Nxamaseri Island Lodge sits on a private island in the Nxamaseri Channel, in the Okavango Panhandle rather than the fan of the Delta most visitors picture. It is among the oldest camps in the Okavango, dating to the early 1980s, and it is one of the few genuine water lodges you can reach by road.
Quick facts
- Area
- Okavango Delta
- Property type
- Island Lodge
- Setting
- Private island in the Nxamaseri Channel, Okavango Panhandle
- Nearest park or reserve
- Okavango Delta
Chalets at Nxamaseri Island Lodge
Nine chalets: six twin or double, two triple and one family chalet, taking roughly twenty guests. Power is 24-hour generator, with satellite Wi-Fi the lodge describes as limited and a satellite phone for emergencies.
Facilities at Nxamaseri Island Lodge
Outdoor dining with buffet meals, a campfire on the main deck, a swimming pool, a stocked bar, a curio shop and daily laundry.
Who it suits
Anglers, birders and travellers who want the Okavango without a light-aircraft transfer. It also suits anyone building a trip around Tsodilo Hills. Children are accepted from six years.
Location and access
Road access, which is unusual for an Okavango island lodge, with the final approach by boat. Tsodilo Hills is roughly an hour away.
The Panhandle is a different river
Above the fault line where the Okavango spreads out, the river is still a river: deep, fast and channelled between papyrus walls. That is why the fishing here is real fishing rather than a camp diversion, and why the birding leans towards specials of the papyrus rather than the floodplain species further south.
Tsodilo Hills is the reason to add a night
Tsodilo carries one of the densest concentrations of rock art anywhere in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is a long way from anywhere except here. If you are coming this far north-west, treat Nxamaseri as the base that makes Tsodilo practical rather than a detour.
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Plan the rest of your trip
Read the wider Okavango Delta guide, or compare with the fly-in camps deeper in the Moremi Game Reserve.
