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The Privé Collection 2026 · A Private Experience

Xigera Safari Lodge

A design-led lodge on a private island deep in the permanent waters of the Okavango Delta, where safaris are by boat and mokoro as much as by vehicle, and African art fills the walls.

A water safari, by design
Moremi · Okavango Delta, Botswana 19° 23.65′ S  /  22° 45.54′ E
Satopia Travel presents A cinematic travel experience In partnership with Red Carnation / Tollman family
The Camp

A lodge of art and water, on an island in the Delta.

Xigera sits on a private island in the Moremi heart of the Okavango, where the Delta’s channels never dry. Raised walkways link elevated suites through riverine forest, and a museum’s worth of contemporary African art runs through the lodge.

Here the safari is amphibious: game drives, yes, but also boats and mokoro dugouts gliding through reed and lily, and a stargazing “baobab” treehouse for a night above the water.

Overview Moremi · Okavango Delta
Setting
A private island in the permanent waters of the Okavango Delta
Accommodation
Elevated suites in riverine forest, linked by walkways
Exclusive use
Suites taken together, or the lodge exclusively
Getting there
Via Maun, then a light flight to the island airstrip
The stay
Stay 3 nights or more, and we plan your whole experience
Satopia experience
Tailor-made for you: water safaris, drives and art, arranged end to end
Over the Delta · 4:5
Enquire

Every experience begins with a single click. Tell us when and with who and we'll design a world around you.

Guests From 2 to 20 guests
2
Nights Minimum 3 nights stay
3
WhatsApp Email Satopia reservations
The Camp

Water where other camps have dust, and art where others have none.

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01 Accommodation

Elevated suites, art on every wall.

Suites are raised among the trees, all glass, timber and commissioned African art and furniture, with private pools and decks over the channels. The lodge is a design landmark as much as a camp.

Held together they suit a family or party; the lodge can be taken exclusively for a private-island safari.

Suites
On confirmation
Sleeps
On confirmation
Outside
Private pools & the water
Use
Suites, or the lodge
Among the trees · 4:5
02 Culinary

Delta dining, and a table over the water.

The kitchens cook refined, seasonal menus with an African accent, on the deck, in the boma, or at a table set out over the channels as hippos grunt in the dark.

Sundowners on the water are the ritual; your designer arranges the private dinners and bush breakfasts.

The table
The deck & the boma
Over the water
Private dining, on request
Over the water · 4:5
03 Experiences

Boats, mokoro, drives, and a treehouse night.

The Delta is explored by water as much as land: boats and mokoro dugouts through reed and lily for close, quiet wildlife, and game drives for elephant, lion and wild dog.

The Baobab treehouse offers a night sleeping out above the Delta under the stars; your designer builds the days to the water levels.

On the water
Boats · mokoro
On land
Drives · the treehouse
Water & land · 4:5
04 Wellness

A spa over the Delta, and the water for the rest.

The spa treats over the channels with the Delta’s sounds underneath; suite pools and the slow rhythm of water safaris do the rest.

There is no rush here, only the light, the water and the wildlife.

The spa
Over the channels
Around it
Suite pools & the water
Over the Delta · 4:5
05 Service

A camp team, and one designer over the whole stay.

Xigera pairs Red Carnation’s polish with Botswanan guiding of the highest order: trackers and hosts who read water and land alike.

Behind them sits your Satopia travel designer, who holds the suites, times the light flights and stays one call away throughout.

At the lodge
Botswanan guides & hosts
Behind it
One Satopia travel designer
Quiet hospitality · 4:5
06 Setting

The Okavango: a river that never reaches the sea.

The Delta is a vast inland waterway spilling into the Kalahari, one of Africa’s greatest wildernesses, richest where the water is permanent.

Xigera holds a private island at its heart, and a way to see it, by water, that few camps can offer.

Around you
Channels, islands & reed
Reached by
Light flight only
The inland delta · 4:5
Moments

The Delta, in motion.

