Xigera Safari Lodge | Moremi Game Reserve
In the heart of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, Xigera Safari Lodge offers a reimagined safari experience. Set within a private 4,500-hectare concession in the Moremi Game Reserve, each stay unfolds naturally, guided by instinct, curiosity, and the rhythm of the Delta rather than early wake-up calls and rigid itineraries; quite simply, Your Safari, Your Story.
Wildlife and game viewing are exceptional, with intimate encounters shaped by the land itself. All but hidden amid a canopy of magnificent indigenous trees, Xigera offers 12 spacious suites; each individually designed. Built with sustainability in mind – Xigera is solar-powered – the lodge is equally a unique celebration of art, culture and creativity, showcasing the continent’s largest privately owned collection of African art and design in the hospitality sector. From architecture to service, every detail has been considered, created to honour rather than occupy. More than a place to stay, Xigera is a force for good, rooted in respect for Botswana’s land, heritage, wildlife, and people.
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Xigera Safari Lodge can accommodate up to 24 guests plus 4 guides/pilots/tour leaders (subject to concession numbers and/or availability).
The 11 standard suites include a separate lounge, bedroom, dressing area, full bathroom and outdoor shower and feature, Wi-Fi and air-conditioning, as well as a private deck with a gazebo offering uninterrupted floodplain views.
11 standard suites of which:
• 9 x king-size beds (which cannot be split); and
• 2 x twin beds (which can be converted into king-size beds using mattress converters).
Room Facilities
Air Conditioning, Balcony / Deck, Bath Towels, Bath, Complimentary Wi-Fi, Dressing Gowns, Electrical Outlets, En Suite Bathroom, External Shower, Fan, Fridge, Hairdryer, Hand Towels, Heater, Laundry Service (Complimentary), Lounge, Mini Bar (Complimentary), Mosquito Netting, Outside Shower, Private Lounge / Sitting Area, Pure Cotton Linen, Safe, Sala, Satellite / Cable TV, Shower, Smoke Alarm, Telephone, Wardrobe
The Xigera Family Suite consists of two complete full bedrooms each with their own full bathroom, dressing area and outdoor shower and all the offerings found in a normal suite, joined by an interleading lounge area that opens up onto a deck with a gazebo.
The Xigera Family Suite, comprising:
• Two en-suite bedrooms (one of which has a fixed king-size bed while the other has twin beds which can be converted into a king-size bed using a mattress converter), each with dressing room and outdoor shower; • interleading lounge; and • private deck with outdoor gazebo.
Room Facilities
Air Conditioning, Balcony / Deck, Bath Towels, Bath, Bed Linen, Complimentary Wi-Fi, Dressing Gowns, Electrical Outlets, En Suite Bathroom, External Shower, Fan, Fridge, Hairdryer, Hand Towels, Internet Access (Complimentary), Laundry Service (Complimentary), Lounge, Mini Bar (Complimentary), Mosquito Netting, Outside Shower, Private Lounge / Sitting Area, Pure Cotton Linen, Safe, Sala, Satellite / Cable TV, Shower, Smoke Alarm, Telephone, Wardrobe
Property Facilities
Accept Credit Cards, Air conditioner, Bar, Children Friendly, Communal Dining, Credit Card Facilities, Gym / Fitness Centre, Gym on property, Internet Access (Complimentary), Laundry Service, Library, Outdoor Pool / Pool Deck, Pool, Restaurant, Room Service, Satellite TV , Spa, Vegetarian
Room Facilities
Air Conditioning, Balcony , Balcony / Deck, Bath Towels, Bath, Bed Linen, Complimentary Wi-Fi, Dressing Gowns, Electrical Outlets, En Suite Bathroom, Ensuite, External Shower, Family Safari Tent, Hairdryer, Hand Towels, Laundry Service (Complimentary), Lounge Area, Mini Bar (Complimentary), Mosquito Nets, Outside Shower, Private Lounge / Sitting Area, Pure Cotton Linen, Safe, Sala, Satellite / Cable TV, Shower, Smoke Alarm, Table, Tea / Coffee, Telephone, Television, Wardrobe
Available Services
Credit Card Facilities, Laundry Service (Complimentary), Private Vehicle (Available), Room Service
Activities on Site
Bird Watching, Boating, Catch-and-release Fishing, Fine Dining, Game Drives, Game Viewing, Game Walks, Helicopter Scenic Flights, High Tea, Massages, Mokoro Excursion, Safaris
Activities Nearby
Art Galleries, Bird Watching, Boat Cruises, Boating, Catch-and-release Fishing, Child Friendly Activities, Game Drives, Game Viewing, Game Walks, General Sightseeing, Helicopter Scenic Flights, Mokoro Excursion, River Cruises, Safaris, Wine Tasting
Created exclusively as part of a Xigera stay, The Delta's Ancestral Passage is an extraordinary overnight journey into the living soul of the Okavango. Travelling by mokoro through hidden waterways, guests move at the Delta's rhythm, guided by those whose families have lived alongside these waters for hundreds of years. They hear the stories carried from one generation to the next, discover the ancient wisdom that has shaped life here for centuries, and begin to understand the heartbeat of this remarkable wilderness.
