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smithp500
GB
Visited:
January 2005
Reviewed: Oct 23, 2011
35-50 years of age
A very special and very beautiful place like nowhere else in Africa. It needs to de seen to be believed.
chrissy84
Visited:
December 2009
Reviewed: Oct 20, 2011
Staying in Bed and Breakfast accommodation (lodges) with monkeys and elephants around, then up pop the hippos in the river, amazing. Found this the best way, as you get to pop into the towns and buy gifts from the locals.
Helen Wright
US
Visited:
May 2007
Reviewed: Oct 20, 2011
20-35 years of age
You can't beat the excitement of a jeep safari followed by lazy days spent on the Okavango Delta. A gentle evening mokoro trip through the water lilies watching as the sun slowly descends turning the sky into a burnt orange and purple haze is mesmerising.
jadeheart824
US
Visited:
June 2009
Reviewed: Oct 14, 2011
20-35 years of age
The delta is beautiful, scenery wise it is amazing. We didn't see as many animals though because it's mostly water there and when we were on foot the animals would run from us. You are able to get a lot closer to them in a truck.
Patrick Smith
Visited:
May 2001
Reviewed: Oct 12, 2011
Perhaps most startling of all the country's wildlife, if lacking the glamor of the larger mammals, are its birds, and the Okavango is the best place to see them. The country is held in high regard by birders worldwide, but the sheer volume of species in the Delta is overwhelming. Tent-side one morning, a scan of shallow riverfront resembled a field guide into which one of each endemic species had been dropped by an overanxious illustrator: storks, eagles, hornbills, vultures, and no fewer than a dozen of Botswana's prettiest creature (and also its national bird), the liliacbreasted roller. No less common here than a pigeon in Trafalgar
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Square, the roller is a brilliantly appointed avian with iridescent, powder blue wings.
Kelly Cheng
SG
Visited:
June 2007
Reviewed: Oct 12, 2011
35-50 years of age
As for Moremi - the delta is exceptional! The heart of Botswanna!
lfostvedt
US
Visited:
July 2011
Reviewed: Oct 2, 2011
20-35 years of age
The Water level was the highest in 50 years and we were not able to get deep into the delta.
That said, one of the most amazing parts of my trip in Africa was an flight over the delta. During the flight we saw all of the tracks in the delta where animals crossed from one island to another. We saw
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groups of elephants, giraffes, buffalo, tons of different types of antelope and many other wildlife which we didn't see while in the delta. The flight over the delta is an essential part of any trip to the Okavango Delta.In conclusion, I definitely want to go back to the delta. I think there were many parts of my trip that were just the result of bad luck.
Simon G
Visited:
May 2010
Reviewed: Sep 27, 2011
The delta in May was quite full of water and the "bush vibe" was incredible. We would go for a 4 hour safari and not see a single other vehicle during that time. A ride in a mocorro is essential and a brilliant way to see the small details in the water such as frogs and (at a safe distance) hippos.