Camp Xakanaxa (pronounced Ka-ka-na-ka) is on the banks of the Khwai River on the Xakanaxa Lagoon, in the heart of the Moremi Game Reserve. It is one of the very few safari camps that offers guests an authentic, year-round Okavango Delta land and water safari experience.
In camp, a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and personalized and caring service evoke a feeling of coming home. The stylish main buildings extend over the Khwai River and are set on raised platforms to maximize the views over the surrounding lagoons and islands. The elegant lounge and dining rooms, built of local timber, reed, and thatch, feature a small library, expansive sundeck, plunge pool, and sala with day bed. The fire deck extends over the Khwai River and creates an enchanting environment in which to relax after dinner. The expansive grounds also have a larger pool with an elevated sun deck.
The camp accommodates 24 guests in eleven spacious all canvas, classic Meru luxury safari tents, and one two bedroom family tent. Each with en suite showers, hand basins, and toilet facilities. Situated around the fringe of the lagoon, every tent has a private viewing deck with comfortable loungers. Camp Xakanaxa is one of the few camps in Botswana that still offers the essence of a classic tented camp.
TentFamily Room layout
Room amenities:
Fans and mosquito nets in all guest rooms
220V Plug points for charging equipment and in room WiFi
A range of African bio-degradable soaps, conditioning shampoo, hand wash, body lotion with insect repellent, and shower caps
A hairdryer and a flashlight
Tea and coffee facilities in each room
Gowns supplied in each room
Umbrellas for the rainy season
Battery operated reading lights, a desk light, and a bathroom light at night
Small safe for valuables
Emergency air horn
Laundry service (complimentary).
Camp Xakanaxa Family Safaris
Children aged 6 and over are welcome at Camp Xakanaxa. However, kids under the age of 16 years must share with a parent at all times.
Safaris create a lifelong impression on children of any age. The incredible guides adore kids and know exactly how to bring a safari alive for young minds. Stopping to look at lion footprints. Or standing next to a huge elephant bone. The guides know how to keep the kids tuned in. Peering through binoculars at a weaver bird carefully repairing a nest. Or watching as huge crocs slip silently into the water as you cruise by. These are experiences that will stay with children forever.
Child Policy
6-11 Years
50%
Private activities must be booked for families with children younger than 6 years old at the daily private activity rate.
To ensure guest safety, we reserve the right to amend walking and mokoro activities, where applicable. This is done at the discretion of Camp Management and Guides.
12-15 Years
75%
Camp Xakanaxa Activities
The ancient riverine forests, open savannah, serpentine channels, and seasonal floodplains that surround the camp make for a varied habitat of exceptional fauna and flora. The camp is one of few offering a year round land and water game viewing experience, in open 4×4 safari vehicles or powerboats. The diverse habitat ensures prolific sightings of elephants, buffalo, hyenas, giraffes, hippos, wildebeest, kudu, lechwe, lions, and leopards, among many others. Birding is spectacular, especially in the spring and summer months when the migrants are breeding.
Safari activities are conducted by licensed guides eager to share their in-depth knowledge and impart the treasured secrets of this great wilderness.
Boating Safari
Specialist Guiding Program
Booking a specialist guide lets you leverage your host’s specialized knowledge and experience. Having a single guide accompany you throughout your Desert & Delta Safaris itinerary. This enables you to develop a deeper connection with the guide and their skillset and creates lifelong friendships.
Why Book A Specialist Guide?
Special Interest Travellers
We will match the right specialist guide with the right travelers. From bird watchers to professional/amateur photographers. Stargazers to entomologists. We have guides best suited to all ranges of special interests.
VIPS or Celebrities
For guests seeking additional on the ground assistance, including professional hosting with discretion and privacy as needed, specialist guiding offers an elevated level of enjoyment and exclusivity to their trip.
Families
Including a specialist guide throughout the itinerary is a perfect way to ensure families have the safari of a lifetime. This will allow the kids and the knowledgeable specialist guide to form a special bond.
Camp Xakanaxa Accommodation Rates
2025 Camp Xakanaxa
Rates
Green Season:
January – March
Shoulder Season:
1st April – 31st May &
1st November 2025 – 5th January 2026
Peak Season:
June – October
1 – 4 night stay
$690
$960
$1 240
5 – 6 night stay
$649
$902
$1 166
7 or more nights
$635
$883
$1 141
Single Supplement: $434 in Peak Season
Single Surcharge applies to any reservation comprising more than two singles during the Green or Shoulder Season.
Rates include:
Accommodation, scheduled activities, all meals, refreshments, local spirits, and wines (excluding premium brands).
Laundry service.
National park fees and all government levies, taxes, and VAT.
Camp Xakanaxa Specials and Packages
2025 Best Of Camp Xakanaxa 3 Night Package Rates
Per Person Sharing
Green Season: January – March & December
$2 624
Shoulder Season: 1st April – 31st May & 1st November 2025 – 5th January 2026
$3 449
Peak Season: June – October
$4 346
Single surcharge: $1 302
This Fully Inclusive Camp Xakanaxa package includes:
Return flights from Maun to Camp Xakanaxa,
3 nights fully inclusive accommodation as per above inclusions.
