Camp Okavango is situated on the remote Nxaragha
Island in the heart of the permanent Okavango Delta, assuring a
year-round water wilderness experience. Camp Okavango’s unashamed
luxury blends with the Africa of old in the elegant thatch and lethaka
main lodge buildings. The dining room leads onto an expansive open-air
patio for evenings around the open boma. Other lodge facilities
include a cocktail bar, lounge, wildlife reference library, a secluded
bird-viewing hide, a delightful sun deck and plunge pool for relaxing
during the hot midday hours.
Camp Okavango accommodates only 24 guests in intimate exclusivity
in East African-style safari tents individually situated on raised
teak platforms with en-suite facilities and private sun decks. Each
tent is exquisitely furnished with an African teak wardrobe, luggage
rack, dressing table, bedside pedestals and traditional director's
chairs. Colourful woven rugs, designer linen and matching interior
blinds complete your African hideaway. His and hers bath robes as
well as tea and coffee making facilities are also provided to make
your stay as comfortable as possible. For those who demand the ultimate
in exclusivity, Camp Okavango boasts the “Okavango Suite” a thatched
cottage offering complete privacy and the option of private game-viewing
activities and dining ideal for honeymooners.
All game-viewing activities are conducted by experienced professional
guides and include exploring the Okavango by canoe (mokoro) and
motorboat. Guided nature walks on the various islands afford an
opportunity to track some of the larger species that inhabit this
water wilderness. Bird-watching opportunities are outstanding, and
fishing for bream and tiger fish is also offered as an activity
at the lodge.
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