![Friday the 13th bears no meaning to our wildlife. For them, it’s just another day in the bushveld where one day becomes interlaced with the next, and the only focus is to eat, survive and reproduce. The simple life can often be a brutal one! This week has displayed its fair share of barbarity, with […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/WIPSavuti2-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures : Friday the 13th is Just Another Day in the ‘Veld")
Week in Pictures : Friday the 13th is Just Another Day in the ‘Veld
Friday the 13th bears no meaning to our wildlife. For them, it’s just another day in the bushveld where one day becomes interlaced with the next, and the only focus[…]
Posts tagged “ Xobega Island Camp”
![Nicole Eddy and Ben Brown are two major social influencers that were given an opportunity to explore two of our camps, Tuskers Bush Camp and Xobega Island Camp in Botswana. Nicole and Ben are more than just influencers. They’re die-hard explorers with heart, grit, humour and intelligence. The wild is theirs to share via photos, […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/DeltaLily-370x275.jpg "Botswana Self-Drive : Nicole and Ben Get Adventurous")
Botswana Self-Drive : Nicole and Ben Get Adventurous
Nicole Eddy and Ben Brown are two major social influencers that were given an opportunity to explore two of our camps, Tuskers Bush Camp and Xobega Island Camp in Botswana.[…]
![Warwick Hendry – an avid writer, photographer, guide and wildlife enthusiast is based at Tuskers Bush Camp and Xobega Island Camp in Botswana. His most recent sighting? The rare and rather noteworthy sighting of 3 male swamp lions that lie deep within the Okavango Delta. These lions have adapted physically and mentally to their surrounds. During a […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SwampLions6-370x275.jpg "Warwick’s Rare Sighting of the Okavango Delta’s Swamp Lions")
Warwick’s Rare Sighting of the Okavango Delta’s Swamp Lions
Warwick Hendry – an avid writer, photographer, guide and wildlife enthusiast is based at Tuskers Bush Camp and Xobega Island Camp in Botswana. His most recent sighting? The rare and rather[…]
![Botswana is a mecca for birders across the globe, who flock to the country to seek out wildfowl, waders and lifers. A bird sighting is always a guarantee – even if it’s a common southern yellow-billed hornbill, the one thing that we can guarantee while on safari is a bird sighting! The Okavango Delta, with […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/KevinDuck-370x275.jpg "Recent Bird Sightings while Cruising the Okavango Delta")
Recent Bird Sightings while Cruising the Okavango Delta
Botswana is a mecca for birders across the globe, who flock to the country to seek out wildfowl, waders and lifers. A bird sighting is always a guarantee – even[…]
![Gentle jumbos push their way through the crystal clear waters of the Okavango Delta while bloats of hippo guard their channels with an alarming sense of aggression. Waders, passerines, kingfishers and birds of prey feed off the abundance of life arising from the waterways of one of the world’s largest inland water systems. Rare swamp […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/XobegaMekoro-370x275.jpg "Xobega Island Camp : Delights of the Delta")
Xobega Island Camp : Delights of the Delta
Gentle jumbos push their way through the crystal clear waters of the Okavango Delta while bloats of hippo guard their channels with an alarming sense of aggression. Waders, passerines, kingfishers[…]
![Xobega Island Camp’s new look! This Okavango Delta retreat is everything that is right about African island life – including the elephant and hippo visitors! Recently, Xobega Island Camp underwent some soft refurbishments, adding some glamour to its simple setup. Now, this authentic Botswana camp, which exudes the pleasures of simple living, glows under lantern […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/EmGatland-6131-370x275.jpg "A New Look for Xobega Island Camp, Okavango Delta")
A New Look for Xobega Island Camp, Okavango Delta
Xobega Island Camp’s new look! This Okavango Delta retreat is everything that is right about African island life – including the elephant and hippo visitors! Recently, Xobega Island Camp underwent[…]
![Hazy sunsets, turquoise mirages and sugar-white sand is what comes to mind we talk about island life. But now it’s time to scrap that stereotype and formulate a new image of what island life in Africa is about. The island life we’re referring to is rare, mystical and filled with wildlife wonder and it all […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/XobegaIslandBirdingMarabou-370x275.jpg "Indulge in the Island Life in Botswana")
Indulge in the Island Life in Botswana
Hazy sunsets, turquoise mirages and sugar-white sand is what comes to mind we talk about island life. But now it’s time to scrap that stereotype and formulate a new image[…]
![Innocent Modise, with his friendly demeanour and warm smile is the perfect addition to Xobega Island Camp. With his range of expertise in the tourism industry, local knowledge and experience in the hospitality industry; Innocent was the obvious choice to fulfill the role as Xobega Island Camp’s manager. Innocent looks after the day-today running of […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/InnocentXobegaIsland-370x275.jpg "Interview with Innocent, the Manager of Xobega Island Camp")
Interview with Innocent, the Manager of Xobega Island Camp
Innocent Modise, with his friendly demeanour and warm smile is the perfect addition to Xobega Island Camp. With his range of expertise in the tourism industry, local knowledge and experience[…]
![On our return trip after two glorious nights at Xobega Island Camp earlier this week, a group of visitors and myself were fortunate enough to witness an extraordinary scene involving two big cats. It all began with a nice sighting of a young male lion, sprawled full length alongside a termite mound in the shade […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MoremiLion3-370x275.jpg "Lions of the Moremi: Brothers in Arms")
Lions of the Moremi: Brothers in Arms
On our return trip after two glorious nights at Xobega Island Camp earlier this week, a group of visitors and myself were fortunate enough to witness an extraordinary scene involving[…]
![There is absolutely no doubt about it: the finest way to see the Okavango Delta, hands down, is from inside a mokoro, and for very good reason. Mokoros are hand-crafted dugout canoes hewn from a single piece of timber. Craftsmen often used to use the wood of the Kigelia or sausage tree for its lightness, buoyancy, […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/MokoroXobegas-370x275.jpg "Xobega Island Camp: The Quintessential Mokoro Experience")
Xobega Island Camp: The Quintessential Mokoro Experience
There is absolutely no doubt about it: the finest way to see the Okavango Delta, hands down, is from inside a mokoro, and for very good reason. Mokoros are hand-crafted[…]