Okavango Delta

Introduction


The Okavango is a unique ecosystem of papyrus-lined waterways, knee-deep floodplains, water-lily lagoons, shady forest glades and rich savannah grasslands. All this fecundity lies in the middle of the largest continuous stretch of sand in the world - the Kalahari Desert Basin. Seen from space as an emerald swirl surrounded by a parched landscape, the Okavango Delta is an incredible source of life in a country that is 80% arid.


The Okavango region contains the state-run Moremi Game Reserve surrounded by a number of strictly controlled, privately managed wildlife concessions. The game viewing in all of these areas is no less than outstanding and activities can either be undertaken on foot, in a game-viewing vehicle or in a mokoro (dug-out canoe) or motorised boat. Such varied opportunities in a beautiful and diverse range of habitats, makes the Okavango the best all-encompassing safari destination in the world.

Game Viewing


The lure of the Okavango and its extraordinary range of habitats provide the perfect environment for African animals to thrive and people to watch them. Great herd of antelopes, zebra, buffalo and elephants roam the pastures, and lions, leopards, cheetahs and all the other carnivores prosper. As Moremi Game Reserve contains large areas of constant water, game viewing during the dry season is particularly good as animals are drawn to the permanent water sources.


There are no fences between Moremi and the private reserves so the entire Okavango merges into a unified animal kingdom of grand proportions.


Each area has its own particular habitats, resident herds and familiar predators, and night drives in the private reserves, (also soon to be permitted in Moremi), often reveal secretive animals like porcupine, pangolin, aardwolf and genet.

Seasons and Climate


Rainy season: November to March is the hot rainy season and the roads can be quite bad. The advantage of this time of year is that most of the animals give birth, providing a wonderful game watching experience. The landscape is lush and green and there is an abundance of wild flowers.


Dry season: April to October is the dry season and the drier it becomes the easier it is to spot animals close to permanent water holes. At this time much of the Okavango dries out, apart from permanent rivers in Moremi Game Reserve and the northern reaches of the Okavango. The heat starts to build in earnest from October onwards.

Introduction
Game Viewing
Seasons and Climate

Baines' Camp


Baines' Camp is situated in a private concession in the heart of the Okavango Delta built among shady trees and waterways. The camp is small and private and offers guests a personal safari experience in an area renowned to offer some of the best game viewing in Africa. Night game drives are a highlight, accompanied by expert guides. This area is superb for viewing all kinds of animals and bird species. Guests may explore by land and water, often into the night to discover nocturnal species.


Baines' Camp offers luxurious accommodation in 5 elevated suites. The wooden deck area outside each suite offers expansive views over the Boro River. One of the highlights are Baines' Camp is the mobile beds, providing guests the opportunity to sleep under a star-filled sky listening to all of the African night sounds.


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Banoka Bush Camp


Banoka Bush Camp offers a beautiful river setting along the Khwai River in northern Botswana's Okavango Delta. The area offers an enormous amount of wildlife, riverine forests and spectacular scenery so typical of the Okavango Delta. Guests can enjoy a luxurious tented safari experience in the heart of Africa combined with exciting wildlife activities under expert guidance.


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Camp Okavango


Camp Okavango is situated in the Okavango Delta on the private and remote Nxaragha Island. Camp Okavango is ideal for guests looking for a traditional water wilderness experience. The area is a bird-watcher's paradise and promises good game viewing year round. Another highlight is the heronry at Gadikwe Lagoon, which provides nesting sites for hundreds of birds. It is the ideal get-away for honeymooners or guests seeking a quiet and secluded retreat.


Camp Okavango accommodates only 24 guests in intimate and private East African-style safari tents, situated on raised teak platforms with en-suite amenities and private viewing decks. For the ultimate in privacy and exclusivity, Camp Okavango offers the "Okavango Suite" - ideal for honeymooners.


