![Two of our exciting safari camps in Botswana – Tuskers Bush Camp and Xobega Island – have undergone soft refurbishments, giving each camp their own enchanting appeal, and warming up the rooms and guest areas with striking, yet gentle, floor and furniture details. From old African treasures, to textured fabrics, and natural materials, both Tuskers […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2-tuskers-bush-camp-dining-tent-370x275.jpg "Gallery: New Images for Xobega and Tuskers in Botswana")
Gallery: New Images for Xobega and Tuskers in Botswana
Two of our exciting safari camps in Botswana – Tuskers Bush Camp and Xobega Island – have undergone soft refurbishments, giving each camp their own enchanting appeal, and warming up[…]
![The modern day in which we live requires adventurers and solace-seekers to delve a little deeper to find the silence they search for, and to discover the undiscovered. The pace of life demands efficiency, gets things done, and doesn’t have time for admiring the birds or the sunset. Sometimes, it’s important to get nothing done, […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DJI_-370x275.jpg "The Okavango Delta at Sunset with Xobega Island")
![Botswana has developed an international reputation as one of the world’s finest birding destinations over the years, and for very good reason. The Okavango Delta is a big part of this, with over four hundred of Botswana’s nearly six hundred species occurring here. This is a bird-watching paradise for beginners, enthusiasts and experts alike. During […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/little-bee-eater-370x275.jpg "Xobega Island Camp – Bird-watching Heaven")
![It’s not every day your afternoon nap is disturbed by the thudding sounds of Africa’s favourite marula fruit hitting the ground around your tent, followed by the gentle padding of a leathery trunk feeling for the fallen fruit on the ground. Once you’ve come to and opened your eyes, you are reminded that you are […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSC_2760-370x275.jpg "An Elephant at Xobega Island Camp")
![Many avid birders will tell you about their favourite places for bird watching, where to find certain species, what time of year to go to which destination, and the moments they’ve spotted ‘lifers’. Most birders will tell you that the Okavango Delta is one of the best locations for birding in Southern Africa. Botswana’s treasured […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Lesser-jacana-370x275.jpg "Delta Birding Safari at Xobega Island Camp")
![Buffalo bulls that group together are commonly known as dagha boys, which originates from their habit of rolling in mud – ‘dagha’ is the word for mud in Zulu, therefore, giving them this apt nickname! In the Delta, buffaloes are in heaven where they have abounding grass plains to graze on and many waterways and […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/buffalo-stare-370x275.jpg "Dagha Boys in the Delta at Xobega Island Camp")
![The red lechwe is a water-loving antelope, uniquely adapted to living in wetland areas like the Okavango Delta. Their powerful hind legs and thick, oily fur makes them especially adapted to leaping through water and marshy areas. At Xobega Island Camp, a herd of red lechwe was seen grazing near the muddy puddles of a […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Em-Gatland-6-370x275.jpg "Okavango Delta’s Unique Red Lechwe Antelope")
![As if catching a mere glimpse of a Pel’s fishing owl isn’t breath-taking enough, Xobega Island is seasonally home to a breeding pair of these unique and elusive, large owls, offering guests at camp a very special sighting indeed. During the dry season when the water is lower, and therefore clearer, Pel’s fishing owls nest […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSC_1707-370x275.jpg "Pel’s Fishing Owl Nesting at Xobega Island Camp")
![One way to explore this world-renowned wetland paradise is to jump into the seat of a mokoro and glide through the reeds at eye level with hippos (for the bucket list), but another equally as thrilling, but less intimidating way of viewing hippos is to cruise through the Delta in a motorised boat. Xobega Island […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC_2134-370x275.jpg "Cruising Through the Delta at Xobega Island Camp")