Eagle Island Camp

Teeming with game and birdlife, Botswana’s Okavango Delta is one of the world’s best wildlife destinations. With the recent introduction of the "Source of the Delta Helicopter Excursions" and Orient Express Safaris’ luxurious water-based camp, Eagle Island, visitors are offered an exhilarating combination of helicopter and boat travel which provides the ultimate safari experience during the wet season when the Delta is flooded.

Operated by Helicopter Horizons, guests may choose either a 45-minute helicopter flip or “go the whole way” and experience an once-in-a-lifetime speed boat/helicopter combination.The trip begins as you lift above one of the main tributaries – exposing the high concentrations of hippo and crocodiles hidden amongst the islands near Chao and the Xo flats.

As the widening floodplains restrict the movement of game to limited dry areas, a swing east of the Boronyane Channel offers a spectacular bird’s-eye view of abundant elephant, giraffe, zebra, buffalo, wildebeest, tsessebe and red lechwe, and if you are vigilant and lucky enough, guests may spot the odd predator – including leopard.
Orient-Express Safaris owns and operates three luxury camps in Northern Botswana – Khwai River Lodge, Eagle Island Camp and Savute Elephant Camp. Each is located in a diverse ecosystem, thus offering guests a variety of exhilarating wildlife experiences.