A new Northern Delta lodge on a private island where the Okavango bleeds into Linyanti.
Mapula sits on a private island along the Selinda Spillway, the seasonal channel that links the Okavango Delta to the Linyanti Wetlands. It's in the lightly-visited Sekwana Concession (NG12), where mopane forest opens into floodplain, palm islands rise from marshy channels, and grasslands break against stands of acacia — a habitat mosaic that supports an unusually wide spread of wildlife. The lodge has been taken on by Desert & Delta Safaris (in partnership with the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund) and rebuilt from the ground up, with twelve safari suites and the full Desert & Delta activity slate running year-round. It opens on 1 March 2027, with bookings open now.
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