点评:Our group of eight from India experienced a most memorable eight days Mobile Camp Safari in Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana) with Royale Wilderness Mobile Safari Company, Maun from 9th to 16th September 2025. The rustic and wild charm of a mobile camp is a most exciting and unique experience of the wilderness for any wildlife enthusiast.
Not many mobile camp operators will venture into Moremi because of the serious challenges posed by the Okavango Delta with its risky water-ways crossings. But our expert Safari Guides with their intimate knowledge of Moremi did a fantastic job. We have very special words of appreciation for our Safari Guide CJ (Chika Simon Junior). He left no stone unturned to get us to the best and most exciting wildlife experiences. We will remember his amiable and cheerful nature, his genuine love for the denizens of the wild and tremendous safari expertise.
During our stay in Moremi (3 nights in Xakanaxa and 3 nights in Xinii BOGA Campsites) and the safari drives in those areas, we saw more than sixty lions, including cubs, belonging to five different prides (namely, Budumatau, First Bridge, Xinii, Blackpool and South Gate prides), two packs of wild-dogs (one with more than 50 dogs and another about 30 dogs), three leopard sightings, a family of four cheetahs, many elephants, cape buffaloes, impalas, zebras, greater kudus, red lechwes, spotted hyenas, waterbucks, hippos, black-bearded blue wildebeests, south african giraffes, wart-hogs, ostriches, tsessebes, steenboks, nile crocodiles, chakma baboons, vervet monkeys and other animals along with ground hornbills, kori bustards, vultures, marabou storks, eagles, helmeted guinea-fowls, spur fowls, hornbills and large flocks of a variety of birds near the innumerable water-bodies. And all these encounters were very exciting being fairly in close proximity of the animals and, in some instances, of animals on their kills. Our Guides always expertly positioned our safari vehicles for the best photo opportunities. The land cruiser safari vehicles were in top condition, which is crucial for a Moremi Safari with its challenging terrain. We were happy to see not many safari vehicles crowding important sightings --- which we often experienced in our previous safaris in Ngogrongoro Crater National Park, Maasai Mara National Reserve and Serengeti National Park, especially during the peak season.
Both our BOGA (Botswana Guide Association) Campsites at Xakanaxa and Xinii were extremely well-situated near large water-bodies and visited by a variety of animals, such as, elephants, red lechwes, impalas, zebras and hippos even during broad daylight and also by hyenas and lions during the night. To mention, for instance, one of our experiences at Xinii. While dining around 8 pm we saw in our spot-light a herd of over 50 red lechwes running panic-stricken for about one hour from one side to the other in the very large swampy reeds area in front of our Camp and elephants trumpeting. We understood that lions were on the hunt. Sure enough, early following morning we found the spoors of a large lion pride around the camp-site and saw 16 members of Xinii Pride resting in the shade 300 meters from our Camp. They were not successful in their lechwe hunt that evening. But later that day we found the pride feasting on a wart-hog kill.
During our safari drives, we passed by Blackpool BOGA Campsite and we found that area most richly endowed with a variety of wildlife and birds. If we do visit Moremi again, we will surely target Blackpool Camp-site -- for which booking is required to be made more than a year in advance due to great demand. We also enjoyed a 3-hour boat ride from Ngami Marine Boat Station in one of the permanent channels of Okavango Delta visiting the small but impressive heronry on Ngagigwa Island. We were however not lucky enough to spot the elusive sitatunga antelope.
The Mobile Camps at Xakanaxa and Xinii were efficiently managed in every respect by Royale Wilderness Safari Team. Chef Cynthia is a wonderful person who did her best to cook us some delicious vegetarian Indian cuisine and tasty bakery products freshly baked in wilderness style. The dining tables were very well-laid out in the large dining tent overlooking the very scenic wilderness. The spacious sahara style tents with two well-furnished beds, solar rechargeable lights and ensuite bucket-shower toilets made us quite comfortable. The only issue was with mid-day temperatures hovering around 35 degrees celsius which made resting inside the tents quite difficult. Those preferring cooler weather should consider visiting Moremi in August when temperatures will be cooler and wildlife sightings also very good.
Last but not least we are grateful to our Tour Operator, Safari Frank for professionally and expertly organising our Moremi Safari from start to end. We highly recommend a Moremi Safari with Safari Frank and Royale Wilderness Mobile Safaris for a most unforgettable experience in the real safari style with intimate and immersive encounters in the wild.
