Xigera Camp in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Highlights

Nestled in a magnificent riverine forest.
Permanent water all year round.
Xigera offers a unique "Tropical" and "jungle" feel.
Enjoy a true Delta experience while you sit back in a mokoro.
A paradise for avid birdwatchers.
Xigera also boasts the highest density of the rare and elusive sitatunga antelope found anywhere in the Okavango Delta.
Experienced, trained and accredited guides.

Camp Description

Entrance is by footbridge over river.
Permanently flowing river in front of camp.
Dining room & pub under thatch.
Outdoor pub/campfire area.
Plunge pool.
10 luxury tents on raised decks sleeping a max of 20 guests.
2 honeymoon tents.
Each tent has a great view.
En-suite bathrooms.
Tent entrance is a sliding door.
Outside showers.
En-suite bathrooms.

Game Viewing

Xigera has something for everyone in an area where there are no other Moremi camps. Permanent water all year round allows one to enjoy an unparalleled variety of activities including foot safaris, mokoro trips, game drives and powerboat outings in total privacy. Xigera has excellent birding. Pel's Fishing Owl, Wattled Crane, African Skimmers, Slaty Egret, Rufousbellied Heron, Swamp Boubou and a host of eagles, vultures and raptors will keep the bird-lover fully occupied. The rare Sitatunga antelope are at their highest density in the Okavango in the Xigera area. Stalking Sitatunga silently by mokoro is an experience never to be forgotten. The wooden foot bridge, which connects this island to the next, is often used by Lion and Leopard to move between islands. Many a guest has enjoyed Lion viewing from the dining room. When water levels permit, game drives are an attraction. Some years we can drive throughout the year. If there has been a very high flood, we can only usually drive from late September to April.

Wildlife Activities

Enjoy a true Delta experience while you sit back in a mokoro (dugout canoe) and silently glide through the wonders of the tranquil Okavango waterways observed by a myriad Delta creatures. Watch the sunset and the birds gliding home to roost from a motorboat on the Xigera Lagoon. Observe the wildlife and unique Delta scenery from the comfort of a Land Rover or, for the adventurous, track animals on foot. Or simply take in the beautiful sunrise from your comfortable bed while sipping your morning tea or coffee.

Summer: 40% Game drives, 60% Water activities. Winter: 20% Game drives, 80% Water activities (whilst the emphasis at Xigera is on water activities, game drives are offered all year round). Good multi-activity camp.

No night drives until the Moremi Wildlife Reserve rules change.
Game drives via open Land Rovers.
Walking safaris on request.
Water game viewing via mokoro and by foot.
Power boating seasonally available depending on water levels.
All game activities are lead by a professional guide.

How to Get there

ExpertBotswana can arrange flights to Botswana from Johannesburg or Cape Town into Maun or Kasane, where most safaris start and end. Transfers from Maun/Kasane are done by light aircraft into the camps Inter-camp transfers are done by light aircraft, road, boat or mokoro.

Child Policy

Children over the age of 8 years are welcome.

Electricity

Camp has 220v generator, which runs when guests are not in camp.
When guests return from daily activities, generators generally switched off (for peace in camp).
220v inverter power is used for lighting and fans in each guest tent 24hrs/day.
Video battery can be charged 24hrs a day.