Nxabega's 7000 hectare exclusive wildlife concession is flanked by grassy floodplains. This unique concession is well-placed on the edge of the permanent Okavango Delta, which allows for both a water and a land safari experience.

Perhaps the most noticeable aspect of the Okavango Delta is the complete absence of hills and rocks - the landscape is as flat as a lake (actually it slopes one metre every four kilometres to the south-east). It is this very fact that has led to the formation of the Delta, as the water entering in the north has no clear course to follow.

The Okavango Delta consists of three major components - and one way of picturing this is to look at your outstretched hand. The wrist being the so-called "panhandle", your palm would be the permanent swamp, and the fingers the channels - arteries which feed the seasonal swamp.

Animals most likely to be seen are kudu, impala, giraffe, buffalo, lion and hippo. The Moremi Game Reserve is the only declared conservation area in the Delta. It is strategically situated in one of the largest wilderness regions on the continent. Coupled with the diversity of Chobe National Park to the east, the area supports over 160 mammal, over 500 bird, 38 amphibian, 157 reptile and 89 fish species. Elephant move seasonally through the southern part of the Okavango Delta.

Lion and hyena are regularly encountered in the surrounding woodlands, with wild Dog and cheetah present in smaller numbers. The Okavango Delta is one of the remaining strongholds for the endangered wild dog. This fascinating animal displays similar social and hunting behaviour to the legendary wolf of the northern hemisphere. Wild dog research has been on-going in the nearby area for about a decade.

The rasping call of leopard is often heard close to camp after dark. Among antelope, the magnificent red lechwe can be seen in small herds on floodplain grasslands, while the rare sitatunga keeps to dense papyrus. Nocturnal creatures include springhare, caracal and honey badger.

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The Okavango Delta is a bird-watcher's paradise, with over 500 species recorded in the Delta. Bird-watching is superb, with over 100 species commonly encountered in the immediate vicinity of the camp and "specials" such as Pel's Fishing Owl, Wattled Crane, Slaty Egret, Lesser Jacana and Dickinson's Kestrel regularly seen on drives and mokoro trips. Each morning, the birds' "dawn chorus" resounds through the camp, with the voices of Heuglin's Robin and Swamp Boubou among the most strident.

There are few more haunting calls than that of the African Fish Eagle - a bird more common here in the Okavango than anywhere else on the continent. Birds are abundant in the riverine forest, with Hartlaub's Babbler, Grey-backed Bleating Warbler, Barred Owl, Red-eyed Dove, Red-billed Woodhoopoe and Red-billed Helmetshrike among the characteristic species. Look out for both Black-eyed and Red-eyed Bulbuls. The elusive Pel's Fishing Owl roosts in evergreen trees by day.

A variety of warblers and weavers nest in the papyrus beds, and Pied Kingfisher, Malachite Kingfisher and Coppery-tailed Coucal may be seen among the tall stems.

Woodland birds are bountiful, with hole-nesting species such as Red-billed Hornbill, Grey Hornbill, Burchell's Starling, Scops Owl, Pearl-spotted Owl, Crested Barbet, Bearded Woodpecker, Striped Kingfisher and Meyer's Parrot among the most conspicuous.

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The Delta is home to a myriad of swimming life forms. Fish species include the Finetoothed Squeaker, Tigerfish, African Pike, Banded Jewelfish and Blunt-toothed Catfish.

Technicolour frogs are among the familiar sights in this enchanted, watery wilderness. Types of frog found in the Delta include Snoring Puddle Frog, Painted Reed Frog and Waterlily Frog.

The largest reptile in the Okavango Delta is the Nile Crocodile. Smaller relatives include Bushveld Lizard, Tropical House Gecko and Water Monitor. Iridescent dragonflies are one of the multi-coloured delights of the Delta.

In the Delta, there are Mopane trees and vast ancient riverine forests of Ebony, Knob Thorn and the wondrous Leadwood, which can live for a thousand years and remain as an upright skeleton for another thousand. Extensive open grasslands, palm islands and acacia woodlands are found in the drier areas.

Groves of towering palms, Baobab trees and Sausage Trees rise from the landscape. The great and gnarled Baobabs in the area may well be the oldest living inhabitants of the African continent.

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The Okavango Delta is an inland basin that forces the river, which rises in Angola, to spill itself onto the arid semi-desert of the Kalahari to create an oasis. The Delta has areas of both permanent and seasonal water, with different habitats prevailing. The Delta is filled with channels and lagoons, riverine forest, floodplains and seasonal grasslands (molapo), woodland, acacia scrub and palm savannah, each with its own distinctive animals.