{"id":953,"date":"2026-09-16T12:27:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/?p=953"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:27:44","slug":"okavango-delta-de-rivier-die-nooit-de-zee-bereikt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/en\/okavango-delta-de-rivier-die-nooit-de-zee-bereikt\/","title":{"rendered":"Okavango Delta: the river that never reaches the sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tb-wysiwyg tb-block align-left background-light pattern-none variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"wysiwyg\">\n    <div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n        <div class=\"tb-wysiwyg__inner\">\n            <div class=\"inner-block\">\n                                <div class=\"text-part wysiwyg\">\n                                            <h2>What to Do and See in the Okavango Delta?<\/h2>                                                                \t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Picture a river that runs for 1,700 kilometres, then simply stops. No sea, no coastline. The Okavango flows from the mountains of Angola towards the southeast, spreads across a plain in northern Botswana, and eventually evaporates into the Kalahari air.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>This is the Okavango Delta, one of the world\u2019s largest inland deltas and possibly the strangest body of water on the African continent. In the middle of a desert lies a wetland, and that wetland is home to pretty much everything you could hope to see on safari.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-wysiwyg tb-block align-left background-light pattern-none variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"wysiwyg-1\">\n    <div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n        <div class=\"tb-wysiwyg__inner tb-wysiwyg__inner--highlight\">\n            <div class=\"inner-block\">\n                                    <!-- <div class=\"icon\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/var\/www\/prod\/public_html\/wp-content\/plugins\/tbx-plugin\/blox\/wysiwyg\/..\/..\/images\/wave-1.php \" alt=\"Lamp icon\"\/>\n                <\/div> -->\n                    <div class=\"icon\">\n                        <i class=\"fa-kit fa-tb-lightbulb\"><\/i>\n                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"text-part wysiwyg\">\n                                            <h4>Top tips from our team<\/h4>                                        \t<div class=\"translation-block\"><ul>\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Water levels are highest between June and August<\/li>\n<li>Moremi is the best area for wild dogs and leopards<\/li>\n<li>Combine a mokoro trip with a game drive on dry land<\/li>\n<li>Wear long clothing after sunset, as the delta is a malaria area<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-wysiwyg tb-block align-left background-light pattern-none variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"wysiwyg-2\">\n    <div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n        <div class=\"tb-wysiwyg__inner\">\n            <div class=\"inner-block\">\n                                <div class=\"text-part wysiwyg\">\n                                            <h2>Where is the Okavango Delta?<\/h2>                                                                \t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p dir=\"ltr\">The delta lies in northwestern Botswana, in the Ngamiland region, on the edge of the Kalahari. And that\u2019s exactly what makes it so special. The land around it is bone-dry, but in the middle, the water reaches your knees.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Your trip starts in <strong>Maun<\/strong>. It\u2019s often called Botswana\u2019s tourism capital and makes a great base for exploring the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, the Makgadikgadi Pans or Moremi Game Reserve. You\u2019ll hear all kinds of languages mixed together. On the way from the airport, goats simply wander across the road, and no one bats an eyelid.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">From here, you have two options. Drive for a few hours to <strong>Moremi Game Reserve<\/strong> in your 4&#215;4, with your tent on the roof. Or hop on a small plane and reach a camp deep in the delta within twenty minutes, on a tiny island accessible only by air. That\u2019s your first highlight right there: before you\u2019ve even landed, you\u2019ll see the channels spreading out beneath you.<\/p><\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery tb-block align-center background-light pattern-none variant-2-vertical-1-horizontal tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"simple-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery__images tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery__image tb-simple-gallery__image--vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/140\/2025\/12\/PimMaartje_LR-25-1-scaled.jpg.webp' width='1920' height='2560' srcset='https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/140\/2025\/12\/PimMaartje_LR-25-1-scaled.jpg.webp 1920w, 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It falls as rain in the highlands of <strong>Angola<\/strong>, sometime between December and February. Up there, the river is still called the Cubango. It flows downstream, becomes the Kavango in Namibia, and eventually enters northern Botswana as the Okavango. The journey takes months.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The result is a world turned upside down. Just when Botswana is at its driest, the river bursts its banks and fills the delta. July is a desert month with high water.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And the delta grows with it. Depending on the flood, the area ranges from around 6,000 to 15,000 square kilometres, meaning the delta nearly triples in size every year. What is a channel in May becomes a grass plain where antelope graze in November. So you'll never visit the same delta twice.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our accommodation in the delta has to move regularly for the same reason. 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                                   <h2>Things to do in the Okavango Delta<\/h2>                                                                \t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p dir=\"ltr\">The delta offers three completely different perspectives, and the best part is that you can combine them all in a single trip.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>On the water<\/strong>, you\u2019ll travel by mokoro or small motorboat. You\u2019ll be at eye level with hippos, gliding through the reeds so quietly that the birds won\u2019t even take flight.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>On land<\/strong>, you\u2019ll drive through Moremi in an open 4x4. You\u2019ll go from dense woodland to open plains and sometimes straight through water that reaches halfway up the doors. This is where you\u2019ll spot elephants, lions and wild dogs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>From the air<\/strong>, you\u2019ll take a small plane from Maun. It\u2019s only from above that you can see the full pattern of channels, lagoons and thousands of palm-covered islands, and understand how vast this area really is.