Inspired by the exploration and conservation work of National Geographic Explorer Dr. Steve Boyes, The Delta's Ancestral Passage offers guests the rare privilege of experiencing this place through the people who know it most intimately, while helping ensure that its stories, wisdom and wilderness will continue to endure for generations to come.
The Delta's Ancestral Passage represents a new way of experiencing the Okavango, one where exceptional hospitality, pioneering conservation and generations of local knowledge come together in a single journey.
From May 2027, The Delta's Ancestral Passage will form part of an exclusive four-night Xigera journey, with departures limited to just six guests at a time, or available on an exclusive-use basis.
Available from May to September.
Move through the Delta’s living landscapes on dawn, dusk, or guest-desired game drives. Follow dusty paths across floodplains and woodlands, where elephants wade through channels, lion prides rest in golden light, and the elusive leopard moves like shadow through the trees. With Xigera’s expert guides, each drive becomes a deeper encounter, with wildlife, with land, and the stories they hold.
Tread with nature on guided bush walks, attuning to every sound, scent, and track under the experienced care of our guides. Walking slowly unwraps the linked pace of the wild, where wisdom is written into every track and leaf.
Drift through the Delta’s waterways on traditional mokoros, guided by the steady hand of your poler, each push moving you silently, deeper into the bountiful landscape. Our polers grew up navigating these waters and are expert at spotting and identifying aquatic birds, fish and wildlife along the channels.
Explore winding papyrus-fringed channels aboard our double-decker motorboats, where the water’s surface mirrors the sky. These excursions also allow for exploration of the deeper rivers and lagoons that are home to crocodile and large pods of hippo. Please note that boating is seasonal, water levels permitting.
From the Coppery-tailed Coucal to the Western-banded Snake Eagle, Wattled Crane to Lesser Jacana, walking safaris are an ideal opportunity for enthusiastic bird-watchers to admire the over 500 species recorded in the Okavango Delta. Xigera’s exceptional location on the fringes of the Moremi Game Reserve delivers some of the best birding Botswana has to offer - including the much sought-after Pel's Fishing Owl.
Catch-and-release fishing offers a serene but exciting encounter with the Delta’s waters. Tigerfish, African Pike, and Bream await, but sustainably, mindfully and unforgettable. Please note that catch-and-release fishing is season-dependent.
Meticulously designed to frame breathtaking views of the seasonal flood plains and lush riverine forests, Xigera's spa is a sanctuary of calm. Treatments blend Tata Harper’s award-winning organic skincare with the healing power of indigenous botanicals. Signature massages, facials, and body rituals reveal the mystical healings of the Delta, restoring balance to body and spirit.
The lodge showcases a modern fitness centre – with state-of-the-art equipment from Technogym – alongside a swimming pool and relaxation deck gazing over the river.
