Seasonal Water Camps
Safari camps in the semi-permanent waters are known as seasonal camps and offer water-based activities from June/July to October.
June to Oct
Overview
Seasonal Okavango Delta lodges lie in the part of the Okavango Delta which is seasonally floods. They offer the full range of water-based safari activities. But only from June to October when the water levels are highest. All year round they offer 4×4 game drives in open vehicles and game walks.
The waters of the Okavango Delta offers a floating safari experience. Choose between the silence and gentle pace of a poled mokoro, or the faster pace of a comfortable shaded motorboat. A network of waterways, feathery papyrus reeds, and diverse animals, large and small, are waiting to be discovered.
Some camps are more water-orientated (such as Kanana Camp) and some are more land-orientated such as Shinde. Some of the lodges on private concessions within the Moremi, such as Chiefs Camp, also have seasonal flood waters on the edge of Chief’s Island.
Exactly when each lodge can offer mokoro trips or boat excursions varies from camp to camp. And by season, depending on the strength of the Okavango flood. And also as the water channels forge new routes.
Sonja Brand
Africa Travel Specialist
Features
Why you may love it
- Offer the full range of water and land-based safari activities during the seasonal flood
- All on private concessions so they can offer night drives and walking safaris
- These private concessions also offer walking safaris, night drives and off-road driving on occasion
- Remote locations giving a great sense of tranquillity and wilderness
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The food was delicious. It was well prepared and well-presented.
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- SizeDelta swells 3 times in size between March and August
- TimingHow early it floods depends on the Summer rains
