Eagle Island Lodge, A Belmond Safari
A water-safari lodge deep in the Okavango Delta — mokoro canoes, helicopter safaris, and twelve raised tented suites
The Privata Perspective
The Okavango is the inverse of every other safari: a desert delta that floods each winter into a maze of channels, lagoons, and islands teeming with life. Eagle Island — twelve thatched, tented suites raised on platforms deep in the Delta — is Belmond's water camp, where game viewing happens by mokoro dugout canoe, motorboat, and helicopter with the doors off.
Gliding at eye level past elephants crossing the channels is the Delta's signature experience, and the birdlife — fish eagles, herons, carmine bee-eaters — is among the richest in Africa. We combine it with Savute for the land-and-water pairing, timed to the flood for the full water-safari experience.
Accommodations
Deluxe Tented Room
82 m², with a 30 m² deck
The only category here — savannah and river views, a private plunge pool and a walled outdoor shower
Dining
Lodge Restaurant
International & Setswana
Served in the sun or under the covered terrace, looking out over the delta
Fish-Eagle Bar
Bar
All-inclusive, and named by the New York Times among the world's most romantic bars
Spa & Wellness
The Wellness Pod, where treatments use local ingredients and the soundtrack is whatever the delta is doing — the signature is a 90-minute Spirit of Adventure Escape. There is no communal pool; each room has its own plunge pool on the deck.
When to Go
Jun–Sep
Peak flood — the full water-safari: mokoro, boats, swimming elephants
Oct–Nov
Receding water concentrates game; dramatic pre-rain skies
Book With Preferred Access
Experience Eagle Island Lodge, A Belmond Safari with Via Privata
Complimentary upgrades, resort credits, early check-in, and dedicated concierge support — available exclusively through our preferred partner programme.
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