Spend an unforgettable night 10 metres above the floodplains in our exclusive sculptural Baobab Treehouse, offering panoramic views from each of its three levels. Open to the stars, surrounded by the sounds of the Delta, it is Africa’s most extraordinary sleepout experience. Situated one kilometre away from the lodge, with a guide stationed close by, the striking steel structure is built in the evocative shape of a Baobab tree.
Inside the tree’s ‘trunk’, a winding staircase climbs nearly four metres above ground, delivering guests to the spacious bathroom on the first level. The bedroom is located on the second level, beautifully appointed with carved timber furniture. Both spaces have canvas walls that can open up to the outside environment, or be zipped closed to allow for privacy and protection from the elements.
Ascend to the top and the drama unfolds, with an open-air deck for lounging, reading and watching wildlife pass undisturbed below. A serene, hidden eyrie from which to witness the magic of the Delta at dusk or ¬– if you choose to spend the night in the open-air king-size bed – to marvel at the stars.
Please note the Baobab Treehouse is at a surcharge and cannot be pre-booked.
Take to the skies for an aerial perspective of the Delta’s immeasurable wonder. Choose door-off flights for unmatched photographic opportunities, or pair with champagne landings on hidden palm islands.
The Xigera Citizen Employee Trust
Our Mission
At Xigera, people are at the heart of everything we do. We started the Xigera Citizen Employee Trust as a pioneering equity-sharing initiative to ensure local communities directly benefit from tourism while empowering their staff as true stakeholders.
Our Impact
The Xigera Citizen Employee Trust grants the local Botswana team a 16% ownership stake in the lodge, allowing them to directly share in its success. The trust successfully distributed dividends to its employees in 2023, 2024, and 2025
The lodge employs a permanent team of over 120, supporting more than 1,000 people through extended families. Salaries exceed industry standards, complemented by pension contributions, medical aid, and individual en-suite staff housing of the highest standard in the region.
In addition, the lodge has implemented a P4,000 entry-level minimum wage to ensure competitive, fair compensation. Workers receive full medical aid coverage, 100% maternity leave pay, and 50% paternity pay—a notable benchmark in the regional hospitality industry.
Giraffe Conservation Foundation
Our Mission
In partnership with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, we help track genetic hybridisation in local populations of giraffes. The GCF is the only non-governmental organization (NGO) in the world that focuses solely on the conservation and management of giraffes in the wild throughout Africa. With fewer than 117,000 giraffes remaining in the wild, their populations have plummeted by 30% over the last 40 years.
Our Impact
Through support of the GSF, 118 giraffe tissue samples were collected from 26 giraffe populations across Botswana. These samples are now with our partners at BiK-F Senckenberg in Frankfurt, Germany, for analysis.
Preliminary and final results will form the basis of future giraffe conservation management in Botswana.
Habu Village Partnership
Our Mission
This is a partnership between Wild Entrust Africa and Xigera Safari Lodge that works to improve the health and overall well-being for the Habu community through program support towards food security, employment opportunities, improving literacy and fostering environmental stewardship. The following ongoing activities are implemented by Wild Entrust’s Community Coexistence Program based in Habu Village:
The Village Kids programme addresses conservation awareness among the local children, who have rarely had the chance to view wildlife outside of conflict scenarios. In association with Wild Entrust’s Coaching Conservation programme, kids are taken out on Bush Days with Xigera's guides who educate them in interpreting the landscape and seeing wildlife in a positive light.
The Village Lights programme provides solar lights, backpacks and environmental themed books to the students of Habu Primary. The aim is to foster a love for both reading and the environment in the youth of Habu, and to enable children to study in the evenings, as many households in Habu still lack electricity.
Village Greens is an income-generation and sustainable farming programme that empowers local women and youth to grow their own produce and sell it to the hospitality sector.
