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Xigera Camp enquiries and reservations: xigera@madbookings.com
Xigera CampWatch 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. AccommodationNestled in a magnificent riverine forest, Xigera camp consists of 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. |
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A traditional African boma offers alternative dining under the African stars. Wooden walkways winding through the forest connect the rooms to the main living area. For those hot days there is a small plunge pool in which to cool off.
A feature unique to Xigera is the wooden footbridge connecting Xigera Island to the island next to it. Guests are often treated to close-up views of lion, hyaena or leopard padding across the bridge as they move between islands. The camp "newspaper" (a sand pit built into the bridge to capture paw prints) is "read" each morning and provides information on unseen nightly visitors to Xigera.
Activities
Birdwatching
A paradise for avid birdwatchers, Xigera is home to the Pel's
Fishing Owl, African Skimmer, Slaty Egret, 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.
During drier years, drives are available throughout the year, but if there
has been a very high flood, drives take place only from late September
to April.
Mokoro trips
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.
How to get there
Access to Xigera is by light aircraft only.
Email
Xigera Camp enquiries and reservations: xigera@madbookings.com
