andBeyond Sandibe Under Canvas

Deep in the heart of Botswana’s Okavango Delta, &Beyond Sandibe Under Canvas offers an exclusive under-canvas safari experience in one of the region’s most predator-rich wilderness areas. Set on a private 22,500-hectare concession adjacent to Sandibe, this intimate camp features just three tents, hosting a maximum of six guests and ensuring a highly personalised and immersive safari. With exclusive traversing rights and expert &Beyond guides, twice-daily game drives deliver exceptional Big Five sightings and remarkable predator encounters, often within minutes of camp. This is raw, authentic Delta safari at its most thrilling, where uninterrupted views stretch across pristine wilderness and the sounds of lions, hyenas and elephants form the soundtrack to your stay.

Despite its wild setting, comfort is thoughtfully woven into every detail. Each tent offers hot running water, fans, Wi-Fi and laundry service, delivered with subtle elegance that never detracts from the natural surroundings. Dining becomes a ritual of connection, with freshly prepared meals cooked over an open fire and shared under starlit African skies. With no fences or barriers, the bush remains ever present — wildlife moves freely through the concession and the pulse of the Delta surrounds you day and night. &Beyond Sandibe Under Canvas is a rare and intimate Okavango Delta safari camp where luxury meets untamed wilderness, creating a deeply immersive experience defined by exceptional game viewing, warm, intuitive hosting and unforgettable moments in true predator country.

About the Okavango Delta

The largest inland delta in the world, the Okavango Delta is the most unexpected wonder – water present in a desert. The broad Okavango River sinks into the dry sands of the Kalahari Desert, creating a lush and waterlogged oasis with crystal clear lagoons and channels, reeded islands and fertile floodplains. Dubbed “the river that never finds the sea”, this magical oasis spreads over more than 15 500 km² (almost 6 000 square miles) and yet is so fragile that, if it were denied water for even a decade, it would revert to a semi-desert.

This breath-taking environment constantly adapts and changes with the ebb and flow of the floodwaters that seasonally inundate large portions of the Delta. Although dry for two-thirds of the year, during the winter months the rising floodwaters create a maze of marshes, small wooded islands and shallow lagoons. Water lilies and other aquatic plants flourish in the shallow water, while water birds inhabit the banks of papyrus. As relatively little water can be found elsewhere during this time, the wildlife is drawn to the clear waters of the Delta.

On the edges of the Delta, where land blurs with water, breeding herds of elephant splash gently through shallow channels, the long necks of a family of giraffe materialise slowly out of the Delta skyline and graceful sitatunga antelope hide in the reeds. It is a place where you can wonder at the antics of wild dog in the morning and cast a line for tiger fish in the afternoon, wake in the dappled shade of a forest and enjoy dinner beneath the boughs of a massive baobab at full moon.

Beautiful little reed frogs cling to the water grasses and a variety of incredible bird species make their appearance, from jewelled kingfishers and bee-eaters to ponderous herons and cranes and solemn-looking owls. Red lechwe scamper through the shallows and wild cat, serval and pangolin can be spotted at night, when the moon reflects off the backs of a family of hippo coming out of the water to graze, turning them into slabs of shining silver.