Xigera Safari Lodge

Dining at Xigera operates without set times or a fixed schedule, built around the rhythm of the day and the activities around it. The open kitchen and dining room allow guests to watch the preparation of meals, with menus drawing on local produce and indigenous ingredients including baobab.

The wine list is served from a cellar that includes bottles from Bouchard Finlayson, the Tollman family’s Cape winelands estate in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Bush dining, boma dinners around the fire-pit sculpture by artist-blacksmith Conrad Hicks, and private in-suite dining are all available. Storytelling and stargazing around the boma fire are a standard part of the evening program.

Xigera’s position on permanent water year-round means the activity programme covers land and water. Game drives in open 4×4 vehicles operate in the morning, afternoon, and evening, with a maximum of four to six guests per vehicle and optional night drives available outside the reserve boundary.

Glass-bottomed mokoro excursions move through the channels at water level, with the glass floor allowing views of the aquatic life below. Motorboat safaris reach the open waterways of the broader Delta. Walking safaris are available outside the reserve boundary. The Art and Design Tour covers the lodge’s full collection with a specialist guide. Catch-and-release fishing operates seasonally just outside the Moremi reserve boundary.