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A lavish reinvention of a much-loved location in a plum private concession within the wild Moremi Game Reserve. It’s owned and run by fourth-generation hoteliers, so every inch and detail champions Africa’s coolest designers and artists. To this add year-round access to the Delta’s pristine waterways and experienced guides tuned into the nuances of the landscapes, animals and seasons.
Sunken Lily Lounge at Xigera Safari Lodge, Botswana
Adriaan Louw
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An off-grid camp, run like a smart hotel by travel stalwarts the Tollman family, Xigera represents the sharp edge of transformative, sustainable travel in one of Botswana’s prime private concessions. Thanks to the family’s takeover of this former Wilderness Safaris-run property on the western edge of Moremi Game Reserve, the dozen perfectly positioned, solar-powered tents, elevated between riverine forest, are filled to the brim with bespoke, artisanal pieces and artworks by Southern Africa’s creati
A safari lodge experience in Botswana to remember for a lifetime
Times of IndiaTIMESOFINDIA.COM|TRAVEL TRENDS, BOTSWANA Created : Feb 27, 2021, 08:00 IST
We are always talking about offbeat experiences, but how offbeat have we really gone in our travels? Here is one for you. A safari lodge in Botswana’s Okavango Delta that can only be reached with the help of a canoe. The extraordinary place is just perfect for those who would like to experience the wild outdoors. The rooms are not what you would expect from a remote wilderness lodge. They are extremely comfortable, well made, with intricate detailing. So all in all, it is certainly going to be a vacation to remember, and better still, it is as offbeat as it can get.
Travel tycoonâs legacy: The Versailles of the African bush
It was like giving birth to a rhinoceros, says the woman charged with turning her fatherâs dream of a spectacular new safari camp into a reality.
Xigera lodge, a palace of wood, canvas and glass, is two days by barge from the nearest town.Â
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Stanley Tollmanâs instructions were clear. Build a safari lodge in Botswanaâs Okavango Delta and make it the finest of its kind in the world.
âThe brief was simple,â says Anton de Kock, the architect engaged for the task. âMr Tollman said, âI want an extraordinary camp. I want an extraordinary experience.â That was the word: âextraordinaryâ. And knowing Mr T, it had to be the best of the best.â
Xigera, the Versailles of the African bush An exclusive first look at Botswana’s grand new safari camp, a spectacular monument to a travel industry tycoon 23 February 2021 - 20:22 By David Pilling
Stanley Tollman’s instructions were clear. Build a safari lodge in Botswana’s Okavango Delta and make it the finest of its type in the world.
“The brief was simple,” says Anton de Kock, the architect engaged for the task. “Mr Tollman said: ‘I want an extraordinary camp. I want an extraordinary experience.’ That was the word: ‘extraordinary’. And knowing Mr T, it had to be the best of the best.”..
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South African hospitality tycoon, Stanley Tollman, wanted something unusual for his latest project in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. Xigera should be a safari lodge with the utmost in luxury, but which looked like no other. With this brief, his architect Anton De Kock set about creating what has since been dubbed the Versailles of the African bush.