Okavango Delta Flood Levels

The steadily increasing regional rainfall this decade is influencing the hydrological extent of the Okavango Delta deeper into the Kalahari. This phenomenon is based on a cycle that shifts between wetter and drier peaks every forty years. The Boteti river, a major drainage channel of the Okavango Delta, is now in full flood throughout the year and so attracts water dependent wildlife from deep within the delta, a nomadic species from the seasonally dry Kalahari. Meno A Kwena Tented Camp that we make use of in our Botswana Safaris is even more ideally located for both riverine habitats and wildlife with relatively easy access to the saltpans of the Kalahari.

This fact is particularly important for tourism and wildlife viewing opportunities that produces a wider variety of wildlife and habitats than the Okavango and Kalahari individually. To this end, we encourage safari travellers to visit this unique area that most certainly completes a Botswana safari experience. There is perhaps no other area in Southern Africa where, on a single days drive, one can see hippos wallowing in the river and meerkats darting across the saltpans.

Please note that due to the higher than average rainfall and Okavango water levels there will be numerous areas of the Okavango inaccessable later in the season when the floods peak. Despite this, Meno A Kwena Tented Camp will be accessible all year round by air and road so we are confident we will not be forced to close, as many other camps and lodges might be, should the annual flood reach estimated levels this year.

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