Okavango Delta

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is a very large, swampy inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough in the central Kalahari. All the water reaching the Delta is ultimately evaporated and transpired, and does not flow into any sea or ocean. Each year an area of 6000 - 12 000 square kilometers of semi desert is flooded. The scale and magnificence of the Okavango Delta helped it secure a position as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa. The delta is produced by seasonal flooding. The high temperature of the delta causes rapid transpiration and evaporation, resulting in a cycle of rising and falling water level.

The Okavango River drains the summer (January–February) rainfall from the Angola highlands and the surge flows 1,200 kilometers in approximately one month. The waters then spread over the 250 km by 150 km area of the delta over the next four months (March–June), when the delta swells to three times its permanent size. This miraculous oasis in the desert attracts animals from kilometers around and creates one of Africa’s greatest concentrations of wildlife.

Due to the sensitive ecology and pressures of tourism, the Botswana government had proclaimed the Okavango Delta a low impact tourism / high value conservation area. This means that strict measures are in place to limit the numbers of visitors and to maintain eco-friendly camps and activities, which resulted in very high prices to be paid by tourists.

Landscape Tours are, however, able to offer a highly reduced price for our tours to the Delta, specially negotiated for South African residents. So come away with us to this unspoilt wonder on our doorstep, for a magical 5-day luxury safari. We stay at Seba Camp for 4 nights, in the heart of the delta, where we are surrounded by wild and wonderful nature.