![Innocent Modise, with his friendly demeanour and warm smile is the perfect addition to Xobega Island Camp. With his range of expertise in the tourism industry, local knowledge and experience in the hospitality industry; Innocent was the obvious choice to fulfill the role as Xobega Island Camp’s manager. Innocent looks after the day-today running of […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/InnocentXobegaIsland-370x275.jpg "Interview with Innocent, the Manager of Xobega Island Camp")
Interview with Innocent, the Manager of Xobega Island Camp
Innocent Modise, with his friendly demeanour and warm smile is the perfect addition to Xobega Island Camp. With his range of expertise in the tourism industry, local knowledge and experience[…]
![There’s been a gentle patter of rain falling onto the thirsty grounds of the Kruger. Although not enough to make a major dent in the arid bushveld, some rain is better than nothing. And it appears that a wealth of wildlife have emerged from the thickets to display a set of unique behaviours. This week […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/WIPnThamboVehicle-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics: A Different Perspective on the Wild")
![On our return trip after two glorious nights at Xobega Island Camp earlier this week, a group of visitors and myself were fortunate enough to witness an extraordinary scene involving two big cats. It all began with a nice sighting of a young male lion, sprawled full length alongside a termite mound in the shade […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MoremiLion3-370x275.jpg "Lions of the Moremi: Brothers in Arms")
![This time, the Week in Pictures falls on World Elephant Day, a day dedicated to the celebration of the world’s largest land mammal. In the wild places that house our safari camps, elephants roam free, and are so at home that they take it upon themselves to come right onto the camp grounds, help themselves to […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0204-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Born to be Wild")
![Last week the team at Wildside Africa took delivery of a brand new sixteen-seater boat for use at Xobega Island Camp and surrounds. The delivery itself was just the beginning, though, as the boat still had to be driven all the way from Maun up through Moremi Game Reserve to Xakanaxa Boat Camp, where it […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/XobegaBoat3-370x275.jpg "Xobega Boat Launch: The Maiden Voyage")
![Planning a self-drive trip through Botswana? Here’s why you should include a stop at Xobega Island Camp. No visit to Botswana is complete without spending some time in that watery eden on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, the Okavango Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage Sight and renowned bird and wildlife sanctuary. For most travellers, […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Lechwe-370x275.jpg "The Delta you can drive to: Xobega Island Camp")
![The modern day in which we live requires adventurers and solace-seekers to delve a little deeper to find the silence they search for, and to discover the undiscovered. The pace of life demands efficiency, gets things done, and doesn’t have time for admiring the birds or the sunset. Sometimes, it’s important to get nothing done, […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DJI_-370x275.jpg "The Okavango Delta at Sunset with Xobega Island")
![Botswana has developed an international reputation as one of the world’s finest birding destinations over the years, and for very good reason. The Okavango Delta is a big part of this, with over four hundred of Botswana’s nearly six hundred species occurring here. This is a bird-watching paradise for beginners, enthusiasts and experts alike. During […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/little-bee-eater-370x275.jpg "Xobega Island Camp – Bird-watching Heaven")
![The Okavango Delta is the world’s largest inland delta comprising an intricate network of swamps, crystal clear rivers, narrow channels, lagoons, islands, floodplains and permanent marshlands. Such a diverse natural habitat gives rise to high concentrations of big game, rare birds and aquatic animals. The scenery is mind-blowing and the sunsets unforgettable. The Okavango Delta […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/SDsunset-370x275.jpg "Xobega Island Camp : Okavango Delta’s Remote Paradise")
![Welcome to the “Week in Pictures”, a time to celebrate the events of the week. This week, across the board, we’ve seen a marked increase in big cat sightings. That’s not to say we haven’t enjoyed a wealth of other sightings such as plains game, pachyderms and rare creatures. Here’s the update and photos from the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RossPrideGirls-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures : Lions, Leopards and Everything in Between")