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5 Fun facts about the Okavango Delta

1)n 2014, the Okavango Delta became the 1,000th place to be enlisted as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was also voted as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa the year before.

2)The delta swells almost three times in size between March and August. It fluctuates between 6,000 square kilometres to approximately 15,000.

3)The Okavango Delta is deemed one of the world’s premier wilderness areas. Elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, antelope, leopards, hyenas, zebras and crocodiles are all examples of animals that you might see. During the dry season, around 260,000 mammals congregate around the delta.

4)Many people enjoy water-based safaris in the delta, traversing the waterways on a traditional mokoro canoe. These traditional boats were once made from a carved out tree trunk, however, now they are made out of more environmentally-friendly fibreglass.

5)Animals aren’t the only inhabitants of the delta. The BaSarwa live in the Moremi Game Reserve on the eastern side. The five tribes use the area for fishing, growing crops and hunting.