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Xigera Safari Lodge, Okavango Delta, Botswana opening in 2020

A story of an ancient place; of rebirth, of family legacy, and of a lodge that is so pioneering, so authentic, that it reinvents the very idea of what it means to experience the African bush. Share

Xigera (“Kee-jera”), is a bold new statement in Botswana’s most unspoilt wilderness, opening in June 2020 on the western side of the Moremi Game Reserve in the heart of the Okavango Delta. The resort promises to be a labour of love, a miraculous and enchanting transformation that will create experiences that are, quite simply, extraordinary.

Xigera offers just 12 fully air-conditioned suites. Meticulously designed to frame the breath-taking floodplains and riverine forests, the lodge is in complete synergy with its surroundings. Spacious suites clad in flame-torched timber look out onto the lily-filled lagoons as bushbuck amble below its elevated timber walkways. Immersed in unparalleled luxury and surrounded by exclusively commissioned furnishings, guests can witness the quiet magnitude of nature’s rhythms and be awakened to their own sense of peace.

Deeply connected to and inspired by the Delta, the Xigera Lodge has been sensitively designed to echo the surrounding natural world. Baobab, knob thorn and marula trees damaged by elephants have been transformed into hand-carved benches, while hand-forged copper and steel consoles emulate the flowing rivers. The collection of extraordinary works of art and design, each one handmade and unique, is ground-breaking in its scope – created by a roster of Africa’s most globally recongised designers and the first of its kind on the continent for a design project of this scale.

But it is the people that define Xigera, as you’d expect from a Red Carnation creation, with 105 exceptional staff looking after 24 guests, allowing an experience of exclusive flexibility. Xigera offers a unique chance to explore the bush the way you want to, defined by the Red Carnation art of hospitality.

Xigera Safari Lodge, Okavango Delta, Botswana opening in 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Okavango Delta
The team behind Xigera

As the new custodians of Xigera, The Red Carnation Hotel Collection has a profound love of Africa, with Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat in the Western Cape, The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa in Cape Town and the internationally acclaimed Oyster Box in Umhlanga. World renowned for exceptional service, generous hospitality, extraordinary dining and beautiful interiors, Xigera embodies everything that makes Red Carnation Hotels so unique and special, drawing on the global team’s expertise, reputation for excellence and family-owned-and-run passion.

Sustainability

In an ever-changing fragile eco-system of 15,000 square kilometres, the Okavango Delta fans out over the Kalahari sand system, making it the 1000th Natural Wonder of the World. Right at its heart in this magnificent wetland is Xigera Safari Lodge. Xigera is dedicated to guarding this precious jewel that belongs to Botswana, and to empowering local communities, alongside environmentally conscious hospitality and sustainable conservation. The founding team is committed to ensuring that the unique wildlife surrounding Xigera survives and thrives in an ever-changing climate.

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