Moremi Game Reserve is situated on the eastern reaches of the seasonal Okavango Delta, which is flooded annually by the great Okavango River, whose waters flow inland from Angola into the vast Kalahari – never finding the sea, but instead forming a great inland delta whose waters are absorbed by the desert.
Comprising 6,000 square miles of crystal clear channels, serene lagoons and a myriad of islands, the Okavango Delta forms a natural oasis that sustains a vast variety of wildlife and birds of all descriptions. The waters are at their height from July to October, forming an amazing wetlands ecosystem that is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world.
Activities in Moremi Game Reserve are devoted to land-based game viewing and birding. We hope to see some of the larger animals that inhabit this region such as hippo, lion, elephant, buffalo and leopard, as well as many other species. Red lechwe are one of the more unusual antelope species commonly found here and this is one of the best game reserves for spotting the endangered African wild dog. Giraffe, ostrich, wildebeest, jackal, warthog and tree squirrels are also frequently spotted.
For birders, the swampy areas of Xakanaxa are home to African rail, Coppery-tailed coucal, Black coucal*, Red-chested flufftail, African crake*, Black crake, Chirping cisticola, Luapula cisticola, Purple swamphen and Allen’s gallinule to name but a few. The open waters attract the African skimmer, Saddle-billed stork, Yellow-billed stork, Intermediate egret, Goliath heron, African fish eagle, Hadeda ibis and Sacred ibis, as well as the globally threatened Slaty egret and Wattled crane (*=migratory species).
In the evening relax around a blazing campfire under a balmy African sky.