Xaranna Tented Camp
Luxury Tented Accommodation ... Activities on offer at Xaranna are game drives, mekoros, boating and guided walks. ...
Xaranna Camp is located in the Ranns Concession to the southeast of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
This very high specification camp has nine large tents each with plunge pool and lounge. Public areas are similarly lavish. Access is by light aircraft, usual stay duration 3 nights and main activities are day and night vehicle game-viewing, walking and mokoro canoe safari.
Xaranna competes pretty well with other super-luxury delta camps such as Xudum, Vumbura Plains and Jao Camp, although all these fall well short of the more expensive and fabulous Mombo
Xaranna Okavango Delta Lodge - Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana
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Xaranna Okavango Delta Lodge is a 'sleek' new safari lodge, which opened in late 2008 on the site of a much older camp, Rann's Camp. None of our team has visited the new incarnation of this lodge personally yet, in its all-new incarnation, but from its owners we're told the following:
“Xaranna Lodge has nine sleek en suite safari tents with breathtaking views over the channel. Each tented, air-conditioned suite also boasts a romantic sala with a private plunge pools (completed for Jan 2009).
The guest areas of Xaranna Okavango Lodge are all positioned carefully to maximise the sweeping views out across the channels, with classic Delta tree line silhouettes. The intimate guest sitting area boasts a spacious reading area, perfect for afternoon relaxation. The innovative dining area features shady verandas overlooking the channels of the Delta. A fully-stocked Safari Shop offers chic safari gear, African art and jewellery.
Activities available from Xaranna Okavango Delta Lodge include 4WD game drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles, boating and mekoro (traditional dugout canoe) adventures in the Okavango Delta, and guided walks.
Although we have not yet visited Xaranna, based on our experience of its sister camps – Nxabega Safari Camp and Sandibe Safari Lodge – we would expect the quality of the accommodation and guiding here to be very high.
At the same time that Xaranna was built, there's another new camp in this area, Xudum Delta Lodge.It has also been built and is being run by “&Beyond” (which the new name for 'The Conservation Corporation Africa' – or 'CC Africa').
As with Xudum, we expect Xaranna Lodge to be high-spec and very carefully-crafted camp set in a very lovely area of the Okavango Delta. However, our visits in the past to this area has taught us that although there is a variety of wildlife to be seen here, this area has never historically been purely a game viewing destination.
We do not recommend that you come to Xaranna Delta Lodge to search out big game, but instead come for the chance to explore the waterways of the Okavango Delta; for its spectacular birdlife and for its smaller creatures such as the pretty painted reed frogs.
Lodge overview
Lodge type: Safari
No. of bedrooms: 9 safari suites
Season: Open Year Round
Geographics
Location: Okavango Delta Safari Reserves, Botswana
Directions: Xaranna Delta Lodge is reached from Maun by a 20-minute light aircraft flight, followed by a short drive.
Accessible by: Fly-and-Transfer
Key personnel
Owner: '&Beyond' – which is the new name, launched in November 2008, for 'CC Africa', which was itself a shortened form of its original name, 'The Conservation Corporation Africa'.
Food & drink
Usual board basis: Full Board
Dining locations: Indoor and Outdoor Dining
Cost of meal e.g. lunch: Included
Drinks included: Xaranna Okavango Delta Lodge has a well-stocked bar where almost all the drinks are included in the price. Excluded are premium brand imported whiskies, French champagne and a selection of vintage wines.
Children
Attitude towards children: Children are welcome at Xaranna.
Age restrictions: Children aged 5 years and younger are not able to participate in game drives and mokoro excursions. Children aged 6 to 11 can participate on these activities at the manager's discretion. Children under the age of 16 years are not able to join any walking activities for safety reasons. It may be possible to arrange a private vehicle for short drives with younger children on request.
Activities: A child minder can be arranged, if requested in advance, for an additional cost.
Equipment: An extra bed can be arranged for a child to share with the parents. There is only one triple room in the lodge.
Generally recommended for children: Xaranna Okavango Delta is unfenced: dangerous animals roam through the camp. Children must constantly be under their parent's supervision.
Central communications
Power supply: Generator
Health & safety
Malarial area: Yes
Dangerous animals: High Risk
Security measures: Each suite at Xaranna Okavango Delta has a small safe for guest's use.
Extras
Disabled access: On Request
Laundry facilities: Full Laundry Service - Included
Accepted payment: US Dollars, Pounds Sterling and Euro are accepted forms of payment as are Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
Location
Fly into the Xudum airstrip, a mere 20 minute flight from Maun, followed by a 45 minute game drive, or a short game drive followed by a mokoro or boat ride into camp (season dependant). |
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Camp Description
Superb game viewing and water activities are available throughout the year. The Okavango has hot, wet summers (October to April) and dry, cool winters (May to September). March to May is beautiful, as the vegetation turns green after the summer rains and many species of wild flower come into bloom. The Okavango Delta is generally at its highest flood levels from June to August. Daytime temperatures range between 24°C / 75°F and 27°C / 81°F, lowering to approximately 6°C / 43°F at night. September to December tends to be dry and hot, with an average temperature of 35°C / 95°F.
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Game
Viewing - Approximately three to four hours.
Spring and summer (October to April):
Morning game drive 6:00am
Afternoon / evening game drive 4:00pm
Autumn and winter (May to September):
Morning game drive 6:30am
Evening game drive 3:30pm |
Activities
Xaranna offers a range of exciting safari activities, from morning and afternoon / early evening game drives and guided bush walks to powerboat and mokoro (dugout canoe) excursions. Regrettably, for safety reasons, children under six cannot participate in any activity. Children between six and 12 are allowed on game drives and powerboat excursions only. |
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Rates
2008 / child policy
USD 550 |
Drinks
Policy
3meals daily,soft drinks,housewines,beers,local spirits,refreshmentsst on game drives |
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