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Okavango Delta (16 000km²) is a wetland wilderness of looping
channels edged with tall papyrus. A spectacular oasis rich in wildlife,
the Delta is an ever-changing Eden where copper-hued jacanas tiptoe
gracefully across lily-lined channels, and the booming bellow of
hippos and the haunting call of fish eagles answer the song of reed-frogs.
When the grasses mellow to gold, marking the wane of the rainy
season, a pantheon of African wildlife is drawn, sometimes in thundering
waves, to the perennial water. Sable antelope, giraffe, zebra, buffalo,
lion and Africa's monumental wanderers, elephant, drift across the
Kalahari sands towards the Delta.
At Sandibe, you can experience the ever-changing miracle of the
Okavango Delta on your doorstep. Sandibe Safari Lodge is set within
a 270km² private concession bordering Moremi Game Reserve in
one of the most beautiful parts of the Delta.
 Located
near the perennial Santantadibe Channel, the lodge nestles between
permanent water and grass-swept plains where herds of elephant,
buffalo and topi (tsessebe) wander amid vigilant predators.
Rolling plains stretch into the distance, etched with the silhouettes
of palm trees, mud-castle spires of giant termite mounds and ancient
Baobabs
The lodge, constructed according to strict environmental principles,
was opened in 1998. Prior to opening, a medicine man was called
in to protect Sandibe from bad spirits, sickness and fire.
After a three-hour blessing, the sangoma intuited an atmosphere
of protection, sensing the particularly strong presence of lion.
As he left the camp, two lionesses prowled the exit, noble sentinels
of CC Africa's Sandibe Safari Lodge.
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