp, is located on the banks of the Selinda Spillway in the private Selinda Reserve of northern Botswana.
The custom-designed canvas guest tents provide comfort and style imbued with a magnificently raw, authentic safari spirit.
There are three standard guest tents and one 2-bedroomed family tent, ideal for those seeking the perfect Botswana family safari.
Each tent offers guests a well-appointed bedroom, covered, private veranda, and private bathroom with hot water showers and a flush loo.
All the guest tents are on slightly raised wooden platforms.
Selinda Camp, Selinda Reserve
The three expansive, and uniquely designed, guest suites each feature an indoor en-suite bathroom, a large private veranda with outdoor seating and a swimming pool.
Each suite offers you a professional camera, lens set and high-quality binoculars for their complimentary use. At the end of your safari, all the images taken are downloaded for free to take home as our gift.
Every suite is inspired by what Livingstone would have had, what he would have travelled with, and what he would have found along with his expeditions.
But beyond that, we go back to the Robinson Crusoe feel, including rope textures, suites under thatch, hammocks, lots of space, nautical elements, and salvaged wood.
Zarafa Camp, Selinda Reserve
The camp’s name Zarafa (meaning Beloved One), is a nod to the story of the first giraffe to be taken from Africa to Europe as a gift to King Charles X of France. Zarafa Camp pays homage to the story of this iconic African wildlife species.
Zarafa Camp’s four guest suites individually measure over 100 square meters (1000 square feet) under flowing canvas. Each suite rests on raised reclaimed railway sleeper decking.
The interiors of each of the four, private guest suites consist of a lounge area that flows to a beautiful bedroom and an open layout indoor bathroom complete with gas fireplace, shower and claw-foot copper bath. Hand-crafted Zanzibar doors are central to the guest’s suite designs too.
Expansive, private outdoor decking wraps each guest’s suite and offers guests a private plunge pool, outdoor shower, and outdoor seating.
Okavango Explorers Camp, Okavango Delta
Okavango Explorers Camp creates a 1920s safari experience reminiscent of exploring the unknown African hinterland in style.
This Okavango Delta safari camp exudes a spirit of the romance of yesteryear whilst ensuring that adventure and discovery are an essential part of the journey.
All the guest canvas tents are on slightly raised decking, but still close to the ground. Campaign-style furniture and décor features throughout the safari camp.
Refreshed tent décor, safari vehicles and a new solar energy plant are available for guests’ comfort.
Okavango Explorers Camp is the perfect Okavango Delta safari camp in Botswana’s northern permanent waterways. Travellers should consider combining their safari here with our other Explorer-Collection safari camps, Selinda Explorers Camp and Duba Explorers Camp.
Sitatunga Private Island Camp, Okavango Delta
There are only two suites, each resting high up amongst the established ebony tree canopy. Traditionally, this was a way to seek and find safety, take advantage of the views, and relax in the cool shade. And spot sitatunga.
The expansive suites, with views over the lagoon and waters of the Okavango Delta, offer you a private indoor lounge area, double vanity bathroom with porcelain baths and indoor showers, environmentally friendly air conditioning over the bed areas, and an outdoor sala and plunge pool.
Each suite includes a complimentary professional camera and lens set, which is now synonymous with a Great Plains Conservation Réserve-Collection safari camp. High-quality binoculars are also available for your enjoyment.
Guests can enjoy a range of treatments in the privacy of their suite or on the open-air deck alongside their private swimming pool.
