Duke’s Camp

Character and identity

Duke's Camp sits deep in the northern Okavango Delta, on a 220,000-acre concession laced with gin-clear waterways and named for its 80-year-old custodian. The latest project from the Bousfield family of Jack's Camp fame, it's a twelve-tent, off-grid camp built around an open-sided mess tent that layers a long communal dining table, a cushion-strewn boho tea area, and a library lounge with velvet sofas and a day bed. Family heirlooms, hand-carved wood, and Persian rugs run through the design. Service is Botswanan and Zimbabwean, efficient but informal, with managers joining guests at the fire pit.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What sets Duke's apart is the combination of guiding obsession and a near-private concession: sightings here (lion, leopard, wild dog packs, rare ground hornbill) are exceptional, and the tents feel like properly designed rooms rather than canvas approximations. Book a delta-facing suite, come in the dry season for the densest wildlife, and travel with someone who'll happily eat lasagna by lantern light.