Xigera Safari Lodge

This extraordinary safari lodge, located in the Moremi Game Reserve in the heart of the Okavango Delta, is a bold new statement, reinventing what it means to experience the African bush. Inspired by a deep love of the Delta and its wildlife, Xigera offers just 24 guests a remarkable opportunity to explore the richness of this UNESCO World Heritage Site – at their own pace, in their own time, however they wish.

Meticulously designed to frame the breathtaking floodplains and riverine forests, the lodge is in complete synergy with its surroundings. Spacious suites clad in flame-torched timber look out onto lily-filled lagoons, providing a front-row seat to the theater of the African bush. The interiors are filled with exceptional one-off works of art and design created by Africa’s most globally recognized names, in collaboration with award-winning gallery Southern Guild, from gleaming hand-forged copper and steel consoles by Conrad Hicks, to Adam Birch’s tactile creations carved right on-site. Quietly surprising touches are everywhere, from the lily-inspired spa to the remarkable three-story baobab sculpture overlooking the floodplain, offering the chance of a life-changing sleep-out beneath the velvet night sky.

Room Information

Suites

Xigera Safari Lodge can accommodate up to 24 guests plus 4 guides/pilots/tour leaders (subject to concession numbers and/or availability).

The 11 standard suites include a separate lounge, bedroom, dressing area, full bathroom and outdoor shower and feature, Wi-Fi and air-conditioning, as well as a private deck with a gazebo offering uninterrupted floodplain views.

11 standard suites of which:

Nine have king-size beds (which cannot be split)
Two have twin beds (which can be converted into king-size beds using mattress convertors)

The Xigera Family Suite

Xigera Safari Lodge can accommodate up to 24 guests plus 4 guides/pilots/tour leaders (subject to concession numbers and/or availability).

The Xigera Family Suite consists of two complete full bedrooms each with their own full bathroom, dressing area and outdoor shower and all the offerings found in a normal suite, joined by an interleading lounge area that opens up onto a deck with a gazebo.

The Xigera Family Suite, comprising:

Two en-suite bedrooms (one of which has a ﬁxed king-size bed while the other has twin beds which can be converted into a king-size bed using a mattress converter), each with dressing room and outdoor shower;
interleading lounge; and
private deck with outdoor gazebo.

Things To Do

Game Viewing

Xigera is a water- and land-based lodge offering guests the opportunity to experience both aspects of the Okavango Delta. During the annual flood, guests can boat across floodplains and along channels to reach islands where there are regular sightings of buffalo, elephants, zebras, giraffes, lechwe and sitatunga as well as numerous other Delta species. Hippos can be spotted on mekoro and boating excursions, along with an abundance of birds.

Experiences

Breakfast, lunch or an intimate picnic in the bush
Explorations by traditional mokoro boat with a glass-bottom and motorboats with an elevated deck for wildlife spotting
‘Feet-in-the-water’ sundowners cocktails
Morning and afternoon game drives
Walking safaris with expert guides (outside of Moremi Game Reserve)
Seasonal catch-and-release fishing (outside of Moremi Game Reserve)
Photographic safaris
Private yoga sessions; Spa treatments; a 1-night Baobab Treehouse Sleepout for 2 adult guests at a surcharge, subject to availability and weather permitting and scenic helicopter flights (at additional cost)

Activities

While the emphasis at Xigera is on water activities, game drives are offered year round
No night drives due to Moremi Game Reserve National Park regulations
Day game drives in open 4x4 vehicles (four vehicles will be 4-seaters and two vehicles will be 6-seaters)
Private activities on offer (subject to vehicle availability, and need to be booked and paid for)
During colder or wetter weather, hot water bottles, blankets and lined ponchos are provided
Water-based activities;
- in 2-seater glass-bottom mekoro;
- 6-seater motorboats, 2 of which have a glass-bottom and 2 have a super structure with roof seating available (seasonal water levels permitting).

Details

Location:

Moremi, Botswana

Price:

$$$$$

Hotel Includes:

Eco-Friendly

Fitness Center

Internet Access

Laundry Services

On-Site Activities

On-Site Restaurants

Safe

Spa

Swimming Facilities

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Price Guide

$ = Up to $100

$$ = $100 to $199

$$$ = $200 to $349

$$$$ = $350 to $599

$$$$$ = $600 +

Price per person, per night.