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The river that does not flow into the sea and dies in the Kalahari Desert<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The Okavango River<\/strong> rises from Angola, and crosses the Caprivi strip, in Namibia, to end up overflowing and creating an extensive flooded plain in the Kalahari desert, unable to overcome the desert. Therefore, it is one of the few rivers that does not flow into the sea.<\/p>\n

This gives rise to the Okavango Delta<\/strong> in northern Botswana<\/strong>. A wonderful place, still virgin and where you can enjoy photographic safaris to find the so-called magnificent seven<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
DEPARTURE PLACE<\/strong><\/td>\nJohannesburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARRIVAL PLACE<\/strong><\/td>\nChosen Camp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARRIVAL TIME<\/strong><\/td>\n1 to 2 hours in aircraft or boat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRAVELLER PROFILE<\/strong><\/td>\nInclusive families with children<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
INCLUDED<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/i>Hotel<\/td>\n<\/i>Food<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/i>Local transportation<\/td>\n<\/i>Professional guide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOT INCLUDED<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/i>Alcoholic Drinks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/i>Tips<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
END OF THE TRIP<\/strong><\/td>\nBotswana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Okavango Delta is an unusual type of delta, in the sense that this river does not flow into the sea. Actually, it is not a true river delta, but an alluvial fan that takes place where the Okavango River drains into a practically dead-end plain with a much drier climate than at its headwaters.<\/p>\n

During flood, the delta covers an area between 15,000 km\u00b2 and 22,000 km\u00b2.<\/p>\n

This is the home of the only population of swimming lions on the planet; they are forced to enter the water, which during floods reaches 70% of its territory, to hunt antelopes or impalas.<\/p>\n

The Delta is one of the few places where the so-called magnificent seven<\/strong> can be found: the big five<\/strong> (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) plus the cheetah and the african wild dog (in danger of extinction)<\/p>\n

A motivation to visit Botswana is that almost 40% of its geography is a protected natural area<\/strong><\/p>\n

Botswana has two seasons: the dry season<\/strong>, from April to October and the rainy season<\/strong>, from November to March. It could be said that in the dry season wildlife is concentrated in permanent areas of water, and there are the best conditions for wildlife observation. Anyway it is also true that each time of the year has its attractions and therefore the choice of the ideal time to visit the country depends on the interests of each traveler and on the geographical areas to explore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Okavango River<\/strong> is born in Angola, and crosses the Caprivi strip, in Namibia, to end up overflowing and creating an extensive flooded plain, a delta<\/strong>, unable to overcome the Kalahari desert. Therefore, it is one of the few rivers that do not flow into the sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[204,291,708],"product_tag":[717,716,718,719],"class_list":["post-1001","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-africa-en","product_cat-southern-africa","product_cat-uncategorized-en","product_tag-botswana-en-2","product_tag-delta-okavango-en-2","product_tag-okavango-en-2","product_tag-safari-en-2","tour_category-photographic-safari","tour_category-wild-life","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-tour"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andtraveller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andtraveller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andtraveller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andtraveller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andtraveller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andtraveller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andtraveller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1001"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andtraveller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1001"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andtraveller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}