Botswana and Okavango Delta

Botswana is dominated by the Kalahari Desert, which covers up to 70% of its land surface. However, the life giving Okavango River, which has no outlet to the sea, empties onto the deserts sands, irrigating the Okavango’s waterways, giving rise to some of Botswana’s prolific and diverse wildlife. Northern Botswana has one of the few remaining large populations of the endangered African Wild Dog.

During the high rain fall months of April through to October, many game lodges and camps offer a choice of game viewing by “mokoro” (traditional dugout canoe) or motorized boats. When water levels are low (December through to March), morning, afternoon and evening game drives are an option in open 4x4 vehicles.