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( 686 1449; www.kwando.co.bw ; per person low season US$515, s/d high season
US$1208/1818) This island camp lies in an area of subterranean springs that form pools
that support enough fish to attract flocks of pelicans ('kwara' means 'where the pelicans
feed'). These pools also attract heavy concentrations of wildlife, which is a major draw-
card for the lodge. Although the place is luxurious, the atmosphere is informal and re-
laxed.
Xaranna Camp $$$
Offline map
( in South Africa 011-809 4300; www.andbeyondafrica.com ; per person
US$650-1150) With its own island, 25,000-hectare concession and just nine tents,
Xaranna can feel like your own personal paradise. As such, there's a lot of room for wild-
life, which you can often see from the gorgeous tents that overlook a syrup-slow channel
of the delta.
TENTED CAMP
Getting There & Away
Chartered flights (and/or 4WD) are usually the only way to reach the luxury lodges of
Moremi.
If you're driving from Maun, take the sealed road to Shorobe, where the road turns into
awfully corrugated gravel. Once inside the park, it's about 52km (two hours) from South
Gate to Third Bridge along a reasonable track, en route passing through beautiful,
wildlife-rich country. It's about 25km (one hour) from Third Bridge to Xakanaxa Lediba,
and another 45km (1½ hours) from there to North Gate.
Check the road conditions with the DWNP offices in Gaborone or Maun, and/or with
other drivers, before attempting to drive into Moremi during the wet season; some tracks
can even be impassable well into the dry season.
Okavango Panhandle
The main attractions of the Okavango Panhandle, a narrow strip of swampland that ex-
tends for about 100km from Etsha 13 to the Namibian border, are birdwatching and fish-
ing. You may see other wildlife but don't count on it, as it's more elusive and thinly
spread.
 
 
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