Xigera Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana

Xigera (pronounced Keejera) is one of the Okavango and Botswana's best kept secrets.  Built in one of the most beautiful corners of the Okavango, Xigera Camp is situated on "Paradise Island" within the Moremi Game Reserve.  Xigera is in an area which has water all year round, which makes it the perfect water and land activity camp.  It is one of the few Okavango camps to offer mekoros and boating trips, foot safaris and game drives in total privacy, with the main emphasis being on water activities. Xigera was rated as one of the top destinations of the 'Ultimate Safari' in the Conde Nast Traveller. WILDLIFE Xigera has excellent birding.  Pel's fishing owl, wattled crane, african skimmers, slaty egret, rufous-bellied 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.  In some years, game drives are possible throughout the year.  However, if there has been a very high flood, game drives can only usually be done from late September to April.   FACILITIES Meals are enjoyed in the dining room overlooking the main river, which, along with the pub and lounge area, is under thatch.  Raised walkways connect the rooms to the dining area.  There is a plunge pool. No. of Bedrooms The camp takes a maximum of sixteen guests in superb and comfortably furnished tented rooms.  The rooms are fully en-suite with showers and flush loos and an outdoor shower in addition.  The rooms are built within a shady grove and overlook a floodplain and waterhole which is often teeming with red lechwe and other animals.  Activities Xigera has something for everyone, in an area where there are no other Moremi camps.  Great scenery and activities in a totally private setting make Xigera a wonderful area.  The quiet waterways offer perfect mokoro opportunities - some lucky guests have even seen Leopard from their mekoros.  Game drives give guests a different perspective of the area.  Boating takes one further afield, and the walks offer the opportunity to get close to wild Africa.  Night drives are available.  Find Similar Properties