The Khwai River area lies along the eastern edge of the Okavango Delta and forms an important link between the Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, and Chobe National Park. Its mix of riverine forest, floodplains, and mopane woodland makes it a consistently productive wildlife area throughout the year.
The permanent water of the Khwai River draws elephants, hippos, and large numbers of grazing species, while predators, including lion, leopard, wild dog, and hyena, move through the surrounding habitats. Seasonal flooding shifts wildlife patterns and influences where animals concentrate at different times of year. The close proximity of varied habitats allows for a wide range of sightings, supported by strong birdlife along the riverbanks.
The region’s year-round water access makes it well-suited to both land-based and water-based wildlife viewing.
The Greater Moremi region includes the Moremi Game Reserve and the bordering Khwai Concession, creating one of Botswana’s most varied and wildlife-rich landscapes. The terrain ranges from mopane woodland and acacia stands to open floodplains, seasonal and permanent channels, and papyrus wetlands, shaped by the Okavango Delta’s annual floods.
This diversity supports consistently strong wildlife numbers. Elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard, and wild dog move freely between woodland and wetland zones, while hippos and crocodiles occupy the deeper channels of the Delta and Khwai River. Plains game such as zebra, giraffe, and several antelope species use the mixed terrain year-round, and the varied vegetation and waterways support both resident and migratory birdlife.
Positioned along the eastern edge of the Okavango Delta, the region acts as a transition between dryland and wetland ecosystems. Shifting water levels create changing patterns of wildlife movement, offering a broad range of viewing opportunities across the seasons.
Situated in the Chobe region of Botswana, the pristine Kazuma Forest Reserve offers visitors an authentic African wilderness experience. This impressive landscape stretches over thousands of hectares and features expansive grassland, natural pans and Mopane tree forests. It is home to abundant wildlife and provides an ideal habitat for wildebeest, buffalo, antelope, sable, giraffe, zebra, lion and leopard. Numerous herds of elephants also frequent this reserve as it is idyllically positioned in an elephant corridor. The nearby Kazuma Pans attract many birds making it a bird watching paradise boasting over 380 different species.
