June 2007:  Orient-Express Safaris, Eagle Island Camp, was voted “Botswana’s Leading Safari” at the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA), held in Dubai earlier this month.   The Middle East & Africa voting campaign reached a total of 167,000 travel professionals worldwide, including more than 110,000 travel agents who unanimously voted Eagle Island Camp to be “The Best” safari in its location.

Eagle Island is truly unique in that it is the only camp in Botswana to offer fully inclusive helicopter excursions as part of its safari program.  The camp is situated deep within the Botswana's Okavango Delta, on the pristine island of Xaxaba.  Hidden from the world and surrounded by Illala Palms, the tented camp overlooks a lagoon fed by the tranquil waterways of the Delta.   Built to blend into its environment, the camp offers its guests a peaceful setting from where to enjoy an abundance of exceptional wildlife sightings and prolific birdlife.

All luxury tents are housed on raised wooden platforms, offering great views, and shaded by a traditional African thatch roof.  The large private decks are furnished with easy chairs and a hammock, ideal for game spotting, or for enjoying a private dinner in complete privacy. The tent interiors are luxuriously appointed with such comforts as an en suite bathroom, private fully stocked mini bar, four poster bed complete with mosquito netting, as well as a discreet air conditioning.             

For rates and package information, please contact reservations on +27 (0)11 274 1800 or e-mail: reservations@orient-express-safaris.co.za