andBeyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp
Travel Blogs from Okavango Delta
Botswana safari - Xaranna Lodge in Okavango Delta
Our next stop after Sandibe was Xaranna lodge that was a short 20 minutes flight away - also in the Delta, but in a different area...the move from one lodge to another was very smooth: in the morning we left our packed luggage in the room, had breakfast and went on the morning game drive...by the end of the game drive we were met by another jeep ( …
Down in the Delta on a shaky mokoro
... but he was part of the problem! Rocking the boat, vibrating his pole and telling us to sit centrally even though the boat had a significant tilt to the right.
Eventually we made it to camp - by this point Vikki had kept herself sane by making all three of us large daisy chain necklaces from the water lilies, we leapt onto the shore with a sigh of relief looking like we'd just arrived in Hawaii.
Our camp was small to say the least ...
Okavango Delta, Botswana
... a black and white bird. We stop for bush tea with the other Rover and the girls practice a song that Susan wrote to the tune of "We Love the Mountains." We will sing for the staff on the last night.
Song: We saw the zebras
Photographed the elephants
Tracked down the lions
Raced with the antelope
We just love Africa
When the lights are low....oh..oh..oh
...
Lynn & Kels adventure continues to the Khwai River
Come follow us as we fly by bush plane from Okavango delta and explore the Khwai river flood plain, still within the boarders of Moremi Game preserve.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Stanley will we see ZEE LEOPARD"?
ANSWERS TO LAST BLOG QUESTIONS:
1. The claw marks on the tree are those of Lions trying ...
Sleeping with Lions
... seatbealt) or through sand that meant the car was sliding all over the place, I didn't enjoy it at all and spent most of the time cursing James for not letting us get the bus to Kasane! Once at Kwai we set up our camp. Camping in the bush is nothing like camping in the UK. There are no shops, no showering facilities, no toilets, no offices, just you and the animals. You find a shady spot and pitch your tent there, you take everything you'll ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Kids activities or Babysitting