Archive for October 4th, 2011
We were so thrilled to see so much at Chobe that we were really sad to leave. Â Fortunately the next part of our safari was to be a similarly awesome (though quite different) experience. Â We were headed into the Okovango Delta (after another day’s worth of driving) – a place that is unique in the world for both its ecology and its culture.
The Okovango Delta is the world’s largest inland delta – it is a huge area whose geography changes with the seasons. Â In the low season, it behaves much like a normal river plain would – grasses and a few river channels (along with wild animals) can be found then. Â But in high-water seasons (We were there in August which has a high water level) the islands sink under water and become marshes separated by hundreds of small islands. (more…)