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Chitabe Camp


Chitabe Camp is a classic tented camp situated on a picturesque island in the beautiful Okavango Delta, offering magnificent views across the open floodplains and waterways. Chitabe Camp is situated in a private concession area in the south-east of the Okavango Delta, hence offers guests a private and personal safari experience. The area offers diverse and prolific wildlife, from elephant to impala, lion as well as wild dog. Birding is especially good during the summer months. Night drives are a highlight as well as the elevated hides in the reserve situated close to the camp.


Chitabe offers traditional Meru-style tents situated on elevated wooden decks amongst the trees. The tents offer en-suite amenities as well as indoor and outdoor showers. The main area of the camp is built on raised decks and provides incredible views of the surrounding area.


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Chetabe Lediba


Chitabe Lediba is a small tented camp offering guests a private and personal safari experience. Chitabe Lediba is situated on the same beautiful island as Chitabe main Camp in the Okavango Delta offering magnificent views over the surrounding floodplains. The camp is ideal for families or small groups of friends and provides incredible wildlife viewing. There is a nearby lagoon (Lediba) where game congregate during the day to drink which in return offers close up spectacular game viewing.


Chitabe Lediba offers traditional tents with en-suite facilities and outdoor showers with a view. Guests can expect to see elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and cheetah. Wild dog are also sometimes found in the area. Night drives are a highlight as well as the two hides that can be used as a "sleep out" experience.


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Delta Camp


Delta Camp is situated on an island on the south western edge of the famous Chiefs Island in the heart of the Okavango Delta. The area is characterised by crystal-clear channels and lagoons with extensive floodplains and home to over 450 bird species and an abundance of wildlife. Delta Camp offers fantastic game viewing opportunities and all game activities are accompanied by qualified and experienced local guides. Activities include early morning and late afternoon walking safaris as well as mokoro excursions.


The entire Chiefs Island is widely regarded by many to offer some of the best game viewing in Africa. Guests can expect to see lion, leopard, elephant, hippo red lechwe, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, hyena, jackal, wild dog, impala, kudu and if guests are lucky enough, white rhino.


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Duba Plains


Duba Plains Camp is situated in a private and secluded part of the beautiful Okavango Delta. Surrounded by spectacular scenery, famous for its lion-buffalo interaction, this award-winning camp promises an incredible safari experience. Duba Plains is world renowned for the lion-buffalo clashes and was the setting for Relentless Enemies, an award-winning National Geographic documentary that recorded the classic interaction between the two species.


Apart from good numbers of lion and buffalo, herds of elephant feed on the islands and hippo concentrate in deeper channels. Tsessebe and blue wildebeest dot the plains, while red lechwe are found on the wetter floodplain fringe. The tents at Duba Plains are luxurious and spacious each with its own veranda overlooking the beautiful floodplains.


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Eagle Island Camp


Eagle Island Camp is situated on the island of Xaxaba overlooking a lagoon in the heart of the beautiful Okavango Delta. The camps' ideal location offers peace and tranquillity, winding waterways and is surrounded by palm trees and extensive floodplains. The area is renowned for offering incredible wildlife viewing and birdlife as well as magnificent African sunsets. Eagle Island Camp is one of the Delta's most pristine natural locations and the area offers a myriad of waterways, palm-tree covered islands and extensive flood plains.


Eagle Island Camp offers 11 luxurious en-suite safari tents with air-conditioning built on raised wooden decks, offering magnificent views. Large private decks are ideal for viewing wildlife or a romantic dinner. Eagle Island Camp is renowned for its romantic location.


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Footsteps


The Footsteps experience offers guests the opportunity to get their feet on the ground and explore the area with expert guides who know the area like the back of their hand. The emphasis here is on guided walking safaris; however game drives, mokoro excursions as well as fishing are also available options. The area offers incredible birdlife and game viewing opportunities. Guests can expect to see hippos and a multitude of water birds. Plains game includes giraffe, zebra, tsessebe, impala, wildebeest and herds of lechwe and many more. Other wildlife includes lion, buffalo, elephant, wild dog and cheetah as well as a multitude of general game in the area. The camp is small and intimate and guests will be able to explore this beautiful and diverse area either on foot or by mokoro. Fishing is offered throughout the year and guests will be accompanied by expert guides.


