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The Okavango Delta

The Okavango Delta, Botswana

Photo: Joachim Huber · CC BY-SA 2.0

A desert that floods every winter into a maze of channels, poled through in a dugout canoe with elephants swimming between the islands.

The best time to visit The Okavango Delta is Jun–Oct, when typical daytime highs reach about 35°C (95°F).

Best time to go
Jun–Oct
Budget on the ground
$$$ · high-end
Nearest airport
MUB

Good for

moving about and doing things landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing sunshine and salt water

In season

Typical daytime highs

Mar–May30°C85°F
Jun–Aug27°C80°F
Sep–Nov35°C95°F
Dec–Feb31°C88°F

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