Where Duke’s East sits
Duke’s East stands on a channel in a remote part of the northern Okavango Delta, beneath a canopy of ebony and leadwood trees. It is the sister camp to Duke’s Camp, on the same concession, and shares its guiding team and its approach.
Four tents
There are four spacious tents. That is small enough to make the camp genuinely intimate, and small enough that a family or a group of friends can take the whole thing on an exclusive-use basis, which the operator offers explicitly.
The style
The camp carries the Bousfield style familiar from Jack’s Camp and Duke’s Camp: rich textiles, campaign furniture and a strong sense of period, applied to an under-canvas camp rather than a lodge. The operator’s own phrase is serious safari panache.
Exclusive use
The exclusive-use option is the main practical difference from Duke’s Camp. Four tents, a private guide and a private vehicle make it workable for a multi-generational family or a small group travelling together.
The setting
The camp sits on a channel, under big trees, in an unfiltered wilderness area of the Delta. The big-tree canopy is what makes the site comfortable through the heat of the day.
Guiding
Guides here are honed in the bushcraft and lore of the Delta, and guiding is the thing the operator leads with. That means interpretation and tracking rather than a race between sightings.
Game and water
The northern Delta concession holds elephant, buffalo, lechwe and the predators that follow them, and the channel setting supports water-based activity alongside the drives.
Combining with Duke’s Camp
Duke’s East and Duke’s Camp sit on the same ground and are often combined, or used interchangeably depending on group size. Travellers wanting the larger camp’s facilities take Duke’s Camp; those wanting privacy take Duke’s East.
Who it suits
Small groups, families wanting a camp to themselves, and travellers who value guiding and character over scale. It works well as the Delta leg of a trip that also takes in the Makgadikgadi or Chobe.
When to visit
The camp is open year-round. The flood generally peaks around the middle of the year; the green season is quieter, greener and stronger for birds and young game.
Check availability around Okavango Delta
Compare available stays around Okavango Delta through our accommodation partner. The results cover the wider area rather than this property alone, and BTG publishes no rate here.
Botswana Travel Guide may earn a commission when you book through selected links, at no additional cost to you. It does not change what we list or what we say about it.