Ask us for prices starting or ending in Kasane.
The below packages use a combination of Desert and Delta Camps
The Best of Desert & Delta Safari Packages (BODDS) remains one of the most straightforward, ‘value for money’ ways to book Botswana. Mix and match camps in the portfolio for seamless travel. Choose from 2 to 5 camps or lodges.
BODDS Package Information ↓
The below rates are based on flights from Maun and back to Maun.
2025 Best of Desert & Delta Safari 2 Camps Package Rates
Green Season: January – March
Shoulder Season: 1st April – 31st May & 1st November 2025 – 5th January 2026
Peak Season: June – October
Single Supplement
4 nights
$3 593
$4 693
$5 889
$1 736
5 nights
$4 049
$5 344
$6 759
$2 170
6 nights
$4 673
$6 227
$7 925
$2 604
2025 Best of Desert & Delta Safari 3 Camps Package Rates
Green Season: January – March
Shoulder Season: 1st April – 31st May & 1st November 2025 – 5th January 2026
Peak Season: June – October
Single Supplement
6 nights
$4 976
$6 530
$8 228
$2 604
7 nights
$5 509
$7 280
$9 219
$3 038
8 nights (Free Night Included)
9 nights (Free Night Included)
$6 120
$8 144
$10 360
$3 472
2025 Best of Desert & Delta Safari 4 Camps Package Rates
Green Season: January – March
Shoulder Season: 1st April – 31st May & 1st November 2025 – 5th January 2026
Peak Season: June – October
Single Supplement
8 nights
Free Night Included
$5 812
$7 583
$9 522
$3 038
9 nights
$6 423
$8 447
$10 663
$3 472
10 nights
$7 034
$9 311
$11 804
$3 906
2025 Best of Desert & Delta Safari 5 Camps Package Rates
Green Season: January – March
Shoulder Season: 1st April – 31st May & 1st November 2025 – 5th January 2026
Peak Season: June – October
Single Supplement
10 nights (Free Night Included)
$7 337
$9 614
$12 107
$3 906
Additional Nightly Rates*
$611
$864
$1 141
$434
Supplement for flights from Maun to Kasane (or vice versa): $200 per person
Supplement for flights from and to Kasane: $400 per person
*Additional flight (per person per sector) within the Desert & Delta Safaris circuit
$ 303 per person per sector Maun/Camps and vice versa
$ 503 per person per sector Camps/Kasane and vice versa
Best of Desert & Delta Safari Rates Include:
Accommodation, scheduled activities, all meals, refreshments, local spirits, wines (excluding premium brands) & laundry service.
National park fees, airport departure tax, and all government levies, taxes & 14% Value Added Tax.
All scheduled charter flights on a seat in plane basis per package.
FREE nights are costed into packages of 8 nights or more.
Extra Bonus
Guests staying three nights or more at Camp Okavango: A complimentary Sleep-Out-Deck experience may be requested & booked from 1st April – 31st October.
Guests staying three nights or more at Leroo La Tau: a complimentary Makgadikgadi Pans Sleep-Out experience may be requested & booked from 15th June to 31st October. Alternatively, a Nxai Pan day trip (all year round). Private sleep-outs are available on request and subject to a surcharge (max 6 guests).
Sleep-Outs at Leroo La Tau and Camp Okavango are subject to availability and must be booked at the time of reservation.
FREE helicopter scenic flight applies only to BODDS 10 or more nights where Camp Okavango or Xugana Island Lodge are included in the package.
NOTES:
Chobe Game Lodge cannot be included in the middle of a package itinerary.
BODDS package itineraries must run consecutively.
BODDS packages are based on Maun/Maun (MM), Maun/Kasane (MK.), or Kasane/ Kasane (KK) routing. However, properties with airstrips within Zone 1 (ask us for more info) can be included at the beginning or end of a BODDS package at no additional charge (excluding applicable landing fees).
Should additional nights be added to the BODDS 10-night package, this can be done at the long stay rates with the added flights where necessary.
Children do not get a discount on the above rates – see Ultimate Family Safari Packages.
When booking packages across different rate seasons, the applicable seasonal rates will be charged based on the number of nights that fall into the respective seasons. We’ll give you an accurate quote based on your dates.
Package rates cannot be included with other discounts/rates.
Green Season Discovery Packages
The Green Season Discovery Package is available between January and March. This is the Green Season. Or Secret Season as it is often referred to. It is a magical time to travel in Botswana. With exceptional value for money, combining the right regions and lodges can create a truly sensational safari experience.
Stay at 2 x Desert & Delta camps for 6 nights in the green season and enjoy a great introduction to a Botswana safari. Excluding Chobe Savanna Lodge
6 night/7 day Green Season Discovery Package Rates:
2025 cost for the above packages: $4 595 per person sharing. The single supplement is $2 604.
Includes:
Accommodation and all scheduled activities at both properties
All meals, drinks and local branded alcohol
All scheduled charter flights between the lodges and Maun to Maun (Kasane surcharge applies).
A generous contribution to one of our amazing initiatives
The best local hospitality
Relevant park fees, admin fees, and departure taxes
Excludes:
Curio shop shopping sprees
Staff & guide tips
Private activities and charter flights
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