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A safari tent on a wooden deck among trees, a table with chairs and lit lanterns on the deck, beneath a purple-blue sky

Nxabega Concession, Botswana

andBeyond Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp

  • Water Safari
  • Tented Camp
  • UNESCO Wilderness
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Our Assessment

Why we recommend andBeyond Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp.

andBeyond Nxabega: the most coherent way to truly understand the Okavango Delta between a mokoro and a star-filled sky.

We know this camp personally and recommend it as a combination with a dry bush camp: Nxabega provides the water experience no other camp offers in this purity. Access is by light aircraft from Maun; we coordinate the transfer. Ask us about the best season for your travel dates.

Ulrike & Christian Göbel Deluxe Travel

Fit & Season

When this property truly shines.

Best season
June to August for peak water levels and mokoro activities; September to November for classic game drives on dry ground with concentrated wildlife.
Ideal for
Nature travellers seeking wilderness without mass tourism; seasoned safari guests wanting to discover the Okavango from the water; couples on a first Africa journey.
What stays with you
Silent mokoro glides through the Delta's reed channels each morning, evenings at the candlelit terrace watching the floodplains settle into dark.
Climate on siteDaytime 26 to 36 °C, 547 mm of rain a year

Top to bottom: daily high, night temperature, rainfall in millimetres.

  1. January31°20°160 mm
  2. February31°20°118 mm
  3. March31°19°86 mm
  4. April30°17°17 mm
  5. May28°13°0 mm
  6. June26°10°0 mm
  7. July26°9°0 mm
  8. August30°13°0 mm
  9. September34°17°0 mm
  10. October36°20°3 mm
  11. November35°21°36 mm
  12. December33°21°127 mm

Averaged over 2016 to 2025. This is not a forecast. Data: ERA5 (Copernicus) via Open-Meteo Opens in a new tab., CC BY 4.0.

  • Nine tents on a private tree island: the entire camp shares a maximum of eighteen guests.
  • Water and land alternate with the seasons: high water opens the channels for boats and mokoro, dry season opens the plains for game drives.
  • Hanging daybeds on the veranda are not an accessory but the real living space of the day.
  • The Okavango Delta is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site and one of the last great inland delta ecosystems on earth.
Bed with embroidered white linen inside the tent, lamps with raffia shades to the left, rolled up canvas walls and a wooden deck with director's chairs and a table to the right, trees beyond

Climate & best time to travel

When it rewards you most.

Best time to travel May to October

Botswana follows the water. In the dry season from May to October wildlife concentrates around shrinking waterholes, the grass is short and sightings are clear. The Okavango flood usually reaches the Nxabega concession between June and September, opening the channels for mokoro. The rains from December to March bring heat, storms and mosquitoes, but also newborns and migrant birds.

  • May to August (dry season, flood) Cool nights of 5 to 10C, days around 25C. High delta water levels, ideal for mokoro and boat. The best months for water safari.
  • September to October (late dry) Up to 35C by day, game crowds the waterholes. Densest drive sightings, but increasingly dusty and hot.
  • November to March (green season) Hot and humid with afternoon storms, tall grass obscures sightings. Newborns and birdlife; avoid if clear viewing matters most.

Gallery

Images for orientation.

Safari tent on a raised wooden deck beneath tall trees, a bed visible through the open flaps, a reed pavilion with a daybed beside it, lanterns on the deck and a pink evening sky
At dusk the lanterns glow on the deck in front of the tent
Bed with embroidered white linen inside the tent, lamps with raffia shades to the left, rolled up canvas walls and a wooden deck with director's chairs and a table to the right, trees beyond
The tent walls are rolled up, and from the bed the view runs across the deck into the green
Tent interior with two single beds and a wooden lattice wall, a wooden deck with a round table and director's chairs in front, trees and another tent to the left
Beneath the raised canvas the tent opens onto the deck among the trees
Wooden deck in front of a thatched main building with white laid tables, rattan chairs and lanterns, a large tree beside it, tall grass and a pink evening sky to the right
The tables are laid on the deck while the sky glows above the grassland
Pool at the edge of a wooden deck with loungers and lanterns, a reed screen with laid tables to the left, a wide grass plain with pools of water beyond and a pink and deep blue sky with stars
Lanterns line the pool as the first stars appear above the grass plain
Bathroom in a tent with a double vanity of white basins, a large mirror, lantern lights, a rain shower against a wooden wall, a striped towel and an open door to the greenery
Water falls from the open shower onto the wooden slats
Daybed hung on ropes with cushions, a straw hat and a book beneath a reed roof, a folding table with a coffee pot and cups beside it, tall grass, trees and a pale evening sky beyond
The hanging daybed sways beneath the reed roof above the tall grass
Round wooden bar with stools beneath a thatched roof with a ring light, candles and bottles on the counter, shelves with brass vessels to the right and an open terrace with sofas, lanterns and grassland to the left
Candles burn on the round bar counter beneath the thatched roof

Experiences

What you come here for.

  1. Powerboat through the delta waterways

    When the annual flood reaches the 25,000-hectare Nxabega concession, boat trips run through open lagoons and papyrus channels, past hippos and waterbirds. A perspective the seated mokoro cannot offer.

  2. Guided bush walk on the island

    An armed guide reads tracks and smaller creatures on foot across the wooded camp island and surrounding dry islands. The slow pace makes termite mounds, nests and spoor legible that a vehicle passes over.

  3. Searching for Pel's fishing owl

    Nxabega records over 400 bird species, including the rare and shy Pel's fishing owl in the riverine woodland. The guides know the daytime roosts, making a sighting of this otherwise elusive bird realistic.

  4. Catch-and-release fishing in the delta

    The deeper channels allow fishing for tigerfish and bream, strictly catch and release. A quiet day on the water for guests who read the delta as more than a wildlife stage.

Local Experiences

What shapes the stay.

  • Combinable with andBeyond Sandibe for a different Delta experience on the same journey
  • Maun as a base: glimpse of Botswana town life and main departure hub
  • Chobe National Park for elephant herds in extraordinary numbers: three hours by road or short flight

Location

Nxabega Concession, Botswana

Inquiry

Inquire about andBeyond Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp with us.

We review travel dates, room logic, arrival, and alternatives before shaping a specific proposal.

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