Northern Okavango Delta
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The Northern Okavango Delta of Botswana is primarily two private concessions including a wide variety of habitats. This enormous area covers 120,000 hectares in which there are just four small camps.
Almost every species is present and viewable on both dry land or from the water. Red lechwe and sable antelope are some of the rarer antelope sometimes seen in the area.
Islands with clumps of trees are surrounded by permanent waterways lined with jackalberry, African mangosteen and the sausage tree (Kigelia Africana). Birdlife is outstanding with species including the white backed night heron, slaty egret and the wattled crane.
Further away from the permanent water is the floodplain which is grazed by zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and tsessebe. When it is drier and particularly in drought times, sable antelope appear for a few weeks although they disappear as soon as the wetter weather arrives.
