Okavango Delta Safari
A vast, shifting maze of water, islands and wildlife — and the beating heart of any Botswana safari.
Request Rates & AvailabilityEach year, floodwaters born in the Angolan highlands spill across the Kalahari to create the Okavango Delta — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa's last great wildernesses. It is a place of channels and lagoons, palm-fringed islands and floodplains, where elephants wade shoulder-deep and lions patrol the seasonal edges.
The Delta's genius is variety. On the water you drift silently by mokoro (dug-out canoe) and boat; on land you track big cats across island savannah. The best camps offer both, and we'll pair a water camp with a land camp so you experience the Delta in full.
Landscape & character
Elephant, lion, leopard, wild dog, red lechwe and prolific birdlife move through a mosaic of channels, lagoons and palm-fringed islands that shift with the season's flood.
Signature experiences
Mokoro and boating drift you silently past game on the water; game drives and walking track big cats and wild dog across island savannah. The best camps offer both, and we pair a water camp with a land camp so you experience the Delta in full.
- Moremi Game Reserve vs private concessions — we'll match the right one to how you like to travel.
- The flood cycle: waters born in Angola reach the Delta from roughly May, peaking June–August.
- Who it suits: first-time and returning safari-goers alike — the Delta rewards both.
Best time to visit Okavango Delta
Water is highest and most beautiful June–August; game viewing is excellent year-round; green season (November–March) brings dramatic skies and real value.
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