Okavango-Chobe

Okavango-Chobe is a region in the north of Botswana.

Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Okavango Delta and Tsodilo.

Okavango Delta

The Okavango Delta or Okavango Grassland is a vast inland delta in Botswana formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough at an elevation of 930–1,000 m in the central part of the endorheic basin of the Kalahari Desert.

Tsodilo

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Tsodilo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Okavango-Chobe, Botswana. Tsodilo contains rock art that has been made for over 100,000 years, with around 4500 rock paintings. The site also has the highest peak in Botswana too.

Maun

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Maun is an important village in Botswana, the "tourism capital" of Botswana, and major gateway to the Okavango Delta. In 2021, it was home to about 85,000 people.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Chobe National Park and Kasane.

Chobe National Park

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The Chobe National Park, in the northeast of Botswana, near the borders to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia, is famous for its vast variety of wildlife. It is named after the Chobe River which forms the northern boundary of the park.

Kasane

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Kasane is a city in the Okavango-Chobe region, the northeast corner of Botswana. Set on the south bank of the Chobe River, it faces Namibia's Caprivi Strip to the north. Zimbabwe and Zambia lie nearby.

Nata

Nata is a village in the Okavango-Chobe region in Botswana. It is the small village on the road from Francistown to Kasane. At Nata is the turn off for Maun.

Gweta

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Gweta is a small village in Botswana. It lies about 205 kilometres away from Maun and about 100 kilometres from Nata.

Nxai Pan National Park

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Nxai Pan National Park is the Okavango-Chobe region of Botswana. The park protects Nxai Pan, which is one of the Makgadikgadi Pan salt flats.

Moremi Game Reserve

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Moremi Game Reserve is a protected area in Botswana. It lies on the eastern side of the Okavango Delta and was named after Chief Moremi of the BaTawana tribe.