An annual guys kayaking trip into the Okavango Delta became a harrowing adventure on Wednesday this week when a 3.5 metre crocodile attacked. Fortunately a Desert & Delta Safaris guide was in the vicinity and able to right the flipped kayak.
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Update: Crocodiles 2: Red Lechwes 0.
Only two weeks ago we were discussing the rarity of a crocodile feeding on a red lechwe, when the Okavango Delta surprises us once more with a repeat viewing. This time, it was guests at Xugana Island Lodge who got to enjoy such a sighting. Guide Johnson was boating guests in the direction of Hippos Pools when they made the gruesome discovery of a crocodile enjoying his recently killed red lechwe.
2010 Service Excellence Awards
As we all look forward to the future – with the New Year just hours away – we are also looking back at the past year and in particular, the performance of our team members. Every year Desert & Delta Safaris gives a series of awards to our camps and staff, acknowledging those particular members and teams who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to make our guests’ experiences so special.
Saddle-billed Storks at Xugana
A Saddle-billed Stork was spotted on the way to Xugana Island Lodge yesterday, looking rather ungainly at the top of a tree.
All About the Water Camps
Of Desert & Delta Safaris’ six Botswana safari lodges, two of them are dedicated water camps: Camp Okavango and Xugana Island Lodge. Each safari lodge is situated on a different island in the Okavango Delta, and it is this island isolation which makes for the most wonderful safari experience.
Diary: Xugana Island Lodge
With the water exceptionally high in the Okavango Delta this year, animals are on the move. They cross from island to island with ease to find a plentiful supply of food. The situation makes a walking safari all the more intriguing, for participants never know what they might find, and those who are open to all of nature’s bounty – from the tiniest insects to the soaring African fish eagle – never come away disappointed.
Batty about bats
Bats may not be at the top of our guests’ ‘must see’ lists, but they are actually fascinating, overlooked (and misunderstood) creatures.
