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Xakanaxa Camp is one of the few Okavango lodges which
can offer comprehensive year-round boating trips, as
well as extensive nature drives into good game country.
It has one of the best locations in Botswana, and is
the original camp at Xakanaxa.
Xakanaxa (pronounced Ka-Kan-A-Ka) is set in the heart
of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve, which is rated as being
one of the finest game viewing areas in Africa, incorporating
most of the Okavango Delta waters and has a vast selection
of exotic wildlife.
To the south and east, the reserve offers sanctuary to
the most varied herds in southern Africa. To the north
and west of the lodge are the permanent lagoons and waterways
of the Okavango.
The game drives in this sector of Moremi, take one through
a large variety of differing vegetation types, down winding
tracks, through mopane forests and across lush grasslands.
The waterways are either forded by vehicle or crossed
on rustic log bridges. The camp faces out over the Xakanaxa
Lagoon on the Khwai River, where boat trips lead into
the sinuous channels of the Delta, one of Africa's greatest
natural wonders.
Game in the area includes just about everything imaginable
- all of the Moremi game can be seen on the game drives,
including tsessebe, lechwe, wildebeest, impala, waterbuck,
elephant, sable and giraffe. The predators are prevalent
and lions are often heard calling in the early mornings.
Leopards, wild dog and hyaena are often sighted. Birding
in the area is excellent, especially in the spring and
summer months, when the migrants are breeding, see the
bird checklist.
Boat trips and game drives are conducted by a team of
experienced, professional game guides. The camp consists
of luxury, spacious safari tents, with en-suite facilities.
They are fully equipped and tastefully furnished. The
dining room is open fronted with reed walls and a thatched
roof, and has a fully stocked bar. Centrepiece in the
dining room, is a dining table, tailor-made in old railway
sleeper timber. Wholesome meals, candle-lit dinners and
a selection of fine wines, will more than satisfy. The
service is personalised and of a high standard. A rustic
and friendly atmosphere prevails.
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