翻译:我们一行八人来自印度,于2025年9月9日至16日在博茨瓦纳莫雷米野生动物保护区(Moremi Game Reserve)的马翁皇家荒野移动狩猎公司(Royale Wilderness Mobile Safari Company)的带领下,体验了一次难忘的八天移动营地狩猎之旅。对于任何野生动物爱好者来说,移动营地的质朴与野性魅力都是一次激动人心、独一无二的荒野体验。
由于奥卡万戈三角洲的水路穿越风险巨大,挑战重重,很少有移动营地运营商愿意冒险前往莫雷米。但我们专业的狩猎向导凭借对莫雷米的深入了解,出色地完成了任务。我们特别感谢我们的狩猎向导CJ(Chika Simon Junior)。他竭尽全力,为我们带来了最精彩、最刺激的野生动物体验。我们将永远铭记他和蔼可亲的性格、对野生动物的真挚热爱以及精湛的狩猎技术。
在莫雷米逗留期间(在 Xakanaxa 住了 3 晚,在 Xinii BOGA 营地住了 3 晚),以及在这些地区的狩猎之旅中,我们看到了 60 多头狮子,包括幼崽,属于五个不同的狮群(即 Budumatau、First Bridge、Xinii、Blackpool 和 South Gate 狮群),两群野狗(一群有 50 多只狗,另一群有 30 只左右),三次看到豹子,一个四只猎豹家族,许多大象、非洲水牛、黑斑羚、斑马、大捻角羚、赤驴羚、斑鬣狗、水羚、河马、黑须蓝角马、南非长颈鹿、疣猪、鸵鸟、采塞贝羚、小羚羊、尼罗河鳄鱼、查克玛狒狒、青长尾猴和其他动物,地犀鸟、棕颈鹭鸨、秃鹫、鹳鹳、鹰、盔珍珠鸡、刺鹬、犀鸟以及种类繁多的大群鸟类,它们栖息在数不胜数的水体附近。所有这些邂逅都令人兴奋不已,因为我们与这些动物近距离接触,有时甚至能看到它们正在猎杀的猎物。我们的导游总是能熟练地调整我们的游猎车辆,以便我们获得最佳的拍照机会。我们的陆地巡洋舰游猎车辆状况极佳,这对于地形复杂的莫雷米游猎至关重要。我们很高兴看到,重要的观赏点并没有被过多的游猎车辆挤占——这种情况在我们之前在恩戈格罗恩戈罗火山口国家公园、马赛马拉国家保护区和塞伦盖蒂国家公园的游猎中经常遇到,尤其是在旺季。
我们博茨瓦纳导游协会 (BOGA) 在 Xakanaxa 和 Xinii 的营地位置都非常好,靠近大片水域,各种各样的动物都会来访,比如大象、赤驴羚、黑斑羚、斑马和河马,即使在光天化日之下也会来访,夜间还会有鬣狗和狮子。举个例子,在 Xinii 的一次经历。晚上 8 点左右吃饭的时候,我们在聚光灯下看到一群超过 50 只赤驴羚在我们营地前面很大的沼泽芦苇丛中惊慌失措地从一边跑到另一边,大约一个小时,大象在鸣叫。我们知道狮子正在捕猎。果然,第二天一大早,我们在营地周围发现了一个大型狮群的足迹,看到 16 名 Xinii 狮群成员在距离我们营地 300 米的树荫下休息。那天晚上他们没有成功捕猎赤驴。但当天晚些时候,我们发现狮群正在享用一头疣猪猎物。
在驱车游猎途中,我们路过了布莱克浦BOGA营地,发现那里野生动物和鸟类种类最为丰富。如果我们再次造访莫雷米,我们一定会选择布莱克浦营地——由于需求量巨大,该营地需要提前一年以上预订。我们还从恩加米海洋船站出发,沿着奥卡万戈三角洲的一条永久水道,乘坐了3个小时的船,参观了恩加吉瓦岛上规模虽小但令人印象深刻的苍鹭栖息地。然而,我们没能幸运地看到行踪不定的锡塔通加羚羊。
皇家荒野游猎团队在Xakanaxa和Xinii的移动营地管理得井井有条。辛西娅厨师人非常好,她竭尽全力为我们烹制了美味的印度素食和新鲜出炉的荒野风味烘焙食品。宽敞的用餐帐篷里,餐桌摆放得井井有条,俯瞰着风景如画的荒野。宽敞的撒哈拉风格帐篷里,配有两张精心布置的床、太阳能充电灯和带桶式淋浴的独立卫生间,让我们倍感舒适。唯一的问题是中午气温徘徊在35摄氏度左右,在帐篷里休息相当困难。喜欢凉爽天气的游客可以考虑在八月前往莫雷米,那时气温会更凉爽,野生动物观赏也非常丰富。
最后,同样重要的是,我们非常感谢我们的旅行社Safari Frank,他们从始至终专业而熟练地组织了我们的莫雷米之旅。我们强烈推荐与 Safari Frank 和 Royale Wilderness Mobile Safaris 一起进行莫雷米野生动物园之旅,以真正的野生动物园风格获得最难忘的体验,在野外进行亲密而身临其境的接触。