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North Island Okavango is a luxury tented camp that offers a good standard of luxury in an excellent shared concession of the Okavango Delta.
What’s North Island Okavango really like?
Like many Delta camps, North Island is raised up on stilts to accommodate the annual ebb and flow of the floodwaters. The main area has marquee style canvas tents housing the bar and dining area, and outside there’s a lovely firepit. Wooden boardwalks lead between the main area and the four tented suites. These are beautiful, spacious, stretch canvas tents, with a lovely seating area out on the deck and a small plunge pool. Inside, the bed looks straight out onto the floodplain (there is nothing more thrilling than seeing wildlife when you first open your eyes) and the bathroom beyond has a tub large enough for a decent wallow.
What can I do at North Island Okavango?
Game drives in this spectacular area are almost always very rewarding. As there is usually water for most of the year, this is a particularly great camp for enjoying boating and mokoroing, even outside the peak flood season. For our fellow safari geeks, this also makes it a great place to keep an eye out for the rare sitatunga antelope. Fishing is permitted between March and December and birding is spectacular. For an extra fee you can take a heli flight over the delta or visit the Tsolido Hills to see the ancient bushman rock art (just let us know as this generally needs pre-booking). Another extra activity you can undertake with the help of the heli is heading out to see the conservation and community work that the camp supports in the nearby villages.
Giving back at North Island Okavango…
Our guests and the camps we work with are all passionate about protecting the wildlife and the environment. This goes hand in hand with ensuring the communities who live alongside the wildlife benefit from tourism. North Island supports Wild Vision who help provide eye tests and glasses to children and adults. Rising elephant numbers creates a real danger for children walking to school so the “Elephant Express” provides safe passage for kids and helps to avoid human-wildlife conflict.
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