andBeyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge
Private Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Location
A private Okavango concession
The lodge sits on a private concession of around 55,600 acres in the Okavango Delta, bordering Moremi Game Reserve, set in a forest canopy of wild palms and fig trees — with exclusive traversing rights for off-road and night drives.
Transfer
An Okavango transfer
Fly to Maun, then a light aircraft to the Chitabe airstrip and around a 30-minute drive — a helicopter-transfer upgrade is available. Soft bags and luggage limits on the bush-plane leg.
Villas
12 suites
Twelve raised 'weaver-nest' suites above the papyrus banks, in copper-toned organic interiors, each with a private plunge pool, fireplace, broad terrace and indoor and outdoor showers, plus butler service.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners, photographers and design lovers after a private-concession Delta safari — striking pangolin-inspired architecture, off-road and night drives, and vehicles built for the camera.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
All-inclusive — meals, soft drinks, house wines, local spirits and beers, and game activities — with an interactive kitchen and a fire-lit boma.
About the Resort
A pangolin-inspired design lodge
andBeyond Sandibe is the Delta's design icon — a lodge shaped like a resting pangolin, raised above the papyrus banks in a forest canopy of wild palms and fig trees, on a private concession of around 55,600 acres bordering Moremi. Because it holds exclusive traversing rights, the game drives go off-road and after dark, which the national parks can't offer, and the vehicles are built around the camera: bucket seats, charging points, bean bags and padded roll bars for photographers. The twelve raised 'weaver-nest' suites have copper-toned organic interiors, a private plunge pool, a fireplace and a broad terrace, with butler service throughout, and there is a massage sala and a small gym. Dining moves between an interactive kitchen, a treehouse pavilion among the palms and a fire-lit boma, and the all-inclusive rate covers meals, house wines and game activities. Reached by a light aircraft to Chitabe and a short drive, it suits couples, photographers and design lovers, with a larger suite for families.
Accommodation
Suites
Twelve raised 'weaver-nest' suites above the papyrus banks, in copper-toned organic interiors, each with a private plunge pool, a fireplace, a broad terrace and indoor and outdoor showers, with butler service — including a larger suite for families.
Signature
Suite
Sleeps two. A raised 'weaver-nest' king with a private plunge pool and fireplace, copper-toned interiors and indoor and outdoor showers, over the floodplain and forest.
Plunge poolFloodplain outlook
Family
Larger Suite
Sleeps three to four. A larger configuration for families.
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Food & Drink
Dining
Dining moves between an interactive kitchen serving Botswana beef and artisanal breads, a treehouse pavilion among the wild palms and figs, and a fire-lit boma under the stars.
Signature
The interactive kitchen
An interactive kitchen, with Botswana beef and artisanal breads.
Treehouse
The treehouse pavilion
A treehouse pavilion among the wild palms and figs.
Boma
The fire-lit boma
A fire-lit boma under the stars.
Wellbeing
Wellness & pools
There is a massage sala and a small gym, and a private plunge pool on every suite. The signature is on the drives: photography-optimised game vehicles built around the camera, on a private concession that allows off-road and night driving.
A massage sala
A massage sala and a small gym.
Plunge pools
A private plunge pool on every suite.
Photography vehicles
Photography-optimised game vehicles — bucket seats, charging, bean bags and padded roll bars.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A private-concession Delta safari, designed for the camera. Drive off-road and after dark for the Big Five and wild dog, take in the pangolin architecture, glide out by mokoro, and watch elephants move through camp.
Off-road & night drives
Day and night game drives on a private concession — off-road and low-density, for Big Five, wild dog, cheetah, leopard, red lechwe and sitatunga.
The pangolin design
The pangolin-inspired architecture, among Africa's most striking lodge designs.
Photography vehicles
Photography-optimised game vehicles built around the camera.
Mokoro
Mokoro excursions, water levels permitting.
Wildlife in camp
Wildlife in camp — elephants and vervet monkeys among the palms.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
Via Maun
Fly to Maun, then a light aircraft to the Chitabe airstrip and around a 30-minute drive.
In the Delta
A private concession
On a private concession in the Okavango Delta, bordering Moremi.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting andBeyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- All-inclusive — meals, soft drinks, house wines, local spirits and beers, and game activities.
Made for couples
- A romantic, design-led lodge for couples, with a larger suite for families.
The concession
- On a private concession of around 55,600 acres bordering Moremi, with exclusive traversing rights — so drives go off-road and after dark, which the national parks can't offer.
Getting there
- Fly to Maun, then a light aircraft to the Chitabe airstrip and around a 30-minute drive.
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