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Jacana Camp


Jacana Camp is nestled on a beautiful island inside the Jao Concession on the border of the Moremi Game Reserve. The concession consists of 60,000 hectares of magnificent African bush. The focus at Jacana Camp is on water activities and offers guests a traditional water wilderness experience.


Jacana offers traditional Meru-style tents built on wooden decks offering fantastic views overlooking the floodplains. Jacana Camp is set in an area teeming with incredible wildlife and prolific birdlife. All the big animals can be found regularly in the area including elephant, lion, leopard and buffalo and the birdlife is abundant. Activities include mokoro trips and walking safaris all year round, as well as game drives depending on the water levels.


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Jao Camp


Jao Camp is situated on a secluded island in a private concession in the Okavango Delta, bordering the Moremi Game Reserve. Jao is an exclusive safari camp and offers guests a luxurious and unique safari experience. The area offers incredible photographic opportunities as well as beautiful Botswana sunsets. The wildlife viewing is superb and visitors have described this camp as a 'once in a lifetime experience'.


The Jao Concession offers varied habitats ranging from waterways and lagoons to dry Kalahari grasslands and open floodplains. Jao offers guests both a land as well as a water experiences, depending on the current flood levels. Activities include mokoro trips, boat trips, fishing, nature walks, day and night game drives and the bird life is prolific.


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Kanana


Situated in the heart of the Okavango Delta you will find Kanana Camp; situated on the Xudum River in the southwest of the Delta, Kanana offers visitors deep clean water channels, attracting magnificent animal and plant life. Kanana means "paradise" in the local Setswana language and offers guests the perfect location for a traditional safari experience in an area known for its diversity of species and abundant wildlife.


Kanana Camp is intimate and exclusive and offers guests the opportunity to maximize their safari experience. The area is remote and there are no crowds, guests have exclusive use to the area for the best views. The deluxe safari tents are luxurious and built on stilts to ensure incredible views of the floodplains.


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Kwara Camp


Kwara Camp is located in a secluded part of the northern Okavango Delta within the private Kwara concession. The camp faces onto a huge floodplain, adjacent to the permanent water of the Delta and is backed by extensive bush. It is a remarkable wilderness area in excess of 1,700 square kilometres, bordering the Moremi Reserve. The Kwara area is home to a variety of wildlife, including, hippo, elephant, buffalo, sable, roan, zebra, giraffe, lion, hyena, wild dog, leopard and cheetah.


Kwara Camp consists of eight luxurious safari-style tents built on raised decks, within a grove of huge and ancient African Ebony trees. Each tent has its own viewing deck and private en-suite amenities. At Kwara, you will discover why the Okavango is considered one of the ecological wonders of Africa and indeed the world. It is mysterious, calming, unpredictable and very wild.


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Kwetsani Camp


Kwetsani Camp is one of the most remote camps in the Okavango, is situated on a beautiful palm dotted island; it offers an intimate and luxurious safari experience. Kwetsani is situated in a 60 000-hectare wildlife haven in the north-western area of the Okavango in the exclusive Jao Concession. Kwetsani offers beautiful spacious 'tree-house' chalets with en-suite amenities consisting of thatch, wood, glass and canvas. Guests can enjoy watching the animals from the privacy of their rooms.


Kwetsani offers an exciting variety of land as well as water activities dependent on annual flood levels; guests can explore palm-fringed islands on foot, or experience game drives by day or night. Wildlife highlights include lion, leopard, wild dog, cheetah, tsessebe and red lechwe.


