Dulini Daunara

Dulini Daunara is a private, owner-run luxury tented camp on a private lagoon in the Okavango Delta — the founding Botswana property of the Dulini collection, which otherwise operates three lodges in South Africa's Sabi Sand (Moya, Leadwood, River) and Anabezi in Zambia. Daunara was created by three partners with a shared passion for Botswana and a stated commitment to ecotourism with a positive community impact, formalised through the Daunara Foundation, which channels tourism benefits into the neighbouring Daunara Village.

The camp is intimate and can be booked suite-by-suite or reserved entirely for exclusive use: 3 Luxury Tented Suites (2 guests each, 1 bedroom/1 bathroom, air-conditioned) and 1 Family Tented Suite (4 guests, 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms, with additional single beds available for children under 12), plus a Pilot Suite, together sleeping up to 12 guests across 6 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. All suites open onto private decks overlooking the lagoon with indoor and outdoor showers.

Activities include game drives/safaris, mokoro excursions, walking safaris, fishing (from a secluded channel or the camp's own floating deck), and doors-off helicopter flights over the Delta's water systems, with rare sightings of sitatunga and red lechwe and over 440 recorded bird species. The camp also arranges further-flung excursions to Tsodilo Hills, the Makgadikgadi Pans and habituated meerkats, and visits to the Elephant Havens elephant rehabilitation project — worth flagging as add-on excursions rather than on-site activities given the distances involved.

At a Glance - Property type: Private, owner-run luxury tented camp on a private Okavango Delta lagoon — Dulini collection's founding Botswana property, with a strong community/conservation focus (Daunara Foundation) - Rooms: 3 Luxury Tented Suites (2 guests, 1BR/1BA) + 1 Family Tented Suite (4 guests, 2BR/2BA) + 1 Pilot Suite; 6 bedrooms/6 bathrooms total; exclusive whole-camp use available - Max guests: Up to 12 guests total (exclusive use); Luxury Tented Suite: 2; Family Tented Suite: 4 (plus additional single beds for children under 12) - Children policy: Family Tented Suite offers additional single beds for children under 12; no stated minimum age elsewhere - Key activities: Game drives/safaris, mokoro excursions, walking safaris, fishing (channel or camp floating deck), doors-off helicopter flights; add-on excursions to Tsodilo Hills, Makgadikgadi Pans/meerkats, Elephant Havens - Facilities: Boma, wine cellar, gym, spa; private suite decks overlooking the lagoon with indoor/outdoor showers - Power/Wi-Fi: Air-conditioning in all suites; not otherwise detailed on site - Ownership/history: Founded by three partners with a shared passion for Botswana ecotourism; part of the Dulini collection (sister properties Moya, Leadwood and River in South Africa's Sabi Sand, and Anabezi in Zambia); Daunara Foundation supports the neighbouring Daunara Village