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    Xigera Safari Lodge

    Okavango Delta, Botswana

    A luxury safari lodge in Botswana's Okavango Delta

    The story of Xigera Safari Lodge is one of renewal. Of rebirth and family legacy, and of the pioneering spirit that drives us to seek out Africa’s wild spaces. The same spirit that inspired this remarkable reimagining, perhaps a complete reinvention, of an Okavango Delta safari. This is Xigera (pronounced ‘kee-jera’), named for the Pied Kingfisher that makes its home amid the watery channels of Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve. Every aspect is handcrafted to beguile our guests’ senses and stir their souls – from the evocative interiors to one-of-a-kind encounters. But Xigera is equally a line in the sand. A raising of the bar. A bold statement in the realm of luxury safaris in Botswana, and an Okavango Delta safari experience like no other.

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    Directions from Galway city (27 miles) Directions from Knock (40 miles) Directions from Shannon (84 miles) Directions from Dublin (155 miles)
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    Grounds access

    Please be advised that Ashford Castle is for hotel residents only. As we are a fully operational hotel we do not offer tours of the castle.

    Please note that access to the gardens is currently for residents only, we cannot provide tickets during this time.

    Chauffeur service

    Chauffeur driven transfers

    Chauffeured car journeys are available to all major Irish airports. The prices below are based on a maximum of two passengers.

    Ashford Castle to:

    • Dublin Airport €450, each way
    • Shannon Airport €260, each way
    • Knock Airport €150, each way
    • Galway City Centre €150, each way

    We are happy to arrange private chauffeur tours at a price of €60 per hour for up to two people in a car and €70 per hour in our Mercedes V Class, which accommodates between three to six people. Please note that private chauffeur tours must be booked for a minimum of four hours. For larger party requests, please contact the hotel for further details.

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    Chauffeur tours

    Ashford Castle's own Fáilte Ireland National tour guide is delighted to offer our guests chauffeur-driven tours in luxury SUV vehicles.

    Tailor-made tours are available for both full and half-day excursions. Visit Connemara National Park, featuring 2,957 hectares of mountains, bogs, heaths, grasslands, and forests, or Kylemore Abbey and Victorian Walled Gardens, one of Ireland’s best-loved and most iconic tourist attractions and home to the Benedictine nuns since 1920.

    The lunar landscape of the Burren and breath-taking heights of the Cliffs of Moher will leave you in no doubt as to the dramatic splendour of the West Coast of Ireland and The Wild Atlantic Way.

    Discover a full list of excursions

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    County Mayo

    Discover Ireland’s most captivating county
    Morning view on row of buildings and fishing boats in Galway Dock with sky reflected in the water

    County Galway

    Explore spectacular scenery along the breathtaking Connemara Peninsula

    Day trips

    We have some of Ireland’s finest sights within easy day-trip distance
    Aerial view of the Ruins of Moyne Abbey in county Mayo in Ireland

    County Mayo

    Discover Ireland’s most captivating county
    Morning view on row of buildings and fishing boats in Galway Dock with sky reflected in the water

    County Galway

    Explore spectacular scenery along the breathtaking Connemara Peninsula

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