Where the wild things roam

Botswana might not first spring to mind when searching for a yoga retreat. But if you’re looking to combine your safari adventure with some yoga practice in the shadow of a baobab tree, this fascinating country could be just what you’re searching for!

Xigera Safari Lodge, Okavango Delta

A love letter to the magic of the African bush, Xigera is an off-grid island camp situated on the western edge of the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Choose from 12 suites, each a self-contained oasis of indoor-outdoor living spaces linked to the main areas by elevated boardwalks meandering between trees filled with birdlife. The lodge has a pool and yoga pavilion for sunrise practice with a resident teacher. Xigera also offers an extensive wellness programme.

San Camp, Makgadikgadi Pans

Or salute the sun on the Makgadikgadi Pans while staying at San Camp, a strikingly beautiful tented camp with an Arabian Nights feel, perched on the edge of the Ntwetwe Pan. Characterised by cracked and parched earth, the enormous Makgadikgadi Pans network could not be more opposite to the sprawling Okavango.

Perfect your asanas with yoga practice in the dedicated yoga tent shaded by desert palms and surrounded by a thousand acres of shimmering nothingness. Empty your mind and absorb the compelling energy of your surroundings in this blissfully serene and mysterious landscape.

The impossibly romantic, seven-bedroom camp offers an ideal place to restore, contemplate, and experience the magic of both yoga and stargazing in one of the most spiritual places on earth.