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This intimate
and informal safari camp nestles on a small island close to
the south-western edge of Chief's Island, heart of the
Okavango Delta - the vast oasis of the Kgalagadi Desert,
Botswana.
The
Okavango Delta is a shifting web of crystal-clear channels,
lagoons, sweeping floodplains and palm-studded islands. Home
to over 450 bird and 1,000 plant species, crocodile, hippo,
elephant, buffalo - in fact the full spectrum of African
big-game and several species of antelope that are amongst the
world's rarest - the Okavango has earned its reputation as one
of the world's premier wilderness areas.
Delta
Camp overlooks the Boro, one of the primary watercourses of
the Okavango. Excursions, by foot and mokoro - the tradional
dug-out canoe - are conducted in the renowned Moremi Game
Reserve, with your own professional game-guide, a man of the
swamps, completely at one with his environment. Dine in the
Dining Room overlooking the sweep of the Delta, or take a
beautifully prepared picnic onto one of the many nearby
islands for a secluded and intimate experience.
The
adventurous may opt to take their guide and mokoro into the
Okavango to camp out wherever they find themselves - a
wilderness experience par excellence. A full range of camping
equipment is kept in readiness and the kitchen will provide
several meals for you. Your Guidewill set up camp and build
the fire for you once your campsite has been chosen.
This
unusual camp engenders in its staff and guests alike, an acute
awareness of the ecological sensitivity of this magnificent
area. Bio-degradable products have been sourced and are used,
careful separation and treatment of refuse ensures that
nothing that is not fully bio-degradable stays on the island -
light aircraft remove cans, bottles and the like from the
Okavango altogether.
The
accent is on peace and tranquillity (stalking game on foot
provides all the excitement one could wish for) and guests are
actively encouraged to visit a local village, home to our
guides, and to interact, should they wish to, with the people
there.
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