Okavango Delta

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When the Okavango Delta is inundated with the floodwaters from the north, the Kalahari is transformed into a myriad of waterways, floodplains and lagoons. Botswana Travel Destinations Honeymoon Backpack Backpacking Vacation Budget Bucket List Wanderlust Photography #travel #honeymoon #vacation #backpacking #budgettravel #offthebeatenpath #bucketlist #wanderlust #Botswana #exploreBotswana #visitBotswana #TravelBotswana

Camping in Botswana takes you to the country's heart and frees up cash to do the cool stuff, like taking a scenic hour flight over the Okavango Delta.

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Gallop alongside giraffes, warthogs, and more on a riding safari in Botswana's Okavango Delta.

The Okavango Delta is a fluke of nature. In fact, it shouldn’t really exist. Spilling out over the Kalahari Desert, the wetland was formed about 50,000 years ago, when a sudden tectonic shift in northern Botswana interrupted the Okavango River’s flow towards the ocean. Now, where once there was a parched desert, a myriad of floodplains, channels and palm-strewn islands exist, supporting some of the largest and most diverse populations of birds and animals in Africa. These islands are…

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