Southern Okavango
This part of the Delta is a spectacularly diverse sector; it has a bit of everything Botswana offers...from dry plains to perennial swamps, and huge herds of grazers dotted about these two habitats and the in betweens. The southern sector is mostly managed by private concessions.
This is an excellent area to experience "wet camps" where you can explore the waterways of the Delta by boat and traditional makoro (dug-out canoe), in season from May to October when the floodwaters have reached this area. The Kanana heronry is the largest breeding collection of herons, storks and egrets in the Delta and can be reached by boat from certain camps all year.
A surprising range of wildlife make the Okavango home. A huge number of impala attract a high number of leopard - impala is favoured above all other antelope species. Ilala palms dot the floodplains and beyond the open grasslands are swathes of acacia woodlands.
Also encountered are buffalo, elephant, lion and occasional sightings of wild dog, the subject of the Botswana Wild Dog Research Project that takes place in the area.
Wherever the predators hunt, there are always raptors and the African Hawk Eagle and the Hooded Vulture are often seen around the southern regions. A famous African bird is the greater honeyguide, a fascinating bird that encourages humans to follow it when it calls, and in exchange for providing the location of a honey nest, the honeyguide receives a small "commission"! Other bird species frequently seen are the Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Red-billed Hornbill, Gabar Goshawk and coveys of Red-billed Francolin.
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Our Recommended Tours
The Botswana Explorer
$ 8972
Okavango Delta, Kwando Concession, Chobe National Park, Victoria Falls - 16 days/15 nights
All camps are of a high comfort standard, small and intimate with en suite hot and cold water. All the game drives are in open four wheel drive vehicles with uninhibited game viewing. Boating and canoeing is also available in each camp.
This region forms the heartland of the proposed immense Upper Zambezi Trans-frontier conservation Area straddling Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe - one of the greatest wilderness areas on the planet.
Other Options
Combine the Southern Okavango with a visit to the wetter Northern Okavango for a different feel to the area. The Linyanti Swamp provides a good contrast as one moves northwards.
Although Victoria Falls is not in Botswana, most safaris begin or end here.
Three or four regions from desert to delta together with one of the seven wonders of the World make these safaris difficult to beat.
Botswana Safari Spots
Okavango Delta | Central Okavango | Northern Okavango | Western Okavango | Moremi Wildlife Reserve | Makgadikgadi Pans | Linyanti | Savuti | Kwando | Chobe National Park | Tuli Block | Selinda | Shinde | Kwara | Central Kalahari
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