Okavango Delta, Botswana

Okavango Delta Safaris & Moremi Game Reserve

The Okavango Delta, the jewel of Botswana in the middle of the Kalahari, is the largest and most beautiful oasis in Africa - an isolated, lush green paradise with some of the richest wildlife in the world. This exceedingly beautiful maze of waterways, lagoons, vast grassy plains and palm-fringed and wooded islands is home to crocodile, hippo, elephant, lion, leopard, hyena, giraffe, wild dog, rare antelope and around 400 bird species. But the game is just one of many elements that combine to make the Okavango delta a treasure house. It is the brooding quietness of the waterways, the plaintive cry of the fish eagle, the malachite kingfisher reflected in the waters and the scent of the water lilies, which will stay with you forever.

The source of the Okavango delta lies in the extremely wet highlands of central Africa. From here the Cubango River flows south, away from the sea, gathering ever more water until it reaches Botswana, where it's known as the Okavango. Here it forms a vast, fan-shaped, astonishingly luxuriant wilderness of flood plain and forest, stream and lagoon – the ideal breeding ground for an incredible diversity of wildlife. With the influx of the annual flood, the water levels of the Okavango delta rise steadily from May onwards, with its peak reached in August.

We have divided the Okavango Delta into four safari areas; the Moremi Game Reserve; the permanent waters which, as you might expect, offers water all year round; the seasonal waters which are flooded annually and dry up gradually with the onset of summer, and finally some mixed activity game lodges offering land and water safari activities through the year. Typically, tours to the Okavango Delta focus on two contrasting safari camps allowing you to enjoy the full range of safari activities and experience the contrasting beauty of Botswana.

Most of the Okavango delta is divided up into private concessions, each with only one or two game lodges, thus ensuring exclusivity and tranquillity. Depending on which safari camp you stay at, and the progression of the flood, your safari will include 4x4 game drives, game walks, game-viewing by boat and of course the evocative mokoro excursions. In addition, horse riding and elephant safaris are two of the more unusual ways of enjoying wildlife in the Okavango delta.

Travel to the Okavango Delta
Most of our clients fly into the Okavango Delta from either Maun (with direct flights from Johannesburg or Windhoek) or Kasane which offers road transfers from Victoria Falls.