Eagle Island
Camp
Okavango Delta, Botswana
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EAGLE ISLAND CAMP - OKAVANGO
DELTA, BOTSWANA
Eagle Island Camp at Xaxaba (pronounced 'KaKaaba'),
which means 'island of tall trees', is a water-based, thatched and
tented camp on a raised
wooden deck, situated in the Central Delta. The
camp offers a cool retreat from the African sun and is shaded by
a canopy of indigenous trees. Xaxaba is one
of the Delta's most pristine natural locations, a region of myriad
waterways, palm-treed islands and vast flood plains.
Bird and animal
life in this region is prolific. The camp offers game
viewing by mokoro (traditional dugout canoe), motorized boats and a 14-seater
Sundowner cruiser. For intrepid explorers with an appetite
for sights and sounds of the bush, we offer guided walks. The magnificent
sunsets can be enjoyed during times of high flood from the camp's most
romantic Fish Eagle Bar at Eagle Island or from the raised
deck overlooking the lagoon.
Eagle Island Camp is owned and
operated by Orient Express Safaris.
Accommodation 
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At Eagle Island Camp, your
nature experience does not preclude comfort. You sleep in one of 12
twin-bedded thatched tents on raised decks. Each
has a spacious viewing deck and outdoor lounge with views over the lagoon.
The tents feature lavishly appointed en-suite bathrooms and dressing
areas,
and have been designed to complement the natural surroundings. For your
convenience, in-room safes are now provided for the safekeeping of all
cash, travel documents and other such articles.
Facilities include: 'His
and hers' vanity unit, a private viewing deck, an outside lounge
with hammock and ceiling fan, air conditioning, mini-bars, in-room
safes,
hair dryers, electric overhead fan (24 hour use), 110v/220v plugs
for electric razors, facilities for charging video batteries, 24-hour
DC battery lighting in guest rooms, and an intercom system to reception.
The Camp's Facilities include:
• Large heated swimming pool situated next to the lagoon
• Private outdoor leisure camp
• Curio shop with safari wear, toiletries, video and 35 mm film,
facilities for recharging exhausted video batteries, local art and
craft objects
• VHS radio communications plus 24 hour emergency facilities
• Limited conference facilities
• Satellite phone on request
• Telescopes
• Laundry service
• Reference library of books and videos, audio-visual facilities
• Environmental flora and fauna check lists, talks and lectures
• Open-air and covered dining, bar and
lounge areas
• Viewing deck and the fully stocked Fish Eagle Bar - an ideal venue
to watch the sunset over the Delta.
• Camp fire and seating area
Meals include:
Early breakfast (served around 6am)
Light brunch (served around 11am)
Light snacks, tea and coffee on morning activity
Afternoon tea (served around 4pm)
Drinks and snacks on afternoon activity
Dinner (served around 8pm)
Activities
Our camp offers game viewing
activities in the morning and late afternoons. Bird
and game viewing is done either from motorized boats or mokoro (traditional
dugout canoes), which are poled along effortlessly and quietly
through the clear waters of the Okavango.
Activities are dependent on
the water levels. Activities throughout the year would typically include
mekoro rides (dugout canoes), unless there
is no water, and game walks. When water levels are too low for water
activities, game viewing is conducted by vehicle or on foot. Between
June and September when the water is high, guests can also take motorboat
rides, and in the drier season, game drives.
Activities include:
• Guided game and bird walks - one of the world's premier
bird-watching locations
• Trips through waterways by motorized boats (water levels permitting)
• Dugout canoes (mokoro) and dusk excursions in our 14-seater Sundowner
cruiser (water levels permitting)
• Game flights in a light aircraft on request
Services on request and subject to surcharge:
• Company environmental manager
• Private guides and vehicles, by special request
• Specialized guides and speakers
• Game flights: fixed-wing and helicopter (see below)
• Exclusivity of the camp (subject to availability)
Additional activities:
• Scenic game
viewing flights: Breathtaking flights
in a Cessna 206 can be arranged.
• Helicopter flights: These flights are taken in a Bell Jet Ranger and can
be arranged on request.
• Additional activities are available either by pre-arrangement or on arrival
at the camp.
Wildlife
The wetlands of the Okavango are
a treasure chest of wildlife and natural wonders. Sights and sounds change
with the season
and even by the hour. This is a unique experience. You are some distance
from camp, following a waterway created by Hippo bulldozing their own
paths through the dense
growth of papyrus.
The sun is rising and tiny reed
frogs in the reeds have reached the coda of their all-night concert.
You have just caught sight of the improbably bright plumage of a
kingfisher
darting into the swamp and breakfasting on a wriggling fish. You are
the envy of every living ornithologist because you are floating through
feathered heaven.
Your professional Ranger, a wildlife
expert, who knows the terrain intimately, is on hand to guide, track,
identify and answer any questions you might
have. Even though the Okavango Delta is technically known
as a swamp, the water is remarkably clear, and free of impurities.
It is also heavily
populated with fish.
So it will come as no surprise
that this area boasts one of the highest concentrations of magnificent
Fish Eagles on earth. The plethora of food attracts every variety
of bird
with a hearty appetite
for fish, including herons, cormorants, pelicans, darters and storks.
Eagle Island Camp enjoys some fine game viewing. Buffalo herds in this
region are very large with as many as 500 - 700 being seen at a time
and Elephants are always around. Marvel at the prolific birdlife and
visit Chief's Island in the Moremi Wildlife Reserve, which teems with
Zebra,
Lion,
Leopard,
various
antelope,
Wildebeest and the ever-present Hippopotamus and Crocodile.
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