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Little Kwara Camp


Little Kwara Camp is hidden amongst the trees; situated on the edge of the permanent waters of the world renowned Okavango Delta in Botswana. The camp is small and personal and offer only 5 safari tents. The focus at Little Kwara is on offering guests an intimate safari experience combined with incredible game viewing opportunities. Little Kwara Camp is a completely separate from Kwara Camp. The tents are spacious and elevated each with its own private veranda offering spectacular scenery.


One of the highlights at Little Kwara is the ability to operate off road and at night in order to see up to 30% of interesting mammal species that are mainly active at night. These include leopard, lion, wild dog, hyena and smaller predators. The presence of permanent water at Little Kwara ensures excellent year-round game viewing. The permanent water also ensures mokoro trips (dugout canoes).


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Little Vumbura


Little Vumbura is a small, private camp tucked away on a beautiful island in the Okavango Delta. Surrounded by floodplains and channels, the emphasis at Little Vumbura is on water activities as well as offering guests a personalised safari experience. Mokoro rides, boat trips and game drives offer guests the opportunity to explore both habitat and wildlife.


The tents are beautiful and luxurious shaded by the canopy of an ancient Okavango forest. A plunge pool and reading area overlook the floodplains and a star deck leads off the dining area. Little Vumbura is known to offer consistent good game viewing all year round with lion, leopard, elephant, sable and buffalo and plains game providing an excellent wildlife experience in this remote corner of the Delta.


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Mapula Lodge


Mapula Lodge is situated in the north eastern section of the beautiful Okavango Delta, outside the Moremi Game Reserve. Mapula offers guests a traditional safari experience combined with magnificent wildlife viewing. The north eastern region of the Okavango Delta is remote and private and supports a huge variety of animal, plant and bird life. Elephants are abundant in the area as well as buffalo, giraffe, lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, hyena, jackal and a variety of antelope, including red lechwe. The birdlife is prolific and varied, ranging from water birds to shy forest dwellers. Mapula has permanent water all year round, hence offers a water wilderness experience, other activities include Day and night game drives with experienced guides as well as a tracker, mokoro (traditional dug out canoe) excursions, guided bush walks as well as cultural interaction at an authentic Okavango Delta village where the camp staff lives


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Nxabega Okavango Safari Camp


Sandibe Safari Lodge is situated in a private concession on a permanent channel of the beautiful Okavango Delta, adjacent to the game-rich Moremi Wildlife Reserve. The camp is small and accommodates a maximum of just eight guests in intimate safari cottages. The area offers extraordinary African wildlife. Activities include day and night safaris, guided bush walks and mokoro excursions providing excellent game-viewing and bird-watching opportunities.


Sandibe is surrounded by wildlife and the camp offers a fantastic year round game experience. The guiding is outstanding and expert guides offer interpretive bush walks and will share their knowledge of this wetland wilderness with guests. Sandibe offers exclusive safari cottages, each with en suite facilities, open-air showers and private game-viewing decks overlooking the Santantadibe River


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Pom Pom


Pom Pom Camp is located on Pom Pom Island in a private concession in the Okavango Delta on the head waters of the Xudum river system. The area lies on the western boundary of the Moremi Game Reserve and offers magnificent Okavango scenery and beautiful sunsets. Pom Pom Camp offers guests a traditional Okavango wilderness experience. Activities include day and night game drives, mokoro rides, fishing as well as guided bush walks accompanied by experienced guides.


Pom Pom offers luxurious accommodation in nine spacious traditional safari tents all offering full en-suite semi open ablution facilities. The tents are uniquely positioned under the shade of the surrounding trees. One of the tents offer a private bush bath positioned on a secluded deck in-front of the luxury tent.


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Sandibe Safari Lodge


Sandibe Safari Lodge is situated in a private concession on a permanent channel of the beautiful Okavango Delta, adjacent to the game-rich Moremi Wildlife Reserve. The camp is small and accommodates a maximum of just eight guests in intimate safari cottages. The area offers extraordinary African wildlife. Activities include day and night safaris, guided bush walks and mokoro excursions providing excellent game-viewing and bird-watching opportunities.