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Each perspective gives you a different feeling for the same place. Experience all three and you\u2019ll see the delta exactly as it was meant to be seen.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Also check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/travelbase.eu\/bestemming\/botswana-reizen\/\">adventure trips through Botswana<\/a> to see how you can combine this with Chobe and the salt pans.<\/p><\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery tb-block align-center background-light pattern-none variant-2-vertical-1-horizontal tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"simple-gallery-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery__images tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery__image tb-simple-gallery__image--vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/140\/2025\/12\/PimMaartje_LR-56.jpg.webp' width='1536' height='2304' 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      <div class=\"text-part wysiwyg\">\n                                            <h2>Gliding through the water lilies in a mokoro<\/h2>                                                                \t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p dir=\"ltr\">A <strong>mokoro<\/strong> is a long, narrow canoe that your guide propels with a pole from the back. Traditionally, it was hollowed out of a tree trunk, usually ebony or sausage tree wood. Today, most mokoros are made of fiberglass, so the delta\u2019s old trees can remain standing. They move through the water in exactly the same way and last much longer.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You sit low. Very low. Your hips are roughly level with the water, so the reeds tower above you as you glide through green corridors barely wider than the boat itself.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s the sounds that stay with you. The gentle splash of the pole, frogs, a bird whose call you can\u2019t place.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At some point, your guide pushes you into an open patch of water, with a <strong>water lily<\/strong> here and there among the reeds. 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https:\\\/\\\/bon.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/140\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/BON_2025_RoosvanDeursen_HR228-1-e1766403061634-10x12.jpg 10w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-cta-banner tb-block align-left background-light pattern-none variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"cta-banner\">\n    <div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/travelbase.eu\/trip\/botswana-nomads\/#route\" class=\"tb-cta-banner__link\" target=\"\" title=\"\">\n            <div class=\"icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/div>\n            <div class=\"text-part\">\n                                    <strong>Want to know more?<\/strong>\n                                                    <span>  A 15-day adventurous road trip through the national parks of Botswana.<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-wysiwyg tb-block align-left background-light pattern-none variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"wysiwyg-6\">\n    <div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n        <div class=\"tb-wysiwyg__inner\">\n            <div class=\"inner-block\">\n                                <div class=\"text-part wysiwyg\">\n                                            <h2>On safari in Moremi Game Reserve<\/h2>                                                                \t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Moremi Game Reserve<\/strong> is the only officially protected part of the delta, covering around 5,000 square kilometres on its eastern side. It was established in 1963, following an initiative by the local Batawana, who were concerned about declining wildlife numbers. This was one of the first times in Africa that a community had protected its own land. The reserve is named after their leader, Chief Moremi III.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Only around 30 per cent of Moremi is dry land, with the rest lying within the delta itself. That means the landscape is constantly changing. One moment you're driving through woodland, and ten minutes later you're at the water's edge, with herons and fish eagles perched in the trees. The view never stays the same for long.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Chief&#8217;s Island<\/strong> is the largest island in the delta and is known for its high concentration of predators. Around <strong>Xakanaxa<\/strong>, you'll find lagoons that offer some of the best birdwatching. If you're driving yourself, you'll need a 4&#215;4 with a high air intake and some experience driving through deep sand. 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      <div class=\"text-part wysiwyg\">\n                                            <h2>The delta from above<\/h2>                                                                \t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p dir=\"ltr\">From Maun, several operators offer <strong>scenic flights<\/strong> in small aircraft, usually a Cessna carrying five or six passengers. You fly low, at around 150 metres, and that's exactly the point.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">From the ground, the delta is a collection of separate scenes: a channel, an island, a herd. From the air, everything falls into place. You can see the waterways spreading out like the veins of a leaf, dotted with thousands of palm-covered islands. Many of these islands formed around a termite mound, after which a palm seed growing in elephant dung took care of the rest.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You can also see the elephant paths, kilometre-long lines through the grass that have been used for generations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ask for a window seat and set your camera to a fast shutter speed, because you're flying faster than the landscape might suggest.<\/p><\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery tb-block align-center background-light pattern-none variant-2-vertical-1-horizontal tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"simple-gallery-5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery__images tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery__image tb-simple-gallery__image--vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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https:\\\/\\\/bon.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/140\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/PimMaartje_LR-24-8x12.jpg 8w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery__image tb-simple-gallery__image--vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/140\/2025\/12\/PimMaartje_LR-99-1.jpg' width='1536' height='2304' srcset='https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/140\/2025\/12\/PimMaartje_LR-99-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/140\/2025\/12\/PimMaartje_LR-99-1-200x300.jpg.webp 200w, https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/140\/2025\/12\/PimMaartje_LR-99-1-683x1024.jpg.webp 683w, https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/sites\/140\/2025\/12\/PimMaartje_LR-99-1-768x1152.jpg.webp 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https:\\\/\\\/bon.