The Okavango Delta supports large concentrations of animals on both a permanent and seasonal basis. Through careful wildlife management it has become perhaps one of the best places to see wildlife in Africa.
The Okavango Delta is the largest inland delta in sub-saharan Africa after the inner delta of the Niger. It lies in a semi-arid area and every year 97% of the annual inflow of between 7,000 and 15,000 million cubic meters is lost to evapotranspiration and seepage.
The Okavango Delta is a unique pulsing wetland. More correctly an alluvial fan, the delta covers between 6 and 15 000 square kilometres of Kalahari Desert in northern Botswana and owes its existence to the Okavango (Kavango) River which flows from the Angolan highlands, across Namibia’s Caprivi Strip and into the harsh Kalahari Desert.
The Okavango Delta is a vast and varied ecosystem created as the Okavango River flows into the Kalahari desert in Botswana. Rich in wildlife, this World Heritage Site is a sanctuary to some of the world's most endangered animals and birds. The Okavango Delta is a unique pulsing wetland.
These intrepid adventures by water, take you from the top of the Delta down through to Maun following the natural and ever-changing water courses of the Okavango River and Delta channels. This unique safari is only available when water levels are …
A selection of iconic birds of the Okavango. The varied and rich eco-systems found in and around the Okavango Delta attract a stunning variety of bird life, including some of those described below.
The formation of the Okavango Delta is an extraordinary natural phenomenon, an 18,000 sq kilometre wetland forms like an oasis in the desert of Northern Botswana, forming a sanctuary to the largest populations of wildlife in Africa.