Sandibe is surrounded by wildlife and the camp offers a fantastic year round game experience. The guiding is outstanding and expert guides offer interpretive bush walks and will share their knowledge of this wetland wilderness with guests. Sandibe offers exclusive safari cottages, each with en suite facilities, open-air showers and private game-viewing decks overlooking the Santantadibe River


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Seba Camp


Seba Camp is a family-friendly camp situated in a beautiful riverine forest in the heart of the Okavango Delta. The camp is remote and offers luxurious accommodation overlooking a lagoon and s easonal floodplain abundant in animal and bird life. Seba provides many facilities allowing children the opportunity to discover the magic of the African bush. There is ample space for children, a special children's programme including a built-in 'tree-house'.


The tents at Seba are luxurious and built on elevated decks offering incredible views. Seba is the base of a fascinating elephant research project. Seba means "whisper" in the local Botswana language. Apart from the large elephant population, there is a seasonal abundance of game in the area and the birdlife is fantastic with over 380 different species in the region.


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Shinde Camp


Shinde is located in the heart of the northern Okavango Delta surrounded by beautiful clear waterways and romantic palm trees teeming with bird and wildlife. The area is a photographer's dream and offers guests privacy, exclusivity and incredible wildlife viewing opportunities. Shinde's abundant wildlife and the tranquil waters of the Okavango offer guests a unique stay, perfect for honeymooners or guests seeking a quiet get-away. The area around Shinde offers a permanent water wilderness experience all year round, with night game drives being a highlight.


Shinde offers luxurious safari tents with en-suite amenities. The main camp's unique tree house is made of a multi-tiered raised dining/lounge area under canvas, set amongst the shade of ebony and mangosteen, complementing the atmosphere of this original safari camp.


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Stanley' Camp


Stanley's Camp is situated on a 260,000 acre private concession, bordering the southern section of the beautiful Moremi Game Reserve, offering guests complete exclusivity. The area is home to a wide variety of big game including elephant, buffalo, giraffe, hippo, lion, leopard, cheetah, and wild dog providing some of the best game viewing in the Okavango Delta. Stanley's Camp is in a private concession; hence guests have the option of enjoying walking safaris with an armed guide as well as experiencing the thrill of a night game drive.


Stanley's Camp can accommodate guests in only eight luxury suites offering a private and personal safari experience. The camp offers gourmet cuisine and vintage wines. Magnificent views can be enjoyed from the comfortable hammocks and Morris chairs on the balcony overlooking the beautiful floodplains.


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Tubu Tree Camp


Situated in the private and exclusive Jao Concession; consisting of 60 000 hectares of pristine and untouched Wilderness lies Tubu Tree Camp. Tucked away on the western side of Hunda Island, Tubu offers magnificent views and beautiful sunsets. The concession offers incredible scenery and Tubu offers visitors an exciting water wilderness experience during the flood season usually from May to September.


Wildlife in the area includes elephant, lion, Burchell's zebra, red lechwe, southern giraffe, tsessebe, and blue wildebeest on the floodplains. Kudu, impala, leopard and bushbuck are also seen in the forested areas. The area offers fantastic birding with dry-land species seen on the large islands and all the wetland birds seen on the floodplains and waterways. Activities include boating, fishing and mokoro trips dependant on the water levels. Day and night game drives as well as guided walks are available.


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Vumbura Plains


Vumbura Plains offers visitors a unique and remote location on the extreme north of the Okavango. The area around Vumbura Plains covers a wide variety of habitats and wildlife species and promises incredible game viewing opportunities. Vumbura offers luxury and exclusivity in a private wildlife haven with a touch of romance.


