Friday, March 14, 2008

Camp Okavango - A Few New Changes and Two New Faces

Camp Okavango recently opened again, after a month of refurbishment and clean-up, to welcome guests for the 2008 season. During closure time, our new Lodge Managers, MC and Michelle, who have moved to the heart of the Okavango Delta from Camp Moremi, used this opportunity to settle in to their new environment, familiarise themselves with the set-up of the camp and oversee the refurbishment. We welcome them to Camp Okavango!


MC, the Nephew to John Khata, who has been at Camp Okavango for almost 30 years already, is no stranger to the Desert and Delta Safaris family. MC worked for many years at Camp Moremi and Xugana Island Lodge, and has excelled from his early days as a waiter and Barman at Camp Moremi and Guide, Assistant Manager and Manager at Xugana Island Lodge. Just over two years ago, MC spent a year at Disneyworld on a cultural exchange program and honed his skills in Tourism Management. He returned to Desert and Delta Safaris at the end of 2006. It was during this time that he met Michelle, who hails from Kwazulu-Natal. Michelle joined Desert and Delta Safaris in 2007 and spent the year as an Assistant Manager at Camp Moremi. We are confident that their great zest for life and positive approach to Tourism Management are going to ensure that guests to Camp Okavango leave with incredibly fond memories of their Okavango experiences.

Apart from various soft changes to the lodge, we have replaced the entrances to all the tents with new glass and mosquito netting sliding doors. This is a welcome change to the old zip-up doors and we are confident that our visitors are going to enjoy our new tents.
Camp Okavango guest accommodation is in eleven safari tents, with en-suite bathrooms. All rooms are raised above the ground on wooden decks ....... and now boast brand new glass sliding doors as entrances. Each room deck allows for guests to relax and enjoy the views of the Okavango Delta wilderness.






The new entrances of the Camp Okavango tents as from the interior of the tented room.

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