KAVANGO & CAPRIVI REGION
Kavango & Caprivi - water wonderland of Namibia! A birding paradise, as more than
two-thirds of the bird population in Namibia occur in the Kavango & Caprivi
Namibia is, without doubt, associated with deserts, drought and dust, yet, here
we boast a water wonderland and birding paradise, how?
Exactly why you so often hear: "Come to Namibia to experience Africa - as a whole". We do
have a mixture of all that Africa can offer, and then some. As soon as you exit Namibia's two
deserts, you cross through typical African bush and savannah grasslands; mountains and valleys;
rocky outcrops and central plateaus.
All of the aforementioned without ONCE encountering a flowing river - except if you're visiting
in the rainy season and happen to experience a flash flood that lasts a day or three. Now you
enter the Kavango & Caprivi region and suddenly you are treated with lush riverine forests &
well-known river names: Kavango-, Kwando-, Linyanti-, Chobe- and Zambezi Rivers - and all
have water flowing along their courses!
Instead of going on game viewing- and sundowners drives, you now join a game viewing- and
sundowners river cruise! Viewing the same game as before, Elephants, Lions, Giraffes and the
like, but several species not found anywhere else in Namibia. You hear names such as Lechwe;
Crocodile; Hippopotamus; Sitatunga; Puku; Vervet Monkeys and many more. The bird life in
these riverine forests are absolutely astounding and, depending on season, come from as far as
the Knysna forests of South Africa - found nowhere else but there, and in the Caprivi.
It is absolutely impossible to depict the full range of wildlife and cultural diversity in these few
photographs. Therefore, these photographs should be regarded as a general cross section of
the Kavango and Caprivi region, and they are particularly relevant to the safaris in our Seven
Wonders of Namibia collection, that have the Kavango/Caprivi included in their itineraries.
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Watching a herd of Elephants crossing the Kavango River, late afternoon. Notice their dusty,
skin colour on entering - emerging bathed the other side - and feeding within 4 metres of us.
Baboons have the Tranquillity, along The ever watchful Returning to camp,
better view here the river banks eye of the Hippo camera still rolling
The shy, seldom A Mokoro, or The very stately Sunsets are beautiful,
seen, Sitatunga dugout canoe Fish Eagle even without the river
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