Our Impact
In 2025 alone, Xigera's support resulted in:
o 215 primary school learners supported through education and conservation activities (Over 5,000 hours of education).
o 39 Standard 5 learners who received solar lights
o Youth and women participants involved in Village Greens income generation
Various - A Global Standard for Responsible Tourism
Our Mission
Since its founding, Xigera Safari Lodge has adopted various steps to ensure a low-volume, high-value tourism model, solidifying its commitment to the Okavango Delta remaining a sanctuary for generations to come and reinforcing Botswana’s global reputation for conservation excellence. Protecting Botswana’s biodiversity is core to our mission. We work alongside experts and organisations to protect this remarkable ecosystem now and for generations to come. Some of these measures include:
AI & Wildlife Monitoring: We use cutting-edge, non-invasive technology to monitor key predator populations.
Raptors Botswana & Crane Conservation: We support endangered birds of prey and wattle crane conservation efforts.
Anti-Poaching Support: Xigera collaborates with Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks to monitor wildlife activity and support anti-poaching initiatives.
EcoExist: Seek to reduce conflict and foster coexistence between elephants and people.
Our Impact
In 2025 alone:
- Our state-of-the-art solar power plant supplied 92% of the lodge’s energy, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and eliminating 175,000 litres of diesel consumption in 2025
- Zero-waste in 2025 - all organic materials were composted to sustain Habu Village’s thriving vegetable gardens.
- Direct funding continued for Raptors Botswana, protecting endangered birds of prey, as well as assisting in wattle crane conservation, one of Africa’s most vulnerable bird species.
- Actively reported and assisted with anti-poaching efforts alongside Botswana’s wildlife authorities.
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Our Mission
Xigera is guided by an ethos of staff upliftment, nurturing the next generation of African hospitality leaders through dedicated guiding academies, chef apprenticeships, leadership development, and global hospitality exchanges
Our Impact
Xigera’s commitment to skills development continued in 2025 to shape the future of Botswana’s hospitality industry:
o Over P300,000 invested in staff training in 2025 including leadership development and global hospitality exchanges.
o Chef apprenticeships in collaboration with Boswa Culinary School, offering young talent invaluable world-class experience.
o An annual guiding academy ensuring that Xigera’s guides are among the finest in Africa.
o International exchange programmes, providing team members with specialised training in London and South Africa.
Elephant Havens
Our Mission
We believe that tourism, and the partnerships that help sustain it, can and should be a force for good. That is why, in place of gifting merchandise to trade partners, from 2026 we have added a new element to our existing partnership with Elephant Havens, a non-profit organisation working on the ground in Botswana to protect and preserve the African elephant. It is Botswana’s only elephant orphanage, rescuing and hand-rearing orphaned and abandoned calves before releasing them back into the wild as independent herds.
It’s estimated that over 80% of promotional products are discarded within a year, often ending up in landfill. That sits uncomfortably with who we are. As such, in lieu of physical gifts, Xigera will make a donation, in each partners name, to support the care, protection, and growth of Joy, an orphaned elephant in the care of Elephant Havens.
Our Impact
This donation will directly support Joy’s survival and growth of what she needs most in her critical early years:
o 5,840 litres of milk each year
o Bottle feeding every three hours, day and night
o Constant protection, guidance, and gentle care
Through this joint initiative, we will be directly supporting the future of Joy, her eventual return to the wild and the regeneration of the Endangered African Elephant.
2026 investment is estimated at $12,000USD.
Your Stay
4 Nights
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
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6 Stars
Lodge
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 12
Special Interests: Birding, Fishing, Flora, Gourmet, Indigenous Culture / Art, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife, Wine
Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge | Sabi Sand Nature Reserve
Sculpted deep into the natural landscape, Earth Lodge takes its cue from nature – textures, colours, light, space all reflecting the lodge’s surrounding bushveld. The lodge has 12 ultra-luxurious suites and the newly renovated Amber Villa, each with private plunge pools, en-suite glass fronted bathroom, outdoor shower and specially commissioned furnishing. The lodge also features a wine cellar, spa, gym, boma, library and fire pit.
