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Okavango Stanleys
Stanley's is one of the most eastern concessions in the Okavango and quite
close in to Maun. It therefore has a less reliable flood than concessions
further west and it does feel rather less wild, it being only a five minute
flight from civilisation.
The area does have a decent reputation for dry game-viewing, particularly late flood, so around September October time.
There are two high quality camps here, which we tend to use quite rarely due to their location rather than their quality.
Baines Camp is the newer, smaller and higher specification facility, whilst Stanley's Camp is the original, simpler and large of the two.
Baines Camp
Baines
Camp is located on the Stanley's Concession to the eastern side of the
Okavango Delta, close to Maun. The camp has access to permanent
water on the Boro river and so can offer a range of wet and dry safari
year round, but the unreliablility of the flood this far east means that
we generally consider this to be a dry camp.
This is the higher specification of the two camps in this area and smaller too, with just six rooms.
This is a decent camp, whose two main downsides for us are its proximity to Maun and association with an adjacent elephant petting facility.
Stanleys Camp
Stanley's
Camp is located on a concession of the same name to the eastern side
of the Okavango Delta, close to Maun. The camp has access to permanent
water on the Boro river and so can offer a range of wet and dry safari
year round, but the unreliablility of the flood this far east means that
we generally consider this to be a dry camp.
This is the lower specification of the two camp in this area and large too, with just eight rooms.
This is a decent camp, whose two main downsides for us are its proximity to Maun and association with an adjacent elephant petting facility.