The Okavango Delta attracts a huge number of herbivores in the Dry season between June and November, which attracts the carnivores as well. Wildlife viewing is superb, with hippo, elephant and buffalo often spotted on land and from the water.
The Okavango has good general wildlife, but the most common swamp-adapted animal is the rare red lechwe that can be seen wading through water in big herds. The semi-aquatic sitatunga is harder to find. Other unusual antelope include tsessebe, sable and roan.
The Okavango Delta attracts a huge number of herbivores in the Dry season between June and November, which attracts the carnivores as well. Wildlife viewing is superb, with hippo, elephant and buffalo often spotted on land and from the water.
The Okavango has good general wildlife, but the most common swamp-adapted animal is the rare red lechwe that can be seen wading through water in big herds. The semi-aquatic sitatunga is harder to find. Other unusual antelope include tsessebe, sable and roan.
Moremi Game Reserve is situated in the central and eastern areas of the Okavango Delta.
Contained within an area of approximately 3900 sq kms, here land and Delta meet to create an exceedingly picturesque preserve of floodplains – either seasonally or perennially wet, waterways, lagoons, pools, pans, grasslands and riparian, riverine and mopane forests.
This makes for spectacular game viewing and bird watching, including all major, naturally occurring herbivore and carnivore species in the region, and over 400 species of birds, many migratory and some endangered. Savannah game includes lion, elephant, antelope and buffalo, and thickly wooded areas, home to wild dog and leopard. All Big Five are present and game viewing is excellent year-round. Four of the Big Five are easily seen. Both black and white rhino have been re-introduced, but sightings remain rare.
It is because of the bold, local Batawana people that this area was proclaimed Moremi Game Reserve in 1963, making Moremi the oldest and first protected reserve of the Okavango Delta.
July to Octoberfor best wildlife viewing
July to OctoberHigher Rates apply, but not so busy
Walking Safaris, Mokoro (dugout canoe) Trips, Boat Cruises
Excellent all Year, migrants from November to April
The Okavango Delta has seasonal wildlife viewing. The best time to visit is in the dry months, from July to October, as there is an influx of animals gathering at the delta. During the wet months, from January to March, many areas become inaccessible, and some lodges close down.
The Okavango Delta and adjacent Moremi GR is a prime area for wild dog, which are most easily observed while denning between June and September.
