Camp Xakanaxa (Okavango Delta)

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.

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Camp Xakanaxa Accommodation

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.

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.

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Have a look at our Ultimate Family Safari Package for combining Desert and Delta camps. These offer great value for families.

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.

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 skill set and creates lifelong friendships.

The Specialist Guide (Per Night) cost is:
2026: $475
2027: $500.

All bookings with specialist guides must be booked in conjunction with private activities. 5 full paying pax per booking qualify for private activities, subject to availability. Please note this applies to vehicles that can take a total of 6 pax maximum. For bookings with more than 6 people, please contact us for an accurate private activities quote.

Why Book A Specialist Guide?

Special Interest Travelers
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

Combine your stay at one or more Desert and Delta Camps and get discounts. These are:
Okavango Delta and Moremi Game Reserve:
Camp Okavango / Xugana Island Lodge / Camp Xakanaxa / Nxamaseri Island Lodge / Camp Moremi / Sediba Sa Rona / Mapula Lodge (reopening 1st March 2027).
Chobe National Park:
Chobe Game Lodge / Chobe Savanna Lodge* / Savute Safari Lodge
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (Boteti River Valley):
Leroo La Tau

*Chobe Savanna Lodge doesn’t have long stay discounts but can be added to itineraries.

*The festive season is valid up until the 5th of January each year. As such, the shoulder season rate will be applicable during this period.

Single Supplement: $452 in 2026 and $494 in 2027 Peak Seasons.
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.

Rates exclude:

Curio shop purchases.
Staff & guide tips.
Private activities and charter flights.
Desert & Delta Safaris operates as a collection agent for Chobe Impact, an independent not for profit entity. For every full paying bed night booked in a Desert & Delta Safaris property, $5 will be added to the invoice as a discretionary donation (“donation”) to Chobe Impact. Chobe Impact applies the funds to projects making a positive impact in the key areas of education, community empowerment, research, and conservation. Desert & Delta Safaris commits to match each donation from its own profits. Should any guest be unwilling to make the donation, they shall request for it to be removed in writing prior to booking confirmation.

Camp Xakanaxa Specials and Packages

Please also see our Best of Desert and Delta Safari Packages where you can combine camps. These packages include flights, accommodation, activities, meals and drinks. Offering great value for money.

Single surcharge: $1 356

Single surcharge: $1 482

*The festive season is valid up until the 5th of January each year. As such, the shoulder season rate will be applicable during this period.

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. It includes all Desert and Delta camps except Chobe Savanna Lodge.

6 night Green Season Discovery Package Cost:

2026: $4 669 per person sharing. The single supplement is $2 712.
2027: $4 987 per person sharing. The single supplement is $2 964.

Please note the single supplement is applicable to any one reservation comprising more than two singles during the Green or Shoulder Season.

Includes:
Accommodation and all scheduled activities at both properties.
All meals, drinks and local branded alcohol.
All scheduled charter flights between the lodges.
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.

Botswana Honeymoon

This romantic honeymoon safari is not to be missed. See more information on this Botswana Honeymoon Safari.

Staying a total of 10 nights at the following lodges:
Chobe Game Lodge (3 Nights) | Camp Xakanaxa or any other Desert and Delta Okavango Delta Camp (3 Nights) | Leroo La Tau (2 Nights) | Nxamaseri Island Lodge (2 Nights). Or Vice Versa.

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