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/140\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/PimMaartje_LR-99-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/bon.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/140\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/PimMaartje_LR-99-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\\\/\\\/bon.travelblox.eu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/140\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/PimMaartje_LR-99-1-8x12.jpg 8w&quot;}'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-wysiwyg tb-block align-left background-light pattern-none variant-none tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"wysiwyg-8\">\n    <div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n        <div class=\"tb-wysiwyg__inner\">\n            <div class=\"inner-block\">\n                                <div class=\"text-part wysiwyg\">\n                                            <h2>The Wildlife of the Okavango Delta<\/h2>                                                                \t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Water draws everything in. During the dry season, around 260,000 mammals gather around the delta.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Elephants<\/strong> are the animals you&#8217;ll see most often, and that&#8217;s no coincidence: Botswana is home to Africa&#8217;s largest elephant population. They often wade across the water with only their trunks poking above the surface like snorkels. <strong>Hippos<\/strong> keep the deeper channels open simply by trudging through them, quite literally helping to shape the delta. And <strong>Nile crocodiles<\/strong> lie on the sandbanks looking like they&#8217;re made of stone, until suddenly they&#8217;re not.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Less famous but found everywhere is the <strong>red lechwe<\/strong>, an antelope with longer hind legs that let it sprint through shallow water at incredible speed. You&#8217;ll also find lions, leopards, cheetahs and one of the world&#8217;s strongest populations of <strong>African wild dogs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For birdwatchers, there are more than 400 species. The <strong>African fish eagle<\/strong>, with the call that opens every African wildlife documentary, and the <strong>African jacana<\/strong>, which runs across water lily leaves without sinking.<\/p><\/div>\n\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery tb-block align-center background-light pattern-none variant-2-vertical-1-horizontal tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"simple-gallery-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery__images tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-simple-gallery__image tb-simple-gallery__image--vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tb-image-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/bon.travelblox.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/140\/2025\/12\/BON_2025_RoosvanDeursen_HR93-1.jpg' width='1365' height='2048' 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tb-collapsible-margins\" id=\"wysiwyg-9\">\n    <div class=\"inner-block tb-fade-in tb-fade-in--subtle\">\n        <div class=\"tb-wysiwyg__inner\">\n            <div class=\"inner-block\">\n                                <div class=\"text-part wysiwyg\">\n                                            <h2>Best time to visit the Okavango Delta<\/h2>                                                                \t<div class=\"translation-block\"><p dir=\"ltr\">The short answer: <strong>June to August<\/strong>. High water levels, fewer mosquitoes, comfortable temperatures, and animals gathering around the water.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The longer answer: from June to August, the water is high, making it the best time for canoeing. <strong>September and October<\/strong> get hot, sometimes reaching over 35 degrees, and the heat drives animals to gather even more around the water. If you're looking for the largest herds and the most activity at the watering holes, this is the time to go.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>November to March<\/strong> is the rainy season, and it feels like a completely different place. The landscape turns green, thousands of migratory birds arrive, and young animals are born everywhere. Water levels in the delta are low during this period, so you'll spend more time on dry land and less on the water. For birdwatchers and photographers, it's the richest time of year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Just keep the mornings in mind. Even during the warmer months, a 6 a.m. game drive in an open vehicle can feel chilly. 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Your passport must be valid for at least six months on arrival and have two blank pages.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Tourist tax:<\/strong> Since 2025, Botswana has charged a Tourism Development Levy, payable on arrival. Check the current amounts before you leave.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Health:<\/strong> The delta is a <strong>malaria area<\/strong>, with the highest risk during the rainy season. Book an appointment with the GGD or a vaccination centre well before departure for personalised advice. Vaccinations aren\u2019t mandatory, but DTP and hepatitis A are recommended. Lodges in the delta provide mosquito nets.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Getting around:<\/strong> Maun International Airport is your starting point, usually reached via Johannesburg or Cape Town. Within the delta, you\u2019ll travel by bush plane, boat or 4&#215;4.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Driving:<\/strong> Self-driving in Moremi requires some experience. 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With <strong>Botswana Nomads<\/strong>, you\u2019ll explore Botswana in ten or eleven days in your own 4x4 with a rooftop tent.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019ll drive a <strong>Suzuki Jimny<\/strong>, automatic and fully equipped with camping gear. The rooftop tent unfolds in just a few minutes and comes with a double mattress, warm sleeping bags and pillows. So you\u2019ll literally sleep on top of your car, with just the tent fabric between you and the starry sky.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The route starts in <strong>Maun<\/strong>, taking you to highlights such as the <strong>Makgadikgadi Pans<\/strong>, <strong>Chobe National Park<\/strong> and <strong>Victoria Falls<\/strong> in Zimbabwe. Along the way, you\u2019ll camp in the middle of nature and set up your tent in some of the most special spots at the end of each afternoon.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019ll head out on your own, but never unprepared. You\u2019ll get a <strong>roadbook and app<\/strong> explaining what to expect each day, along with tips for the road. You\u2019ll also join a group chat with the other travelers and someone from Travelbase, who shares daily updates and answers your questions. 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