Okavango Delta The Okavango Delta rests between shallow fault lines at the end of the Great African Rift Valley. Fed by the catchment area in the tropical highlands of Angola, the Okavango River broadens into a fan shape shortly after entering Botswana forming an evergreen oasis of wetlands in the midst of the Kalahari called the Okavango Delta. These waters have created an oasis for animal and plant life to thrive where they normally could not exist. This annual flood arrives in the Panhandle in the middle of the dry season, usually sometime between the end of January and February and slowly filters down to the southernmost part of the delta to reach Maun by June or July. This slow creeping front of water is filtered by the vegetation and eventually spreads a thin veil of crystal clear water over almost 6000 miles of countryside creating a maze of channels, islands and open water lagoons. The south side of the Delta is seasonal swamp so the amount of water you will see will depend on the time of year you visit, the amount of rain experienced in the catchment area as well as the progress of the annual floods. There are many safari camps in the Delta. They fall into two broad categories of water camps and land camps although some combine the elements of both. These labels refer to the types of activities done at the camps. Water camps offer explorations by boat or mokoro on rivers lagoons and permanent swamps while land camps offer game drives and, if they are in private concessions, game walks. Combination camps offer both water and land activities. With few exceptions all the camps in the Okavango Delta are small and exclusive in luxury en suite safari tents or elevated cabins. Most of the land camps and a good number of water camps are located on the edge of the Moremi National Park. To get an all round experience we suggest that guests include water and a land camp in their safari. If time does not allow this we recommend a combination camp where land and water activities can be enjoyed.