Posts Tagged ‘Okavango Delta’
A Long Dry Season for Botswana?
Botswana had a poor rainy season this year and the lack of rain looks to make for an extended season of phenomenal game viewing for 2019. During years of normal rainfall animals migrate away from the Okavango Delta into the surrounding Kalahari, returning to the permanent waters of the delta when the dry season begins. …
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Mokoro on the Okavango Delta
The Okavango Delta is a vast swampland covering over 9,000 square miles of northern Botswana. Abundant populations of bird (herons, storks, cranes, pelicans) and animals (elephants, hippos, crocodiles, antelopes) can be found here, along with a high diversity of plants (fan palms, date palms, papyrus, mopane). Moremi Game Reserve is on the eastern edge of…
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The Green Season in Botswana
The dry, winter season (June-October) is widely considered to be the optimal time for game viewing in Botswana. The low grass and lack of vegetation make the animals easier to see. As water sources deep in the bush dry out, animals are forced to congregate in large numbers around permanent rivers. The green season in…
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