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Each of the ultra-luxurious suites glows with warmth and light. The floors are adorned with Nguni hides, delicately shimmering with touches of gold, copper and silver. Individually designed and sculpted furnishings and deluxe beds are covered in soft, sumptuous fabrics. And overhead, the handmade twig chandeliers with gilded metal branches twinkle softly, mirroring the stars in the night sky. En-suite glass-fronted bathrooms with deep stone baths and indoor and al-fresco showers, lead to secluded private plunge pools with lounging chairs facing the bushveld.
The renowned Amber Suite has been transformed into a stunning private Villa, tucked at the edge of Earth Lodge in the heart of the bushveld. One of the largest in the Sabi Sabi collection, the spacious 240m2 villa with two bedrooms and two bathrooms is perfect for families and friends, comfortably accommodating four guests, with a fifth able to be hosted upon request.
The unveiling of the Amber Villa marks the final phase of renovation of the Earth Lodge suites. Drawing inspiration from the luxury suites, Sabi Sabi was delighted to work once again with Dakota Designs, to curate each and every detail to reflect the bush environment.
The living area is designed for complete relaxation, with bespoke decorative pieces including the daybed which may be easily converted into an additional single bed, accommodating more family members.
Large windows and doors flood the room with light and encourage free movement out to the terrace lounge. Here, timber fans gently rotate above oversized couches and leather hanging sling chairs for a shaded retreat. A shimmering plunge pool is refreshing for guests – and on occasion wildlife.
In the main bedroom suite, with its iconic, original carved Matumi headboard, the bed has been positioned to capture the very best bush views in the utmost comfort. A lounge nook and dressing table sit adjacent to a generous dressing room, which leads to a small, private fitness area with treadmill, light weights and spinning bike.
Flow from the bedroom into the master en-suite, with a freestanding bath and double shower with walls cladded in earthy hues and copper accents.
The second bedroom with twin beds comfortably accommodates two people and includes a dressing and vanity area, as well as direct access to the outdoor lounge. An adjacent second bathroom is fitted with Kiaat timber vanities and polished stone basins beautifully contrast against the textured walls.
Guests staying in the Amber Villa will also enjoy their own private game vehicle, with ranger and tracker team – this allows for safari adventures to be tailored to their preferences and interests to enjoy lifetime encounters with some of the world’s richest diversity of habitat and wildlife.
Earth Lodge welcomes guests 13 years and older.
Property Facilities
Bar, Internet Access (Complimentary), Library, Mobile Connectivity, Pool, Restaurant, Secure Parking, Spa, Vegetarian
Room Facilities
Air Conditioning, Bath, Dressing Gowns, Fan, Heater, Internet Access (Complimentary), Lounge Area, Mini Bar, Outside Shower, Private Pool / Jacuzzi, Safe, Shower, Tea / Coffee, Verandah
Available Services
Airport Shuttle (Available), Credit Card Facilities, Laundry Service (Available)
Activities on Site
Big 5, Bird Watching, Game Drives, Game Viewing Hide, Game Viewing, Game Walks, Massages, Night Drives, Safaris, Walks (Guided)
Activities Nearby
Two safaris per day - morning and afternoon/evening - 3 hours each with a morning and afternoon coffee/sundowner stop.
A walking safari with your rangers is optional and takes place after breakfast, with your ranger.
We offer a Community Tour, available to Sabi Sabi guests after breakfast each day. This is to be pre-booked at an additional charge, and these funds are invested back into the community.
The tour focuses on an authentic experience, and you will have the chance to view life from the perspective of our staff, as the majority of our staff are from the local communities of Lillydale, Justicia and Huntington.
See further information under "documentation".
We offer two full spas at the Amani Spas at Earth Lodge and Bush Lodge, however, guests from Little Bush Camp and Selati Camp are welcome to utilise these facilities. We can, on request, also offer in-suite massage treatments.
See Spa Menu under "Documentation".
Your Stay
4 Nights
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Fast Facts
5 Stars
Lodge
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 13
Special Interests: Big 5, Birding, Flora, Gourmet, Leisure, Nature, Star Gazing, Wildlife, Wine
