Okavango Delta
The World's Largest Inland Delta!
What is the Okavango Delta?
The Okavango Delta is located in Botswana. The world's largest inland delta spans more the 16,000 square kilometres. The Okavango is a popular spot for African safaris. Many animals can be seen on these safaris.
Animals of the Okavango Delta
Many animals can be seen when on a safari in the Okavango Deltas. Some of these animals include elephants, cape buffalo, lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, impala, red lechwe, kudu, wildebeests, sables, bushbucks, reedboks, roans, steenboks, tsessebes, waterbucks, zebras, baboons, vervet monkeys, jackals, hyenas, hippos, warthogs, wild dogs, tortoises, puff adders, monitor lizards, and crocodiles.
Cape Buffalo
Large herds of these animals can be seen in the Okavango Delta area.
Sable
A beautiful and graceful antelope, these animals are rare but may be seen in the Okavango Delta.
Puff Adder
These snakes are very dangerous and poisonous, but will only attack if disturbed. Of the many snakes in the Okavango Delta, they are rarely seen and bites are rare.
Physical Geography
The Okavango Delta is known as "the river that never finds the sea" and is a 6,000 square mile maze of lagoons, channels, and islands. It sits in the midst of the Kalhan Sands and is Africa's largest and most beautiful oasis.