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Exciting safaris: Sandibe’s prime location between permanent water and the open plains offers guests a wide range of wildlife-related activities and water-based adventures. Enjoy the following exciting safari activities at no additional cost:
Twice-daily game-drives
Experienced &Beyond rangers and Batswana trackers will lead you on exhilarating game-drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles. Spotlit night game-drives are especially exciting as we explore the thrilling drama of the African bush at night, possibly revealing hunting prides of lion or the elusive leopard.
Interpretive bush walks
Explore the Okavango Delta on interpretive wilderness walks with a professional &Beyond guide steeped in knowledge of the local fauna and flora, and get up-close-and-personal with Sandibe’s magnificent wilderness.
Tranquil mekoro (dugout canoes) and eco-craft excursions
Few memories can equal being poled through the channels of the Okavango Delta in a mokoro by an experienced guide, or on Lily – Sandibe’s stylish silent electric wooden eco-craft. These boat excursions may be enjoyed throughout the year and are best during the flood season from June to September.
Exceptional birdwatching
Sandibe offers abundant birdwatching opportunities with 349 species recorded here. Waterbirds flock to the marshes – storks, herons, kingfishers and brightly-coloured bee-eaters – and you have an excellent chance of spotting the Pel’s fishing owl, one of only three fishing owls in Africa, while enjoying a mokoro or eco-craft excursion.
Fishing
With myriad fish species including the finetoothed squeaker and African pike, fishing from Sandibe’s eco-craft is an enjoyable excursion.
Okavango Delta
Surrounded by the sands of the Kalahari Desert is the magical oasis of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, formed by ancient seismic shifting of the earth’s surface. Water in the desert is a spectacular sight – the crystal-clear channels, spreading like an outstretched hand over the thirstlands of the Kalahari, are nothing short of miraculous.
Wide grassy floodplains are host to a magnificent array of wild animals, including the specially adapted sitatunga and lechwe antelopes. Within this lacework of channels, game viewing and bird watching is frequently guided from mekoro (dugout canoes) or more commonly, environmentally-friendly fibreglass replicas. In these slender flat-bottomed craft, guests are propelled by expert polers, many of whom were born in the Okavango Delta and know the winding waterways and their inhabitants intimately.
Botswana offers a host of spectacular attractions to discover and explore. See the world’s largest concentration of elephants in the Chobe National Park, witness an abundance of wildlife in the Moremi Game Reserve, explore the famous Kalahari Game Reserve and witness the fascinating landscape of the Tuli Block.
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