Xigera Camp | Okavango Delta Lodge Accommodation

XIGERA CAMP, OKAVANGO DELTA

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LOCATION
• Okavango Delta, central west area
• Within the Moremi Wildlife Reserve in a private area

PRICING / CHILD POLICY
Green Season: December to March
Shoulder Season: April to June and November
High Season: July to October
Children over the age of 8 years are welcome

ACCOMMODATION
Number of tents: Eight tents in total consisting of:
- Six ¾ twin bedded tents
- One double bedded tent
- One kingsize-bedded honeymoon tent
- One guide/pilot tent (same as guest tents)
This camp can accommodate 16 guests plus tour leader.

ACTIVITIES AT XIGERA CAMP
• Good multi-activity camp
• No night drives until the Moremi Wildlife Reserve rules change
• Game drives via 2 x 10 seater open Land Rovers each with a maximum of 7 guests, allowing all guests an outside seat.
• Walking safaris on request
• Water game viewing via mekoro and by foot
• Power boating seasonally available depending on water levels

XIGERA CAMP DESCRIPTION

ACCOMMODATION
Xigera is a luxury tented camp in the Moremi Game Reserve and is situated in the heart of the Okavango Delta.
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. 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 of 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 landrover 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.

Nestled in a magnificent riverine forest, Xigera consists of eight luxuriously furnished tented rooms with en-suite facilities and an outdoor shower. Each room is raised off the ground on a wooden deck offering a superb view of the seasonal floodplain and waterhole. Meals and evening drinks are enjoyed under the thatch of the raised lounge, pub and dining area overlooking a permanently flowing channel. A traditional African boma offers alternative dining under the African stars. Wooden walkways wind through the forest connecting the rooms to the main living area. For those hot days there is a small plunge pool to cool off in. A feature unique to Xigera is the wooden footbridge connecting Xigera Island to the next. Guests are often treated to close up views of lions, hyenas or leopard padding across the bridge as they move between islands.

Paradise for avid birdwatchers, Xigera is home to Pels Fishing Owl, African Skimmers, Slaty Egrets, Wattled Crane, Lesser Jacana and a host of eagles, vultures, raptors and kingfishers. It also boasts the highest density of the rare and elusive Sitatunga antelope found anywhere in the Okavango Delta. 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.

Access to Xigera is by light aircraft only.

TENT DETAILS:
- Tented Safari Camp raised off the ground on wooden walkways.
- Each tent has a great view
- En-suite bathrooms
- Tent entrance is a sliding door
- Fans
- Soaps, shampoos and insect repellents are supplied in each tent
- Outside showers

CAMP DESCRIPTION
- Situated on large island
- Entrance is by footbridge over river
- Permanently flowing river in front of camp
- "Tropical" and "jungle" feel
- Dining room & pub under thatch
- Outdoor pub/campfire area
- Curio shop
- Plunge pool
- Tents are connected to the main communal areas by wooden walkways

GAME VIEWING
Lion and Leopard are often seen from the camp crossing the bridge. Lechwe, Sitatunga, Buffalo, Hippo are seen often from mekoro and on walks. Plains game is good and Bushbucks are a feature. There is an abundance of birds - a special being Pels Fishing Owl.

ACTIVITIES
Type - 50% Game drives, 50% Water activities (but can change depending on flood levels)
- Game drives via 3 x 10 seater open 4 x 4 Land Rovers each accommodating a maximum of seven guests, allowing all guests an outside seat.
- Night drives
- Walking safaris
- Mokoro excursions in8 mekoro (each mokoro seats two guests)
- Two boats that seat six comfortably in each