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Image slot A mokoro gliding through lilies.
Image slot An elephant crossing a channel.
Image slot Art in the elevated suites.
Image slot A treehouse night over the water.
Plan your Experience

What's the forecast?

Everything here is to help you picture it. Your travel designer handles the arranging: the flights, the cars, the guides, the tents held for you alone.

When to go
Best · May – October · the dry season, high water and concentrated game; green season Nov to March
31°
Jan
31°
Feb
31°
Mar
30°
Apr
28°
May
26°
Jun
26°
Jul
29°
Aug
33°
Sep
34°
Oct
32°
Nov
31°
Dec
Rainfall Driest July · wettest January
Dry season · ideal Green season · lush & warm Rainfall trend
For the safari

Water and land.

Mokoro, boats and game drives from a private island, with art on the walls.

For families

The Delta, up close.

Gentle water safaris, a treehouse night and big game, guided beautifully.

For two

Design in the wild.

An elevated suite with a pool over the channels, dinners on the water.

For a gathering

The lodge, held whole.

A private-island lodge taken for a milestone safari.

Plan your journey

How far is it from you?

Choose where you would set out from. We'll estimate the flight and how much the time change is likely to ask of you.

The Satopia Advantage™

You choose the place.
We'll do all the planning.

We hold the relationship with Xigera, so we can hold your suites together on your dates, or take the lodge exclusively. From there a single travel designer composes every day around you. You simply arrive.

What we secure

The right suites, on the island, matched to your party and the season. The access a direct booking rarely reaches.

What we arrange

Every day composed by one travel designer: the water safaris and the drives, the treehouse and the light flights, present when wanted, unseen when not.

People we bring to you, on request
Guides & mokoro polers
Light-aircraft teams
Camp hosts
Spa therapists
Childminders
Photographers
Satopia Insider

A few things worth knowing.

Drawn from recent guests.

Plan for a five day stay

Plan to spend at least five days here to properly adjust to the rhythm of the water rich concession. This extended time allows you to balance traditional game drives with leisurely explorations of the delta. You will appreciate having enough space in your itinerary to enjoy the exceptional dining and quiet moments in the suites.

Make time for the boat drives

While land game drives deliver wonderful sightings of lions and leopards, boat excursions reveal a different side of the wildlife. Cruising the water channels allows guests to view elephants and antelopes from a completely different perspective. Heading out during the quieter afternoon hours provides optimal lighting and calm waters.

Extend your stay

Want to stay a little longer?
We'll plan that too.

Botswana and the falls pair naturally. A few we would join to the lodge, each arranged as one seamless experience.

Image slotVictoria Falls · 9:16
The river

Victoria Falls

The great falls and the Zambezi, an easy flight to end the trip.

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Image slotThe Kalahari · 9:16
The desert

The Makgadikgadi pans

The salt pans and desert-adapted wildlife, a different Botswana.

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Image slotCape Town · 9:16
The way home

Cape Town & the winelands

A few city and vineyard days on the way home.

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Enquire · The Privé Collection 2026

Every experience begins with a conversation.

Tell us who is coming and your dates. We will shape the rest around you. Nothing is booked yet, and we reply within a day.

01

When would you like to come?

Choose one or more months, or tell us you're flexible on dates.

Ideal season · May to October

02

What's the occasion?

Choose any that apply.

03

An indicative budget?

An estimate of your budget for the whole stay helps us plan your experience. Below is an estimated nightly rate, excluding experience budget, to help you plan.

04

Who shall we reply to?

Included in your experience
  • Accommodation
  • Daily laundry
  • Premium wine/champagne/spirits cellar
  • Safaris
  • Photographic safaris
  • Mokoro excursions
Arranged separately
  • Rare/exceptional bottles at extra cost
  • Transfers
  • Spa treatments

Xigera Safari Lodge is priced by the suite, by night and by season, all-inclusive. The figures shown are indicative. Once we check live availability we confirm an exact, all-in quote for your dates, and nothing is booked and no payment taken until you approve it in writing. A deposit then secures your dates, with the balance due before arrival. The full booking terms, cancellation policy and any security deposit are set out in your confirmation.

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