The beautiful and enormous floodplains around Vumbura Plains offer spectacular ecology wildlife and guests can enjoy close-up viewing of lion, leopard, elephant, cheetah and buffalo along with all the plains game. Birding is fantastic here with immense species diversity and large numbers. The Vumbura area is possibly the only area in the Okavango where one can see red lechwe (an animal that inhabits the fringes of the waterways) and sable antelope (an animal that prefers the dry countryside) on the same game drive.


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Xaranna Tented Camp


Xaranna Tented Camp is situated in 25 000 hectares of prime African Wilderness in the Okavango Delta offering beautiful views. Xaranna is a luxurious camp and offers guests a private and exclusive safari experience. Xaranna offers a water wilderness experience providing incredible game viewing opportunities by means of mokoro rides (dug-out canoes) as well as boat excursions. The bird-life in the concession is magnificent.


Highlights at Xaranna Tented Camp include night drives, guided walks accompanied by expert guides as well as traditional African cuisine. A romantic sala and relaxing guest areas offer the perfect retreat after an exciting day. The safari tents at Xaranna Tented Camp are luxurious and spacious with beautiful flowing mosquito nets.


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Xigera Camp


Xigera Camp is situated in a beautiful riverine forest and offers visitors a true Okavango Delta experience. Xigera offers peace and tranquillity where guests can enjoy long mokoro rides, beautiful sunsets and each tent overlooks the water that lies undisturbed. The footbridge at Xigera provides exciting entertainment and guests are sometimes treated to close-up views of lion or leopard using the footbridge connecting Xigera's island to the next.


Xigera offers luxury and comfort and all guests' needs will be taken care of. Permanent water ensures incredible game viewing year round and guests can enjoy game activities accompanied by passionate guides who will lead them to explore the magnificent wonders of the African bush including the beautiful Pel's Fishing Owl and the elusive sitatunga antelope.


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Xudum Delta Lodge


Xudum Delta Lodge is hidden away on the banks of a lagoon on a permanent channel of the Okavango Delta. Magnificent suites offer sweeping views of the surrounding beautiful delta. Guest activities at Xudum includes safari expeditions in open 4x4 vehicles, mokoro rides (dug-out canoe) or power boats, as well as walking safaris offering guests the opportunity to explore and discover the abundant wildlife by land or water.


Xudum is situated in a private concession, accommodation a maximum of 18 guests only offering exclusive use of the area. Guests can experience intimate encounters with a magnificent variety of animal and bird life, including the elusive Pel's fishing owl and the roan antelope. Enormous herds of buffalo, often numbering up to 200 are frequently encountered in the area.


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Xugana Island Lodge


Xugana Island Lodge is situated on a private concession in the Okavango Delta and offers visitors a magnificent location with beautiful views. The Xugana Lagoon is renowned as one of the most spectacular permanent water sites in the Okavango Delta. This part of the Okavango Delta is exclusive and one of the highlights is the beautiful sunsets across the Xugana lagoon. Activities allow guests the opportunity to explore the waterways, expansive floodplains and wild island networks by boat, mokoro and on foot.


Xugana means "kneel down to drink" in the local dialect. It is the ideal location for keen fishermen and home to bream, catfish and the fighting tiger-fish, fringed by secret wooded islands and a haven for the magnificent bird and wildlife that inhabit the Delta.


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Baines' Camp Banoka Bush Camp Camp Okavango Chitabe Camp Chitabe Lediba Delta Camp Duba Plains Eagle Island Camp Footsteps Jacana Camp Jao Camp Kanana Kwara Camp Kwetsani Camp Little Kwara Camp Little Vumbura Mapula Lodge Nxabega Okavango Safari Camp Pom Pom Sandibe Safari Lodge Seba Camp Shinde Camp Stanley's Camp Tubu Tree Camp Vumbura Plains Xaranna Tented Camp Xigera Camp Xudum Delta Lodge Xugana Island Lodge
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