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OVERVIEW ON ODDBALLS ENCLAVE IN OKAVANGO DELTA
Oddballs Enclave accommodates a maximum of 10 guests, in five twin or double bedded mini-Meru tents, making it a classic and intimate camp. The tents are on elevated wooden decks, each with a semi-detached private bathroom with hot and cold running water and an al fresco bucket shower. The guest areas have a variety of comfortable seating and a raised viewing deck overlooks the sweep of the delta – the perfect place to watch the sun or moon rise and view whatever wildlife may be visiting. Meals are enjoyed on the deck with spectacular views across the floodplains to distant island forests. The traditional Okavango Delta experiences at Oddballs Enclave are the use of local guides, hand-made wooden dug-out mekoro, no motorized activities, no generators in camp.
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Location Of Oddballs Enclave
Oddballs Enclave is located on a small island just off the south-western edge of Chief’s Island, deep in the heart of the Okavango, and bordering Moremi Game Reserve. The Okavango, with its crystal-clear channels, lily-studded lagoons, sweeping floodplains and countless islands is home to over 450 bird species, a spectacular array of plant species and the full spectrum of African game. The Okavango has earned its reputation as one of the world’s premier wilderness areas.
Safari Experience At Oddballs Enclave
The emphasis at Oddballs Enclave is on peace and tranquility (stalking game on foot provides the excitement) and guests are actively encouraged by the camp to visit the local village, home to the guides, and to interact with the people there.
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Activities At Oddballs Enclave
- Oddballs Enclave offers only walking and mokoro safaris, the traditional dug-out canoe of the swamps. Your private local guide (maximum of two guests per guide) was born and raised in the area. He owns his mokoro (the genuine wooden article, no plastic replicas for us) and will take you out on it in the early mornings and afternoons, to nearby islands where he will walk with you to view game and the spectacular landscape that is the Okavango. On request, the camp will pack a picnic lunch for you, allowing you to stay out the whole day.
- Walking amongst the full range of Africa’s wildlife is an experience that will live with you for a long time. Your guide is intimate with this landscape, and his knowledge of the big and little things that comprise it will astound you.
Summary For Oddballs Enclave
- LOCATION: Situated on the south-western edge of Chief’s Island in the heart of the Okavango Delta, on the western boundary of the Moremi Game Reserve.
- THE FOCUS: Oddballs Enclave offers a classic and quintessential Okavango experience. Activities are conducted by your own local guide (a maximum of two guests per guide), a man of the swamp, born and bred in the area. No motorized activities are offered, with the emphasis on a quiet, slow, and intensely personal experience of the African bush.
- ACCESS: Serviced by Delta Camp Airstrip – a 20 minute flight from Maun, 50 minutes from Kasane, and 15-30 minutes from most other camps.
- CATEGORY OF SAFARI EXPERIENCE: Water camp with bush walks and mokoro excursions.
- ACCOMMODATION: It accommodates just 10 guests in 5 walk-in, mini-Meru tents, in either a twin or double configuration, depending on guests’ preference. Each is elevated on its own wooden deck overlooking the floodplains, and each has its own bathroom with hot and cold running water with true safari-style bucket shower.
- ACTIVITIES: Daily walks, mokoro excursions, overnight camping trails by mekoro (minimum two nights, more recommended), full-day picnics. visits to our local Bayei village, home to our guides and most of our staff.
- CHILDREN: of all ages are welcome
