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Xigera Camp - May 2010
11/Jun/10
Xigera Camp - May 2010
Hyaena, leopard, monkeys and baboons make Xigera their home for the flood... More
Xigera Camp - December 2009
13/Jan/10
Xigera Camp - December 2009
A leopard with two kills, crocodile feeding on hippo and a baby honey badger being carried by its mother were just some of December's highlights at Xigera. More
Lone male wild dog at Xigera
25/Nov/09
Lone male wild dog at Xigera
Lone wild dog seen at Xigera More
Xigera Camp - October 2009
13/Nov/09
Xigera Camp - October 2009
Mokoro is the best way to see the interesting and beautiful smaller animals living in this unique ecosystem... More
Xigera Camp - September 2009
02/Nov/09
Xigera Camp - September 2009
Highlights this month included a Pel's Fishing-owl on the curio shop roof and a white rhino - the second ever for Xigera Camp! More
Xigera Camp - August 2009
18/Sep/09
Xigera Camp - August 2009
Incredible white rhino sighting at Xigera Camp! More
Amphibian surveys in the Okavango Delta
21/Aug/09
Amphibian surveys in the Okavango Delta
The Xigera and Vumbura Concessions have so far resulted in a total of 14 amphibian species identified. More
Xigera Camp - June 2009
08/Jul/09
Xigera Camp - June 2009
Xigera guests got to see a leopard - while boating! More
Xigera Camp - May 2009
10/Jun/09
Xigera Camp - May 2009
During the mokoro rides there has been loads of general game and on drives regular leopard sightings - not forgetting Pel's Fishing-Owl currently residing at Room 10! More
Xigera Camp - April 2009
19/May/09
Xigera Camp - April 2009
With the amazing amount of water in this year's flood we have been able to access formerly unchartered territory by boat and mokoro... More
Xigera - February and March 2009
08/Apr/09
Xigera - February and March 2009
The high waterlevels means we are able to resume the full-day boat trips; one mokoro trip even yielded a leopard sighting! More
Xigera - January 2009
17/Feb/09
Xigera - January 2009
Elusive sitatunga antelope and Pel's Fishing-owls at Xigera More
Xigera Camp - Dec 2008
13/Jan/09
Xigera Camp - Dec 2008
Apart from champagne, gammon, turkey and Christmas puddings, we have also had some excellent sightings, glorious weather and loads of fun! More
Xigera Camp - November 2008
09/Dec/08
Xigera Camp - November 2008
Our baby impalas, all small and wobbly-legged, have arrived! More
Xigera Camp - October 2008
14/Nov/08
Xigera Camp - October 2008
Xigera: the haunt of sitatunga and Pel's Fishing-owl More
Xigera Camp - August 2008
03/Sep/08
Xigera Camp - August 2008
Although typically a water camp Xigera has produced some incredible mammal sightings this month... More
Xigera Camp - July 2008
07/Aug/08
Xigera Camp - July 2008
Breeding skimmers, hunting fishing-owls and leopard sightings from the dinner table for a lucky few this month... More
Xigera Camp - June 2008
17/Jul/08
Xigera Camp - June 2008
Although Xigera Camp is known as a water camp, we had several great sightings this month: from the rare sitatunga to leopard, cheetah, lion, hyaena and even a Bat Hawk to keep the birders happy. More
Xigera Camp - May 2008
10/Jun/08
Xigera Camp - May 2008
It has been a while since there has been news from our island paradise of Xigera Camp and we intend to change that with regular monthly reports going forward.    More
Xigera Camp - September 2007
06/Oct/07
Xigera Camp - September 2007
Some of the highlights on Cheifs Island were, a crocodile in the Boro Channel with an elephant leg in its mouth, lions stalking and killing an impala and later on the male coming and stealing the kill More
Xigera Camp - August 2007
07/Sep/07
Xigera Camp - August 2007
The birding highlight of the month has got to be the discovery of a juvenile Pels Fishing Owl! The little fluff ball made its debut to the guides Teko and Oscar on the 13th of this month. More
Xigera Camp - July 2007
06/Aug/07
Xigera Camp - July 2007
Between the boating and the driving around our island we have also seen leopard on at least five different occasions and we regularly see their tracks on our "morning newspaper" following a night stroll across the bridge at Xigera Camp. Lastly, the very rare and elusive sitatunga was seen once during the month. More

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