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The Activities Depend on Lodge Location
Okavango Delta activities are a range of motorised and non-motorised excursions, all of which are led by professional guides. A lodge’s location will dictate what activities it offers. Camps based on permanent water focus on boating activities while those in drier areas specialise in 4X4 game drives. Many camps offer a combination of both activities as well as guided walks on the delta’s islands.
You’ll enjoy two Okavango Delta activities a day. The morning activity begins just after dawn and ends mid-morning. The afternoon activity starts after tea and continues until after sunset. Birding and fishing excursions can be arranged on demand. Note that lodges set in a privately-run concession are able to offer activities not permitted in the Okavango Delta’s Moremi Game Reserve.
What can I Expect on a Typical Day on Safari?
It’s typically a dawn start but you’ll enjoy biscuits with your tea and coffee before your morning activity. Land-based lodges begin with a game drive in a modified 4X4. The vehicle’s open sides and high ground clearance mean great photographic opportunities. Guests at water-based lodges begin the day with a mokoro safari, gliding over idyllic lagoons in the safe hands of their guide. Small islands are explored on foot. (find out more about land and water based camps)
Returning to camp mid-morning you’ll sit down to a hearty brunch before retiring to the comfort of your suite or poolside lounger. Photographic hides and lounges with libraries make alternative diversions. A traditional High Tea is served mid-afternoon before the second activity. If they have no access to water and boating activities, land-based camps offer another game drive. Lodges in private concessions are permitted to conduct spot-lit night drives and more extensive walking safaris with armed guides.
Water-based camps usually feature an afternoon motor boat safari, great for game viewing, birding and fishing. Both activities end with sunset drinks and snacks. Back at camp you’ll enjoy fireside conversation with fellow guests and guides before dinner, usually a grand candle-lit affair and often served under the stars. Find out more about Okavango Delta Safaris.
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Mokoro Safari
The classic delta activity, a mokoro is a traditional canoe poled by an expert local guide. Gliding silently over lily-covered floodplains, a mokoro offers the most intimate view of the Okavango Delta.
Boating
Small motor boats make game viewing and birding easy and are the perfect platform to try your hand at fishing from. You’ll also visit remote lagoons and patrol deep rivers for crocs and hippos.
Game Drive
The best way to see animals in the Okavango Delta is from the vantage of a 4X4 vehicle. Raised high off the ground and with open sides and roof, they make photography easy with close-up sightings.
Walking Safari
Ranging from short walks on small islands to overnight walking safaris, walking in the Okavango Delta is a thrilling experience. Guides and trackers lead the way, pointing out birds and big game.
Night Drive
Only offered by lodges located in private concessions, a spot-lit night drive gives you the chance to glimpse elusive nocturnal animals such as bush babies, porcupines, giant owls and small predators.
Village Visit
Several lodges are located near an Okavango Delta village and guests are encouraged to pay a visit, in the company of their guide. A fascinating insight into life in big game country!
Fishing
Catch and release fishing is offered at most water camps but keen anglers should head for the delta’s Panhandle area for the real deal. Tigerfish can also be caught in some areas.
Birding
Bird watching is excellent all year and quite exceptional in summer when migrant species arrive. The Okavango Delta bird list is well over 400 and specials includes Pel’s fishing-owl and slaty egret.
Helicopter Flight
Only available from a number of Delta lodges, a helicopter flight over the Okavango Delta allows you to take exceptional landscape shots and enjoy unique views of wildlife.
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Depending on your camp’s location, safari activities could take the form of 4X4 game drives, motor boat safaris or mokoro (traditional canoe) excursions. Many camps also offer short walking safaris.
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