The Okavango Delta was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2014

Seven Ways to See Southern Africa's Okavango Delta

Richard Holmes, 10.06.2022

Winter may be the dry season in Botswana, but it’s actually the best time to marvel at the Okavango Delta in full flood. Here are seven unforgettable ways to discover this World Heritage Site.

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For generations, villagers have used traditional ‘mokoro’ dugout canoes to travel through the Delta, and it remains the best way to discover the wilderness up close. As you glide along channels carved out by hippos, marvel at the iridescent reed frogs and sidle up close to the Okavango’s remarkable bird life. At &Beyond Xaranna mokoro adventures depart right from the lodge’s jetty.

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