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Okavango Delta

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Botswana

Okavango Delta

Northwest District, near Maun

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The world’s largest inland delta: dry-season floodwaters from Angola fan across Kalahari sand into a 15,000 km² wetland of channels, islands and floodplains — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the planet’s most intimate safari. Glide by mokoro past reed frogs, walk with guides on islands, and sleep to hippos grunting under stars with no fence in any direction.

Right now: Shoulder season — typically driest Jul.
Country: Botswana
District: Northwest District, near Maun
Category: nature · Premium
Location: Northwest District, near Maun, Botswana — open in maps ↗ (needs signal)

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Okavango Delta — photograph 2 — Mark de Jong, via Pexels

Okavango Delta — photograph 3 — Roger Brown, via Pexels

Okavango Delta — photograph 4 — Lelani Badenhorst, via Pexels

Okavango Delta — photograph 5 — Roger Brown, via Pexels

Okavango Delta — photograph 6 — Lara Nuchowicz, via Pexels

Okavango Delta — photograph 7 — Pixabay, via Pexels

Okavango Delta — photograph 8 — Zhang Thomas, via Pexels

Okavango Delta — photograph 9 — Mark de Jong, via Pexels

Okavango Delta — photograph 10 — K, via Pexels

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