8 Interesting Facts About The Okavango Delta.

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is one of the world’s largest inland deltas and Africa’s most intriguing wildlife destination.

In 2014, the Okavango Delta became the 1,000th place to be enlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The delta swells almost three times in size between March and August.

Many people enjoy water-based safaris in the delta, traversing the waterways on a traditional mokoro canoe.

The Okavango Delta is deemed one of the world’s premier wilderness areas.

It has more than 150,000 islands. Some are just a few metres wide while the larger islands can be longer than 10 kilometres.

Animals aren’t the only inhabitants of the delta. The BaSarwa live in the Moremi Game Reserve on the eastern side.

It is home to 530 bird species including the extremely rare Pel’s Fishing Owl, one of just a handful of fish-eating owls.

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